The Anti 9 to 5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube

by Michelle Goodman

Book Overview

Today, lots of women would love to integrate their passion with their career and are seeking advice on how to do just that. Michelle Goodman, a self proclaimed, "wage-slave" has written a fun, reassuring, girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide on identifying your passion, transitioning out of that unfulfilling job, and doing it all in a smart, practical way.

The Anti 9-to-5 Guide realizes that not every woman wants the corner office, in fact,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580051863
• ISBN13: 9781580051866
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Advice, Fast Read

In making the transition from a full-time job to starting my own gig, I found this book very helpful. Not only did it explain different options for making the leap, but it helps those who don't know what they want to do outside of the cube figure it out. I found the conversational tone of the book to keep the pages turning while offering credible, sound advice.

Yes, to kicking the 9 to 5 habit!

I found this book at just the right time. I was beginning to give up on my dream of leaving my job, and doing something that I really love. People change. (How can we expect to stay in the same job we chose in our early 20's?) I began reading the book and doing the suggested exercises. I have to say that I had more in common with the way the author wrote, than other "follow your dream" books. Right when I would begin to doubt my plan, the author, Michelle Goodman had an answer! Thank you for a great book, with great topics! If you are aching to live a purposeful life and your current job is not part of that purpose, check out this book. Find out how you can begin living your dream today!

Smart, Sassy, and Soulful

The biggest compliment I can give Michelle Goodman's The Anti 9-to-5 Guide is that it gave me a much needed kick in the a-- to get my right brain in gear and devote more time to what I'd like to make my full-time career. The other biggest compliment I can give her is that she doesn't tailor the advice to one set cubicle ex-pat camp. Using an arsenal of examples (everyone from a professional dominatrix to web designers to non-profit divas), Goodman crafts a book where each chapter and piece of advice can apply universally to those of us who want to work in a "non-traditional" work environment. That Goodman herself is a cubicle expat but not above the occasional office gig to supplement her income, as she makes clear, is also incredibly reassuring and helpful. I've read enough make-it-happen books about doing what you want to do, but my biggest complaint with what I've read before TANtFG is that there wasn't the frank viewpoint that, in the interest of supporting your family, paying rent, or financing a new project may require a Money Job on occasion. I appreciate the realism in Goodman's advice as much as I appreciate the motivation with which it goes hand-in-hand. Regardless of what stage in the game you're at (working for the man or running your maple syrup conglomerate with glee form home), this is a must for your bookshelf. The amount of usable advice in the 200+ pages will leave this book paying for itself.

helping one creative librarian get it together

Michelle Goodman's Anti 9-to-5 Guide is an inspirational and wonderful page-turner of a reference source. As a young librarian experimenting in different parts of the field and figuring out where I want my career to lead and what else I want to be doing (free-lance writing, crafting, etc.), I fit nicely into the guide's intended demographic. Even though my liberal creative interests and activism often make it difficult for me to feel like a full participant in professional culture, every day I strive to make the field my own by redefining professionalism for myself and refining my role in a relatively conservative public library system. Thanks to Michelle, I now have a practical (as promised by the subtitle), and attainable plan to use the experience and professional expertise I'm gaining to create a more fully integrated career for myself in librarianship and the arts. The Anti 9-to-5 Guide has given me excellent, honest advice (reminding me of the actual trade-offs involved in pursuing passions). It has provided me with the information and awareness (and thus confidence), I needed to finally act on my motivation. I have of course ordered multiple copies of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide for my public library and am hoping that the independent ladies of my community will use it to identify, define, plan and achieve their own success. This book is an essential for any medium to large public library collection and an excellent choice for the personal libraries of progressive women. Get your hands on The Anti 9-to-5 Guide then get ready to tell Michelle how much you love your interesting job!