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7471035Job Junkyhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/job-junky-9781069354518/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7068958/image.jpg?v=638846833272500000155155MXNGandhiInStock/Ebooks/<p>"A funny, delightful, and incisive tour of working odd jobs." -Kirkus</p><p>"Wild... Reading this book is a ride." -Independent Book Review</p><p>"Fast, matter-of-fact, and full of memorable moments." -San Francisco Book Review</p><p>"Insightful, humorous, and engaging." -The US Review of Books</p><p><strong>Job Junky is a bare-bones memoir of work, survival, and everything in between.</strong></p><p>Told in raw, rapid-fire chapters, it reads more like a barstool confession than a polished life story - and it all started with a doorman who told the author he didnt know what real work was.</p><p>Rudy Ridolfo worked over 50 jobs across decades of survival, from martial arts dojos and moving trucks to call centers, airport tarmacs, and indie film sets.</p><p>Each job is its own story - gritty, sometimes absurd, often hilarious - like a friend unloading the strangest parts of his work life over a drink.</p><p>Theres no tidy character arc or inspirational ribbon at the end. Just real people, chaotic moments, and small truths buried in the noise.</p><p>Along the way, he picked up quiet lessons - from chaotic bosses, unpredictable coworkers, and even the discipline of actors like Al Pacino and Robert Redford - whose work ethic left a lasting impression.</p><p>Unvarnished, fast, and unexpectedly relatable, <em>Job Junky</em> is for readers whove ever clocked in, burned out, or questioned what they were doing with their lives.</p><p>Great for general readers, nontraditional memoir fans, job-hoppers, gig workers, career transitioners, film lovers, and anyone who knows what its like to survive one paycheck at a time.</p>...7093984Job Junky155155https://www.gandhi.com.mx/job-junky-9781069354518/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7068958/image.jpg?v=638846833272500000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20259781069354518_W3siaWQiOiI3NDQ5ZDhkYS05NzA0LTQyYzItYTJiZi0xMjg2NGQ0NjQ2YTkiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjE1NSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6MTU1LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wNy0wMVQwMDowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlfV0=9781069354518_<p><em>Job Junky</em> is a gritty memoir and humorous autobiography that dives headfirst into a lifetime of outrageous real-life stories, bizarre gigs, and no-filter reflections on what it means to survive in the working world. Told in the vein of a Hunter S. Thompson-style memoir, Rudy Ridolfo blends blue collar jobs humor, bohemian lifestyle confessions, and struggling actor stories into a raw and unfiltered memoir thats equal parts hilarious and honest.</p><p>From nightclub manager to martial arts teacher, lumberyard grunt to acting coach, Ridolfos wild ride through the workforce is a roadmap for anyone whos ever hated their day job or felt trapped in the wrong career. With real-world grit and laugh-out-loud moments, Job Junky delivers career advice through lived experience and offers something rare: inspiring stories for creatives and seekers alike.</p><p>Perfect for fans of funny books about work, memoirs about unusual jobs, and satirical self-help for the working class, this book doesnt hand out cliché inspiration-it shows you what its really like to hustle through the chaos and find your own rhythm.</p>...(*_*)9781069354518_<blockquote><p><strong>"A funny, delightful, and incisive tour of working odd jobs." -Kirkus</strong></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><strong>"Wild... Reading this book is a ride." -Independent Book Review</strong></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><strong>"Fast, matter-of-fact, and full of memorable moments." -San Francisco Book Review</strong></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><strong>"Insightful, humorous, and engaging." -The US Review of Books</strong></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><strong>Job Junky flips the traditional memoir on its head.</strong> Told in raw, rapid-fire chapters, it reads more like a barstool confession than a polished life story - and it all started with a doorman who told the author he didnt know what real work was.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Rudy Ridolfo worked over 50 jobs across decades of survival, from martial arts dojos and moving trucks to call centers, airport tarmacs, and indie film sets.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>Each job is its own story - gritty, sometimes absurd, often hilarious - like a friend unloading the strangest parts of his work life over a drink. Theres no tidy character arc or inspirational ribbon at the end. Just real people, chaotic moments, and small truths buried in the noise. While working behind the scenes in film, Ridolfo observed the discipline and professionalism of actors like Al Pacino and Robert Redford-less for their fame, more for the way they worked.</p></blockquote><blockquote><p><strong>Unvarnished, fast, and unexpectedly relatable, Job Junky is for readers whove ever clocked in, burned out, or questioned what they were doing with their lives.</strong></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><em>Great for general readers, nontraditional memoir fans, job-hoppers, gig workers, career transitioners, film lovers, and anyone who knows what its like to survive one paycheck at a time.</em></p></blockquote>...(*_*)9781069354518_<p>"A funny, delightful, and incisive tour of working odd jobs." -Kirkus</p><p>"Wild... Reading this book is a ride." -Independent Book Review</p><p>"Fast, matter-of-fact, and full of memorable moments." -San Francisco Book Review</p><p>"Insightful, humorous, and engaging." -The US Review of Books</p><p><strong>Job Junky is a bare-bones memoir of work, survival, and everything in between.</strong></p><p>Told in raw, rapid-fire chapters, it reads more like a barstool confession than a polished life story - and it all started with a doorman who told the author he didnt know what real work was.</p><p>Rudy Ridolfo worked over 50 jobs across decades of survival, from martial arts dojos and moving trucks to call centers, airport tarmacs, and indie film sets.</p><p>Each job is its own story - gritty, sometimes absurd, often hilarious - like a friend unloading the strangest parts of his work life over a drink.</p><p>Theres no tidy character arc or inspirational ribbon at the end. Just real people, chaotic moments, and small truths buried in the noise.</p><p>Along the way, he picked up quiet lessons - from chaotic bosses, unpredictable coworkers, and even the discipline of actors like Al Pacino and Robert Redford - whose work ethic left a lasting impression.</p><p>Unvarnished, fast, and unexpectedly relatable, <em>Job Junky</em> is for readers whove ever clocked in, burned out, or questioned what they were doing with their lives.</p><p>Great for general readers, nontraditional memoir fans, job-hoppers, gig workers, career transitioners, film lovers, and anyone who knows what its like to survive one paycheck at a time.</p>...9781069354518_Rudy Ridolfopreventa9781069354518_9781069354518Rudy RidolfoInglésMéxico2025-05-02T00:00:00+00:00https://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram30-epub-84dfa0f0-b062-4998-ad0d-8cfa5caf7f71.epub2025-05-02T00:00:00+00:00Rudy Ridolfo