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Book Title: A Groundhog Career: A tale of career traps and how to escape them
Author:Dr. David R Oxley
Co-Authors:Dr Helmut Schuster
Published:2025
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How do we find work that fulfills and sustains us? Can we choose professional joy over suffering?
We are suffering from an epidemic. Of suffering and disillusionment. Research shows that as many as 90% of us aren't engaged in our work. 60% say they aren't fulfilled by their jobs and a staggering 20% say its a source of misery in their lives.
A Groundhog Career, through a combination of the hugely entertaining Shey Sinope fable, and the accompanying deeply insightful and thought-provoking analysis from Drs Schuster & Oxley, illustrates the absurdities, temptations, rationalizations, consequences and compromises faced by anyone who wants to succeed in a world where all the power seems to be in the entrenched organizational systems. It also reveals how to be more aware of the risks, to stay aligned with your core identity and your convictions, and ultimately how to take control of your own career journey… to live professional life on your own terms.