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Don Peck's They Re Watching You At Work

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The search for meaningful patterns in data has always been at the forefront for curiosity. From scientists examining the infinite blackness of space to find a set of laws in an otherwise chaotic universe, to children exploring their small ecosystem in search of reasons as to why Mother always responds positively to laughter, analytics is deeply ingrained in all of society. This phenomenon of humanity's recent obsession of metrics have now invaded the work environment. For companies that have accepted this recent shift, every action that an organization does is calculated and methodical. In Don Peck's They're Watching You at Work, Peck questions the strength of predictive and statistical analysis in the workplace. Intrusive and expensive, …show more content…

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