{"product_id":"lab-rats-dan-lyons-9780316561860","title":"Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us","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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Lyons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031656186X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316561860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2018 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018 pg. 66","brand":"Dan Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44078338965759,"sku":"9780316561860","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_740fa87f-d139-457e-b2a7-51cea296b0d5.jpg?v=1685474932","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lab-rats-dan-lyons-9780316561860","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}