The Pursuit of Other Interests

Charlie Baker is a neurotic but charming workaholic CEO of a Chicago ad agency who seems to have it all: an impressive house, an equally impressive salary, a pretty wife, and an accomplished son. But when Charlie is unceremoniously fired, his life is transformed from corporate titan to just another out-of-work American.

Unable to tell his family, every morning Charlie goes to "work"—an outplacement firm, where he meets a cast of equally desperate unemployed executives. As Charlie reluctantly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, he finds out what happens when his work life is lost and his real life begins.

Humorous, poignant, and honest, The Pursuit of Other Interests offers a glimpse into the lives, hearts, and minds of the twenty-first-century American family.