#8 - Meaningless on the Clock: The Bullshit Jobs Theory
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#8 - Meaningless on the Clock: The Bullshit Jobs Theory
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Discover the hidden epidemic of pointless work in this episode of “Learning English with Human Beans.”
We unpack David Graeber’s theory of “bullshit jobs,” examine five key categories-from flunkies to taskmasters-and explore the surprising mental-health costs of meaningless tasks. Improve your English vocabulary as you rethink what makes work truly valuable.
References:
- Graeber, D. (2013). “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.” *Strike!* essay introducing the concept and collecting hundreds of worker testimonials.
- Graeber, D. (2018). *Bullshit Jobs: A Theory*. Simon & Schuster. Expands the 2013 essay into a full, evidence-driven book identifying five types of pointless roles and their societal harm.
- Walo, S. (2023). “‘Bullshit’ After All? Why People Consider Their Jobs Socially Useless.” *Work, Employment & Society*. Provides the first quantitative backing for Graeber’s claim using American Working Conditions Survey data.
- European Working Conditions Survey (2015). Core dataset analyzed by Walo (2023) and others to measure perceived job usefulness and its links to mental health.
- ETUI (2023). “‘Bullshit jobs’ and the search for meaning in work.” European Trade Union Institute report correlating feelings of job uselessness with higher rates of depression and anxiety.
- Siegrist, J. (1996). “Adverse health effects of high-effort/low-reward conditions.” *Journal of Occupational Health Psychology*. Lays out the Effort-Reward Imbalance model, showing how lack of meaningful reward at work harms psychological well-being.
- YouGov (2018). UK poll finding 37% of respondents believe their job does not contribute “meaningfully” to society, underscoring the widespread nature of perceived “bullshit jobs.”