Dodkin's Job is a dystopian science fiction novella by Jack Vance, written in 1959. It is on the theme of the organization theory of human society, which Vance depicts as a complex, interconnected machine. When society is a well-ordered system, all of the human parts interconnect well and the society will function well. However, in the story, a depressed man working for a huge corporation refuses to cooperate when the firm launches an efficiency initiative. The story combines the dystopian themes with satirical humour.
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- contained in Coup de Grace and Other Storiescollection
- contained in Future Tensecollection
- contained in Hard-Luck Diggings: The Early Jack Vancecollection
- contained in The Moon Moth and Other Storiescollection
- contained in The Survival of Freedomanthology
- contained in When the Five Moons Risecollection
- contained in Windows Into Tomorrowanthology