There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job

Post-burnout, a 36-year-old woman moves back in with her parents and attempts to find employment that won't demand so much of her. With the help of an agency, she tries on five different menial jobs, from surveillance to copywriting the fun facts printed on cracker packages. In an optimistic twist on the trope of the soul-sucking day job, no matter how mundane the position, our protagonist can't help but become emotionally invested in her work ... and brush up against the familiar feeling of overwhelm, which leads her on to the next. As a member of the Burnout Generation, I found this book to be boring (in the best possible way), quietly funny and strange, and deeply relatable.