The Dangled Illusion

The Dangled Illusion

The Dangled Illusion

R. A. Kuffel / RAKuffel

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Editorial:
iUniverse
Año de edición:
2007
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780595465408
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The Dangled Illusion is the story of Raef Burnham, who works atWorldFoods, an American food company. When Raef is first hired,he’s placed on the leadership track and becomes a team leader withintwo years. But after sixteen years of dutiful service, he finds himselfsuddenly demoted.Raef struggles with telling his wife about the shattering news andwonders whether he should look for another job. The prospect ofmoving, however, is too much to bear, and so he resolves to put hiscareer back on track. But Fortune Montag, the powerful vicepresident-and the ultimate company man, who thinks and acts likethe corporation-stalls him at every turn.The Dangled Illusion is vindication for all those people who work at ajob that shuns individuality and fails to reward its most talentedemployees. It’s for those who didn’t get to be the boss, who nevermade it to the next level, and who could never beat the forces alignedagainst them in an era of globalization and hypocrisy.

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  • The Dangled Illusion
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    The Dangled Illusion is the story of Raef Burnham, who works atWorldFoods, an American food company. When Raef is first hired,he’s placed on the leadership track and becomes a team leader withintwo years. But after sixteen years of dutiful service, he finds himselfsuddenly demoted.Raef struggles with telling his wife about the shattering news andwonders whether he should look f...