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The Pleasures & Sorrows of Work (First Year Read, 2022)

A guide to the 2022 First Year Read Program pick, The Pleasures & Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton (2009).

Workplaces, Occupations & Industries: Connections to Stevens

As you begin your undergraduate career at Stevens, you may or may not have a good idea of the types of occupations, workplaces and industries you'll explore, pursue, and/or experience as graduation approaches (in 2026 or 2027!).

Explore the links below to make connections between chapters of Pleasures and Sorrows and programs and majors at Stevens.


Logistics (Warehousing, Inventory, Packaging, and Transport)


Aviation and Rocket Science


Accountancy


Painting


Transmission Engineering


Entrepreneurship