"Find The Bathrooms First" and "Love 'Em Or Lose 'Em"

I just started at a new company after 4.5 years at my last job. These are 2 of the recommended readings that my new job provided me. I actually listened to "Love 'Em Or Lose 'Em" on my drives to and from work. The other one I read. I will admit that when reading books where I should learn something, I read a little slower. ;)

Anyways, both books are pretty good books for there individual purposes. "Find The Bathrooms First" is especially good if you are new to a job. It even talks about the mix of emotions you may have leaving your old job. (Even if you are laid off.) It sites several good ideas on how to assess your new role and your feelings for the new job.

The other book (mine on audio) is also very good. This book is more aimed at managers, directors or supervisors. Even though my new job does not put me in a position of power, it was still a good book to listen to. I think that it would be better to have the paper form so that you can participate a little better. (Also, by the last (4th) CD I was bored of the guy's voice.)Anyways, what this book can do for you if you are not in a higher level at the office:

• Helps you to assess what you like about a job and why you should stay.
• Creates a sense of accomplishment if you follow the examples sited to get your career on track.
• Gives you ideas of what types of things you and your direct supervisor should be discussing on a regular basis.
• Suggests ways to free yourself of that "bored at work" and "checked out" feeling.

"I'm going to have to create new relationships and figure out how to work with my boss: how we can best communicate and what his work patterns are. I'm starting from square one again."
-From "Find The Bathrooms First"