How will we value humane "work" (as opposed to "flunkies", "duct tapers" and "box tickers") coming out of Covid-19? NEW ECONOMICS, 4TH SECTOR, BUILD THE ECONOMY, COMMUNITYpat kane12 May 2020bullshit jobs, workComment
We often worry that automation will just "replace" us. Here's a much subtler map of the many way we could "pair" with our machines NEW ECONOMICS, TECHNOLOGY, INGENUITY, 4TH SECTORpat kane24 August 2019work, bullshit jobs, employment, governmentComment
Is any job better than no job? No. A "bad" job can make you feel worse than being unemployed, says Manchester Uni NEW ECONOMICS, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENTpat kane5 November 2018bullshit jobs, work, postwork
What's a bullshit job? 3/4ths of all positions in services or admin, says David Graeber's new book NEW ECONOMICSpat kane23 April 2018work, employment, bullshit jobs