"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.1989 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved September 9, 2021
Strange Horizons considered that it "must come high in any list of best SF short stories";Questionable Practices by Eileen Gunn, reviewed by Andy Sawyer, at Strange Horizons, published June 16, 2014; retrieved September 9, 2021 similarly, Michael Swanwick has placed it on his personal "short list (...) of the best short stories of the late twentieth century." About Stable Strategies..., by Michael Swanwick, at MichaelSwanwick.com; published 2005; retrieved September 9, 2021
Background The story is inspired by Gunn's experiences as an advertising director at Microsoft.Stable Strategies and Others, by Eileen Gunn; published 2004 by Tachyon Publications
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