Blown Sideways Through Life
Author: Shear, Claudia
ISBN: 9780385313155
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Apr 1996
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback / softback
Dubbed "The Ultimate Working Girl" byi>Newsweek/i>, Claudia Shear takesreaders on a wild adventure through the American workforce in i>Blown Sideways ThroughLife./i>br>br>Have you ever held down ajob for money rather than love? Put up with animpossible boss? Been told when and how often tovisit the restroom, get a drink, use the phone?Struggled to remember that who you are doesn't dependon what you do?br>br>Meet ClaudiaShear, a misfit from Brooklyn who grew up dreaming ofadventure. Shear rode a wild wave of employment(sixty-four jobs in all) on her way to realizingher dream of becoming an actress. Before landingthe starring role in the upcoming film, i>BodyLanguage,/i> and scoring a deal with Steven Spielberg andJeffrey Katzenberg for her own sitcom, she workedas (among other things) a pastry chef, a nudemodel, a waitress (a lot), a receptionist in awhorehouse, a brunch chef on Fire Island, aproofreader on Wall Street (a lot), and an Italiantranslator. On the surface her life makes for a hilarioustour de resume. But underneath is a universallesson learned about life in theworkplace.
ISBN: 9780385313155
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Apr 1996
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback / softback
Dubbed "The Ultimate Working Girl" byi>Newsweek/i>, Claudia Shear takesreaders on a wild adventure through the American workforce in i>Blown Sideways ThroughLife./i>br>br>Have you ever held down ajob for money rather than love? Put up with animpossible boss? Been told when and how often tovisit the restroom, get a drink, use the phone?Struggled to remember that who you are doesn't dependon what you do?br>br>Meet ClaudiaShear, a misfit from Brooklyn who grew up dreaming ofadventure. Shear rode a wild wave of employment(sixty-four jobs in all) on her way to realizingher dream of becoming an actress. Before landingthe starring role in the upcoming film, i>BodyLanguage,/i> and scoring a deal with Steven Spielberg andJeffrey Katzenberg for her own sitcom, she workedas (among other things) a pastry chef, a nudemodel, a waitress (a lot), a receptionist in awhorehouse, a brunch chef on Fire Island, aproofreader on Wall Street (a lot), and an Italiantranslator. On the surface her life makes for a hilarioustour de resume. But underneath is a universallesson learned about life in theworkplace.
