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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Anna chased her dream career in New York publishing, but after the 2008 recession, it started to feel like a dead end.
Chapter 3: Anna joined the publishing start-up for its seemingly meaningful mission, but she quickly began noticing cracks in the facade there.
Chapter 4: Tech promised a lucrative, impactful future, yet when Anna reached San Francisco, she felt alienated and completely out of place.
Chapter 5: In her new role, Anna eagerly embraced the company culture and felt useful for the first time in her career.
Chapter 6: Despite her surge of enthusiasm at work, Anna’s new life sometimes felt isolating.
Chapter 7: Once she began forming real friendships, the glossy veneer of Anna’s job started to wear off.
Chapter 8: The hacker spirit at another start-up felt energizing at first, but sexism and alienation still haunted Anna.
Chapter 9: Anna realized she would need to compromise herself to build a successful career in Silicon Valley.
Chapter 10: Anna’s breaking point came when she saw the tech community couldn’t recognize, much less solve, real-world problems.
Chapter 11: Once she could distinguish her own values from those of the tech industry, Anna finally found meaning in her work again.
Description
At the peak of the tech boom, Anna Wiener left a dismal professional life in New York for the modern Californian gold rush in Silicon Valley. Looking for money, stability, and social affirmation, she found an industry running on inflated valuations, gargantuan egos, toxic masculinity, and a whole lot of jargon. In Uncanny Valley (2020), you’ll follow her journey through three start-up jobs toward a more realistic valuation of herself.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone terrified by big tech’s takeover of our lives
- Those disappointed by the inaction following Snowden's revelations
- Start-up employees wondering if they've made the right career choice