Paulina Wiatr’s Reviews > Bullshit Jobs: A Theory > Status Update

Bullshit jobs proliferate today in large part because of the peculiar nature of managerial feudalism that has come to dominate wealthy economies. (…) they are aware that the greater the social value produced by a job, the less one is likely to be paid to do it. (…) They are faced with a choice between doing useful and important work [for no renumeration] or accepting pointless and degrading work