{"product_id":"bullshit-jobs-by-david-graeber-9781501143335","title":"Bullshit Jobs","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom David Graeber, the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dawn of Everything\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDebt\u003c\/em\u003e—\"a master of opening up thought and stimulating debate\" (\u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e)—comes a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs and their consequences.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDoes your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled \"On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs.\" It went viral. After one million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are hordes of people—HR consultants, communication coordinators, telemarketing researchers, corporate lawyers—whose jobs are useless, and, tragically, they know it. These people are caught in bullshit jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGraeber explores one of society's most vexing and deeply felt concerns, indicting among other villains a particular strain of finance capitalism that betrays ideals shared by thinkers ranging from Keynes to Lincoln. \"Clever and charismatic\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eBullshit Jobs\u003c\/em\u003e gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the centre of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation and is \"a thought-provoking examination of our working lives\" (\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397783470316,"sku":"9781501143335","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/f8a0891085b95382dc96ce62cd292a3f.jpg?v=1773781780","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bullshit-jobs-by-david-graeber-9781501143335","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}