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The Hidden Cost of Meaningless Work
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The Hidden Cost of Meaningless Work

How BS Jobs rot your soul

Yet another episode about pointless jobs from your favorite existential imbecile (Max Murphy).

You can also listen to this on YouTube .. *Sigh*

Sources
Bullshit Jobs: a Theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs

On the Phenomenon of Bullsh*t Jobs
https://www.atlasofplaces.com/essays/on-the-phenomenon-of-bullshit-jobs/

Simon Walo’s paper
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09500170231175771

“Alienation is Not Bullsh*t”
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09500170211015067

Music
- Perfect Vermin OST Human Resources Menu
- ‘Machina’ by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. [www.scottbuckley.com.au](http://www.scottbuckley.com.au/)
- Thinking Theme [The Stanley Parable:Ultra Deluxe - Original Soundtrack]
- ‘Beyond These Walls’ by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. [www.scottbuckley.com.au](http://www.scottbuckley.com.au/)
- ‘Chasing Daylight’ by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. [www.scottbuckley.com.au](http://www.scottbuckley.com.au/)
- ‘Ice Cream’ by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. [www.scottbuckley.com.au](http://www.scottbuckley.com.au/)
- Red Rock Riviera(Day) 1 - Disco Elysium OST

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:51 What is a BS jobs?
30:22 Managers are bad ppl

Max Murphy explores the absurdity of existence.

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