Does your corporate career leave you stressed out, burned out, or just plain bummed out? You're not alone. The good news is that there's a way outand you're holding it. Written by career expert and corporate escapee Pamela Skillings, Escape from Corporate America inspires the cubicle-bound and the corner-office-cornered to break free and create the career of their dreamswithout going broke. With no-nonsense advice and unflagging humor, Skillings shows you how to*; assess your job's ';suck' factorfrom terminal boredom to boss from hell*; identify your true callingbrainstorm fantasy careers and test-drive your dream jobs *; develop your Escape Planset goals, figure out your timing, and evaluate your finances and health insurance options*; find jobs that don't biteentrepreneurial corporate environments, energetic start-ups, the nonprofit sector, and flexible work options*; be your own bossexplore entrepreneurship and freelancing, assemble an advisory team, and start a business while you collect a paycheck*; follow your creative dreamslearn how to make time for your artistic passion and develop a plan to quit your day job*; overcome any obstacledeal with fear, doubt, negative people, and other bumps along the roadPlus, Skillings shares success stories from dozens of corporate escape artists, including celebrity TV chef Andrea Beaman, Cranium CEO Richard Tait, and many others.Full of practical strategies and fun-to-follow exercises, Escape from Corporate America will help disgruntled office workers everywhere find more meaningful, fulfilling careers.