– Oli Scarff/Getty Images Being paid to do nothing at work might sound like every employee’s dream, but it can also bring shame and depression.Anthropologist David Graeber at the London School of Economics has written a book, " Bullshit Jobs: A Theory ," on the subject of meaningless work. He cited a survey that showed nearly 40 percent of United Kingdom workers were quite sure their jobs made no significant contribution to the world at all.While economist John Maynard Keynes once predicted that we might be able to work 15-hour workweeks , in many cases, […]
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