BS Jobs

The Bullshit Job, as David Graeber has defined it, is a job so pointless that the person doing it believes it shouldn’t exist, and at the same time, you can’t admit it out loud to anyone.

This is such a fascinating idea to point out. We have been brainwashed since the rise of industrialism that work is part of what it means to be productive. But how much of our jobs are we doing productive work? Most of us who sit in front of a computer can admit that we are not always productive. And so can the person operating a shovel. Because humans are not machines and need breaks. We need purpose and meaning. Sometimes we do boring work, but boring work is not the same as unproductive work.

Something to think about.