We have established three broad categories of jobs: Useful jobs (which may or may not be low-paying shit jobs), bullshit jobs, and a small but ugly penumbra of jobs such as gangsters, slumlords, top corporate lawyers, or hedge fund CEOs, made up of people who are basically selfish bastards and don’t really pretend to be anything else.So check out all of my highlights below and then get ready (if you are up for it) to play one of the shop’s most popular games, Bullshit Jobs: It’s innovative, it’s audacious, and it will change your perspective on work. The shop has thousands of games on bestselling work-related books, and “Bullshit Jobs” is one of my favorites. These are the 23 points that make up our game on “Bullshit Jobs,” which has just been added to our on-demand game shop at 1Huddle. I think everyone who wants to empower workers and create a future of work that’s more equitable and just has a responsibility to think critically about our workforce, which is why I’ve put together the top 23 best highlights from “Bullshit Jobs” to share with you today. The benefits of AI and automation have not led to the 15-hour workweek John Maynard Kenes predicted in 1930, but have instead created millions of “bullshit jobs.” And that reality causes a lot of societal and psychological harm since our culture measures self-worth almost entirely by our work and productivity.Ī lot of leaders in the workforce space might find Graeber’s book controversial. One of which led me to the book “ Bullshit Jobs: A Theory,” by anthropologist David Graeber.ĭavid Graeber’s groundbreaking book argues that nearly half of the jobs that exist today are meaningless. My exploration has taken me down all types of rabbit holes. A few issues I’ve recently delved into include: the origins of labor, how the brain learns, why job training is largely ineffective, how to use technology to increase employee engagement, and how to make our workforce more fair and just. I’ve engulfed myself in conversations, research, and reading on everything that matters to today’s workforce and the future of work. I have spent the last several years exploring work.
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