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Bullshit jobs, David Graeber

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'Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?' David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative online essay titled On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs. He defined a bullshit job as 'a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence, even though as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is not the case.' After a million views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. ... Graeber, in his singularly searing and illuminating style, identifies the five types of bullshit jobs and argues that when 1 percent of the population controls most of a society's wealth, they control what jobs are 'useful' and 'important.' ... Graeber illustrates how nurses, bus drivers, musicians, and landscape gardeners provide true value, and what it says about us as a society when we look down upon them. Using arguments from some of the most revered political thinkers, philosophers, and scientists of our time, Graeber articulates the societal and political consequences of these bullshit jobs. Depression, anxiety, and a warped sense of our values are all dire concerns. He provides a blueprint to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture, providing the meaning and satisfaction we all crave."--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xxvii, 333 pages
Contents
  • Preface: On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs
  • What is a bullshit job?
  • What sorts of bullshit jobs are there?
  • Why do those in bullshit jobs regularly report themselves unhappy?
  • What is it like to have a bullshit job?
  • Why are bullshit jobs proliferating?
  • Why do we as a society not object to the growth of pointless employment?
  • What are the political effects of bullshit jobs, and is there anything that can be done about this situation?
Isbn
9781501143311
Instance
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Bullshit jobs
Title
Bullshit jobs
Statement of responsibility
David Graeber
Title variation
Bull shit jobs
Title variation remainder
a theory
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
'Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?' David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative online essay titled On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs. He defined a bullshit job as 'a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence, even though as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is not the case.' After a million views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. ... Graeber, in his singularly searing and illuminating style, identifies the five types of bullshit jobs and argues that when 1 percent of the population controls most of a society's wealth, they control what jobs are 'useful' and 'important.' ... Graeber illustrates how nurses, bus drivers, musicians, and landscape gardeners provide true value, and what it says about us as a society when we look down upon them. Using arguments from some of the most revered political thinkers, philosophers, and scientists of our time, Graeber articulates the societal and political consequences of these bullshit jobs. Depression, anxiety, and a warped sense of our values are all dire concerns. He provides a blueprint to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture, providing the meaning and satisfaction we all crave."--
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Graeber, David
Dewey number
331
Index
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Literary form
non fiction
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  • Job satisfaction
  • Organizational effectiveness
  • Bureaucracy
  • Social structure
  • Work
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Bullshit jobs, David Graeber
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-333)
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Contents
Preface: On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs -- What is a bullshit job? -- What sorts of bullshit jobs are there? -- Why do those in bullshit jobs regularly report themselves unhappy? -- What is it like to have a bullshit job? -- Why are bullshit jobs proliferating? -- Why do we as a society not object to the growth of pointless employment? -- What are the political effects of bullshit jobs, and is there anything that can be done about this situation?
Control code
on1030241785
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xxvii, 333 pages
Isbn
9781501143311
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1030241785
Label
Bullshit jobs, David Graeber
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-333)
Carrier category
volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Preface: On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs -- What is a bullshit job? -- What sorts of bullshit jobs are there? -- Why do those in bullshit jobs regularly report themselves unhappy? -- What is it like to have a bullshit job? -- Why are bullshit jobs proliferating? -- Why do we as a society not object to the growth of pointless employment? -- What are the political effects of bullshit jobs, and is there anything that can be done about this situation?
Control code
on1030241785
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Extent
xxvii, 333 pages
Isbn
9781501143311
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1030241785

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