Player Piano

The novel depicts a dystopia of automation inspired by the author's time working at General Electric, describing the negative impact technology can have on quality of life.
The story takes place in a near-future society that is almost totally
mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers. The widespread
mechanization creates conflict between the wealthy upper class, the
engineers and managers, who keep society running, and the lower class,
whose skills and purpose in society have been replaced by machines. The
book uses irony and sentimentality, which were to become hallmarks
developed further in Vonnegut's later works.