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Graeber, David On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs: A work rant 2013 Article Meaningful Work, Bullshit Jobs Graeber, Bullshit Jobs, Meaningless Work, Job Satisfaction
Citation Graeber, David 2013 Article Strike Magazine Graeber Bullshit Jobs Meaningless Work Job Satisfaction Meaningful Work Bullshit Jobs

"On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs: A work rant"

by Graeber, David (2013)

Abstract

… these jobs are ultimately aware of it. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever met a corporate lawyer who didn't think their job was bullshit . The same goes for almost all the new in- dustries outlined above. There is a whole class of salaried …

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Graeber, Bullshit Jobs, Meaningless Work, Job Satisfaction

Themes

Meaningful Work, Bullshit Jobs

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Citation

Graeber, David. “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant.” Strike Magazine, vol. 3, mirror.anarhija.net, 2013, pp. 1–5.

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