Nobody Cares About Your Career by Erika Ayers Badan
Blunt, practical career advice that suits early career readers more than seasoned ones.
The short version
- People starting their first job
- Mid career workers who feel stuck
- Readers who like blunt, informal advice
- Strong language puts you off
- You are looking for advice centered on work life balance
- You want research based career guidance
What owners like
- Direct, jargon free voice
- Willing to share personal failures as well as wins
- Practical advice on building value and handling difficult conversations
- Perspective of a woman executive in male dominated settings
Common complaints
- Leans heavily on the author's Barstool experience
- Repetitive, with many asides
- Pushes a hustle mindset over work life balance
- Some advice reads as common sense
Based on The Kirkus review, the Macmillan listing and Goodreads reader discussion.
Research scores
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Ownership
- Jul 2024
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What it does
A blunt career advice book from the former CEO of Barstool Sports, covering failure, owning your own path and getting ahead at work.
- Written by Barstool Sports' first female CEO, who earlier held marketing roles at Microsoft and AOL
- Treats failure as something to learn from rather than avoid
- Covers finding work that fits, office dynamics, earning recognition and handling hard situations
- Stresses taking responsibility for your own career and learning constantly
- Uses frank, profanity heavy language throughout
A good match for early career readers, or anyone stuck, who want direct advice in a profane, conversational voice. Readers who dislike hustle culture or want more than one executive's experience may find it repetitive and narrow.
How it compares
Specs
- Author
- Erika Ayers Badan
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- June 11, 2024
- Format
- Hardcover, also ebook and audiobook
- Length
- 336 pages
- ISBN
- 9781250320582
Questions
Who is Erika Ayers Badan?
The former CEO of Barstool Sports and its first female CEO. She previously worked in marketing at Microsoft and AOL.
Is Nobody Cares About Your Career good for new graduates?
Early career readers are a core audience, and reader discussion suggests they get the most from it.
Does the book contain profanity?
Yes. Kirkus describes it as foul mouthed.
How long is Nobody Cares About Your Career?
The hardcover is 336 pages.
Sources
- Macmillan: Nobody Cares About Your Career
- Kirkus Reviews: Nobody Cares About Your Career
- Goodreads: Nobody Cares About Your Career
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