Lab rats : how Silicon Valley made work miserable for the rest of us / Dan Lyons.
Lab rats : how Silicon Valley made work miserable for the rest of us / Dan Lyons.
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New York : Hachette Books, 2018.
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G 2018/6731
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English
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Physical content
viii, 259 pages ; 24 cm
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text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Welcome to your new job -- Introduction: Make a duck -- Misery in the maze. Unhappy in paradise ; The new oligarchs ; A very brief history of management science (and why you shouldn't trust it) ; Who's afraid of Silicon Valley -- Four factors of workplace despair. Building the workforce of the futur...
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New York : Hachette Books, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
Examines how the ideas of Silicon Valley and its "new oligarchs" have changed work culture, making employees subject to constant change, dehumanizing technologies, and even health risks, and discusses how to restore the social contract between employers and employees.
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Lab rats : how Silicon Valley made work miserable for the rest of us / Dan Lyons.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250) and index.
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G 2018/6731
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74VKVQBkLdwX
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031656186X (hardback)
9780316561860 (hardback)
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658.3
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991024199703702626