Bullshit Jobs

By David Graeber,

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'Spectacular and terrifyingly true' Owen Jones
'Explosive' John McDonnell, New Statesman, Books of the Year
'Thought-provoking and funny' The Times

Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In…

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1 author picked Bullshit Jobs as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The main thing I love about this book is that it made me laugh so much! Don’t get me wrong; it’s a really serious book about one of the worst aspects of our economic system, namely that so many of us are trapped in jobs that are either pointless (in the grand scheme of things) or actively making things worse.

I really appreciated the readable style and use of humorous terminology that made it easy to understand what might otherwise be complicated topics.

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