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Books

Audios

WORT host Patty Peltekos interview about work and the value of jobs

3 Sept 2018

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A Labor Day Conversation with David Graeber, author of Bullshit Jobs
WORT 89.9FM Madison

A Labor Day Conversation with David Graeber, author of Bullshit Jobs

A 2015 YouGov survey revealed that 37% of working British adults think their jobs do not make a meaningful contribution to the world. Similarly, 40% of workers in the Netherlands reported that their jobs had no good reason to exist. Why are so many 21st century workers trapped in useless, meaningless jobs?

On today’s special Labor Day episode, Patty interviews David Graeber, author of Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. They discuss the “BS-ization” of work and its social implications, along with broader labor issues such as the effects of automation, the proliferation of paperwork, the psychological toll of BS jobs, and the argument for a universal basic income.