Workcanbearoutetocreativity,excitementandpurpose.Nevertheless,manyofusendupconfused,discouragedandbeatenbyourworkinglives.Thetemptationisoftenjusttoblameourselves,andtofeelprivatelyashamedandguilty.However,asthisbooklucidlyexplains,thereisarangeofwell-embeddedandintriguingreasonswhyworkprovesdemoralising,includingtheevolutionofmodernwork,theroleoftechnologyandthemechanicsoftheeconomy.Thissurprisinglycheeringbookoffersusaninvigoratingperspectiveoverourworkinglives-andwhatwemightdoattimeswhenourworkchallengesusalmostunbearably.
