A review by nferraro90
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber

4.0

I wanted to give this a 5 because I do agree with the central thesis, in that capitalism and the financialization of everything has created a whole sector of bullshit jobs (jobs that if they were to disappear tomorrow, nobody would notice). I have felt for some time that most of the jobs in finance, banking, and administration are largely worthless or in some cases outright harmful, and this book articulated my thoughts in a much more thought out manner. However, I found some of the arguments a bit too reliant on the YouGov poll cited earlier I the chapter, and a bit light on empirical data overall. Granted, the the subtitle of this book is “a theory”, and this isn’t an academic article, so Perhaps I’m being harsh. 4 or 5, this is worth reading, unless you already know your job is bullshit and don’t want to be reminded of that.