An HONEST, laugh-out-loud
CAREER MANIFESTO
for highly creative, professional misfits
I usually find business books to be a total drag, but this one grabbed me immediately and took me for a Ride. Brie is an extraordinary writer.” - Leslie Zaikis
"If you’re feeling burnt out by your tech job or are considering building a portfolio career, this book is a must read!" - Katrina Watson
"The millennial bible!”- Ally Condrath
"A must read.”- Bradley Mayuchiak
“I’ve never laughed (and cried) this hard while reading a business book. Ever!” - Renee Frojo
What follows is a series of experiments that lead me somewhere unexpected: building a portfolio career!
Both a mirror and a map, Polyworker captures my generation's disillusionment with traditional 9-to-5 careers and their attraction to a provocative alternative: a multidimensional, self-authored way of working built on adaptability curiosity, and creativity!
In 2023, I too was a bit career confused after being unceremoniously shoved off the corporate hamster wheel due to an unexpected layoff.
Polyworker tells the story—in darkly funny and painfully familiar detail — of what happens when I, a millennial overachiever, lose the job I had built my life around, and am forced to confront the terrifying possibility that maybe it was never a life at all.
Ever wonder IF trading your DIGNITY, sense of self, and time IS really worth THE free salad Thursdays, THE logoed water bottle, and the illusion of job security? You’re Not alone.
You’re not alone. In 2023, Brie Abramowicz was swept up in a company restructure and shoved off the hamster wheel—only to discover that Corporate America wasn’t going to catch her.
Polyworker tells the story—in darkly funny and painfully familiar detail—of what happens when a millennial over achiever loses the job she built her life around, and is forced to confront the terrifying possibility that maybe it was never a life at all. What follows is a series of experiments that eventually lead her somewhere unexpected: building a portfolio career.
Both a mirror and a map, Polyworker captures a generation’s disillusionment with traditional careers and attraction to a provocative alternative : a multidimensional, self-authored way of working built on curiosity, adaptability, and creative sovereignty.
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