It's Called Work For a Reason!: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault by Larry Winget

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It's Called Work For a Reason!: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault
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Price: $14.95
Updated on 6-28-2008.

Features

Audio CD: 6 pages

Publisher: Penguin Audio; Unabridged edition (December 28, 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0143141805

ISBN-13: 978-0143141808

Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces ()

From Publishers Weekly
With a writing style best described as full-throttle rant, the host of the A&E reality show Big Spender reveals the naked truth about careers, the employer/employee relationship, management skills, productivity and pay. Declaring at the outset that "there will be parts of this book you won't like," while daring readers to continue, Winget (Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get a Life) sets a high threshold for delivering a likable, useful book that will educate and promote behavioral changes. Yet he delivers. His brutal frankness about what's wrong with how businesses—big and small—operate offers a refreshing contrast to other career counseling and management books—even the gray area of ethics is delivered in black and white. In a section titled "What Happened to You?" he reminds readers of what it means to accept a job: "No work—no pay. No work—no job." Companies, as he repeatedly stresses, exist to make a profit, not to make their employees happy or feel fulfilled. Winget's advice is solid: delivering results is the most fulfilling career move one can make. (Jan.)
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From AudioFile
With all the bravado afforded him by his self-proclaimed vast experience, Larry Winget has a message for people everywhere: if you're not executing your job to the fullest extent, you're stealing or taking up space. Winget's description on what's wrong with America's workforce and how to fix it sounds more like a personal rant of "things that piss me off" and other annoyances than an analysis of productivity. He reads with enthusiasm and energy, adding the occasional chuckle into his performance. His drawl provides enough personality that listeners will certainly enjoying his speaking, even if they don't particularly relate to what he has to say. L.E. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Reader Reviews
This review is from: It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault (Hardcover) I debated for a long time whether to give this book 2 stars or 5. Normally, it wouldn't be an issue -- I mean, you either like a book or you don't. The problem with this book was that I loved certain parts of it, and other parts I questioned. However, in the end I decided to give it 5 stars for one simple reason.... the author tells the truth, and sometimes the truth isn't what you want to hear. To be fair, in the very beginning the author will tell you that you will like certain parts of this book and hate other parts. But believe me when I tell you this -- the parts you like, you will love with a passion. Honestly, I have never read a business book as good as this one. It was an impulse buy at the airport while waiting for a flight and believe me, it was the best buy I ever made. The author does a terrific job of basically telling it like it is -- work is WORK. It is not play time, it is not social hour and it is not time for doing your personal errands. He points out why our workplaces are overloaded with people who do nothing but pull the entire performance of the company down. People who should be fired, but management doesn't have the guts to do it. He also does a 180 and goes on to say that there are also companies out there who treat their employees like they are nothing -- that they think low pay and dissrespect is a wonderful way to keep those employees in their chairs and thankful to have a job. That's part of the love/hate relationship with this book. He examines both sides of the business coin. Both the employee and the company. And when he does it he doesn't hold back any punches! One part I particularly enjoyed was his whole take on this "team" nonsense. I'm sure you've read plenty of books about the precious team and how we all must "get along" and "work together". Well he flat out says that teamwork doesn't do anything but let the slackers hide amongst the group while bringing down productivity. Individuals wants recognition when they do something -- and a true superstar does not want to share that with anyone. They did it, they deserve the credit, not the other bunch of people who did nothing but call useless meetings to discuss the same items over and over again. The same goes with another example he gives of superstars. Who cares if they come in at 9AM and leave at 10AM? If they are doing 4x the work of everyone else then they have EARNED it! As an employer learn that superstars work by their own rules and tell the complainers who have a problem with it that when they start doing 4x the work of everyone else then they can talk -- but until then sit down, shut up and get to WORK! If you are an employee... READ THIS BOOK! If you are an employer... READ THIS BOOK! If you are a CEO... READ THIS BOOK! Read it, undertand what he is saying and then ACT! For the sake of the employees left who still are trying to be productive and get things done... ACT! Comment | Permalink | (Report this)

It's Called Work For a Reason!: Your Success Is Your Own Damn Fault
Available from Amazon
Price: $14.95
Updated on 6-28-2008.