Work Pray Code Audiobook Libro.fm

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This audiobook narrated by Jennifer Lim explores how tech giants are reshaping spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivitySilicon Valley is known for its lavish perks intense work culture and spiritual gurus Work Pray Code explores how tech companies are bringing religion into the workplace in ways that are replacing traditional places of worship blurring the line between work and religion and transforming the very nature of spiritual experience in modern lifeOver the past forty years highly skilled workers have been devoting more time and energy to their jobs than ever before They are also leaving churches synagogues and temples in drovesbut they have not abandoned religion Carolyn Chen spent more than five years in Silicon Valley conducting a wealth of indepth interviews and gaining unprecedented access to the best and brightest of the tech world The result is a penetrating account of how work now satisfies workers needs for belonging identity purpose and transcendence that religion once met Chen argues that tech firms are offering spiritual care such as Buddhistinspired mindfulness practices to make their employees more productive but that our religious traditions communities and public sphere are paying the priceWe all want our jobs to be meaningful and fulfilling Work Pray Code reveals what can happen when work becomes religion and when the workplace becomes the institution that shapes our souls