Bullshit Jobs
A Theory. Simon & Schuster, 2018.
A brief summary of Bullshit Jobs
A provocative, clever argument about the uselessness of scores of jobs, where they came from and why they still exist, and how the people who hold them feel a sense of emptiness and despair when they contemplate their working lives.
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Who should read Bullshit Jobs
Employees • managers and CEOs • anthropology students • social scientists • anyone who hates their job
About the author of Bullshit Jobs
David Graeber (1961–2020) was a leading American anthropologist and activist known for his eminent contributions to the field of economic anthropology and incisive writing about politics. He was an active member of the Global Justice Movement in the 1990s, and later a leader during the Occupy Wall Street movement. Graeber passed away unexpectedly at the age of fifty-nine.
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