> The modern office seems hellbent on killing every last bit of slack in their workers, then wondering why they leave or get burned out. There's a book to hunt

> The modern office seems hellbent on killing every last bit of slack in their workers, then wondering why they leave or get burned out. There's a book to hunt up... Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency It's written by Tom DeMarco of Peopleware fame.