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Exposes the futility of modern work culture.

If you've ever felt that sinking feeling as you headed to work, questioning the meaning behind your daily tasks, "Bullshit Jobs" by David Graeber might resonate with you deeply. It's a provocative read that delves into the soul-sucking reality of pointless jobs, providing both a sharp critique of how modern work is structured and a glimmer of hope for a more purposeful future. Graeber's book could offer you a new lens through which to view work, society, and your place within it.

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ISBN: 9780141983479
Authors: David Graeber
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2019-02-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, Business, Politics, Philosophy, Economics
Goodreads rating: 4.04
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Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are bullshit jobs. This book shows why, and what we can do about it. In the early twentieth century, people prophesied that technology would see us all working fifteen-hour weeks and driving flying cars. Instead, something curious happened. Not only have the flying cars not materialised, but average working hours have increased rather than decreased. And now, across the developed world, three-quarters of all jobs are in services, finance or admin: jobs that don't seem to contribute anything to society. In Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber explores how this phenomenon - one more associated with the Soviet Union, but which capitalism was supposed to eliminate - has happened. In doing so, he looks at how, rather than producing anything, work has become an end in itself; the way such work maintains the current broken system of finance capital; and, finally, how we can get out of it. This book is for anyone whose heart has sunk at the sight of a whiteboard, who believes 'workshops' should only be for making things, or who just suspects that there might be a better way to run our world.
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Exposes the futility of modern work culture.

If you've ever felt that sinking feeling as you headed to work, questioning the meaning behind your daily tasks, "Bullshit Jobs" by David Graeber might resonate with you deeply. It's a provocative read that delves into the soul-sucking reality of pointless jobs, providing both a sharp critique of how modern work is structured and a glimmer of hope for a more purposeful future. Graeber's book could offer you a new lens through which to view work, society, and your place within it.

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