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azureyoshi's review
3.0
Didn't tell me anything that I didn't already know. Might be an enlightening read for someone who thinks that any job is "meaningful" to society at large.
harukoreads's review
3.0
Occasionally dry, but with many fascinating sections, especially the final chapter. Not sure I like this author's writing style but I'm very convinced by his argument.
dkadastra's review
5.0
One of those books that perfectly puts words to a phenomenon that you can feel all around you, but wouldn’t have articulated yourself.
jamz02's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Bullshit Jobs argues for a reexamination of many of the jobs and careers that currently exist in today's society. He explores the conditions that lead to many of these jobs as well as offering solutions to how we might create a more just and equitable future!
kgmittty's review
dark
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
Listened to this on audiobook at my bullshit office job. We need a revolution.
zeibeat's review
4.0
The starting point of this essay was a provocative article Graeber published 10 years ago about how about 40% of us is working on bullshit jobs that are useless or purposeless.
This book goes deep into the subject adding some data, philosophy and English humor into it. I enjoyed the read very much
This book goes deep into the subject adding some data, philosophy and English humor into it. I enjoyed the read very much
nickedkins's review
4.0
I think the central idea of this book is important and the conversation needed to be sparked. Graeber does a great job of describing what bullshit jobs are, how they came about, what it's like to work one, and why we should be unhappy about them.
The qualitative claims seem like a stretch. The self-reporting approach makes sense in terms of assessing the psychological damage of working a bullshit job, but is less convincing if we're talking about the overall prevalence of such jobs, and Graeber stresses the '40% of jobs are bullshit' stat more than I think is justified.
Still, 4 stars, because I share lots of Graeber's values, and therefore the sections on why bullshit jobs are incompatible with a just and desirable society resonated particularly well with me.
The qualitative claims seem like a stretch. The self-reporting approach makes sense in terms of assessing the psychological damage of working a bullshit job, but is less convincing if we're talking about the overall prevalence of such jobs, and Graeber stresses the '40% of jobs are bullshit' stat more than I think is justified.
Still, 4 stars, because I share lots of Graeber's values, and therefore the sections on why bullshit jobs are incompatible with a just and desirable society resonated particularly well with me.