Employee-Health Books

It was relevant but I didnt enjoy using this text and I have NEVER picked up since I finished the class.

This outdated, massive volume is really of no use to anyone other than archivists, collectors, or someone who, for whatever reason, might find the history of hospital employee health programs captivating.

These people have no clue what they are talking about. The book is is an obvious attempt to cash in on the glee some people have of seeing the tech bubble burst, because they were not part of it. Most of us have moved on. Most have moved on to other high tech jobs, but some to the law, medicine, politics, finance, and even back to tech again. Most of the people in the tech world are either very happy because they get to do the work they love, or they got out because they were here for a quick buck. The individuals these people see in their practice need help. The ones who thought that moving to the bay area would fix their life had problems to begin with. Duh.

You can almost smell the envy and the "I told you so" attitude of the writers. Ironic when this book is no more than attempt to cash in (while of course, occupying the moral high ground) on the .com
mania so bitterly missed by the authors.

I noted that one of the chapter titles misspells the word
"Silicon" as "Silcon"...

There are many fascinating stories to be told about fear and greed in the valley --this book has none of them.

There's a lot to be said about the dark side of Silicon Valley. Unfortunately, Mel and Pat Krantzler aren't the ones to say it. I picked up the book hoping for a comprehensive study of the Silicon Valley area, it's people, the suicide rates, divorce rates, amount of time spent sitting in traffic, and obviously the health and mental problems of its denizens.

Instead, what I got was page after page of anecdotal evidence. One example was the chapter entitled: "The myth of gender equality." What I expected from the book is a survey of women working in Silicon Valley companies. Instead, the chapter was dominated by an interview with ONE successful woman. The other chapters are similar.

As a Silicon Valley resident of more than 10 years, I'm disappointed. There is much to criticize in the valley, but the criticism should be factual and statistical, rather than anecdotal. (The two authors run a counselling service, so obviously, the only people they ever encounter are people who need help!)

This book is complete fluff pretending to be substance. The cute little cartoons and boxes make this book impossible to focus on. How is anyone supposed to take meaning from it if he or she can't finish a sentence without some graphic causing a distraction? I've been reading paragraphs to my friends, and they can't stop laughing at how people may think of this as "advice"!

This is totally worthless if you are looking for information about a MS cure or even treatment. All it talks about is the accomplishments and awards of the author. The title "An integrated approach to MS research and care" has NOTHING to do with the article.

Save your $10!

I purchased this product and as you can see it is not cheap. First, all I received for the $200+ was a disc. Then, as soon as I tried to load it onto my computer, the computer froze up and had to be repaired. I assumed this was just coincidence but as soon as I put it back into my computer it started happening again. I did get to access the program once and it said I had to register it with a key provided and my name "exactly as I had stated it when I placed the order". Since I have no idea how I stated my name "exactly" it rejected my registration and then proceeded to lock up my computer everytime I attempted to run the program again. It even locked up the computer when I tried to remove the program.

This is really one of those "buyer beware." I am planning to report this to Amazon as I think they should consider removing it from their offerings.