{"product_id":"lab-rats-tech-gurus-junk-science-and-management-fads-my-quest-to-make-work-less-miserable-9780316561877","title":"Lab Rats: Tech Gurus, Junk Science, and Management Fads--My Quest to Make Work Less Miserable","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Dan Lyons exposes how the \"new oligarchs\" of Silicon Valley have turned technology into a tool for oppressing workers in this \"passionate\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"darkly funny\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) examination of workplace culture.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a time of soaring corporate profits and plenty of HR lip service about \"wellness,\" millions of workers--in virtually every industry -- are deeply unhappy. Why did work become so miserable? Who is responsible? And does any company have a model for doing it right? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For two years, Lyons ventured in search of answers. From the innovation-crazed headquarters of the Ford Motor Company in Detroit, to a cult-like \"Holocracy\" workshop in San Francisco, and to corporate trainers who specialize in . . . \u003ci\u003eLegos\u003c\/i\u003e, Lyons immersed himself in the often half-baked and frequently lucrative world of what passes for management science today. He shows how new tools, workplace practices, and business models championed by tech's empathy-impaired power brokers have shattered the social contract that once existed between companies and their employees. These dystopian beliefs--often masked by pithy slogans like \"We're a Team, Not a Family\" -- have dire consequences: millions of workers who are subject to constant change, dehumanizing technologies -- even health risks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A few companies, however, get it right. With \u003ci\u003eLab Rats\u003c\/i\u003e, Lyons makes a passionate plea for business leaders to understand this dangerous transformation, showing how profit and happy employees can indeed coexist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist, journalist, and screenwriter. He is currently a co-producer and -writer for the HBO series \u003ci\u003eSilicon Valley\u003c\/i\u003e. Previously, Lyons was technology editor at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and the creator of the groundbreaking viral blog \"The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs\" (AKA \"Fake Steve Jobs\"). Lyons has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Winchester, MA.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491685601554,"sku":"9780316561877","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_611559a3-6644-4bff-852d-87c13bfaabba.jpg?v=1730549281","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lab-rats-tech-gurus-junk-science-and-management-fads-my-quest-to-make-work-less-miserable-9780316561877","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}