Bullshit Jobs: A Theory

</image> <label>Author</label> <label>Illustrator</label> <label>Published on</label> <label>Publisher</label> <group layout="horizontal"> <header>Publication order</header> <label>Previous</label> <label>Next</label> </group> </infobox>Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a book written by David Graeber that outlines how between 30-40% of jobs within modern capitalist economies are 'bullshit'. The book explores the causes, effects and solutions to this problem, with some interesting historical notes and philosophical questions thrown in.

Summary

Chapter 2: What Sort of Bullshit Jobs Are There?

There are five major kinds of bullshit jobs.

1. Flunkies are jobs that exist to make someone else look or feel important, such as secretaries and doormen.
2. Goons are jobs which only exist because competitors have them, such as lobbyists, PR specialists, telemarketers and corporate lawyers.
3. Duct Tapers are jobs which only exist because of easily fixable faults or inefficiencies in an organization.
4. Box Tickers are jobs which exist so an organization can say it is doing something, without actually doing anything.
5. Taskmasters are jobs which exist to assign tasks to others, often bullshit ones.

These are not exclusive categories, and often overlap depending on the work being performed.

External Links

• Bullshit Jobs at theanarchistlibrary