Date: 29 January 2024 @ 20:00 - 21:30

Timezone: Amsterdam

Does your job, or the one you're considering applying for, contribute meaningfully to the world? Or is it one that society could do without? According to the late anthropologist David Graeber, over half of jobs in modern economies are pointless or even harmful to society. He introduced the term ‘bullshit job’ in his 2013 essay titled On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs. But what can we do against the emergence of such jobs? Are there ways to create more meaningful work instead? To what extent does work bring us a sense of purpose? 

Venue: Academy Building, Broerstraat 5


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