I Didn’t See It Coming

From a review

In all honesty, we weren’t sure what to expect from this book when we first picked it up. Our initial assumption, based on the cover notes, was that it basically just provided a few tips on how people today could spot layoffs coming down the pike — or maneuver, internally, to avoid getting fired. In reality, however, this book offered a treasure trove of advice that went WAY above and beyond the elements above; in fact, it might even be among the top three business books we’ve read all year!

The secret to the book’s success? As opposed to the majority of career and management books based on the premise that stable, rewarding careers are possible for all of us — if only we learn the right tricks or master the right success habits — this book comes from the completely opposite perspective. It describes today’s companies as “minefields” and maintains that no matter how safe a person might feel in his or her current job, each and every professional is statistically likely to have his/her career derailed at one stage or another, without warning, due to the politics and turbulence of today’s working world.