Re:Uber cuts 3000 more jobs, closes 45 offices
by pwdisswordfish2 on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @04:09PM
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I think there are more than just those two interpetations.
I also think more people than Graeber have been aware of the existence of BS jobs for a long time.
What is nice about the Wikipedia page is that it acknowledges that BS jobs "is a thing".
Perhaps it facilitates more open discussion of the phenomenon.
SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 may be facilitating the discussion even more as it has forced people to consider what jobs are "essential" versus what logically can be referred to as "non-essential".
I have seen one commenter on HN raise the issue of why pay does appear to correlate with whether a job is essential or not. Perhaps this is something more people will start to think about.
I also think more people than Graeber have been aware of the existence of BS jobs for a long time.
What is nice about the Wikipedia page is that it acknowledges that BS jobs "is a thing".
Perhaps it facilitates more open discussion of the phenomenon.
SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 may be facilitating the discussion even more as it has forced people to consider what jobs are "essential" versus what logically can be referred to as "non-essential".
I have seen one commenter on HN raise the issue of why pay does appear to correlate with whether a job is essential or not. Perhaps this is something more people will start to think about.