You're Fired!: A Unique Approach to Rebuilding Your Life

Author: Eileen L. Berman
List Price: $17.00
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ISBN: 0898061830
Publisher: Inst of Industrial Engineers (May, 1998)
Sales Rank: 699,144
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 3 out of 5
A Solid Effort!
Eileen Berman uses two literary devices in her book, You're Fired! The first is a carefully constructed narrative about a fired executive that she uses to describe her approach to rebuilding a shattered life. The man feels a loss of identity when he is laid off, fears the reaction of his wife and becomes intensely depressed before finally consulting a psychologist. The psychologist, unfortunately, introduces Berman's second device: the Emotional House. The upshot: After getting fired, you need to rebuild your damaged Emotional House, which is constructed with the 7 C's of courage, confidence, choice, communication ... you get the picture. The metaphor quickly becomes annoying, since the points that it's used to illustrate are self-evident. Much more valuable are the self-quizzes that follow each chapter, which will certainly provide some much appreciated guidance to the recently downsized. It is primarily to this group that we[...] recommend Berman's book, although these days, it might not be a bad idea for everyone to keep a copy stashed away - just in case.

Rating: 5 out of 5
a must read for those that lost or might be losing a job.
This book is extraordinary. It is a must read for those people that have lost a job or are in a company that is considering downsizing. The illustrations and stories make the book that much more interesting. I learned so much about myself as I read this book.

The stories about "Bob" make the book that much more real. When you finish the book you feel invigorated and will have the knowledge and motivation to go back out in the work force!!