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Carrie's avatar

My spouse works for a completely different type of company. But this article repeats everything I’ve heard about his work experiences almost verbatim.

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I've recently moved from front line work to corporate and this is eerily similar to what I'm experiencing, even in a completely different industry. I've had a 1:1 for being 'negative' (asking for clarity of purpose on a pointless task) and frequently hear the 'solution over problems' line (a favorite for managers who have no idea what they're doing). It seems about 80% of the people in my 120+ office spend the majority of their day trying to justify their role. Layers upon layers of middle management. It drives me insane with rage thinking about the wasted resources. I work for a government department.

I've been thinking a lot about the Bullshit Jobs essay by David Graeber and how spiritually corrosive it is to spend so much of our lives in these environments. We aren't meant to live like this. I don't know what the solution is, I'm in the same boat regarding quitting. Maybe I can get some satisfaction in being an agitator? Thank you for your writing on this, off to read part 2

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