This sounds like the story Manna [1] by Marshall Brain. In the first half of the story, employees are increasingly micro-managed by a centralized software prog

This sounds like the story Manna [1] by Marshall Brain. In the first half of the story, employees are increasingly micro-managed by a centralized software program which becomes more sophisticated and ubiquitous over time until humanity becomes fungible. [1] https://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm https://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm