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Studs Turkel's book Working is for an America that is gone. When this current bubble bursts, we will see the truth for all those who belive it's just not enoug
by icantdrive55 9y ago
Studs Turkel's book Working is for an America that is gone.
When this current bubble bursts, we will see the truth for all those who belive it's just not enough--what's the word--planning, or solid work ethic?
I was going to say we need a new Working book for the Sharing Economey, but I feel it would be pretty thin, and just say see "Chinese economy", or done other "they do it cheaper" country for more information.
It would be interesting to see a Studs Turkel type writing about a startup that produces absolutely nothing new, or a product that will be decimated by one of the monopolies.
I would like to read how a 1 percenter rationalizes their greedy, and narcissism though; while the safe, predictable, somewhat ethical country they grew up slides into chaos.
- dogruck 9y agoYou are pessimistic and cynical. I know many people who have jobs equal to or similar to Studs Working. And, more importantly, his book did not describe a paradise. He profiled whores, for example.
- wyclif 9y agoI read it years ago. He also profiled a lot of people with unglamorous jobs, like hotel doormen. As a teenager, I felt like reading that book taught me something I needed to understand about work and how even jobs that are considered desireable and financially rewarding can be complete drudgery to do over a period of years, let alone decades.