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David Graeber's "Bullshit Jobs" comes to mind as a well written critique of the kinds of jobs you seem to be describing. https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library

• DocTomoe 4y ago
  Sure. But there are also plenty of very necessary jobs which are not permanently engaging. Airline pilots tend to do love aviating, but spend most of their flight standing by in case the autopilot goes awry. Most medical doctors don't have a massive catastrophe happening around them all of the time. Artisan bakers still have to knead dough. All in all, most work generally is boring rather than fulfilling.
  • askafriend 4y ago
    I think in all your examples aspects of the work may indeed be incredibly boring, but that doesn't mean it's not ultimately rewarding, fulfilling, or motivating. At least in the case of pilots, doctors, and bakers.
• pqwEfkvjs 4y ago
  Thanks for sharing this. I just spent last 10 hours reading it, but I need to stop to get some sleep now.