( 9 reviews )
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Posted: Nov 17 2008
I enjoyed this book and agree with many of the tips and tricks it offers as a way to control your career success. While I agree with the previous reviewer that some of the dialect can be annoying, if you can get past it and read the message of the book (respect yourself and those around you) then it will probably help you. I wish I had read this out of college before my first real job. I would have done things differently I think - like learned how to network more without thinking I was "wasting time" and being unproductive. It probably would have saved me much aggravation with other co-workers who I felt "socialized" too much as well. Over all, this book provides good suggestions to keep in the back of your mind as you are progressing through your working career. Remember that everyone is different and not all of the ideas or suggestions will work for you so keep the ones that do and toss the ones that don't as you work your way up the career ladder :)
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Posted: Jun 5 2008
I purchased this book after reading the great reviews given here on Amazon. I'm really irratated and annoyed by this book. The writers spend so much time repeating the same information over and over again. They want to make it very clear that they're trying to be "Big Sisters." Okay we got it! The writers put too much lame wit and clever humor that it annoys a serious minded person like myself. They write about celebs and brands. We get enough of that through the media. The point in buying and reading a book is to get away for the forced in your face industry people that have appointed themselves as the superior human beings. Kate Hudson has nothing to do with why I purchased this book. Please people save your money and time. I'm confident that most of the reviews written here are not unbiased.
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Posted: Mar 23 2008
I'm a 43 year old attorney going through a bumpy time and am re-evaluating the way I manage my career, priorities and handle myself generally at work. Call it a "mid-life work crisis." This is a good book for starting out and freshening up on the realities and practicalities of a being a working girl. "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office 101" is another good one. Definitely worthwhile.
