Busywork & BS Jobs

The managerial obsession with ‘busywork’
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220411-the-managerial…

and the classic “BS jobs”

https://tinyurl.com/3u6x7uer

BS Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless, and becomes psychologically destructive when paired with a work ethic that associates work with self-worth. Graeber describes five types of meaningless jobs, in which workers pretend their role is not as pointless or harmful as they know it to be: flunkies, goons, duct tapers, box tickers, and taskmasters.

Which type of BS Job offers the most career advancement? I’m guessing the “box tickers”.

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Which type of BS Job offers the most career advancement? I’m guessing the “box tickers”.

Automation (bar code scanners, etc) will eliminate the “box ticker” jobs very rapidly. They are nothing more than glorified supermarket cashiers.

Automation (bar code scanners, etc) will eliminate the “box ticker” jobs very rapidly.

I was refering to the “Tick-box” culture you see in many organizations like the military and large corporations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-box_culture

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