Lab Rats - Why Modern Work Makes People Miserable

Guardian's Best Non-Fiction, 2019
The Tablet's Highlights of 2019

Personality tests. Team-building exercises. Forced Fun. Desktop surveillance. Open-plan offices. Acronyms. Diminishing job security. Hot desking. Pointless perks. Hackathons.

If any of the above sound familiar, welcome to the modern economy. In this hilarious, but deadly serious book, bestselling author Dan Lyons looks at how the world of work has slowly morphed from one of unions and steady career progression to a dystopia made of bean bags and unpaid internships. And that's the 'good' jobs...

With the same wit that made Disrupted an international bestseller, Lyons shows how the hypocrisy of Silicon Valley has now been exported globally to a job near you. Even low-grade employees are now expected to view their jobs with a cult-like fervour, despite diminishing prospects of promotion. From the gig economy to the new digital oligarchs, Lyons deliciously roasts the new work climate, while asking what can be done to recoup some sanity and dignity for the expanding class of middle-class serfs.

About the author

Dan Lyons is an author, journalist, and screenwriter. He has co-produced and written for the HBO series Silicon Valley, was technology editor at Newsweek and was the creator of the groundbreaking viral blog "The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs" (AKA "Fake Steve Jobs").

Summary

An hilarious and terrifying exposé of the brave new world of work, explaining why it has all gone wrong and how we can regain our dignity

Foreword

An hilarious and terrifying expos� of the brave new world of work, explaining why it has all gone wrong and how we can regain our dignity

Product details

• Authors: Dan Lyons, Lyons Dan
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781786493941
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-394-1
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, Business and Management, COMPUTERS / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Accounting / Managerial, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Careers / General, Humour, Technology: general issues, Labour / income economics, Advice on careers and achieving success, Information technology: general topics, Sociology: work and labour, Employment & Labour Law, Employment and labour law: general