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Work won't love you back : how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhausted, and alone / Sarah Jaffe.
"You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices forthe privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth -- the idea that certain work is not really work, and therefore should be done out of passion instead of pay. Told through the lives and experiences of workers in various industries -- from the unpaid intern, to the overworked nurse, to the nonprofit worker and even the professional athlete -- Jaffe reveals how all of ushave been tricked into buying into a new tyranny of work. As Jaffe argues, understanding the trap of the labor of love will empower us to work less and demand what our work is worth. And once freed from those binds, we can finally figure out what actually gives us joy, pleasure, and satisfaction"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781568589398 (HRD)
- ISBN: 1568589395 (HRD)
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Bold Type Books, [2021]
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 11 of 13 copies available at Westchester Library System.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Bronxville Public Library | 331.2 J (Text) | 31004151728164 | Nonfiction | Checked out | 03/20/2026 |
| Chappaqua Library | JOBS 331.2 JAFFE (Text) | 31005600058319 | Job Information Center | Available | - |
| Greenburgh Public Library | 331.2 J (Text) | 31009154769396 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hendrick Hudson Free Library | 331.2 J (Text) | 31016151737458 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| John C. Hart Memorial Library | 331.2 J (Text) | 31030154962963 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Larchmont Public Library | 331.2 J (Text) | 31014152958868 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mount Kisco Public Library | 331.2 JAFFE (Text) | 31017151949499 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mount Pleasant Public Library | 331.2 J (Text) | 31024153238756 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| New Rochelle Public Library | 331.2 J (Text) | 31019156512694 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Castle Public Library | 331.2 J (Text) | 31001152095908 | Nonfiction | Available | - |