false 2993383 2 A delightfully original, unerringly hip, yet marvelously practical handbook for a newand slightly cynical generation Youve landed the job. Now you want to make a good impression, express yourself, excel. Unsure of how to proceed? Aspire to a class greater than the one you were born to? Time to put aside your objections to blatant cries for help. In "How to Be Useful", Megan Hustad dismantles the myths of getting ahead and helps you navigate the choppy waters of office life. Drawing on the experiences of twenty- and thirtysomethings (herself included) as well as fictional strivers from "The House of Mirth", "The Apprentice", and everywhere in between, she shows us where things tend to go wrong in our pursuit of the great american dream. Then she culls the best advice from a centurys worth of success literature (the books youd be too embarrassed to read yourself ) to show how workand even the idea of professional climbingcan be artfully reimagined. The result is both surprising and provocative. Theres Andrew Carnegie on why just being yourself on the job is a terrible idea; Emily Post on the importance of asking questions; Napoleon Hill on why its okay to use people (and how to do it properly); Helen Gurley Brown on thriving in the midst of corporate dysfunction; and Stephen Covey on why you shouldnt always stand up for yourself. Proving once and for all that working hard and being smart arent nearly enough to get ahead these days, Hustad provides dozens of solutions for corporate indignities that have stood the test of time. Humorous yet wise, ironic yet indispensable, "How to Be Useful" overturns everything you thought you knew about moving up in the world. 3023855 2 5 2008 How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work total:74|5:12|4:23|3:30|2:8|1:1| 74 259 151 24 0 1 false false Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 27 04:14:40 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 13:01:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 07:05:28 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 09:52:53 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 05:41:39 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 08:26:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 08:13:38 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 08:36:16 -0700 2009
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