This book is actually amazing. I read it when i had the potential of losing my job due to ill health - i never but there is still a chance it could happen at some point. This book helped me understand how i was feeling and that really it is not the worst thing that can happen at all

Elanor Tweddell has created a short, positive guide to how losing your job could be the best thing that ever happened to you. She offers personal experience about how she overcame redundancy and thrived from it. The book is far from an autobiography though. She is able to fully make this a personal experience and some of the best aspects about the book are turning this into “your” story and experience, which was a very beneficial aspect of the book.

The book has bullet proof plans on how to follow the career path you want and stick to it. It’s a very accessible way to deal with disappointment and has different approaches in turning a negative situation into a positive for your career. It is also good at making the reader reflect on themselves and what they have already learned. This book does not go out and ask you to do a great deal of new things that are unrealisitic. It askes manageable questions and in answering them, you will be able to take a lot from the book.

It’s a book that is confronting but in a very kind and reasonable manner. It forces the reader to duck out of usual escape routes and confront problems head on. This is all done with a good tone though which is why its one of the best books on the subject I have read.

I read this book as someone who isn’t facing unemployment however it taught me many interesting tools to address my working self and I would think it suitable for anyone who wants to readdress what they are working towards and their career strengths and weaknesses. It's very accessible and I would recommend it to all.

Very informative, very interesting and I found it really useful. After being made redundant in August this year I was definitely in a slump and wondering if I was ready for the scrap heap but this book helped me realise that I am not only someone who is worth something to a company but I am also a valuable member to any team. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers and the author for the privilege to read this book for my honest opinion

What a book to pick up at a time when everything seems so bleak. Full of practical advice whilst also sympathetic to the emotions that go hand in hand with what is a really difficult time at the moment.

Why Losing Your Job Could Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You is written in a friendly tone, and seeks to reassure the reader all the way through. Eleanor Tweddle relates her own story about losing her job, and how that spurred her on to create her company, Another Door, which helps people move on after redundancy.

Throughout the book, Tweddell encourages people to take stock of their situation and really sit down and think about what they want. She cautions against taking any job just because it’s there. She wants you to get the right job, not the first job.

Whilst the advice is sound, it only works if you have the financial buffer behind you to take the time out of work to wait for the right job. She does mention a couple of times that you might have to take a job that you don’t want in order to pay the bills or find a part-time job to tide you over. But this advice is almost an after-thought.

I enjoyed the parts about starting your own business the most, as this is the route I am more drawn to. Though it is the most time-consuming and requires a longer time without earning, in a lot of cases. She offers some sound advice and talks through imposter syndrome and the different kind of perfectionists. These things can hold you back, especially when it comes to valuing your skills and time. As a perfectionist, I appreciated the inclusion of this information.

Tweddell also includes some case studies of people who have lost their jobs, relating how they felt, and what action they took. The inclusion of these extra voices really add to the reassuring nature of the book. The central message seems to be “you are not alone”, though it may feel like you are at the time.

If you are an office worker, then this book would likely prove insightful and helpful to you if you are ever made redundant. Tweddell writes for and works with the middle-class employee, so it’s not for the minimum wage worker.

I liked it and found it very encouraging.

Everyone's journey to re-employment is different. The author Eleanor Tweddel developed 5-step plan how to overcome the loss of your job and find new opportunities.

Very motivating and optimistic guide, full of support and new ideas how to find new job and finally to better know yourself and what is important to you.

Essential in these epidemic times, when many jobs are on stake.

I’ve never been made redundant, but my work history is quite a struggle and I often struggle to move forward and/or get over the things that have happened.

I believe this book is one that would be helpful to have to hand, maybe in your bedside table, so you can draw from the information shared and even take down notes.

The book is sectioned off really well and I appreciate how Eleanor gives a break down of how it’s written, what you’ll experience where and best of all she describes her experience too.

The honesty with which this book is written is refreshing and whilst of course everything doesn’t go perfectly, it’s nice to have a happy end goal to think of beside getting yourself back on track.