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A recent poll among Brits revealed that as many as 37 per cent think they have a job that doesn’t even need to exist. What is the incentive for companies to th
by danbruc 10y ago
A recent poll among Brits revealed that as many as 37 per cent think they have a job that doesn’t even need to exist.
What is the incentive for companies to throw a third of their labor costs out of the window? I surely agree that it at least seems to be the case that some people are doing work that seems to serve no purpose besides getting the worker a paycheck. But it can not be 37% bad, can it?
Companies should be eager to get rid of those jobs, lower prices, increase market share and capture some sweet additional profits. Why don't they? Is corruption within companies so prevalent and working so well? Or are bullshit jobs simply more of a myth, there are some but most only look useless but are actually not?
- maxxxxx 10y agoIn my company there is this whole layer of middle management that mainly does meetings and adds their name to other people's work but don't do much else. Their main skill is to look good to their managers. Bullshit jobs are definitely not a myth. They exist and grow.
- panic 10y agoThere's a difference between jobs that yield profit for a company and jobs that need to exist. Say you're a life insurance salesperson for a company that sells life insurance to young, healthy people who don't actually need it. The company is making money from your labor, but the job itself doesn't need to exist.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoYou need life insurance if you have dependents (partner, children) regardless of age.
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