03107nam a2200361 i 4500 on1030241785 OCoLC 20250923101225.0 180730t20182018nyua b 000 0 eng d 2017301179 9781501143335 (OCoLC)1030241785 (OCoLC)975119724 (OCoLC)975364644 (OCoLC)1035946091 (OCoLC)1038506403 (OCoLC)1088913068 tbs eng lccopycat HF5549.5.J63 G73 2018 Graeber, David author 25948 Bullshit jobs / David Graeber. Title on dust jacket : Bull shit jobs : a theory. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2018. xxvii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-333) 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? '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. Job satisfaction Social aspects 25949 Organizational effectiveness 2451 Bureaucracy Social aspects 25950 Social structure. Work Social aspects 25951 Work Psychological aspects 8000 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-09-23 1 2 HF5549.5.J63 GRA B07597 2025-12-12 2025-09-23 1 2025-09-23 1 4978 4978