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Stable Strategies for Middle Management
Short story by Eileen Gunn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Stable Strategies for Middle Management" is a science fiction short story published in 1988 by Eileen Gunn.
Plot summary
Margaret is a corporate executive who, to prove her loyalty to the company, undergoes bioengineering that gradually transforms her into a giant insect.
Reception
"Stable Strategies for Middle Management" was a finalist for the 1989 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[1]
Strange Horizons considered that it "must come high in any list of best SF short stories";[2] similarly, Michael Swanwick has placed it on his personal "short list (...) of the best short stories of the late twentieth century."[3]
Background
The story is inspired by Gunn's experiences as an advertising director at Microsoft.[4]
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