Bullshit Jobs

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, read by Christopher Ragland. Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are bullshit jobs. This book shows why, and what we can do about it.In the early twentieth century, people prophesied that technology would see us all working fifteen-hour weeks and driving flying cars. Instead, something curious happened. Not only have the flying cars not materialised, but average working hours have increased rather than decreased. And now, across the developed world, three-quarters of all jobs are in services, finance or admin: jobs that don't seem to contribute anything to society. In Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber explores how this phenomenon - one more associated with the Soviet Union, but which capitalism was supposed to eliminate - has happened. In doing so, he looks at how, rather than producing anything, work has become an end in itself; the way such work maintains the current broken system of finance capital; and, finally, how we can get out of it.This book is for anyone whose heart has sunk at the sight of a whiteboard, who believes 'workshops' should only be for making things, or who just suspects that there might be a better way to run our world.'Spectacular and terrifyingly true' Owen Jones 'Explosive' John McDonnell, New Statesman, Books of the Year 'Thought-provoking and funny' The Times

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, read by Christopher Ragland. Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are bullshit jobs. This book shows why, and what we can do about it.In the early twentieth century, people prophesied that technology would see us all working fifteen-hour weeks and driving flying cars. Instead, something curious happened. Not only have the flying cars not materialised, but average working hours have increased rather than decreased. And now, across the developed world, three-quarters of all jobs are in services, finance or admin: jobs that don't seem to contribute anything to society. In Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber explores how this phenomenon - one more associated with the Soviet Union, but which capitalism was supposed to eliminate - has happened. In doing so, he looks at how, rather than producing anything, work has become an end in itself; the way such work maintains the current broken system of finance capital; and, finally, how we can get out of it.This book is for anyone whose heart has sunk at the sight of a whiteboard, who believes 'workshops' should only be for making things, or who just suspects that there might be a better way to run our world.'Spectacular and terrifyingly true' Owen Jones 'Explosive' John McDonnell, New Statesman, Books of the Year 'Thought-provoking and funny' The Times

I "Bullshit Jobs" giver David Graeber den spektakulære og skræmmende sandhed om vores helt ligegyldige jobs... Op til 40 % af os mener i alt hemmelighed, at vores eget job er unødvendigt. Med andre ord er de altså : bullshit jobs! I denne bog viser David Graeber hvorfor, og hvad vi kan gøre ved det. I begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede troede folk at teknologien vil give os en arbejdsuge på 15 timer og at vi ville køre i flyvende biler. I dag er intet af det sket, og vores arbejdstid er ikke blevet forringet men forøget ,og vi besidder mere og mere ligegyldige jobs, der ikke gavner samfundet. Men hvordan kan vi komme ud af dette hamsterhjul og begynde at arbejde mere meningsfuldt? Det giver David Graeber sit underholdende og dybdegående svar på i "Bullshit Jobs", der giver tankevækkende perspektiver på det moderne arbejdsliv.

I "Bullshit Jobs" giver David Graeber den spektakulære og skræmmende sandhed om vores helt ligegyldige jobs... Op til 40 % af os mener i alt hemmelighed, at vores eget job er unødvendigt. Med andre ord er de altså : bullshit jobs! I denne bog viser David Graeber hvorfor, og hvad vi kan gøre ved det. I begyndelsen af det 20. århundrede troede folk at teknologien vil give os en arbejdsuge på 15 timer og at vi ville køre i flyvende biler. I dag er intet af det sket, og vores arbejdstid er ikke blevet forringet men forøget ,og vi besidder mere og mere ligegyldige jobs, der ikke gavner samfundet. Men hvordan kan vi komme ud af dette hamsterhjul og begynde at arbejde mere meningsfuldt? Det giver David Graeber sit underholdende og dybdegående svar på i "Bullshit Jobs", der giver tankevækkende perspektiver på det moderne arbejdsliv.