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Bullshit Jobs

Bullshit Jobs

Book by David Graeber
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless and becomes psychologically... Wikipedia
Originally published: May 15, 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5011-4331-1
Pages: 368
Subject: Organizational culture, cultural anthropology

Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm.
Rating (2,721) · $29.55
These people are caught in bullshit jobs. Graeber explores one of society's most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular ...
Aug 23, 2013 · These are what I propose to call 'bullshit jobs'. It's as if someone were out there making up pointless jobs just for the sake of keeping us ...
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May 1, 2018 · A key point is the definition of such jobs: “A bullshit job is a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or ...
Jun 7, 2018 · A bullshit job is not what Graeber calls “a shit job. ... bullshit education program designed to train and prepare us for our future bullshit jobs ...
May 8, 2018 · Whereas bullshit jobs are often highly respected and pay well but are completely pointless, and the people doing them know this. Sean Illing.
May 25, 2018 · Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber review – the myth ... I've also had several jobs that were not bullshit but were steadily bullshitised ...
Rating (2,719) · $18.57
Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are bullshit jobs. This book shows why, and what we can do about it.
A bullshit job or pseudowork is meaningless or unnecessary wage labour which the worker is obliged to pretend to have a purpose. Polling in the United ...
... jobs appear to be bullshit because they are, in fact, bullshit. Graeber ... jobs are meaningless and why people do jobs they think are "bullshit." This book ...