{"product_id":"9781501143335","title":"Bullshit Jobs: A Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs, and their consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\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 a million online views in seventeen different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are millions 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\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. \u003ci\u003eBullshit Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e gives individuals, corporations, and societies permission to undergo a shift in values, placing creative and caring work at the center of our culture. This book is for everyone who wants to turn their vocation back into an avocation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032353620208,"sku":"9781501143335","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501143335_p0.jpg?v=1769896916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501143335","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}