An HONEST, laugh-out-loud

CAREER MANIFESTO

for highly creative professionals

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In 2023, I too was a bit—let's just say… career confused. After being unceremoniously shoved off the Corporate hamster wheel as part of an unexpected layoff, I quickly discovered the job market had changed significantly.

Polyworker tells my story—in darkly funny and painfully familiar detail — of what happens when I, a self-identified millennial overachiever, lose the job I had built my life around, and was forced to confront the terrifying possibility that maybe it was never a life at all.

What follows is a series of experiments that lead me 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 wonder IF trading your DIGNITY, sense of self, and time was really worth the free salad Thursdays, THE logoed water bottle, and the illusion of job security? You’re Not ALONE.

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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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  • "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, Founder @ The New HQ

  • "IF you’re feeling burnt out and/or are considering building a portfolio career, This book is a must read!"

    —Katrina Watson, Fractional PM

  • "The millennial bible!"

    Ally Condrath, SAG Actress

WATCH THE Book’S COMPANION SHORTS!‍ ‍

Pull up a chair to watch Dinner for One’s two companion sketches of Polyworker. It's art. It's comedy! (It's late-stage capitalism crying softly in the background on mute!)

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