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On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs
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On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs

Strike! Magazine, 2013 plus...

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Editorial Rating

8

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  • Innovative

Recommendation

Do you have a “real” job? Anthropologist David Graeber proposes that many jobs today are simply “made up” and don’t really need to exist. In this engaging article, Graeber tackles difficult questions about the meaning of work and the causes behind ineffective labor. The current US economy supports service-based and administrative jobs much more than society relies on these positions. getAbstract recommends this provocative perspective to workers who find little value in their current employment and need some inspiration to find their true labor of love.

Take-Aways

  • If you think your job is meaningless, it probably is.
  • Many employees clock in 40-hour weeks, but essentially work only 15 of those hours.
  • Society prioritizes having a strong work ethic over finding meaning in what you do.

About the Author

David Graeber is a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics.