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Going Dutch- Trials of a Wage Slave

by Thomas L. Segerson

330 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-1513; ISBN 1-4120-1134-5; US$26.50, C$32.50, EUR21.10, £14.95

A humorous, yet biting comparison of social differences, cultural perceptions, working life and employer/employee confrontations in America and Europe. All done as a cynical, yet disarming commentary.

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About the Book A humorous, yet cynical account of working in various businesses and industries, both in Europe and the USA. Tom Segerson describes the pratfalls he took, serving up his mistakes as examples to avoid in your own career. He also details the arrogance and ignorance of his various employers in their dealings with customers and employees. His reminiscences run the gamut of emotions from the birth of a company to the death of a co-worker. Segerson delves into the cause and effect of cultural ignorance and social ineptitude. His book highlights the need for better understanding of each other, whether working in your own country or a foreign land. For those who are interested in working overseas, he makes recommendations as to preparations and situations which one would have to face in relocation to a foreign country.

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About the Author Tom Segerson has lived and worked in both Europe and the USA. His life experience has been tempered by the interactions of different cultures and social situations. He currently resides in Tennessee where he restores cars, writes and farms, when he isn't riding his motorcycle.

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF DISCONTENTS
1) CHILD LABOR - USA
2) CHILD LABOR - EUROPE
3) WORKING FOR UNCLE SAM
4) COLLEGE PARTY - WHO'S WORKING?
5) FISH N CHIPS
6) HEAVY METALS MAN
7) TWIRLING WRENCHES FOR WRETCHES
8) ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, ANOTHER DEAL
9) YOUR PERFORMANCE MAY VARY
10) UNINSURED CAR RENTAL - HEAD-ON HELL
11) THROWSLAG-SNOT WELDER
12) WHO CARES HEALTH CENTER
13) YOU TOO, CANNOT DRIVE AT INDY!
14) NO SALE, CRASHING OUT
15) BARN LIFE
16) CAN WE DANCE?
17) WORKING WITH AN ARTIST
18) S**TFACED PLACE, NEED ANY LOVE BEADS?
19) NOT A CUSTOM KING
20) KIT CAR DESTRUCTION
21) WOULD YOU LIKE LEMON WITH THAT?
22) EURO-ARISTOCRACY CAR COLLECTORS
23) BACK TO SCHOOL DAZE
24) HEAVY METALS REDUX
25) BURNED OUT
26) TOBACCO HOED, ROWED AND SUED
27) LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL
28) $99.95 CAR PAINT
29) OFF TO HOLLYWOOD
30) LIFE WITH LADY B.
31) SELLING YUPPIES
32) CAR PARTS MANAGER, NOT
33) CAN I WRITE A REPAIR MANUAL?
34) IS THIS THE COVER?
35) DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN EUROPE?
36) BIG PROMOTION
37) FRIENDS AND ENEMIES
38) THE FRENCH KISS OF DEATH
39) RESIGNATION -TERMINATION
40) FOREIGN LAWSUIT
41) WINNING AS LOSING
ESSAY: ON HONOR, TRUST AND DEVOTION
SUGGESTIONS FOR WORKING OVERSEAS
BIBLIOGRAPHY

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