Bullshit Jobs

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Peter and Michael discuss "Bullshit Jobs" by anarchist anthropologist David Graeber. The result: two professional podcasters debating which jobs are real and which jobs are fake. Where to find us:  • Our Patreon • Our merch! • Peter's newsletter • Peter's other podcast, 5-4 • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase Sources: • On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs: A Work Rant • 37% of British workers think their jobs are meaningless • Average Annual Hours Worked by Persons Engaged for United States • The times they are not changin’: Days and hours of work in Old and New Worlds, 1870–2000 • ‘Bullshit’ After All? Why People Consider Their Jobs Socially Useless • Alienation Is Not ‘Bullshit’: An Empirical Critique of Graeber’s Theory of BS Jobs • Many people feel they work in pointless ‘bullshit’ jobs, research confirms • The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure  • Study: Leisure Time Declines • USA Consumption as percent of GDP • The Significance of Task Significance: Job Performance Effects, Relational Mechanisms, and Boundary Conditions • Task significance and meaningful work: A longitudinal study • Americans’ job satisfaction in 2024 Thanks to Mindseye for our th