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My Therapist Says ... : advice you should probably (not) follow
From the creators of the super-popular Instagram @MyTherapistSays comes this humorous guide for navigating the daily struggle that is life. Including popular memes from their Instagram along with checklists, quizzes, prompts, and more, My Therapist Says is here to remind you that you are not alone in how you feel. Combining heartfelt wisdom from the authors own experiences (which is not always therapist approved) with advice from their own therapists (which the authors don't always agree with), My Therapist Says delivers witty guidance in all areas of life that are stressing people out today.
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Good Jobs, Bad Jobs
Good Jobs, Bad Jobs provides an insightful analysis of how and why precarious employment is gaining ground in the labor market and the role these developments have played in the decline of the middle class. Kalleberg shows that by the 1970s, government deregulation, global competition, and the rise of the service sector gained traction, while institutional protections for workers—such as unions and minimum-wage legislation—weakened. Together, these forces marked the end of postwar security for American workers. The composition of the labor force also changed significantly; the number of dual-earner families increased, as did the share of the workforce comprised of women, non-white, and immigrant workers. Of these groups, blacks, Latinos, and immigrants remain concentrated in the most precarious and low-quality jobs, with educational attainment being the leading indicator of who will earn the highest wages and experience the most job security and highest levels of autonomy and control over their jobs and schedules. Kalleberg demonstrates, however, that building a better safety net—increasing government responsibility for worker health care and retirement, as well as strengthening unions—can go a long way toward redressing the effects of today’s volatile labor market. There is every reason to expect that the growth of precarious jobs—which already make up a significant share of the American job market—will continue. Good Jobs, Bad Jobs deftly shows that the decline in U.S. job quality is not the result of fluctuations in the business cycle, but rather the result of economic restructuring and the disappearance of institutional protections for workers. Only government, employers and labor working together on long-term strategies—including an expanded safety net, strengthened legal protections, and better training opportunities—can help reverse this trend.
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Deep Utopia : life and meaning in a solved world
\"If the AI transition goes well, human labor becomes obsolete. Furthermore, at technological maturity, human nature becomes entirely malleable. We will thus enter a condition of 'post-instrumentality', in which our efforts are not needed for any practical purpose. In such a solved world, what is the point of human existence? What gives meaning to life? What do we do all day? Deep Utopia shines a new light on these old questions, giving us glimpses of a different kind of existence, which might be ours in the future.\"--Dust jacket.
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Dying for an iPhone : Apple, Foxconn, and the lives of China's workers
Suicides, excessive overtime, hostility and violence on the factory floor in China. Drawing on vivid testimonies from rural migrant workers, student interns, managers and trade union staff, Dying for an iPhone is a devastating expose of two of the world's most powerful companies: Foxconn and Apple.As the leading manufacturer of iPhones, iPads and Kindles, and employing one million workers in China alone, Taiwanese-invested Foxconn's drive to dominate global electronics manufacturing has aligned perfectly with China's goal of becoming the world leader in technology. This book reveals the human cost of that ambition and what our demands for the newest and best technology mean for workers.Foxconn workers have repeatedly demonstrated their power to strike at key nodes of transnational production, challenge management and the Chinese state, and confront global tech behemoths. Dying for an iPhone allows us to assess the impact of global capitalism's deepening crisis on workers.
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Slow : live life simply
'Dear Mr & Mrs Jones, I am writing to inform you of my withdrawal from the race to keep up with you . . .' Once upon a time, Brooke McAlary thought she was close to having it all. Married to a wonderful man, mother to a lively young daughter, and pregnant for a second time, she'd acquired all the things she'd once thought important-holidays, cars, a renovated home. Yet despite this, she found herself utterly despondent. Realising that they wanted a simpler, more fulfilling existence, Brooke and her family gradually created their own way of living, with an emphasis on depth, connection and experiences. In Slow Brooke gently encourages you to find pleasure and value in a simpler life, sharing the practical tips and rituals that have helped her on her own journey, from decluttering to de-owning, messiness to mindfulness, from asking why to asking where to now? Part memoir, part practical companion, Slow provides a fascinating insight into the benefits of slowing down. It will inspire you to forget about the Joneses and create a life filled with the things that really matter to you ... slowly, of course.
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Demanding work
Since the early 1980s, a vast number of jobs have been created
in the affluent economies of the industrialized world. Many workers
are doing more skilled and fulfilling jobs, and getting paid more
for their trouble. Yet it is often alleged that the quality of work
life has deteriorated, with a substantial and rising proportion of
jobs providing low wages and little security, or requiring
unusually hard and stressful effort.
In this unique and authoritative formal account of changing job
quality, economist Francis Green highlights contrasting trends,
using quantitative indicators drawn from public opinion surveys and
administrative data. In most affluent countries average pay levels
have risen along with economic growth, a major exception being the
United States. Skill requirements have increased, potentially
meaning a more fulfilling time at work. Set against these
beneficial trends, however, are increases in inequality, a strong
intensification of work effort, diminished job satisfaction, and
less employee influence over daily work tasks. Using an
interdisciplinary approach, Demanding Work shows how
aspects of job quality are related, and how changes in the quality
of work life stem from technological change and transformations in
the politico-economic environment. The book concludes by discussing
what individuals, firms, unions, and governments can do to counter
declining job quality.
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Lived experiences of exclusion in the workplace : psychological & behavioural effects
\"Inclusion and exclusion are two polarised feelings and experiences that touch us deeply. All aspects of human psychology and social, economic, and political life are imbued with experiences of inclusion and exclusion. The positive impact of inclusion on individuals, teams, organisations, and societies, and multilevel policy interventions are now widely recognised. There is an exponential increase in organisational level interventions to foster inclusion, particularly in global organisations. However, what we know about how exclusion operates and manifests in teams, organisations, and societies remains disparate and siloed across disciplinary boundaries. This volume transcends disciplinary silos and offers a rigorous and transdisciplinary exposition of exclusion in generic and local guises. The book draws on self-reported insights with key informants to provide examples of lived experiences of exclusion. Throughout the book, the authors are committed to ending exclusion and discrimination. This commitment also makes this book an exciting read, full of suggestions for change, and alternative means for speaking truth to power and standing up against exclusion. The book straddles different analyses across micro-, meso-, and macro-levels and locates individual experiences of exclusion and inclusion in its nested context. This approach makes the book an excellent read for scholars who study unique settings and those who explore generic aspects of exclusion. Notably, the three authors of this volume are engaged scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds, and explore exclusion as a multifaceted and complex problem that could be addressed through multilevel organisational interventions and individual acts. If you are a scholar or a practitioner in equality, diversity, and inclusion, the book will offer you inspiration, insights, and new perspectives.\"--Foreword, page xv.
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The politics of happiness
During the past forty years, thousands of studies have been carried out on the subject of happiness. Some have explored the levels of happiness or dissatisfaction associated with typical daily activities, such as working, seeing friends, or doing household chores. Others have tried to determine the extent to which income, family, religion, and other factors are associated with the satisfaction people feel about their lives. The Gallup organization has begun conducting global surveys of happiness, and several countries are considering publishing periodic reports on the growth or decline of happiness among their people. One nation, tiny Bhutan, has actually made \"Gross National Happiness\" the central aim of its domestic policy. How might happiness research affect government policy in the United States--and beyond? In The Politics of Happiness, former Harvard president Derek Bok examines how governments could use the rapidly growing research data on what makes people happy--in a variety of policy areas to increase well-being and improve the quality of life for all their citizens.
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More than money : how economic inequality affects everything
\"Economic inequality affects everybody. No matter how rich or poor you are, economic inequality impacts every aspect of your life--the place where you live, the opportunities you experience, the healthcare you get, the education you receive. More Than Money breaks down why the rich seem to be getting richer while the rest of us are struggling to just get by. With vivid, energetic illustrations, the use of graphs and charts, and tips for how to investigate topics of interest, readers learn the most important issues and ideas in economics to better understand the consequences of inequality.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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When work takes control
The purpose of this book is to explain, first, what happens when we become too involved in our work, and, second, how we avoid being controlled by our work and how we prevent family members, friends, colleagues, or employees from being so. In addition, it is hoped that the book will help bring about a debate about our work habits and initiate thought and discussion about our values and how much space work should be allowed to take up in our lives. The book is addressed to everyone who deals with the psychological working environment, among them business managers and counsellors who treat people with work-related problems. In addition, anyone who wishes to establish a better balance between their work life and private life would benefit from reading the book.
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