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I'm doing a bullshit job¹ and would be happy to find anything meaningful that still pays ok². Other than that I'm trying to reduce work days to work on side pro

I'm doing a bullshit job¹ and would be happy to find anything meaningful that still pays ok². Other than that I'm trying to reduce work days to work on side projects. If I had more choice I'd choose things that interest and fascinate me anyways and serve some good. This would be (socially beneficial) science and empowering information tools for the web. ¹ https://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/ https://strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/ ² Need a product manager for a cool product? Please let me know.

h0mEDw 8y ago
I am one of those bullshit jobs deniers. Would you like to explain why your job is bullshit? Feel free to change details to protect your privacy.
- anotheryou 8y ago
  My employer is a big fin-tec company, the product does not work well, revenue comes from long contract times where people can't get out again (even worse: selling dreams that usually burst), if anything we can provide some sort of e-commerce optimization which either makes people buy more s* or makes them buy it at one instead of the other vendor.
  - h0mEDw 8y ago
    So, if I understand correctly, the source of bullshit here would be some sort of soft coercion/engineering of consent? Over something that people don't need/shouldn't need? I.e. something like working on ad campaigns for cigarettes?
    - anotheryou 8y ago
      there are multiple layers of bullshit: - big player fin-tec: it only makes numbers grow for rich people - selling dreams: preying on peoples hopes, knowing they probably won't come true - broken product: not selling value - long contract times: just shady - e-commerce: Coercion in to buying stuff they wouldn't have bough otherwise or simply funneling the money to our clients instead of others. No benefit for society either way. It doesn't even have to be cigarettes, could be butter or anything.

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I'm doing a bullshit job¹ and would be happy to find anything meaningful that still pays ok². Other than that I'm trying to reduce work days to work on side pro

by anotheryou 8y ago

h0mEDw 8y ago
I am one of those bullshit jobs deniers. Would you like to explain why your job is bullshit? Feel free to change details to protect your privacy.
- anotheryou 8y ago
  My employer is a big fin-tec company, the product does not work well, revenue comes from long contract times where people can't get out again (even worse: selling dreams that usually burst), if anything we can provide some sort of e-commerce optimization which either makes people buy more s* or makes them buy it at one instead of the other vendor.
  - h0mEDw 8y ago
    So, if I understand correctly, the source of bullshit here would be some sort of soft coercion/engineering of consent? Over something that people don't need/shouldn't need? I.e. something like working on ad campaigns for cigarettes?
    - anotheryou 8y ago
      there are multiple layers of bullshit: - big player fin-tec: it only makes numbers grow for rich people - selling dreams: preying on peoples hopes, knowing they probably won't come true - broken product: not selling value - long contract times: just shady - e-commerce: Coercion in to buying stuff they wouldn't have bough otherwise or simply funneling the money to our clients instead of others. No benefit for society either way. It doesn't even have to be cigarettes, could be butter or anything.