Lab rats : why modern work makes people miserable / Dan Lyons.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index.

1: Unhappy in Paradise.-- 2: The New Oligarchs.-- 3: A Very Brief History of Management Science (and Why You Shouldn't Trust It) .-- 4: Who's Afraid of Silicon Valley? .-- 5: Building the Workforce of the Future (or: Sorry, You're Old and We'd Like You to Leave) .--6: Money: "Garbage at the Speed of Light".-- 7: Insecurity: "We're a Team, not a Family".-- 8: Change: "What Happens if You Live Inside a Hurricane that Never Ends?" .-- 9: Dehumanization: "Think of Yourself as a Machine Within a Machine" .--10: The Battle for the Soul of Work.-- 11: Basecamp: Back to Basics .--12: Managed by Q: "Everybody Cleans".-- 13: Kapor Capital: Conscious Capitalists.-- 14: The Social Enterprise Movement Epilogue: Can Zebras Fix What Unicorns Have Broken?

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.