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050	0	0	_aHF5549.5.J63 _bG73 2018
100			_aGraeber, David _eauthor _925948
245	1	0	_aBullshit jobs _c/ David Graeber.
246	1		_iTitle on dust jacket : _aBull shit jobs _b: a theory.
250			_aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bSimon & Schuster, _c2018.
300			_axxvii, 333 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 327-333)
505	0		_aPreface: 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?
520			_a'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.
650		0	_aJob satisfaction _xSocial aspects _925949
650		0	_aOrganizational effectiveness _92451
650		0	_aBureaucracy _xSocial aspects _925950
650		0	_aSocial structure.
650		0	_aWork _xSocial aspects _925951
650		0	_aWork _xPsychological aspects _98000
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