Debbie "DJ"’s review of Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction) > Likes and Comments
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This sounds very interesting. I have read some Ehrenreich and like her style. Thanks Debbie for your thoughts on this.
Thanks Carol, I really did enjoy this one.
I had all kinds of bosses over the years that would yelp these "think positive, be positive ,this is win-win..." slogans constantly - get real...
Yup, she even talks about how corporations hire these "positive thinking gurus," to get more productivity from staff. Even after a company fired half it's work force one was brought in to tell them...think of all the new exciting opportunities that await. Get real ...exactly!
Debbie "DJ" wrote: " Even after a company fired half it's work force one was brought in to tell them..."
Yeah I remember that - they would call it right-sizing (as opposed to down-sizing). The guys and gals that got right-sized didn't feel that way about it!
This is intriguing, and I will add this to my books to read. Thank you.
Hey Karyn, that's great...hope you get a chance to read. :)
Mikey B. wrote: "Debbie "DJ" wrote: " Even after a company fired half it's work force one was brought in to tell them..."
Yeah I remember that - they would call it right-sizing (as opposed to down-sizing). The guy..."
Hadn't heard of "right-sizing," geez, they sure have the lingo down. How patronizing!
Would it have been more appropriate to say the review sucked than to like it?
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This sounds very interesting. I have read some Ehrenreich and like her style. Thanks Debbie for your thoughts on this.
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Thanks Carol, I really did enjoy this one.
I had all kinds of bosses over the years that would yelp these "think positive, be positive ,this is win-win..." slogans constantly - get real...
Yup, she even talks about how corporations hire these "positive thinking gurus," to get more productivity from staff. Even after a company fired half it's work force one was brought in to tell them...think of all the new exciting opportunities that await. Get real ...exactly!
Debbie "DJ" wrote: " Even after a company fired half it's work force one was brought in to tell them..."Yeah I remember that - they would call it right-sizing (as opposed to down-sizing). The guys and gals that got right-sized didn't feel that way about it!
This is intriguing, and I will add this to my books to read. Thank you.
Hey Karyn, that's great...hope you get a chance to read. :)
Mikey B. wrote: "Debbie "DJ" wrote: " Even after a company fired half it's work force one was brought in to tell them..."Yeah I remember that - they would call it right-sizing (as opposed to down-sizing). The guy..."
Hadn't heard of "right-sizing," geez, they sure have the lingo down. How patronizing!
Would it have been more appropriate to say the review sucked than to like it?;)
