Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the existence and societal harm of meaningless jobs. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless, which becomes psychologically destructive when paired with a work ethic that associates work with self-worth. Graeber describes five …
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that argues the existence and societal harm of meaningless jobs. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless, which becomes psychologically destructive when paired with a work ethic that associates work with self-worth. Graeber describes five types of bullshit jobs, in which workers pretend their role isn't as pointless or harmful as they know it to be: flunkies, goons, duct tapers, box tickers, and taskmasters. He argues that the association of labor with virtuous suffering is recent in human history, and proposes universal basic income as a potential solution.
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Bullshit Jobs
Hardcover, 335 pages
English language
Published May 15, 2018 by Simon Schuster.
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- 978-1-5011-4331-1Copied ISBN!
- ASIN:
- 150114331X
- Audible ASIN:
- B079YYRGSB
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- 34466958
Bullshit Jobs
hardcover, 333 pages
English language
Published June 3, 2018 by Allen Lane.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-241-26388-4Copied ISBN!
Bullshit Jobs
Paperback, 464 pages
German language
Published Feb. 8, 2020 by Klett-Cotta Verlag.
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- 978-3-608-98245-9Copied ISBN!
Bullshit Jobs
E-book, 369 pages
English language
Published May 15, 2018 by Simon Schuster.
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- 978-1-5011-4334-2Copied ISBN!
- Goodreads:
- 38745698
Bullshit jobs
E-book
English language
Published May 15, 2018 by Simon Schuster.
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- 978-1-5011-4334-2Copied ISBN!
Bullshit Jobs
320 pages
English language
Published March 16, 2019 by Penguin Books, Limited.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-198347-9Copied ISBN!
Bullshit Jobs
13h runtime; narrated by Christopher Ragland
Published May 14, 2018 by Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Audio.
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- 978-1-5082-6466-8Copied ISBN!
Bullshit jobs : a theory
English language
Published March 17, 2018
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- 978-0-241-26388-4Copied ISBN!
Bullshit Jobs
paperback, 368 pages
Published May 7, 2019 by Simon & Schuster.
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- 978-1-5011-4333-5Copied ISBN!
Bullshit jobs
448 pages
French language
Published Oct. 8, 2019 by Les liens qui libèrent.
- ISBN:
- 979-10-209-0736-3Copied ISBN!
Bullshit Jobs vom wahren Sinn der Arbeit
German language
Published Oct. 8, 2018
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- 978-3-608-98108-7Copied ISBN!
Bullshit jobs
hardcover
Published Sept. 20, 2018 by Garzanti Libri.
- ISBN:
- 978-88-11-67266-1Copied ISBN!
Bullshit Jobs
416 pages
French language
Published Sept. 5, 2018 by Les liens qui libèrent.
- ISBN:
- 979-10-209-0633-5Copied ISBN!
Bullshit jobs
Indonesian language
Published Oct. 8, 2018
- ISBN:
- 978-979-1020-90-9Copied ISBN!
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