Life in the Crystal Palace
Book description
Thousands of men enter the crystal palace yearly. In time they must make a choice: accept the numbing security of big corporation life or revolt against submission. Especially in times of economic upheaval, this book makes the reader question their fear of loosing a job at a large corporation. Will…
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Originally published in the late 1950s, “The Crystal Palace” could have easily been the inspiration for any number of modern workplace comedies. Harrington’s story about a sprawling and sterile corporate campus shows the lack of meaning the workplace can provide for the typical worker. Think Office Space + Severance, where “the Crystal Palace serves, among its many functions, as a protective league for small talents.” If you worry about your work having too little meaning, and if you want more from your life than a stable career, this story rightly puts that pursuit back on you to develop as a…
From David's list on the importance of expecting less from your workplace.
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