by Tina Oswald
It is nice to have a break from the classes and studying. Many of us use that time to read things we want to read for fun and enjoyment! In searching through the new books that come in to the Steen Library, I was struck by this title: How To Be Useful: a Beginner’s Guide to Not Hating Work. It seems that many of us “worker bees” are not happy at our jobs. This book tries to put a positive spin on being a worker bee with the message of “be useful where you are, even if you are not particularly happy to be there.” The author, Megan Hustad, gives new employees the finer points of everything job related from:
-Why you should not listen to the advice to be yourself -to
-How to make polite conversation.
The author accomplishes this with style and humor, so it does not feel as if she is preaching to you. She states in the introduction that she wrote the book for the newest generations,” Generation X and Y.” Hustad emphatically states that these generations are not prepared for the working world. Her book will help them be ready. Are you ready? Are you close to graduation? Are you ready to break out into the “real world” in a big way? If so, read Ms. Hustad’s book and you will not fall flat when you do!
How to be useful: A beginner’s guide to not hating work
Megan Hustad
Call number: HF 5386 .H97 2008
 | Tina Oswald toswald@sfasu.edu rm. 202f 936.468.1861 Subjects - Elementary Education, and Secondary Education/Educational Leadership |
