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wasoxygen · 1323 days ago · link · · parent · post: David Graeber: On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant
How many of us pay the mortgage by sitting in a padded chair all day? Perhaps we would be happier working in an agricultural commune, but I don’t see much interest in joining them.A bullshit job is not what Graeber calls “a shit job.” Hannibal, and many other of the bullshittiest employees, are well compensated, with expanses of unclaimed time. Yet they’re unhappy.