Science fictional space exploration framed as a workplace novel. Unsettling & enigmatic. The Employees is a bit of a puzzle & requires sleuthing to determine what exactly is going on, & which character is speaking when. The Employees combines the ideas of a “manufactured” workforce, a sequestered workforce, & an enigmatic workplace with an enigmatic work product in a way that reminds me a little of the TV show “Severance”. The planet & its psychic effects on the human crew, along with the focus on dreams & perception also remind me of Solaris. Stylistically, it reminds me more of the JG Ballard story "Report on an Unidentified Space Station" (which was more of a proto-House of Leaves), or “Answers to a Questionnaire”. The Employees isn't really much like any of those works, though. I'm about 1/3 of the way through reading it again.All in all great to read for a book club.