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bullshit job

category of jobs which are meaningless or harm to society, theorized by anthropologist David Graeber in a 2018 essay
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bullshit job

Summary

bullshit job is a sociological concept[1]. It draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_concept category, ranking #35 of 51).[2]

Key Facts

  • bullshit job is credited with the discovery of David Graeber[3].
  • bullshit job's instance of is recorded as sociological concept[4].
  • bullshit job's subclass of is recorded as employment[5].
  • bullshit job's described by source is recorded as Bullshit Jobs: A Theory[6].

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Works and Contributions

bullshit job is credited with the discovery of David Graeber[3].

Why It Matters

bullshit job draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_concept category, ranking #35 of 51).[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

David Graeber

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). bullshit job. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/bullshit-job
MLA “bullshit job.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/bullshit-job.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_bullshit-job_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{bullshit job}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/bullshit-job}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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