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A review by sharonus
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
3.0
They authors share a lot of great points, and I honestly hope my next job can be at a company where the leadership shares these values. That's unlikely, but I do think you can apply some of their ideas yourself as an individual contributor. It's important to do what you say you will do, don't make promises you can't keep, and respect your teammates and yourself in the process. There are absolutely cases where you HAVE to work lots of hours, but there are also times where you can put boundaries around yourself and take action so you don't have to do that. At the very least, the ideas in this book are something to ponder even if you can't achieve all (or many) of them.
I listened to this as an audio book and there were a couple things I did not like. First, there are random anecdotes about famous people scattered throughout the book. It confused me at first as when I heard "Oprah Winfrey only works one day a week" (or whatever it was) I expected them to elaborate on that. I finally realized that it was just signaling the end of a section and the tidbit was in there for inspiration. The other thing I didn't like was the voice actor. She read this in kind of a condescending, "bless your heart" way that I didn't think went well with the content. It made it sound like the authors were saying: "We did it. <shrug> Why can't you?" which I don't think was their intent.
I listened to this as an audio book and there were a couple things I did not like. First, there are random anecdotes about famous people scattered throughout the book. It confused me at first as when I heard "Oprah Winfrey only works one day a week" (or whatever it was) I expected them to elaborate on that. I finally realized that it was just signaling the end of a section and the tidbit was in there for inspiration. The other thing I didn't like was the voice actor. She read this in kind of a condescending, "bless your heart" way that I didn't think went well with the content. It made it sound like the authors were saying: "We did it. <shrug> Why can't you?" which I don't think was their intent.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing