Working Assumptions
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Films and novels offer as much of a window into the current soul of workers as business books.
Away from the office, contemporary fiction also serves up compelling drama about a very different work experience.
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Oscar Wilde’s assumption that life imitates art might need a rethink. Right now, it looks like the other way around. Especially when it comes to work, popular culture is reflecting back what life is like.
You might expect me to take this view, as the author of a column called Working Assumptions. But take some of the more recent hit movies or bestselling books and you’ll find that how we work is the subject or subtext of the story.