2026-07-18 05:53 UTC
“Bullshit jobs are not just jobs that are
useless or pernicious; typically, there
has to be some degree of pretense
and fraud involved as well. The
jobholder must feel obliged to
pretend that there is, in fact, a
good reason why her job exists,
even if, privately, she finds such
claims ridiculous.”
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- David Graeber
Replies (3)
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@FranceskaMann@freeradical.zone 2026-07-18 05:56
@DGI@graeber.social Bullshit jobs include most of the C suite.
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@elfburgerman@mastodon.social 2026-07-18 05:59
@DGI@graeber.social Do workers have to identify their own bullshit job for it to be one??? Most people working in advertising probably think they're awesome even though we're #AdvertisingOurselvesToDeath ...
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@MichelPatrice@jasette.facil.services 2026-07-18 06:31
@DGI@graeber.social I bought the Bullshit Jobs book one or two years ago but I never had the heart to read it. I feared I could no longer go back to work. I'm retiring in the following year, I will read it then, maybe.