Work Won't Love You Back

How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted and Alone

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Whether it’s working for free in exchange for ‘experience’, enduring poor treatment in the name of being ‘part of the family’, or clocking serious overtime for a good cause, more and more of us are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do work we enjoy.Work Won’t Love You Back examines how we all bought into this ‘labour of love’ myth: the idea that certain work is not really work, and should be done for the sake of passion rather than pay. Through the lives and experiences of various workers—from the unpaid intern and the overworked teacher, to the nonprofit employee, the domestic worker and even the professional athlete—this compelling book reveals how we’ve all been tricked into a new tyranny of work.Sarah Jaffe argues that understanding the labour of love trap will empower us to work less and demand what our work is worth. Once freed, we can finally figure out what actually gives us joy, pleasure and satisfaction.
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Authors:
Jaffe, Sarah
Year Published:
2022
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781787386822
Number of Pages:
400
Publication Date:
27/01/2022
Publisher:
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9781787386822

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