Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

Synopsis

From david graeber, the bestselling author of the dawn of everything and debt—“a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate” (slate)—a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs. and their consequences. Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, david graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “on the phenomenon of bullshit jobs. ” it went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer.