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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Graeber, David, author.     Subjects     Job satisfaction -- Social aspects.     Work -- Social aspects.     Work -- Psychological aspects.     Bureaucracy -- Social aspects.     Social structure.     Organizational effectiveness.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Graeber, David, author.       by title:      Bullshit jobs / Davi...         MARC Display

Bullshit jobs / David Graeber. by Graeber, David, author. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018. Subjects Job satisfaction -- Social aspects.   Work -- Social aspects.   Work -- Psychological aspects.   Bureaucracy -- Social aspects.   Social structure.   Organizational effectiveness. ISBN:  9781501143311 (hardcover) : 150114331X (hardcover) Description:  xxvii, 333 pages ; 24 cm Edition:  First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Contents:  Preface: On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs -- What is a bullshit job? -- What sorts of bullshit jobs are there? -- Why do those in bullshit jobs regularly report themselves unhappy? -- What is it like to have a bullshit job? -- Why are bullshit jobs proliferating? -- Why do we as a society not object to the growth of pointless employment? -- What are the political effects of bullshit jobs, and is there anything that can be done about this situation? Requests:  0 Summary:  "'Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world?' David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative online essay titled On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs. He defined a bullshit job as 'a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence, even though as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is not the case.' After a million views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer. . . . Graeber, in his singularly searing and illuminating style, identifies the five types of bullshit jobs and argues that when 1 percent of the population controls most of a society's wealth, they control what jobs are 'useful' and 'important.' . . . Graeber illustrates how nurses, bus drivers, musicians, and landscape gardeners provide true value, and what it says about us as a society when we look down upon them. Using arguments from some of the most revered political thinkers, philosophers, and scientists of our time, Graeber articulates the societal and political consequences of these bullshit jobs. Depression, anxiety, and a warped sense of our values are all dire concerns. He provides a blueprint to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture, providing the meaning and satisfaction we all crave."--Jacket.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aina Haina Public Library Adult Nonfiction 306.361 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kahuku P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 306.361 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 306.361 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 306.361 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList North Kohala Public Library Adult Nonfiction 306.361 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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