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Weird in a World That's Not

A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures

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An honest, sharp-witted, practical guide to help you get and keep the job you want—from an outsider whose been there and done it, a woman who went from being a broke, divorced, college dropout to running some of the biggest websites in the world.

Jennifer Romolini started her career as an awkward twenty-seven-year-old misfit, navigated her way through New York media and became a boss—an editor-in-chief, an editorial director, and a vice president—all within little more than a decade. Her book, Weird In A World That's Not, asserts that being outside-the-norm and achieving real, high-level success are not mutually exclusive, even if the perception of the business world often seems otherwise, even if it seems like only office-politicking extroverts are set up for reward.

Part career memoir, part real-world guide, Weird in a World That's Not offers relatable advice on how to achieve your dreams, even when the odds seem stacked against you. Romolini helps you face down your fears, find a career that's right for you, and get and keep a job. She tackles practical issues and offers empathetic, clear-cut answers to important questions:

  • How do I navigate the awkwardness of networking?
  • How do I deal with intense office politics?
  • How do I leave my crappy job?
  • How do I learn how to be a boss not just a #boss?
  • And, most importantly: How do I do all this and stay true to who I really am?
  • Authentic, funny, and moving, Weird in a World That's Not will help you tap into your inner tenacity and find your path, no matter how offbeat you are.

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      • Publisher's Weekly

        April 17, 2017
        This memoir-cum–guide to the modern workforce from Romolini, former editor-in-chief for the website HelloGiggles, lacks original insights despite the author’s charming account of her own experiences. Romolini starts off describing her fears—they include heights, home invasions, and dying before 97—and recounting an awkward orientation session at a new job that made her realize that she wasn’t like her gregarious coworkers. Romolini goes on to describe her experiences in high school and how she underachieved in college before taking a job waitressing and staying there for seven years. The author’s career trajectory was uneven and she suggests that this unevenness was due to her quirky personality. Most career guides, she asserts, cater to people who take or want to take a straightforward path to success. Romolini offers some sound guidance about how to quit an unsatisfying job, but that is the only advice that might strike readers as fresh. Her voice spices things up a bit but the résumé advice and interview tips are familiar and weird is never well-defined. Though purported to be for “weirdos,” there’s little here that’s substantively different from other career guides. Agent: Byrd Leavell, Waxman Leavell.

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