For a more realistic depiction, along both Weir's suggestions (opaque explanations) and yours ("workers who do a job that is pretty much pre-determined"), I'd suggest Ian Sales's Adrift on the Sea of Rains which features a fictional commander stranded on a late-Cold-War moon base. Lots of jargon, no infodumps, no context for the reader (towards good literary effect). In the grey gunpowder dust, he stands…
伊恩·塞尔斯的《在雨海漂流》、克里斯托弗·普里斯特的《威塞克斯之梦》
Adrift on the Sea of Rains by Ian Sales A Dream of Wessex by Christopher Priest
想要更硬核写实的描绘，既符合威尔提到的特点（晦涩难懂的解释），又符合你说的（“按部就班干着早已注定工作的人”），我推荐伊恩·塞尔斯的《在雨海漂流》，讲述了冷战末期一名被困在月球基地上的虚构指挥官的故事。黑话术语极多，毫无生硬的信息倾倒，也不给读者交代背景（为了营造极佳的文学效果）。站在灰蒙蒙如火药般的尘埃里，他伫立着……
For a more realistic depiction, along both Weir's suggestions (opaque explanations) and yours ("workers who do a job that is pretty much pre-determined"), I'd suggest Ian Sales's Adrift on the Sea of Rains which features a fictional commander stranded on a late-Cold-War moon base. Lots of jargon, no infodumps, no context for the reader (towards good literary effect). In the grey gunpowder dust, he stands…