⭐⭐ How to Engineer Your Layoff by Dogen
| Full Title | How To Engineer Your Layoff: Make A Small Fortune By Saying Goodbye |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam Dogen |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Date Read | February 5, 2025 |
| Rating | 2/5 stars |
I picked this book up during a time that I was evaluating leaving an employer. I had heard of it in the past but balked at the high price tag (nearly $100!). Ultimately, I decided to buy it since the ROI potential was huge. I came away pretty disappointed.
This book probably contains maybe a few bullet points of valuable information. Certainly, the core of what is said could be handled within the context of an essay or blog post. This is a common complaint I have of non-fiction / self-help style books already, but this felt bad even for those standards. Outside of the first few chapters, you’re basically reading a loose collection of thoughts that are related to the concept of leaving a job, some not even by the author himself.
I think the book could also really use a professional editor. There’s a few places I noticed where there were grammatical errors, and formatting can be inconsistent. Many chapters contain tons of filler — for example, the case studies in Chapter 9 were seemingly just copy-pasted emails without modification.
In the end, it did cause me to consider the perspective a bit more, so I offer two stars instead of just one. But you can get that mostly from reading the title.