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A review by lockmm
Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster
5.0
There are some eye rolling moments, where her husband and her, both unemployed, refused to move into a more affordable place because it’s the “ghetto.” They still end up in the “ghetto” but one for $400 more than the other. Stuff like that seems illogical to me.
Another slip up is that Jen focuses more on her life post-job but skips on the job hunting portion. She complains about people saying she’s not doing anything to change things but she doesn’t show us the reader that she’s looking. She writes about her wedding (arranged to get her on her husband’s insurance) and looking for a new place, but not the job hunting she does during the day.
I do like how she admits that the experience humbled her. She goes from putting her lessers down to actually empathizing and understanding that she was the problem, not them.
Mostly, I like her sense of humor - she’s funny! Despite her protest of her ego, she’s very willing to poke fun of herself and you know, I got to like that.
Jen’s other books are touch and go - there’s really one other one that I full out like.
However, I recommend all recent college grads to read this book. Its a light hearted look at what you’re probably going to go through and it contains good career advice as well, such as how to handle yourself, what not to, etc.
Another slip up is that Jen focuses more on her life post-job but skips on the job hunting portion. She complains about people saying she’s not doing anything to change things but she doesn’t show us the reader that she’s looking. She writes about her wedding (arranged to get her on her husband’s insurance) and looking for a new place, but not the job hunting she does during the day.
I do like how she admits that the experience humbled her. She goes from putting her lessers down to actually empathizing and understanding that she was the problem, not them.
Mostly, I like her sense of humor - she’s funny! Despite her protest of her ego, she’s very willing to poke fun of herself and you know, I got to like that.
Jen’s other books are touch and go - there’s really one other one that I full out like.
However, I recommend all recent college grads to read this book. Its a light hearted look at what you’re probably going to go through and it contains good career advice as well, such as how to handle yourself, what not to, etc.