Bullshit jobs aren’t shit jobs, the distinction being that shit jobs involve essential work that needs to be done—what makes them shit is that the workers who do these jobs are badly treated, undervalued, and poorly paid. “Shit jobs tend to be blue collar and pay by the hour,” Graeber observes, “whereas bullshit jobs tend to be white collar and salaried.” Bullshit jobs are not usually dangerous or physically demanding. And they pay well. But they don’t offer any of the rewards of service or the satisfaction of having done something worthwhile. Many of them involve doing nothing at all. Where
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