by G. J. Meyer
First published 1995
G.J. Meyer had built a successful career as a corporate communications executive. Then downsizing hit, and he found himself among the white-collar casualties. Meyer chronicles his disorienting fall from corporate success into unemployment. He navigates the bewildering world of job hunting while grappling with the loss of professional identity and financial security. The memoir captures the psychological impact of sudden joblessness on someone who had climbed the corporate ladder. Meyer examines how quickly a stable career can vanish and what it means to rebuild after corporate rejection. His story reveals the human cost of business restructuring and the emotional toll of white-collar displacement.
Genres: business, american, contemporary, non-fiction, biography-memoir, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, personal-journey
Period: 21st Century
245 pages · Hardcover · Franklin Square Press