Kiss Off Corporate America : A Young Professional's Guide to Independence
This down-to-earth road map for navigating out of corporate America's clutches is written by a former ad person in a deliberately breezy style, addressed to post^-baby boomers. Kivirist offers intriguing psychological insight into doing your own thing--peppered with language such as "cubiclethink" and "lifemarker." The author is best when helping others deal with the traumas of, first, divorcing the company, and, second, setting up one's own career. What does she offer? Good sidebars about books, "zines," and online information, as well as excerpted interviews from the 20-somethings who have chosen different working-world paths. Plus, she outlines strategies for coping with barriers--which include family, friends, media, and society--that will help cheer up any solo entrepreneur in a depressed mode. What is not so necessary here? Vague tips on home office equipment, investments, health insurance, and the like.Barbara Jacobs