Stable Strategies for Middle Management

Short story by Eileen Gunn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Stable Strategies for Middle Management" is a science fiction short story published in 1988 by Eileen Gunn.

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"Stable Strategies for Middle Management"
Short story by Eileen Gunn
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Publication
Published inIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
Publication typeMagazine
Publication dateJune 1988
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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]

References

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