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Wrongsized Become chronically unemployed in 26 Easy steps

Local Man Loses 27 Jobs In One Month

What do Barak Obama, Jack Kevorkian, Mother Theresa, Bill Gates, Fran Dresher, John Wayne Bobbitt, Jane Fonda, Dr. Phil, Madonna, and Rush Limbaugh have in common? They, and beaucoup others, are interwoven into this timely and hilarious saga about becoming chronically unemployed in 26 easy steps.

Currently, hundreds of thousands of people are losing their jobs per month. Are you one of them? Do you know someone who just lost his or her job? Is your boss a total jerk?

Wrongsized is a somewhat true story of what happened to me when I found myself in the same situation. Basically, it sucks. While I was off, I started making notes on alternative jobs to look for, and these notes became the basis for Wrongsized. When you have finished reading Wrongsized, you can spend some more time following the tips I have cleverly included to broaden your job search scope. Or, you can color the drawings. Your call.

I make this pledge of 100% guaranteed satisfaction…

If you are not satisfied with the contents of this book; if it did not lead you on the course of gainful employment; or, for any reason whatsoever you did not laugh your ass off, you may contact me and I will feel really, really, bad.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Wrongsized by Larry Solomon
Show of hands please. How many of us know someone who has been impacted (nice way to say lost their job) by the recent economic downturn (nice way to say crash)? Well, as long as they are past the suicidal depression stage, you should really give them a copy of “Wrongsized Become chronically unemployed in 26 easy steps”. It may not help them get a new job, but they will certainly glean some interesting pointers on what NOT to do and probably pee their pants laughing at the same time.

Larry Solomon has written comedy pieces for some pretty famous shows (Laugh-In, The Smothers Brothers, The Dean Martin Show) and his ‘unique’ look at different jobs available these days is sure to tickle anybody’s funny bone. The laughs start at the introduction and don’t stop until the last page. From the ’stages’ of job loss to hilarious stints as Postal Worker, Limousine Driver, Fortune Teller, Undertaker, and many more, Solomon has the knowledge and the willingness to say it exactly like it is.

As someone who lived through ‘downsizing’, Solomon invites readers on a merry tale (he even admits where the truth stops) of an out-of-work executive looking for a new job. The chapters are short, sweet, and well-written as well as snortingly funny. So for those tired of the gloom and doom of current news, pick up a copy for a lighter look at the ups and downs of employment in today’s America.

4 Stars An amusing look on becoming unemployeed
Larry Soloman writes an amusing tale on how to loose a job, well actually he writes about many different ways to loose many different jobs. This is an especially funny read if you yourself have been downsized, were the person that was the one that was reduced in work force, value-captured, or laid off. Larry writes about many different jobs; bartender, detective, cesspool cleaner, art critic, karaoke singer, undertaker, and so mch more. We watch Larry go through a semi jaded experience of being laid off by a nameless corporation.

One of my favorites lines in this book is, “So, here I was. Twenty years away from starting to collect Social Security, three weeks away from starting to collect unemployment, and ten minutes away from starting a hangover.” If you have been there, you know how true these words are. I enjoyed his amusing journey through finding another job. This is an enjoyable read, that shouldnt’ be missed.

5 Stars A top pick for those looking for a good laugh in this time of unemployment
Some people can’t get a job. Others can’t stop losing them. “Wrongsized: Become Chronically Unemployed In 26 Easy Steps” is a humorous novel about one eager job seeker who can’t seem to keep a job down. His adventures are endlessly entertaining and highly amusing as he takes every job from soldier of fortune to vacuum cleaner salesman. “Wrongsized” is a top pick for those looking for a good laugh in this time of unemployment.

5 Stars Wrongsized
BOOK: Wrongsized

AUTHOR: Larry Solomon

PUBLISHER: Outskirts Press, Inc.

ISBN-13: 978-1432723477

RATING: 5 stars

BOOK REVIEW by Leigh-Ann Lemire

Wrongsized is a fantastically funny book that also gives you practical advice on how to be gainfully employed.

It’s not that I couldn’t put this book down, it is more like I didn’t want to put this book down. I read it straight through from cover to cover laughing hilariously out loud and enjoying every minute of reading this book.

To top it all off, the book is filled with “end notes” that you have to turn to the back to find out what the author has to say. I tried not turning to the back because I was interested in what I was reading but found the little numbers nagging me. More often than not I either learned something new or had another laugh. You really do need to find out about the poisonous snake!!

After the author keeps you thoroughly entertained and at the point where he totally has your attention, he gives very practical advice on how to get a job which makes this the perfect book for anybody that is in the job market today because it gets you over the dismal feelings by laughing about it. Once you are cheered up, then you get the practical advice which is very good, useful information.

5 Stars OMG!!! Overwhelming & Hilarious
Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (7/09)

This has got to be one of the funniest books I have ever read on one of the saddest subjects I can think of, Unemployment. What Larry Solomon did with this subject can only be compared to a Mel Brooks’ movie. From introduction to the final page, he will keep you laughing for hours with his insights into corporate America, the job market, the interview and the best one – Temp jobs.

Working hard and hoping to get that promotion that he so readily deserved, Larry describes how it happened. Instead of the promotion he was hoping for, he was presented with a pink slip.

It all began with the Harvard MBA (Efficiency Expert) that came into his office after the takeover. Heads were starting to roll and Larry (being the good manager that he was) tried to protect the people in his department with every fiber of his being only to find himself unemployed.

His story is not any different from anyone else that has found himself in this position (present company included); the difference is; that Mr. Solomon manages to show us the ridiculous side of the situation. From interviewers that were in diapers when he got his degree to the Temp jobs he held, Larry Solomon keeps you in stitches all the way through the book.

I especially liked the descriptions of his wife and how supportive she was in his plight, right down to making him sleep on the couch. Terry was the average wife, nagging Larry to get a job and quit sitting in front of the TV. She nagged him to the point where he finally broke down and went to a Temp agency. What happens there and the many trials and tribulations of being a Temp are the icing on a ridiculously funny book.

Larry Solomon will have your belly hurting (especially if you have been laid off).I gave “Wrongsized: Become chronically unemployed in 26 easy steps” one of my rare A+ ratings and recommend it to any one and everyone, even if you haven’t been laid off.

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