Bullshit jobs / David Graeber.

By:

Graeber, David Rolfe, 1961-2020

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2019Edition: First Simon & Schuster trade paperback editionDescription: xxvii, 333 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781501143335
1501143336

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

331.7

LOC classification:

HF 5549.5 G734b 2019

Contents:

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?

Summary: 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."--Publisher's description

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	HF 5549.5 G734b 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000177414

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."--Publisher's description

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