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I highly highly recommend Lab Rats by Dan Lyons. Dissects the forces behind the current state of the workforce in the US. Very well written and exposes the bru
by andrei_says_ 8y ago
I highly highly recommend Lab Rats by Dan Lyons. Dissects the forces behind the current state of the workforce in the US.
Very well written and exposes the brutality and destruction resulting from focusing on short term profit at any cost.
- b212 8y agoThanks, added to my list. The topic looks kinda depressing though...
- andrei_says_ 8y agoA lot of what people in power driven by greed do in the absence of long term vision or compassion, is depressing. However, such actions are also detrimental to sustainable/thriving business. So smart people find more constructive and humane ways to be profitable. The book ends on a high note and carries the potential to help leaders correct course before self destruction.
- propogandist 8y agohttps://pando.com/2014/01/23/the-techtopus-how-silicon-valleys-most-celebrated-ceos-conspired-to-drive-down-100000-tech-engineers-wages/ https://pando.com/2014/01/23/the-techtopus-how-silicon-valle... >...wages were artificially lowered — an estimated $9 billion effectively stolen by the high-flying companies from their workers to pad company earnings — in the second half of the 2000s... All these firms settled for a measly $334 million to make this problem go away, despite damning evidence.
- anxman 8y agoThis was a shameful crime that occurred at the highest levels in Silicon Valley. This illegal cartel should have been prosecuted under RICO laws with CEOs taken away in hand cuffs. Instead, the worker bees got peanuts. I received a $1300 settlement instead or the hundreds of thousands in lost wages that I was robbed of.