| Stable Strategies for Middle Management | |
| Author: | Eileen Gunn |
| Language: | English |
| Published In: | Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine |
| Publication Type: | Magazine |
| Pub Date: | June 1988 |
"Stable Strategies for Middle Management" is a science fiction short story published in 1988 by Eileen Gunn.
Margaret is a corporate executive who, to prove her loyalty to the company, undergoes bioengineering that gradually transforms her into a giant insect.
"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]
The story is inspired by Gunn's experiences as an advertising director at Microsoft.[4]