On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (366ES) — Atlas of Places
atlasofplaces.comSaved by Ilana Ettinger and
On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber (366ES) — Atlas of Places
Meanwhile, says Graeber, practitioners in the fields that directly benefit mankind or offer personal fulfillment, such as teaching, caregiving, waiting, writing, performing carpentry, or making art, are (with the exception of some doctors) poorly paid and secretly resented by those forced to waste their time pursuing a paycheck. Being occupied for ... See more
Miranda Purves • You’re Not Just Imagining It. Your Job Is Absolute BS
En dénonçant l’existence de bullshit jobs, David Graeber12 a mis en lumière le sentiment grandissant, chez certain·es salarié·es, d’exercer un emploi inutile, sans autre sens que de financer leur existence. La part des Français·es estimant occuper un emploi inutile est ainsi passée de 13 % avant la crise sanitaire à 29 % en mai 202013.
Paul MONTJOTIN • À la recherche du temps libéré: Propositions pour une révolution écologique et culturelle (French Edition)
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
goodreads.com
What does it say about our society that it seems to generate an extremely limited demand for talented poet-musicians but an apparently infinite demand for specialists in corporate law?
David Graeber • Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
But rather than allowing a massive reduction of working hours to free the world’s population to pursue their own projects, pleasures, visions, and ideas, we have seen the ballooning not even so much of the “service” sector as of the administrative sector, up to and including the creation of whole new industries like financial services or telemarket
... See moreDavid Graeber • Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
Over the course of the last century, the number of workers employed as domestic servants, in industry, and in the farm sector has collapsed dramatically. At the same time, ‘professional, managerial, clerical, sales, and service workers’ tripled, growing ‘from one-quarter to three-quarters of total employment.’ In other words, productive jobs have, ... See more