{"product_id":"lab-rats-tech-gurus-junk-science-and-management-fads-my-quest-to-make-work-less-miserable-paperback","title":"Lab Rats: Tech Gurus, Junk Science, and Management Fads--My Quest to Make Work Less Miserable - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\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\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"darkly funny\" (\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e) examination of workplace culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn \u003cem\u003eInc.\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine Best Business Book of 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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 ... \u003cem\u003eLegos\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few companies, however, get it right. With \u003cem\u003eLab Rats\u003c\/em\u003e, Lyons makes a passionate plea for business leaders to understand this dangerous transformation, showing how profit and happy employees can indeed coexist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762317852960,"sku":"9780316561877","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b78fc4b3e9455cddcb092c36417ab49.webp?v=1780219506","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lab-rats-tech-gurus-junk-science-and-management-fads-my-quest-to-make-work-less-miserable-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}