Bullshit Jobs
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Bullshit Jobs A Theory

David Graeber2018
From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs, and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” It went viral. After a million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. There are millions of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. 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 strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. Bullshit Jobs gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation.
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3 stars
Jul 5, 2024
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2.5 stars
Jan 8, 2024
Candid
Easy read
Repetitive
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4 stars
Jan 2, 2024
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Chinaidette @3poeticjustice1
4 stars
Aug 29, 2023
Honest
Long winded
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3 stars
Mar 14, 2023
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3 stars
Mar 1, 2023
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5 stars
Aug 15, 2022
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5 stars
Aug 13, 2022
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3 stars
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3 stars
Jan 1, 2022
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5 stars
Oct 31, 2021
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5 stars
Oct 29, 2021
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Altay@altay
5 stars
Jul 26, 2021
Meaningful
Intelligent
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Asha Sidhu@asidhu
4 stars
Sep 27, 2024
Insightful
Refreshing
Depressing
Controversial
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Soham Dasgupta@sohdas
2.5 stars
Jul 29, 2024
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Hakan Erbas@hacomeister
3 stars
Mar 30, 2024
Dry
Original
Expressive
Repetitive
Predictable
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Alexis Wiseman@alexisjw
4 stars
May 29, 2023
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Emily Wood@emwood95
4 stars
Apr 12, 2023
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David Bielenberg@bielenberg
5 stars
Mar 18, 2023
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3.5 stars
Feb 26, 2023
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Max@shrimp
3.5 stars
Dec 23, 2022
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Francisco Gusmão@franciscoplg
4 stars
Sep 3, 2022
Bold
Simple
Repetitive
Educational
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Rach@raybradbruh
3.5 stars
Aug 11, 2022
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bec@crimetwinc
5 stars
Jun 17, 2022

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