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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
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Shit jobs tend to be blue collar and pay by the hour, whereas bullshit jobs tend to be white collar and salaried. Those who work shit jobs tend to be the object of indignities; they not only work hard but also are held in low esteem for that very reason. But at least they know they’re doing something useful.
one so completely pointless that even the person who has to perform it every day cannot convince himself there’s a good reason for him to be doing it.
bullshit job is 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.
Alors qu’on compte sur des solutions hautement problématiques pour combler des emplois essentiels, des entreprises se bornent à vouloir pourvoir des postes pour des emplois à l’utilité plus que douteuse. Les tenants du soi-disant libre-marché n’oseront peut-être pas l’admettre, mais les sociétés capitalistes génèrent, en plus d’une foule d’emplois
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