"a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence even though, as part

"a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence even though, as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is not the case" — Nathan Heller Whats the public vs private split to this idea? Its not a new idea - “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.” — John Wanamaker