You did everything right.
So Why does work feel SO WRONG?
Polyworker traces one millennial’s collapse of faith in Corporate America—and her earnest search for a new way forward. Part manifesto, part memoir, part guide, this book offers a radically honest look at why traditional careers are failing us, and a darkly hilarious account of what it’s really to build a career with commas on your terms.
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You did
everything right.
So Why does work
feel SO WRONG?
A book about the state of modern work.
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 millenial 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 lead her somewhere unexpected: building a portfolio career!
Both a mirror and a map, Polyworker captures a 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 curiosity, adaptability, and creativity.
Ever wondered whether trading your dignity, sense of self, and every hour of your time was really worth the free salad Thursdays, a logoed water bottle, and the illusion of job security?
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.
Look, sometimes the only natural next step after publishing a book is to let a group of Brooklyn comedians run wild with the material. So here it is: Dinner for 1’s sketches of two scenes FROM MY BOOK Polyworker. It's art. It's comedy! (It's late-stage capitalism crying softly in the background on mute!)
Hi THere, I’m Brie. I am AN INDIE AUTHOR, product strategist, AND PORTFOLIO CAREER COACH.
I’ve spent the past two and a half years rebuilding my career from the ground up, turning my own hard-won insight into a coaching and consulting practice that helps other creative professionals build their own careers with commas. When I’m not busy flagging the emergency exit for people fleeing outdated career models, you can find me
adventuring throughout the Puget Sound with my husband, reading a good book, or cozying up with my two cats Momo & Stout (who remind me regularly that naps by the fire are also a part of the future of work).
*The author, not the cheese.
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