> This is the problem at the center of almost everything I’ve written. Why are bosses mad they can’t bring people back to the office? Because their alignment of

> This is the problem at the center of almost everything I’ve written. Why are bosses mad they can’t bring people back to the office? Because their alignment of business success isn’t really tied to profit or “success,” but rather the sense that they are “big” and “successful,” which requires a bustling workplace and “ideas.” This is similar to the sentiment of Bullshit Jobs as posted here yesterday. There is a strong incentive within the modern market economy to value perception over reality. This often involves hiring people to look like they're doing something without any consideration as to whether they're doing anything valuable.