Book Review: Reworked

Reworked: Health and Happiness at the Centre of Your Career by Stephanie Fitzgerald
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The employee should be at the center of the workplace and be happy, healthy, safe, and engaged. These four components are key to a thriving workplace well-being for both the employer and the employee.

This book has 15 chapters covering money, physical and psychological safety, stress, burnout, management, teamwork, workspace considerations, a chapter on quitting, and more. Dr. Fitzgerald prompts you to use the techniques outlined in the book to improve your well-being at work. “Keep close the knowledge of what works for you and how you reworked your work life to keep yourself happy, healthy, safe and engaged. Never settle for anything else” (p. 239).

The book is easy to read, keeping concepts, tips, stories, and activities boxed out for the reader to notice easily. Take the time to read these. Reflect. Do the work. I especially like the chapter summaries. You will be inspired and prompted to move forward. While there is not a specific chapter on nutrition, the overall theme of achieving workplace well-being and the techniques presented can also be applied to how you nourish your body.

Some advice may not be what you were expecting. For example, your mental health is not your employer’s or manager’s responsibility. Also, be ready to look in the mirror… maybe you are playing a dominating role in the toxic team energy.

The author’s expertise as a psychologist is in mental health, i.e., there is little practical information on improving nutrition or physical health. Generally, if you are happy, healthy, safe, and engaged, you can make good food choices at work and not self-medicate through food and alcohol, and your health should not negatively impact your work and vice versa.

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