Anna Wiener is a contributing writer to The New Yorker online, where she writes about Silicon Valley, start-up culture, and technology, and the author of tech memoir Uncanny Valley, which tells the story of Anna’s time working in Silicon Valley during her mid to late twenties.
Despite its tech world setting, Uncanny Valley is very much an everywoman story that will be familiar to any woman who’s ever worked in a sexist environment, and it touches on everything from gendered discrimination and emotional labour in the workplace, to why your work will never be your family, and the lies that companies often tell their employees. It’s also a brilliant exploration of the often toxic nature of tech startups, and the ethical quandaries that many of those companies are struggling to address.
Read Uncanny Valley (4th Estate) https://www.waterstones.com/book/uncanny-valley/anna-wiener/9780008296865
Find Anna on Twitter (@annawiener)
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023: Kate Hamilton & Emily Ames. Brands And Storytelling. Business Development.
022: Alison Roman. Writing Accessibly. Freelance Money Lessons.
021: Sharmadean Reid. Raising Investment. Predicting Trends.
020: Jia Tolentino. Girlboss Culture. Our Online Identities.
019: Liv Little. Raising Investment. Microaggressions.
018: Elizabeth Day. Learning To Say No. Dealing With Criticism.
017: Dolly Alderton. Promoting A Book. Private School Privilege.
016: Gemma Hartley. Invisible Labour. Office Housework.
015: Abigail Bergstrom. Getting A Book Deal. Finding An Agent.
014: Georgia Spray. Being A Sole Founder. Effective Brand Collaborations.
013: Laura Whateley. Money and Shame. Managing Your Finances.
012: Katherine Ormerod. Fake Followers. Real Success.
010: Mona Chalabi. Fake News. Instagram Fame.
009: Marina Guergova. Artful Curation. Running A Pop-Up.
008: Gynelle Leon. Career Pivots. Self-Confidence
007: Emma Gannon. Personal Brands. Confidence.
006: Reni Eddo-Lodge. Freelancing. Boundaries. Moving Back Home.
005: Sharmaine Lovegrove. Publishing Books. Getting Payrises.
004: Sabine Zetteler. Promoting Projects. Rude Clients.
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