... illuminating and inspiring.

The author offers no solutions to the problems she describes, although clearly, in her view, capitalism is not the ideal system for encouraging worker satisfaction. Instead, rather abruptly, she concludes what’s needed is a world that allows us to 'value the relationships we have with others.' To create such a world, we must free love from work.

... if an employer uses the language of love to stifle its employees’ fight for labor justice, then does that employer genuinely love its employees? Sarah Jaffe’s new book...has an answer to this question and it’s a sobering one that all workers need to hear.

... a searing indictment of the way employers leverage the language of love to undermine workers’ ability to organize for better working conditions.

Jaffe peels back layers of laboring for love so that the reader can see the trap and be empowered to demand their worth. This book will appeal to general audiences looking for career guidance..

A welcome cri de coeur against the soulless machinery of late capitalism.

Jaffe is an expert researcher and a witty narrator, but some of her history lessons seem needlessly in-depth and she offers few practical solutions. Still, this is a noteworthy and persuasive call for returning to a more pragmatic view of work..