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,:AT ,IS ,IT ,LIKE TO ,HAVE A ,BULL%IT ,JOB8 7,ON ,SPIRITUAL ,VIOL5CE1 ,P>T #b7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,*APT] #d3 ,:AT ,IS ,IT ,LIKE TO ,HAVE A ,BULL%IT ,JOB8 7,ON ,SPIRITUAL ,VIOL5CE1 ,P>T #b7 

  

,! (FICIAL L9E IS ?AT WE ALL HAVE RI<TS & LIVE 9 A DEMOCRACY4 ,O!R UN=TUNATES :O >5'T FREE LIKE WE >E HAVE TO LIVE 9 POLICE /ATES4 ,!SE VICTIMS OBEY ORD]S OR ELSE1 NO MATT] H[ >BITR>Y4 ,! AU?ORITIES KEEP !M UND] REGUL> SURVEILLANCE4 ,/ATE BUREAUCRATS CONTROL EV5 ! SMALLE/ DETAILS ( EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,! (FICIALS :O PU% !M >\ND >E ANSW]ABLE ONLY TO HI<]-UPS1 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE4 ,EI!R WAY1 DISS5T OR DISOB$I5CE >E PUNI%$4 ,9=M]S REPORT REGUL>LY TO ! AU?ORITIES4 ,ALL ?IS IS SUPPOS$ TO BE A V]Y BAD ?+4 

,& SO IT IS1 AL?\< IT IS NO?+ BUT A DESCRIPTION ( ! MOD]N WORKPLACE4 

--,BOB ,BLACK1 0,! ,ABOLITION ( ,WORK0 

,9 ! LA/ *APT]1 WE ASK$ :Y IT WAS ?AT HUMAN BE+S SO REGUL>LY F9D BE+ PAID TO DO NO?+ AN EXASP]AT+1 9SUFF]ABLE1 OR OPPRESSIVE EXP]I5CE--(T51 EV5 :5 ! CONDITIONS ( EMPLOYM5T >E QUITE GOOD4 ,I SUGGE/$ ! ANSW] REVEALS C]TA9 TRU?S AB\T HUMAN NATURE L>GELY OV]LOOK$ BY ECONOMIC SCI5CE & EV5 BY ! MORE CYNICAL V]SIONS ( POPUL> COMMON S5SE4 ,HUMANS >E SOCIAL BE+S ?AT BEG9 TO ATROPHY--EV5 TO PHYSICALLY DECAY--IF !Y >E D5I$ REGUL> CONTACT ) O!R HUMANS2 9S(> AS !Y DO HAVE A S5SE ( BE+ AN AUTONOM\S 5TITY SEP>ATE FROM ! WORLD & FROM O!RS1 IT IS L>GELY FROM CONCEIV+ !MSELVES AS CAPABLE ( ACT+ ON ! WORLD & O!RS 9 PR$ICTABLE WAYS4 ,D5Y HUMANS ?IS S5SE ( AG5CY1 & !Y >E NO?+4 ,:AT'S MORE1 9 BULL%IT JOBS1 ! ABILITY TO P]=M ACTS ( MAKE-BELIEVE1 :I* UND] ORD9>Y CIRCUM/ANCES MI<T BE CONSID]$ ! HI<E/ & MO/ DI/9CTLY HUMAN =M ( ACTION--ESPECIALLY TO ! EXT5T ?AT ! MAKE-BELIEVE WORLDS SO CREAT$ >E 9 SOME WAY ACTUALLY BR\<T 9TO REALITY--IS TURN$ AGA9/ ITSELF4 ,H5CE1 MY 9QUIRY 9TO ! HI/ORY ( PRET5D WORK & ! SOCIAL & 9TELLECTUAL ORIG9S ( ! CONCEPT ?AT ONE'S TIME CAN BELONG TO SOMEONE ELSE4 ,H[ DOES IT COME TO SEEM MORALLY WRONG TO ! EMPLOY] ?AT WORK]S >E NOT WORK+1 EV5 IF !RE IS NO?+ OBVI\S = !M TO DO8 

,IF BE+ =C$ TO PRET5D TO WORK IS SO 9FURIAT+ BECAUSE IT MAKES CLE> ! DEGREE TO :I* Y\ >E 5TIRELY UND] ANO!R P]SON'S P[]1 !N BULL%IT JOBS >E1 AS NOT$ ABOVE1 5TIRE JOBS ORGANIZ$ ON ?AT SAME PR9CIPLE4 ,Y\'RE WORK+1 OR PRET5D+ TO WORK--NOT = ANY GOOD REASON1 AT LEA/ ANY GOOD REASON Y\ CAN F9D--BUT JU/ = ! SAKE ( WORK+4 ,H>DLY SURPRIS+ IT %\LD RANKLE4 

,BUT !RE'S ONE OBVI\S DIFF]5CE1 TOO1 BETWE5 BULL%IT JOBS & A DI%WA%] BE+ MADE TO CLEAN ! BASEBO>DS 9 A RE/AURANT4 ,9 ! LATT] CASE1 !RE IS A DEMON/RABLE BULLY4 ,Y\ KN[ EXACTLY :O IS PU%+ Y\ >\ND4 ,9 ! CASE ( BULL%IT JOBS1 IT'S R>ELY SO CLE>-CUT4 ,:O EXACTLY IS =C+ Y\ TO PRET5D TO WORK8 ,! COMPANY8 ,SOCIETY8 ,SOME /RANGE CONFLU5CE ( SOCIAL CONV5TION & ECONOMIC =CES ?AT 9SI/ NO ONE %\LD BE GIV5 ! MEANS ( LIFE )\T WORK+1 EV5 IF !RE IS NOT 5\< REAL WORK TO GO >\ND8 ,AT LEA/ 9 ! TRADITIONAL WORKPLACE1 !RE WAS SOMEONE AGA9/ :OM Y\ C\LD DIRECT Y\R RAGE4 

,?IS IS ONE ( ! ?+S ?AT COMES ?R\< /RONGLY 9 ! TE/IMONIES ,I ASSEMBL$3 ! 9FURIAT+ AMBIGUITY4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ T]RIBLE1 RIDICUL\S1 \TRAGE\S GO+ ON1 BUT IT'S NOT CLE> :E!R Y\ >E EV5 ALL[$ TO ACKN[L$GE IT1 & IT'S USUALLY EV5 LESS CLE> :O OR :AT CAN BE BLAM$4 

:Y HAV+ A BULL%IT JOB IS NOT ALWAYS NECESS>ILY ?AT BAD 

  

,BE=E EXPLOR+ !SE !MES1 ?\<1 IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT ?OSE :O HOLD BULL%IT JOBS >E NOT UNI=MLY MIS]ABLE4 ,AS ,I M5TION$ 9 ! LA/ *APT]1 !RE W]E A H&FUL ( L>GELY POSITIVE TE/IMONIALS FROM WORK]S :O W]E QUITE SATISFI$ ) !IR BULL%IT JOBS4 ,IT'S H>D TO G5]ALIZE AB\T !IR COMMON FEATURES BECAUSE !RE REALLY W]5'T ALL ?AT MANY ( !M1 BUT P]HAPS WE CAN TRY TO TEASE \T A FEW3  
  

,W>R53 ,I WORK AS A SUB/ITUTE TEA*] 9 A PUBLIC S*OOL DI/RICT 9 ,CONNECTICUT4 ,MY JOB JU/ 9VOLVES TAK+ ATT5DANCE & MAK+ SURE ! /UD5TS /AY ON TASK ) :ATEV] 9DIVIDUAL WORK !Y HAVE4 ,TEA*]S R>ELY IF EV] ACTUALLY LEAVE 9/RUCTIONS = TEA*+4 ,I DON'T M9D ! JOB1 H[EV]1 S9CE IT ALL[S ME LOTS ( FREE TIME = READ+ & /UDY+ ,*9ESE1 & ,I OCCASIONALLY HAVE 9T]E/+ CONV]SATIONS ) /UD5TS4 ,P]HAPS MY JOB C\LD BE ELIM9AT$ 9 SOME WAY1 BUT = N[ ,I'M QUITE HAPPY4  
  

,IT'S NOT 5TIRELY CLE> ?IS IS EV5 A BULL%IT JOB2 AS PUBLIC $UCATION IS CURR5TLY ORGANIZ$1 SOMEONE DOES HAVE TO LOOK AFT] ! *ILDR5 9 A GIV5 CLASS P]IOD IF A TEA*] CALLS 9 SICK4.<#i#e.> ,! BULL%IT ELEM5T SEEMS TO LIE 9 PRET5D+ ?AT 9/RUCTORS SU* AS ,W>R5 >E !RE TO TEA*1 :5 EV]YONE KN[S !Y'RE NOT3 PRESUMABLY ?IS IS SO ! /UD5TS WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO RESPECT !IR AU?ORITY :5 !Y TELL !M TO /OP RUNN+ >\ND & DO !IR ASSIGNM5TS4 ,! FACT ?AT ! ROLE ISN'T 5TIRELY USELESS MU/ HELP SOME:AT4 ,CRUCIALLY1 TOO1 IT IS UNSUP]VIS$1 NONMONOTON\S1 9VOLVES SOCIAL 9T]ACTION1 & ALL[S ,W>R5 TO SP5D A LOT ( TIME DO+ :ATEV] HE LIKES4 ,F9ALLY1 IT'S CLE>LY NOT SOME?+ HE 5VISIONS DO+ = ! RE/ ( HIS LIFE4 

,?IS IS AB\T AS GOOD AS A BULL%IT JOB IS LIKELY TO GET4 

,SOME TRADITIONAL BUREAUCRATIC JOBS CAN ALSO BE QUITE PLEASANT1 EV5 IF !Y S]VE LITTLE PURPOSE4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IF BY TAK+ ! JOB ONE BECOMES P>T ( A GREAT & PR\D TRADITION1 SU* AS ! ,FR5* CIVIL S]VICE4 ,TAKE ,PAUL9E1 A TAX (FICIAL 9 ,GR5OBLE3  
  

,PAUL9E3 ,I'M A TE*NICAL BANKRUPTCY ADVIS] 9 A GOV]NM5T M9I/RY EQUIVAL5T TO ,BRITA9'S ,9L& ,REV5UE ,S]VICE4 ,AB\T #e P]C5T ( MY JOB IS GIV+ TE*NICAL ADVICE4 ,! RE/ ( ! DAY1 ,I EXPLA9 9COMPREH5SIBLE PROC$URES TO MY COLLEAGUES1 HELP !M LOCATE DIRECTIVES ?AT S]VE NO PURPOSE1 *E] UP ! TROOPS1 & REASSIGN FILES ?AT 0! SY/EM0 HAS MISDIRECT$4 

,ODDLY 5\<1 ,I 5JOY GO+ TO WORK4 ,IT'S AS IF ,I W]E BE+ PAID SIXTY ?\S& DOLL>S A YE> TO DO ! EQUIVAL5T ( ,SUDOKU OR CROSSWORD PUZZLES4.<#i#f.>  
  

,?IS SORT ( C>EFREE1 HAPPY-GO-LUCKY GOV]NM5T (FICE 5VIRONM5T IS NOT AS COMMON AS IT US$ TO BE4 ,IT APPE>S TO HAVE BE5 EXTREMELY COMMON 9 ! MID-TW5TIE? C5TURY1 BE=E 9T]NAL M>KET RE=MS 70RE9V5T+ GOV]NM5T10 AS ! ,CL9TON ADM9I/RATION PUT IT7 MASSIVELY 9CREAS$ ! DEGREE ( BOX-TICK+ PRESSURE ON PUBLIC (FICIALS2 BUT IT /ILL EXI/S 9 C]TA9 QU>T]S4.<#i#g.> ,:AT MAKES ,PAUL9E'S JOB SO PLEASANT1 IT SEEMS1 IS ?AT %E CLE>LY GETS ALONG ) H] C[ORK]S & IS RUNN+ H] [N %[4 ,COMB9E ?AT ) ! RESPECT & SECURITY ( GOV]NM5T EMPLOYM5T & !N ! FACT ?AT %E'S AW>E IT'S ULTIMATELY A RA!R SILLY %[ BECOMES NOT NE>LY SO MU* ( A PROBLEM4 

,BO? ( !SE EXAMPLES %>E ANO!R FACTOR 9 COMMON3 EV]YONE KN[S ?AT JOBS LIKE SUB/ITUTE TEA*] 79 ,AM]ICA7 OR TAX (FICIAL 79 ,FRANCE7 >E MO/LY BULL%IT--SO !RE'S LITTLE ROOM = DISILLUSIONM5T OR CONFUSION4 ,?OSE :O APPLY = SU* JOBS >E WELL AW>E ( :AT !Y'RE GETT+ 9TO1 & !RE >E ALREADY CLE> CULTURAL MODELS 9 !IR HEADS = H[ A SUB/ITUTE TEA*] OR TAX (FICIAL IS SUPPOS$ TO BEHAVE4 

,!RE DOES SEEM TO BE A HAPPY M9ORITY1 !N1 :O 5JOY !IR BULL%IT JOBS4 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO E/IMATE !IR TOTAL NUMB]S4 ,! ,Y\,GOV POLL F\ND ?AT :ILE #cg P]C5T ( ALL ,BRITI% WORK]S FELT !IR WORK S]V$ NO PURPOSE1 ONLY #cc P]C5T ( WORK]S F\ND IT UNFULFILL+4 ,LOGICALLY1 !N1 AT LEA/ #d P]C5T ( ! WORK+ POPULATION FEEL !IR JOBS >E PO9TLESS BUT 5JOY !M ANYWAY4 ,PROBABLY ! REAL NUMB] IS SOME:AT HI<]4.<#i#h.> ,! ,DUT* POLL REPORT$ R\<LY #f P]C5T--?AT IS1 #ah P]C5T ( ! #d P]C5T ( WORK]S :O CONSID]$ !IR JOBS PO9TLESS ALSO SAID !Y W]E AT LEA/ SOME:AT HAPPY DO+ !M4 

,NO D\BT !RE >E MANY REASONS :Y ?IS MI<T BE TRUE 9 ANY 9DIVIDUAL CASE4 ,SOME PEOPLE HATE !IR FAMILIES OR F9D DOME/IC LIFE SO /RESSFUL !Y TREASURE ANY EXCUSE TO GET AWAY FROM IT4 ,O!RS SIMPLY LIKE !IR C[ORK]S & 5JOY ! GOSSIP & CAM>AD]IE4 ,A COMMON PROBLEM 9 L>GE CITIES1 ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,NOR? ,ATLANTIC WORLD1 IS ?AT MO/ MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE N[ SP5D SO MU* TIME AT WORK ?AT !Y HAVE FEW SOCIAL TIES \TSIDE IT2 AS A RESULT1 MU* ( ! DAY-TO-DAY DRAMA ( GOSSIP & P]SONAL 9TRIGUE ?AT MAKES LIFE 5T]TA9+ = 9HABITANTS ( A VILLAGE OR SMALL T[N OR CLOSE-KNIT URBAN NEI<BORHOOD1 9S(> AS IT EXI/S AT ALL1 COMES TO BE CONF9$ L>GELY TO (FICES OR EXP]I5C$ VIC>I\SLY ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA 7:I* MANY MO/LY ACCESS 9 ! (FICE :ILE PRET5D+ TO WORK74 ,BUT IF ?AT'S TRUE1 & PEOPLE'S SOCIAL LIFE REALLY IS (T5 ROOT$ 9 ! (FICE1 !N IT'S ALL ! MORE /RIK+ ?AT ! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY ( ?OSE 9 BULL%IT OCCUPATIONS CLAIM TO BE SO MIS]ABLE4 

ON ! MIS]Y ( AMBIGUITY & =C$ PRET5SE 

  

,LET US RETURN TO ! SUBJECT ( MAKE-BELIEVE4 ,OBVI\SLY1 A LOT ( JOBS REQUIRE MAKE-BELIEVE4 ,ALMO/ ALL S]VICE JOBS DO TO A C]TA9 EXT5T4 ,9 A CLASSIC /UDY ( ,DELTA ,AIRL9ES FLI<T ATT5DANTS1 ,! ,MANAG$ ,HE>T3 ,COMM]CIALIZATION ( ,HUMAN ,FEEL+1 SOCIOLOGI/ ,>LIE ,RUSSELL ,HO*S*ILD 9TRODUC$ ! NOTION ( 0EMOTIONAL LABOR40 ,HOS*S*ILD F\ND AIR HO/ESSES TYPICALLY HAD TO SP5D SO MU* EF=T CREAT+ & MA9TA9+ A P]KY1 EMPA!TIC1 GOOD-NATUR$ P]SONA AS P>T ( !IR CONDITIONS ( EMPLOYM5T ?AT !Y (T5 BECAME HAUNT$ BY FEEL+S ( EMPT9ESS1 DEPRESSION1 OR CONFUSION1 UNSURE ( :O OR :AT !Y REALLY W]E4 ,EMOTIONAL LABOR ( ?IS SORT IS NOT LIMIT$ TO S]VICE WORK]S1 ( C\RSE3 MANY FIRMS EXPECT SU* WORK EV5 9 9W>D-FAC+ (FICE WORK]S--ESPECIALLY WOM54 

,9 ! LA/ *APT]1 WE OBS]V$ ,PATRICK'S 9DIGNATION AT FIR/ 5C\NT]+ ! DEM& TO PRET5D TO 5JOY BE+ A CA%I]4 ,N[1 FLI<T ATT5DANT IS NOT A BULL%IT JOB--AS ,I'VE OBS]V$1 FEW S]VICE WORK]S FEEL ?AT ! S]VICES !Y PROVIDE >E 5TIRELY PO9TLESS4 ,! K9D ( EMOTIONAL LABOR REQUIR$ BY ?OSE 9 MO/ BULL%IT JOBS1 H[EV]1 IS USUALLY RA!R DIFF]5T4 ,BULL%IT JOBS1 TOO1 REQUIRE MA9TA9+ A FALSE FRONT & PLAY+ A GAME ( MAKE-BELIEVE--BUT 9 !IR CASE1 ! GAME HAS TO BE PLAY$ 9 A CONTEXT :]E ONE IS R>ELY QUITE SURE :AT ! RULES >E1 :Y IT IS BE+ PLAY$1 :O'S ON Y\R TEAM1 & :O ISN'T4 ,AT LEA/ FLI<T ATT5DANTS KN[ EXACTLY :AT'S EXPECT$ ( !M4 ,:AT IS EXPECT$ ( BULL%IT JOBHOLD]S IS USUALLY F> LESS ON]\S1 BUT IT IS COMPLICAT$ BY ! FACT ?AT !Y >E NEV] SURE EXACTLY :AT IT IS4 ,ONE QUE/ION ,I ASK$ REGUL>LY WAS 0,DOES Y\R SUP]VISOR KN[ ?AT Y\'RE NOT DO+ ANY?+80 ,! OV]:ELM+ MAJORITY SAID !Y DIDN'T KN[4 ,MO/ ADD$ ?AT !Y F\ND IT H>D TO IMAG9E !IR SUP]VISORS C\LD BE TOTALLY OBLIVI\S1 BUT !Y C\LDN'T BE SURE BECAUSE DISCUSS+ SU* MATT]S TOO OP5LY APPE>$ TO BE TABOO4 ,BUT TELL+LY1 !Y W]5'T EV5 5TIRELY SURE AB\T EXACTLY H[ F> ?AT TABOO EXT5D$4 

,TO EV]Y RULE !RE MU/ BE EXCEPTIONS4 ,SOME DID REPORT SUP]VISORS :O W]E RELATIVELY OP5 AB\T ! FACT ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ TO DO & :O W\LD TELL !IR UND]L+S ?AT IT WAS ACCEPTABLE TO 0PURSUE !IR [N PROJECTS40 ,BUT EV5 !N1 SU* TOL]ANCE WAS ONLY )9 REASONABLE P>AMET]S & :AT SORT ( P>AMET]S W]E CONSID]$ REASONABLE WAS R>ELY SELF-EVID5T2 SU* MATT]S HAD TO BE WORK$ \T BY TRIAL & ]ROR4 ,I NEV] HE>D A S+LE CASE ( A SUP]VISOR JU/ SITT+ D[N ) AN EMPLOYEE & SPELL+ \T ! RULES1 SIMPLY & HONE/LY1 REG>D+ :5 %E HAD TO WORK1 :5 %E DIDN'T1 & H[ %E C\LD & C\LD NOT BEHAVE :5 %E WASN'T WORK+4 

,SOME MANAG]S COMMUNICATE 9DIRECTLY1 BY !IR [N BEHAVIOR4 ,9 ! LOCAL ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T (FICE 9 :I* ,BEATRICE WORK$1 = EXAMPLE1 SUP]VISORS 9DICAT$ ! APPROPRIATE LEVEL ( PRET5SE 7JU/ A LITTLE7 DUR+ ! WEEK BY LIVE/REAM+ IMPORTANT SPORTS EV5TS & SIMIL> ACTS ( SELF-9DULG5CE4 ,ON WEEK5D %IFTS1 9 CONTRA/1 NO PRET5SE WAS REQUIR$3  
  

,BEATRICE3 ,ON O!R OCCASIONS1 MY ROLE MODELS KN[N AS 0S5IOR MANAGEM5T0 W\LD /REAM ,WORLD ,CUP FOOTBALL MAT*ES LIVE 9TO ! (FICE ONTO !IR DESKTOPS4 ,I UND]/OOD ?IS GE/URE TO BE A =M ( MULTITASK+1 SO ,I />T$ TO RESE>* MY [N PROJECTS :5EV] ,I HAD NO?+ TO DO AT WORK4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 MY WEEK5D ROLE WAS A BREEZE4 ,IT WAS QUITE A S\<T-AFT] POSITION 9 ! AU?ORITY BECAUSE ( ! HI< RATE ( OV]TIME PAY4 ,9 ?AT (FICE1 WE DID NO?+4 ,WE MADE ,SUNDAY D9N]S1 & ,I EV5 HE>D /ORIES ( SOMEONE BR++ A SUNB$-RECL9] 9TO WORK SO !Y C\LD RELAX ON IT :IL/ WE PUT ! ,T,V ON4 ,WE SURF$ ! 9T]NET1 WAT*$ ,D,V,DS--BUT MORE (T51 WE JU/ W5T TO SLEEP1 AS !RE WAS NO?+ TO DO4 ,WE W\LD GET SOME RE/ 9 BE=E ,MONDAY MORN+ />T$4  
  

,9 O!R CASES1 ! RULES >E SET \T EXPLICITLY1 BUT 9 SU* A WAY ?AT !Y >E CLE>LY MADE TO BE BROK54.<#i#i.> ,ROB91 HIR$ AS A TEMP 9 ,NOR? ,C>OL9A BUT NOT ASSIGN$ ANY DUTIES1 MANAG$ TO TURN TE*NICAL COMPET5CE 9TO A WAY TO MITIGATE ! EXP]I5CE--TO A DEGREE3  
  

,ROB93 ,I WAS TOLD ?AT IT WAS V]Y IMPORTANT ?AT ,I /AY BUSY1 BUT ,I WASN'T TO PLAY GAMES OR SURF ! ,WEB4 ,MY PRIM>Y FUNCTION SEEM$ TO BE OCCUPY+ A *AIR & CONTRIBUT+ TO ! DECORUM ( ! (FICE4 

,AT FIR/1 ?IS SEEM$ PRETTY EASY1 BUT ,I QUICKLY DISCOV]$ ?AT LOOK+ BUSY :5 Y\ >5'T IS ONE ( ! LEA/ PLEASANT (FICE ACTIVITIES IMAG9ABLE4 ,9 FACT1 AFT] TWO DAYS1 IT WAS CLE> ?AT ?IS WAS GO+ TO BE ! WOR/ JOB ,I HAD EV] HAD4 

,I 9/ALL$ ,LYNX1 A TEXT-ONLY ,WEB BR[S] ?AT BASICALLY LOOKS LIKE A ,D,O,S .<DISK OP]AT+ SY/EM.> W9D[4 ,NO IMAGES1 NO ,FLA%1 NO ,JAVA,SCRIPT--JU/ MONOSPAC$ TEXT ON AN 5DLESS BLACK BACKGR\ND4 ,MY ABS5TM9D$ BR[S+ ( ! 9T]NET N[ APPE>$ TO BE ! WORK ( A SKILL$ TE*NICIAN1 ! ,WEB BR[S] A T]M9AL 9TO :I* DILIG5TLY TYP$ COMM&S SIGNAL$ MY 5DLESS PRODUCTIVITY4  
  

,?IS ALL[$ ,ROB9 TO SP5D MO/ ( HIS TIME $IT+ ,WIKIP$IA PAGES4 

,AS F> AS TEMPOR>Y JOBS >E CONC]N$1 ! WORK] IS (T5 EFFECTIVELY BE+ TE/$ = HIS OR H] ABILITY TO JU/ SIT !RE & PRET5D TO WORK4 ,9 MO/ CASES1 ONE IS NOT1 LIKE ,ROB91 TOLD EXPLICITLY :E!R !Y >E ALL[$ TO PLAY COMPUT] GAMES2 BUT IF !RE >E A LOT ( TEMPOR>Y HIRES1 IT'S USUALLY POSSIBLE TO MAKE DISCREET 9QUIRIES ( ONE'S FELL[S & GET SOME S5SE ( :AT ! GR\ND RULES >E & JU/ H[ FLAGRANTLY ONE HAS TO VIOLATE !M TO ACTUALLY GET FIR$4 

,SOMETIMES 9 LONG]-T]M POSITIONS1 !RE IS 5\< CAM>AD]IE AMONG EMPLOYES ?AT !Y CAN DISCUSS ! SITUATION OP5LY & F9D COMMON /RATEGIES TO USE AGA9/ SUP]VISORS4 ,SOLID>ITY 9 SU* CIRCUM/ANCES CAN BR+ A S5SE ( COMMON PURPOSE4 ,ROB]T SPEAKS ( ! LEGAL AIDES AT A CROOK$ LAW FIRM3  
  

,ROB]T3 ,! WEIRDE/ ?+ AB\T ?IS JOB IS H[1 9 A TWI/$ WAY1 IT WAS K9D ( 5JOYABLE4 ,! LEGAL ASSI/ANTS W]E ALL SM>T & 9T]E/+ PEOPLE1 & WORK+ A JOB ?AT WAS SO CLE>LY MEAN+LESS L$ TO A GREAT DEAL ( BOND+ & GALL[S HUMOR AMONG ! TEAM4 ,I MANAG$ TO MANEUV] MY WAY 9TO A DESK ) ITS BACK TO ! WALL1 SO ,I C\LD SP5D AS MU* TIME AS POSSIBLE SURF+ ! 9T]NET OR TEA*+ MYSELF COMPUT] PROGRAMM+4 ,MU* ( :AT WE DID WAS OBVI\SLY 9EFFICI5T1 LIKE MANUALLY RELABEL+ ?\S&S ( FILES1 SO ,I'D AUTOMATE IT & !N USE ! TIME IT W\LD HAVE TAK5 ME TO COMPLETE IT MANUALLY TO DO :ATEV] ,I WANT$4 ,I ALSO ALWAYS MADE SURE TO HAVE AT LEA/ TWO PROJECTS RUN BY DIFF]5T BOSSES1 SO ?AT ,I C\LD TELL BO? ( !M ?AT ,I WAS SP5D+ A LOT ( TIME ON ! O!R PROJECT4  
  

,AT ! V]Y LEA/1 !RE CAN BE A CONSPIRACY ( SIL5CE ON SU* %IRK+ /RATEGIES2 SOMETIMES1 ACTIVE COOP]ATION4 ,9 O!R CASES1 ONE CAN BE LUCKY 5\< TO F9D A SUP]VISOR :O IS BO? WILL+ TO BE FAIRLY HONE/ & AGREEABLE 5\< TO SET ALMO/ EXPLICIT P>AMET]S = LOAF+4 ,! EMPHASIS H]E IS ON 0ALMO/40 ,ONE CAN NEV] SIMPLY ASK4 ,H]E'S SOMEONE :O HAS AN ON-CALL JOB AT A TRAVEL 9SURANCE COMPANY4 ,HE'S BASICALLY A DUCT TAP]1 !RE TO /RAI<T5 \T ?+S ONCE EV]Y MON? OR TWO :5 SOME?+ GOES PR$ICTABLY AWRY 9 !IR RELATION TO !IR P>TN] COMPANY4 ,O!RWISE3  
  

,CALV93 ,ANY GIV5 WEEK1 !RE WILL BE A FEW SITUATIONS :]E .<\R P>TN] COMPANY.> IS SUPPOS$ TO REA* \T TO MY TEAM = ADVISORY4 ,SO = UP TO TW5TY M9UTES A WEEK1 WE HAVE ACTUAL WORK TO DO4 ,ORD9>ILY1 ?\<1 ,I S5D FIVE OR EI<T FIFTE5-WORD EMAILS A DAY1 & EV]Y FEW DAYS1 !RE'S A T5-M9UTE TEAM MEET+4 ,! RE/ ( ! WORKWEEK IS FUNCTIONALLY M9E1 ?\< NOT 9 ANY WAY ,I CAN FLAUNT4 ,SO ,I FLIT ?R\< SOCIAL M$IA1 ,R,S,S AGGREGATION1 & C\RSEWORK 9 A WIDE BUT %ORT BR[S] W9D[ ,I KEEP DISCREETLY ON ! SECOND ( MY TWO MONITORS4 ,& EV]Y FEW H\RS1 ,I'LL REMEMB] ,I'M AT A WORKPLACE & RESPOND TO MY ONE WAIT+ EMAIL ) SOME?+ LIKE3 0,WE AGREE ) ! ?+ Y\ SAID4 ,PLEASE PROCE$ ) ! ?+40 ,!N ,I ONLY HAVE TO PRET5D TO BE VISIBLY OV]WORK$ = SEV5 MORE H\RS EA* DAY4 

,DAVID3 ,SO IF Y\ DIDN'T LOOK BUSY1 :O W\LD NOTICE8 ,DOES ?AT P]SON KN[ !RE'S NO?+ REALLY TO DO & JU/ WANTS Y\ TO LOOK BUSY1 DO Y\ ?9K1 OR DO !Y ACTUALLY BELIEVE IT'S A REAL FULL-TIME JOB8 

,CALV93 ,\R TEAM MANAG] SEEMS TO KN[ :AT'S UP1 BUT %E'S NEV] LET ON TO HAV+ PROBLEMS ) IT4 ,OCCASIONALLY1 ,I WILL HAVE DAYS ) Z]O WORK AT ALL1 SO ,I'LL LET H] KN[ ?AT & VOLUNTE] TO HELP \T ANO!R DEP>TM5T IF !Y'RE BOGG$ D[N 9 SOME WAY4 ,?AT HELP IS NEV] NE$$1 IT SEEMS1 SO MY LETT+ H] KN[ IS MY WAY ( DECL>+1 0,I'M GO+ TO BE ON ,TWITT] A FULL EI<T H\RS1 BUT ,I TOLD Y\ 9 ADVANCE1 SO IT'S ACTUALLY EXTREMELY NOBLE ( ME40 ,%E S*$ULES H\RLONG WEEKLY MEET+S ?AT HAV5'T ONCE HAD T5 M9UTES ( CONT5T--WE SP5D ! RE/ ( !M *ATT+ CASUALLY4 ,& S9CE H] BOSSES1 UP H[EV] HI<1 >E AW>E ( ! G5U9E PROBLEMS ! O!R COMPANY CAN CAUSE1 ,I ?9K IT'S PRESUM$ WE'RE WRANGL+ !IR NONS5SE1 OR AT LEA/ MI<T HAVE TO AT ANY GIV5 SECOND4  
  

,NOT ALL SUP]VISORS1 !N1 SUBSCRIBE TO ! IDEOLOGY ( 0,Y\'RE ON MY TIME40 ,P>TICUL>LY 9 L>GE ORGANIZATIONS :]E MANAG]S DON'T HAVE MU* ( A PROPRIET>Y FEEL+ ANYWAY & DON'T HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE !Y'LL GET 9 MU* TR\BLE ) !IR [N SUP]IORS IF !Y NOTICE ONE ( !IR SUBORD9ATES SLACK+ (F1 !Y MI<T WELL LET MATT]S TAKE !IR [N C\RSE4.<#a.> ,?IS K9D ( POLITE1 COD$1 MUTUAL CONSID]ATION IS P]HAPS AB\T AS CLOSE TO HONE/Y 9 SU* SITUATIONS AS ONE IS LIKELY TO GET4 ,BUT EV5 9 SU* MAXIMALLY B5EVOL5T CIRCUM/ANCES1 !RE IS A TABOO ON BE+ TOO EXPLICIT4 ,! ONE ?+ ?AT C\LD NEV]1 APP>5TLY1 HAPP51 IS = ANYONE TO ACTUALLY SAY1 0,BASICALLY1 Y\'RE JU/ H]E 9 CASE ( EM]G5CIES4 ,O!RWISE1 DO :AT Y\ LIKE & TRY NOT TO GET 9 ANYBODY'S WAY40 ,& EV5 ,CALV9 FEELS OBLIG$ TO PRET5D TO BE OV]WORK$1 JU/ AS A RECIPROCAL GE/URE ( APPRECIATION & RESPECT4 

,MORE TYPICALLY SUP]VISORS SIMPLY F9D SUBTLE WAYS TO SAY 0,JU/ %UT UP & PLAY ALONG40  
  

,M>IA3 ,MY FIR/ MEET+ ON >RIV+ TO />T ?IS JOB WAS ) MY L9E MANAG]1 :O WAS V]Y QUICK TO EXPLA9 ?AT %E HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA :AT ! P]SON :O US$ TO DO MY JOB ACTUALLY DID4 ,BUT LUCKILY = ME1 ?AT PR$ECESSOR WAS /ILL >\ND4 ,%E HAD JU/ MOV$ UP 9SIDE ! TEAM & W\LD BE ABLE TO %[ ME EV]Y?+ ?AT %E HAD DONE 9 H] =M] ROLE4 ,%E DID4 ,IT TOOK AB\T AN H\R & A HALF4  
  

0,EV]Y?+ %E HAD DONE0 ALSO TURN$ \T TO BE VIRTUALLY NO?+4 ,M>IA C\LDN'T H&LE ! IDL5ESS4 ,%E BEGG$ H] C[ORK]S TO LET H] DO A %>E ( !IR WORK2 SOME?+ TO MAKE H]SELF FEEL %E HAD SOME REASON TO BE >\ND4 ,DRIV5 TO DI/RACTION1 %E F9ALLY MADE ! MI/AKE ( OP5LY COMPLA9+ TO H] MANAG]3  
  

,M>IA3 ,I SPOKE TO MY MANAG]1 :O V]Y CLE>LY TOLD ME NOT TO 0ADV]TISE ! FACT0 ?AT ,I WASN'T MEGA BUSY4 ,I ASK$ H] TO AT LEA/ S5D ANY UNCLAIM$ WORK MY WAY1 & %E TOLD ME %E W\LD %[ ME A FEW ( ! ?+S %E DOES1 BUT NEV] DID4  
  

,?IS IS AS CLOSE TO BE+ TOLD DIRECTLY TO PRET5D TO WORK AS ONE IS LIKELY TO GET4 ,EV5 MORE DRAMATIC1 BUT 9 NO WAY UNUSUAL1 IS ! EXP]I5CE ( ,LILIAN1 HIR$ AS ,DIGITAL ,PRODUCT ,PROJECT ,MANAG] 9 ! ,I,T DEP>TM5T ( A MAJOR PUBLI%+ H\SE4 ,DESPITE ! SOME:AT PRET5TI\S-S\ND+ TITLE1 ,LILIAN 9SI/S ?AT SU* POSITIONS >E NOT NECESS>ILY BULL%IT--%E'D HAD A SIMIL> GIG BE=E1 & :ILE IT WAS RELATIVELY UNDEM&+1 %E DID GET TO WORK ) A SMALL1 FRI5DLY TEAM SOLV+ G5U9E PROBLEMS4 0,?IS NEW PLACE1 H[EV]4440 

,AS BE/ %E C\LD RECON/RUCT :AT HAPP5$ 7MU* ( IT HAD OCCURR$ JU/ BE=E %E >RIV$71 H] IMM$IATE SUP]VISOR1 AN >ROGANT BLO:>D OBSESS$ ) ! LATE/ BUS9ESS FADS & BUZZWORDS1 HAD S5T \T A S]IES ( BIZ>RE & CONTRADICTORY DIRECTIVES ?AT HAD ! UN9T5D$ CONSEQU5CE ( LEAV+ ,LILIAN ) NO RESPONSIBILITIES AT ALL4 ,:5 %E G5TLY PO9T$ \T !RE WAS A PROBLEM1 H] CONC]NS W]E BRU%$ ASIDE ) EYE ROLLS & SIMIL> GE/URES ( IMPATI5T DISMISSAL4  
  

,LILIAN3 ,ONE W\LD ?9K ?AT1 AS A ,PROJECT ,MANAG]1 ,I W\LD SOMEH[ BE 0RUNN+0 ! PROCESS4 ,EXCEPT !RE IS NO ROOM 9 ! PROCESS = ?AT TO HAPP54 ,NO ONE IS RUNN+ ?IS PROCESS4 ,EV]YONE IS CONFUS$4 

,O!R PEOPLE EXPECT ME TO HELP !M & ORGANIZE ?+S & GIVE !M ! CONFID5CE ?AT PEOPLE USUALLY LOOK TO A ,PROJECT ,MANAG] = BECAUSE ,I'VE BE5 GIV5 ?AT TITLE4 ,BUT ,I HAVE NO AU?ORITY & NO CONTROL OV] ANY?+4 

,SO ,I READ A LOT4 ,I WAT* ,T,V4 ,I HAVE NO IDEA :AT MY BOSS ?9KS ,I DO ALL DAY4  
  

,AS A RESULT ( H] SITUATION1 ,LILIAN HAS TO COME UP ) TWO QUITE DIFFICULT FALSE FRONTS3 ONE = H] SUP]IOR & ANO!R = H] UND]L+S4 ,9 ! FIR/ CASE1 BECAUSE %E CAN ONLY SPECULATE :AT1 IF ANY?+1 H] SUP]VISOR ACTUALLY WANTS H] TO DO2 9 ! SECOND1 9 ! FACT ?AT AB\T ! ONLY POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION %E IS ALL[$ TO MAKE IS TO ADOPT AN AIR ( *E]FUL CONFID5CE ?AT MI<T 9SPIRE H] SUBORD9ATES TO DO A BETT] JOB4 70,*E] UP ! TROOPS10 AS ,PAUL9E MI<T PUT IT47 ,OR AT LEA/ NOT 9FECT !M ) H] [N DESP]ATION & CONFUSION4 ,UND]NEA?1 ,LILIAN WAS RIDDL$ ) ANXIETY4 ,IT'S WOR? QUOT+ H] COMM5TS AT L5G? BECAUSE !Y GIVE A S5SE ( ! SPIRITUAL TOLL SU* A SITUATION CAN TAKE3  
  

,LILIAN3 ,:AT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE A JOB LIKE ?IS8 ,DEMORALIZ+4 ,DEPRESS+4 ,I GET MO/ ( ! MEAN+ 9 MY LIFE FROM MY JOB1 & N[ MY JOB HAS NO MEAN+ OR PURPOSE4 

,IT GIVES ME ANXIETY BECAUSE ,I ?9K ?AT AT ANY MOM5T SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY GO+ TO REALIZE ?AT NO?+ W\LD *ANGE IF ,I W]E NOT H]E & !Y C\LD SAVE !MSELVES ! MONEY4 

,IT ALSO TRA%ES MY CONFID5CE4 ,IF ,I'M NOT CON/ANTLY BE+ MET BY *ALL5GES ?AT ,I AM OV]COM+1 H[ DO ,I KN[ ?AT ,I'M CAPABLE8 ,MAYBE ALL MY ABILITY TO DO GOOD WORK HAS ATROPHI$4 ,MAYBE ,I DON'T KN[ ANY?+ USEFUL4 ,I WANT$ TO BE ABLE TO H&LE BIGG] & MORE COMPLEX PROJECTS1 BUT N[ ,I H&LE NO?+4 ,IF ,I DON'T EX]CISE ?OSE SKILLS1 ,I'LL LOSE !M4 

,IT ALSO MAKES ME AFRAID ?AT O!R PEOPLE 9 ! (FICE ?9K ! PROBLEM IS ME2 ?AT ,I'M *OOS+ TO SLACK (F OR ,I'M *OOS+ TO BE USELESS1 :5 NO?+ AB\T ?IS IS MY *OICE1 & ALL MY ATTEMPTS TO MAKE MYSELF MORE USEFUL OR GIVE MYSELF MORE WORK >E MET ) REJECTION & NOT A SMALL AM\NT ( D]ISION = ATTEMPT+ TO ROCK ! BOAT & *ALL5GE MY BOSS'S AU?ORITY4 

,I HAVE NEV] BE5 PAID SO MU* TO DO SO LITTLE1 & ,I KN[ ,I'M NOT E>N+ IT4 ,I KN[ MY C[ORK]S ) O!R JOB TITLES DO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WORK4 ,I MI<T EV5 GET PAID MORE ?AN !M6 ,H[ BULL%IT W\LD ?AT BE8 ,I'D BE LUCKY IF !Y DIDN'T HATE ME ON ?AT BASIS ALONE4  
  

,LILIAN TE/IFIES ELOQU5TLY TO ! MIS]Y ?AT CAN 5SUE :5 ! ONLY *ALL5GE Y\ CAN OV]COME 9 Y\R [N WORK IS ! *ALL5GE ( COM+ TO T]MS ) ! FACT ?AT Y\ >E NOT1 9 FACT1 PRES5T$ ) ANY *ALL5GES2 :5 ! ONLY WAY Y\ CAN EX]CISE Y\R P[]S IS 9 COM+ UP ) CREATIVE WAYS TO COV] UP ! FACT ?AT Y\ CANNOT EX]CISE Y\R P[]S2 ( MANAG+ ! FACT ?AT Y\ HAVE1 COMPLETELY AGA9/ Y\R *OOS+1 BE5 TURN$ 9TO A P>ASITE & FRAUD4 ,AN EMPLOYEE W\LD HAVE TO BE CONFID5T 9DE$ NOT TO BEG9 TO D\BT H]SELF 9 SU* A SITUATION4 7,& SU* CONFID5CE CAN BE P]NICI\S 9 ITSELF3 IT WAS H] BOSS'S IDIOTIC COCKSUR5ESS1 AFT] ALL1 ?AT CREAT$ ! SITUATION TO BEG9 )47 

,PSY*OLOGI/S SOMETIMES REF] TO ! K9D ( DILEMMAS DESCRIB$ 9 ?IS SECTION AS 0SCRIPTLESSNESS40 ,PSY*OLOGICAL /UDIES1 = 9/ANCE1 F9D ?AT M5 OR WOM5 :O HAD EXP]I5C$ UNREQUIT$ LOVE DUR+ ADOLESC5CE W]E 9 MO/ CASES EV5TUALLY ABLE TO COME TO T]MS ) ! EXP]I5CE & %[$ FEW P]MAN5T EMOTIONAL SC>S4 ,BUT = ?OSE :O HAD BE5 ! OBJECTS ( UNREQUIT$ LOVE1 IT WAS QUITE ANO!R MATT]4 ,MANY /ILL /RUGGL$ ) GUILT & CONFUSION4 ,ONE MAJOR REASON1 RESE>*]S CONCLUD$1 WAS PRECISELY ! LACK ( CULTURAL MODELS4 ,ANYONE :O FALLS 9 LOVE ) SOMEONE :O DOES NOT RETURN !IR AFFECTIONS HAS ?\S&S ( YE>S' WOR? ( ROMANTIC LIT]ATURE TO TELL !M EXACTLY H[ !Y >E SUPPOS$ TO FEEL2 H[EV]1 :ILE ?IS LIT]ATURE PROVIDES DETAIL$ 9SI<T ON ! EXP]I5CE ( BE+ ,CYRANO1 IT G5]ALLY TELLS Y\ V]Y LITTLE AB\T H[ Y\ >E SUPPOS$ TO FEEL--LET ALONE :AT Y\'RE SUPPOS$ TO DO--IF Y\'RE ,ROXANE4.<#a#a.> 

,MANY1 PROBABLY MO/1 BULL%IT JOBS 9VOLVE A SIMIL> AGONIZ+ SCRIPTLESSNESS4 ,NOT ONLY >E ! CODES ( BEHAVIOR AMBIGU\S1 NO ONE IS EV5 SURE :AT !Y >E SUPPOS$ TO SAY OR H[ !Y >E SUPPOS$ TO FEEL AB\T !IR SITUATION4 

ON ! MIS]Y ( NOT BE+ A CAUSE 

  

,:ATEV] ! AMBIGUITIES1 ALMO/ ALL S\RCES CONCUR ?AT ! WOR/ ?+ AB\T A BULL%IT JOB IS SIMPLY ! KN[L$GE ?AT IT'S BULL%IT4 ,AS NOT$ 9 *APT] #c1 MU* ( \R S5SE ( BE+ A SELF1 A BE+ DISCRETE FROM ITS SURR\ND+ 5VIRONM5T1 COMES FROM ! JOYFUL REALIZATION ?AT WE CAN HAVE PR$ICTABLE EFFECTS ON ?AT 5VIRONM5T4 ,?IS IS TRUE = 9FANTS & REMA9S TRUE ?R\<\T LIFE4 ,TO TAKE AWAY ?AT JOY 5TIRELY IS TO SQUA% A HUMAN LIKE A BUG4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ! ABILITY TO AFFECT ONE'S 5VIRONM5T CANNOT BE TAK5 AWAY COMPLETELY--RE>RANG+ OBJECTS 9 ONE'S BACKPACK OR PLAY+ ,FRUIT ,MAH-JONGG IS /ILL ACT+ ON ! WORLD 9 SOME WAY--BUT MO/ PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD TODAY1 C]TA9LY 9 WEAL?Y C\NTRIES1 >E N[ TAU<T TO SEE !IR WORK AS !IR PR9CIPAL WAY ( HAV+ AN IMPACT ON ! WORLD1 & ! FACT ?AT !Y >E PAID TO DO IT AS PRO( ?AT !IR EF=TS DO 9DE$ HAVE SOME K9D ( MEAN+FUL EFFECT4 ,ASK SOMEONE 0,:AT DO Y\ DO80 & HE OR %E WILL ASSUME Y\ MEAN 0= A LIV+40 

,MANY SPEAK ( ! 9T5SE FRU/RATION ( LE>N+ GRADUALLY ?AT !Y >E 9/EAD PAID TO DO NO?+4 ,*>LES1 = 9/ANCE1 />T$ \T ( COLLEGE WORK+ 9 ! VIDEO GAME 9DU/RY4 ,9 HIS FIR/ JOB1 AT ,SEGA1 HE BEGAN AS A TE/] BUT WAS SOON PROMOT$ TO 0LOCALIZATION10 ONLY TO DISCOV] IT WAS A TYPICAL ON-CALL JOB :]E HE WAS EXPECT$ TO SIT >\ND PRET5D+ TO WORK 9 BETWE5 DEAL+ ) PROBLEMS ?AT CAME UP ONLY ONCE A WEEK1 ON AV]AGE4 ,LIKE ,LILIAN1 ! SITUATION MADE HIM D\BT HIS [N VALUE3 0,WORK+ = A COMPANY ?AT ESS5TIALLY WAS PAY+ ME TO SIT >\ND DO+ NO?+ MADE ME FEEL COMPLETELY WOR?LESS40 ,HE QUIT AFT] SUP]IORS BAWL$ HIM \T = BE+ LATE TO WORK & ?REW HIMSELF 9/EAD 9TO A :IRLW9D ROMANCE4 ,A MON? LAT]1 HE TRI$ AGA94 

,AT FIR/1 HE ?\<T ! NEW JOB1 ALSO = A GAM+ COMPANY1 WAS GO+ TO BE DIFF]5T3  
  

,*>LES3 ,9 #bb ,I WAS HIR$ BY .<,BIG,GAME,CO.>1 9 ,L,A1 AS AN ASSOCIATE PRODUC]4 ,I WAS EXCIT$ AB\T ?IS JOB BECAUSE ,I WAS TOLD ,I W\LD BE 9 *>GE ( WRIT+ ! DESIGN DOCUM5T ?AT BRIDG$ ! DESIRES ( ! >TI/S ) ! REALITIES ( :AT ! PROGRAMM]S C\LD DO4 ,= ! FIR/ FEW MON?S1 ?\<1 !RE WAS NO?+ TO DO4 ,MY BIG DUTY EV]Y DAY WAS ORD]+ D9N] FROM A DELIV]Y PLACE = ! RE/ ( ! /AFF4 

,AGA91 JU/ SITT+ >\ND1 DO+ EMAILS4 ,MO/ DAYS1 ,I W\LD GO HOME E>LY1 BECAUSE1 :Y ! FUCK NOT8 

,) SO MU* TIME ON MY H&S1 ,I />T$ DREAM+ ( HAV+ MY [N BUS9ESS & BEGAN US+ ALL ! FREE TIME TO />T MAK+ ! WEBSITE = IT4 ,EV5TUALLY ! PRODUC] ABOVE ME ?REAT5$ TO REPORT ME TO ! [N] = DO+ ?IS ?\<4 ,SO ,I HAD TO /OP4 

,F9ALLY1 ,I WAS ALL[$ TO />T WORK ON ! S\ND DESIGN DOCUM5T4 ,I ?REW MYSELF 9TO ?IS WORK4 ,I WAS SO HAPPY TO BE DO+ IT4 ,:5 IT WAS DONE1 ! PRODUC] TOLD ME TO UPLOAD IT TO ! %>$ S]V] = EV]YONE WORK+ ON ! GAME4 

,IMM$IATELY !RE WAS UPRO>4 ,! PRODUC] :O HIR$ ME HADN'T REALIZ$ !RE WAS A S\ND DESIGN DEP>TM5T A FLOOR BEL[ US ?AT MAKES !SE DOCUM5TS = EA* GAME4 ,I HAD DONE SOMEONE ELSE'S JOB4 ,?IS PRODUC] HAD ALREADY MADE SOME O!R BIG MI/AKE1 SO HE ASK$ ME TO TAKE ! BLAME = ?IS SO HE W\LDN'T GET FIR$4 ,EV]Y \NCE ( MY S\L REBELL$ AGA9/ DO+ ?IS4 ,MY FRI5DS 9 PROGRAMM+1 ?\<1 :O W]E ACTUALLY 5JOY+ HAV+ AN 9COMPET5T PRODUC] BECAUSE IT MEANT !Y HAD ! FRE$OM TO DO :ATEV] !Y WANT$1 ASK$ ME TO TAKE ! BULLET = !M4 ,!Y DIDN'T WANT ! PRODUC] REPLAC$ BY SOMEONE ?AT W\LD RE9 !M 94 ,SO ,I ACCEPT$ RESPONSIBILITY1 QUIT ! NEXT DAY1 & HAV5'T WORK$ = SOMEONE ELSE S9CE !N4  
  

,?US DID ,*>LES SAY F>EWELL TO ! WORLD ( =MAL PAID EMPLOYM5T & BEGAN PLAY+ GUIT> = A LIV+ & SLEEP+ 9 HIS VAN4 

,?+S >E R>ELY QUITE AS OBVI\S AS ?IS3 CASES :]E ! WORK] IS BASICALLY DO+ NO?+ AT ALL 7?\< AS WE'VE SE51 ?IS C]TA9LY CAN HAPP574 ,IT'S MORE COMMON = !RE TO BE AT LEA/ A MODICUM ( WORK1 & = ! WORK] TO EI!R IMM$IATELY1 OR GRADUALLY1 COME TO UND]/& ?AT WORK IS PO9TLESS4 ,MO/ EMPLOYES DO ?9K AB\T ! SOCIAL VALUE ( :AT !Y DO1 & :ATEV] TACIT Y>D/ICK !Y APPLY1 ONCE !Y JUDGE !IR WORK TO BE PO9TLESS1 ?IS JUDGM5T CANNOT FAIL BUT AFFECT ! EXP]I5CE ( DO+ ?AT WORK--:ATEV] ! NATURE ( ! WORK OR CONDITIONS ( EMPLOYM5T4 ,( C\RSE1 :5 ?OSE CONDITIONS >E ALSO BAD1 MATT]S (T5 BECOME 9TOL]ABLE4 

,LET'S LOOK AT A WOR/-CASE SC5>IO3 UNPLEASANT WORK1 BAD CONDITIONS1 OBVI\S USELESSNESS4 ,NIGEL WAS A TEMP WORK] HIR$ BY A COMPANY ?AT HAD WON A CONTRACT TO SCAN ! APPLICATION =MS = HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( COMPANY LOYALTY C>DS4 ,S9CE ! SCANN+ EQUIPM5T ! COMPANY US$ WAS IMP]FECT1 & S9CE ITS CONTRACT /AT$ ?AT EA* =M W\LD BE *ECK$ = ]RORS NO FEW] ?AN ?REE TIMES BE=E BE+ APPROV$1 ! COMPANY WAS OBLIG$ TO BUS 9 A SMALL >MY ( TEMPS EV]Y DAY TO ACT AS 0,DATA ,P]FECT]S40 ,?IS IS H[ HE DESCRIBES HIS WORK3  
  

,NIGEL3 ,IT IS H>D TO EXPLA9 :AT ?IS LEVEL ( 5TRANC$ BOR$OM WAS LIKE4 ,I F\ND MYSELF CONV]S+ ) ,GOD1 PLEAD+ = ! NEXT RECORD TO CONTA9 AN ]ROR1 OR ! NEXT ONE1 OR ! NEXT4 ,BUT ! TIME SEEM$ TO PASS QUICKLY1 LIKE SOME K9D ( NE>-DEA? EXP]I5CE4 

,!RE WAS SOME?+ AB\T ! %E] PURITY ( ! SOCIAL USELESSNESS ( ?IS JOB1 COMB9$ ) ! CRIPPL+ AU/]ITY ( ! PROCESS1 ?AT UNIT$ ! ,DATA ,P]FECT]S4 ,WE ALL KNEW ?AT ?IS WAS BULL%IT4 ,I REALLY ?9K ?AT IF WE HAD BE5 PROCESS+ APPLICATIONS = SOME?+ ?AT HAD A MORE OBVI\S SOCIAL VALUE--ORGAN TRANSPLANT REGI/RATION1 SAY1 OR TICKETS TO .<!.> ,GLA/ONBURY .<ROCK FE/IVAL.>--!N IT W\LD HAVE FELT DIFF]5T4 ,I DON'T MEAN ?AT ! PROCESS W\LD HAVE BE5 ANY LESS T$I\S--AN APPLICATION =M IS AN APPLICATION =M--BUT ! KN[L$GE ?AT NO ONE C>$ AB\T ?IS WORK1 ?AT !RE WAS REALLY NO?+ ( ANY VALUE RID+ ON H[ WE DID ! JOB1 MADE IT FEEL LIKE SOME SORT ( P]SONAL TE/ ( /AM9A1 LIKE ,OLYMPIC 5DURANCE BOR$OM = ITS [N SAKE4 

,IT WAS REALLY WEIRD4 

,F9ALLY1 !RE CAME A PO9T :]E A FEW ( US DECID$ WE JU/ C\LDN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE4 ,WE COMPLA9$ ONE DAY AB\T ONE ( ! SUP]VISORS BE+ RUDE1 & ! V]Y NEXT MORN+1 WE GOT A CALL FROM ! AG5CY SAY+ WE W]E NO LONG] NE$$4  
  

,=TUNATELY = ,NIGEL1 HIS FELL[ WORK]S W]E ALL TEMPS ) NO LOYALTY TO ! ORGANIZATION & NO REASON TO KEEP QUIET AB\T :AT WAS GO+ ON--AT LEA/ ) ONE ANO!R4 ,(T5 9 MORE LONG-T]M ASSIGNM5TS1 IT'S H>D TO KN[ EXACTLY :O ONE CAN & CAN'T CONFIDE 94 

,:]E = SOME1 PO9TLESSNESS EXAC]BATES BOR$OM1 = O!RS IT EXAC]BATES ANXIETY4 ,GREG SP5T TWO YE>S WORK+ AS A DESIGN] ( DIGITAL DISPLAY ADV]TIS+ = A M>KET+ AG5CY1 0CREAT+ ?OSE ANNOY+ BANN] ADS Y\ SEE ON MO/ WEBSITES40 ,! 5TIRE 5T]PRISE ( MAK+ & SELL+ BANN] ADS1 HE WAS CONV9C$1 IS BASICALLY A SCAM4 ,! AG5CIES ?AT SELL ! ADS >E 9 POSSESSION ( /UDIES ?AT MADE CLE> ?AT ,WEB SURF]S L>GELY DIDN'T EV5 NOTICE & ALMO/ NEV] CLICK$ ON !M4 ,?IS DIDN'T /OP !M1 H[EV]1 FROM BASICALLY COOK+ ! BOOKS & HOLD+ JUNKETS ) !IR CLI5TS :]E !Y PRES5T$ !M ) ELABORATE 0PRO(0 ( ! ADS' EFFECTIV5ESS4 

,S9CE ! ADS DIDN'T REALLY WORK1 CLI5T SATISFACTION WAS EV]Y?+4 ,DESIGN]S W]E TOLD TO 9DULGE !IR CLI5TS' EV]Y :IM1 NO MATT] H[ TE*NICALLY DIFFICULT1 SELF-9DULG5T1 OR ABSURD4  
  

,GREG3 ,HI<-PAY+ CLI5TS G5]ALLY WANT TO REPRODUCE !IR ,T,V COMM]CIALS )9 ! BANN] ADS & DEM& COMPLEX /ORYBO>DS ) MULTIPLE 0SC5ES0 & M&ATORY ELEM5TS4 ,AUTOMOTIVE CLI5TS W\LD COME 9 & DEM& ?AT WE USE ,PHOTO%OP TO SWIT* ! /E]+ :EEL POSITION OR FUEL TANK CAP ON AN IMAGE ! SIZE ( A ?UMBNAIL4  
  

,SU* EXACT+ DEM&S W]E MADE1 & HAD TO BE ACCOMMODAT$1 AS DESIGN]S /EW$ 9 ! KN[L$GE ?AT NO ,WEB SURF] W\LD POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO MAKE \T SU* T9Y DETAILS 9 A RAPIDLY MOV+ IMAGE FROM ! CORN] ( H] EYE4 ,ALL ?IS WAS B>ELY TOL]ABLE1 BUT ONCE ,GREG ACTUALLY SAW ! ABOVEM5TION$ /UDIES1 :I* ALSO REVEAL$ ?AT EV5 IF ! SURF] DID SEE !M1 %E W\LDN'T CLICK ON ! BANN] ANYWAY1 HE BEGAN TO EXP]I5CE SYMPTOMS ( CL9ICAL ANXIETY4  
  

,GREG3 ,?AT JOB TAU<T ME ?AT PO9TLESSNESS COMP\NDS /RESS4 ,:5 ,I />T$ WORK+ ON ?OSE BANN]S1 ,I HAD PATI5CE = ! PROCESS4 ,ONCE ,I REALIZ$ ?AT ! TASK WAS MORE OR LESS MEAN+LESS1 ALL ?AT PATI5CE EVAPORAT$4 ,IT TAKES EF=T TO OV]COME COGNITIVE DISSONANCE--TO ACTUALLY C>E AB\T ! PROCESS :ILE PRET5D+ TO C>E AB\T ! RESULT4  
  

,EV5TUALLY ! /RESS BECAME TOO MU* = HIM1 & HE QUIT TO TAKE ANO!R JOB4 

,/RESS WAS ANO!R !ME ?AT POPP$ UP REGUL>LY4 ,:51 AS ) ,GREG1 ONE'S BULL%IT JOB 9VOLVES NOT JU/ SITT+ >\ND PRET5D+ TO WORK BUT ACTUALLY WORK+ ON SOME?+ EV]YONE KN[S--BUT CAN'T SAY--IS PO9TLESS1 ! LEVEL ( AMBI5T T5SION 9CREASES & (T5 CAUSES PEOPLE TO LA% \T 9 >BITR>Y WAYS4 ,WE'VE ALREADY MET ,HANNIBAL1 :O MAKES EXTRAORD9>Y AM\NTS ( MONEY WRIT+ REPORTS DESIGN$ TO BE WAV$ >\ND 9 PH>MACEUTICAL M>KET+ MEET+S & LAT] ?R[N AWAY4 ,9 FACT1 HE CONF9ES ! BULL%IT ASPECTS ( HIS EMPLOYM5T TO A DAY OR TWO A WEEK--JU/ 5\< TO PAY ! BILLS--& SP5DS ! RE/ ( HIS TIME 5GAG$ 9 M$ICAL RESE>* AIM$ AT ]ADICAT+ TUB]CULOSIS 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?--:I* NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO PAY =4 ,?IS GIVES HIM ! OPPORTUNITY TO COMP>E BEHAVIOR 9 BO? HIS WORKPLACES3  
  

,HANNIBAL3 ,?AT'S ! O!R ?+ ,I'VE NOTIC$3 ! AM\NT ( WORKPLACE AGGRESSION & /RESS ,I SEE 9 PEOPLE IS 9V]SELY CORRELAT$ ) ! IMPORTANCE ( ! WORK !Y'RE DO+3 0,! CLI5T'S GO+ FUCK+ APE%IT BECAUSE !Y'RE UND] PRESSURE FROM !IR BOSS TO GET ?IS PRES5TATION READY = ! ,Q#c PLANN+ MEET+ ON ,MONDAY6 ,!Y'RE ?REAT5+ TO CANCEL ! 5TIRE FUCK+ CONTRACT UNLESS WE GET IT DELIV]$ BY TOMORR[ MORN+6 ,WE'RE ALL GO+ TO NE$ TO /AY LATE TO F9I% IT6 7,DON'T WORRY1 WE'LL ORD] SOME %ITTY JUNK FOOD PIZZAS & PISSY LAG] 9 SO WE CAN WORK ?R\< ! NI<T444740 ,?IS IS TYPICAL = ! BULL%IT REPORTS4 ,:]EAS WORK+ ON MEAN+FUL /UFF ALWAYS HAS MORE ( A COLLABORATIVE ATMOSPH]E1 EV]YONE WORK+ TOGE!R T[>D A GREAT] GOAL4  
  

,SIMIL>LY1 :ILE FEW (FICES >E 5TIRELY FREE ( CRUELTY & PSY*OLOGICAL W>F>E1 MANY RESPOND5TS SEEM$ TO FEEL !Y W]E P>TICUL>LY PREVAL5T 9 (FICES :]E EV]YONE KNEW1 BUT DID NOT WI% TO ADMIT1 ?AT !Y W]5'T REALLY DO+ MU* ( ANY?+4.<#a#b.>  
  

,ANNIE3 ,I WORK$ = A M$ICAL C>E CO/ MANAGEM5T FIRM4 ,I WAS HIR$ TO BE P>T ( A SPECIAL TASKS TEAM ?AT P]=M$ MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS )9 ! COMPANY4 

,!Y NEV] PROVID$ ME ) ?IS TRA9+1 & 9/EAD MY JOB WAS TO3  

PULL =MS FROM ! POOL 9TO ! WORK+ S(TW>E2  

HI<LI<T SPECIFIC FIELDS ON ?OSE =MS2  

RETURN ! =MS TO ! POOL = SOMEONE ELSE TO DO SOME?+ ) !M4  
  

,?IS JOB ALSO HAD A V]Y RIGID CULTURE 7NO TALK+ TO O!RS71 & IT WAS ONE ( ! MO/ ABUSIVE 5VIRONM5TS ,I EV] WORK$ 94 

,9 P>TICUL>1 ,I MADE ONE HI<LI<T+ ]ROR CONSI/5TLY DUR+ MY FIR/ TWO WEEKS ( EMPLOYM5T4 ,I LE>N$ ?IS WAS WRONG & IMM$IATELY CORRECT$ IT4 ,H[EV]1 = ! 5TIRE REMA9D] ( MY TIME AT ?IS COMPANY1 EV]Y TIME SOMEONE F\ND ONE ( !SE MIS-HI<LI<T$ =MS1 ,I W\LD BE PULL$ ASIDE TO TALK AB\T IT4 ,EV]Y TIME1 LIKE IT WAS A NEW ISSUE4 ,EV]Y TIME1 LIKE ! MANAG] DIDN'T KN[ !SE W]E ALL DONE DUR+ ! SAME P]IOD1 & IT WASN'T HAPP5+ ANYMORE--EV5 ?\< ,I TOLD H] EV]Y TIME4  
  

,SU* M9OR ACTS ( SADISM %\LD BE FAMILI> TO MO/ ( US :O HAVE WORK$ 9 (FICE 5VIRONM5TS4 ,Y\ HAVE TO ASK Y\RSELF3 ,:AT WAS ! SUP]VISOR :O CALL$ 9 ,ANNIE TIME & TIME AGA9 TO 0TALK TO H]0 AB\T A MI/AKE ?AT %E KNEW P]FECTLY WELL HAD LONG S9CE BE5 CORRECT$1 ACTUALLY ?9K+8 ,DID %E SOMEH[ =GET1 EA* TIME1 ?AT ! PROBLEM HAD BE5 RESOLV$8 ,?AT SEEMS UNLIKELY4 ,H] BEHAVIOR APPE>S TO BE A PURE EX]CISE ( P[] = ITS [N SAKE4 ,! PO9TLESSNESS ( ! EX]CISE--BO? ,ANNIE & H] BOSS KNEW NO?+ W\LD REALLY BE A*IEV$ BY TELL+ SOMEONE TO FIX A PROBLEM ?AT'S ALREADY BE5 FIX$--MADE IT NO?+ MORE ?AN A WAY = ! BOSS TO RUB ?AT FACT--?AT ?IS WAS A RELATION ( PURE >BITR>Y P[]--9 ,ANNIE'S FACE4 ,IT WAS A RITUAL ( HUMILIATION ?AT ALL[S ! SUP]VISOR TO %[ :O'S BOSS 9 ! MO/ LIT]AL S5SE1 & IT PUTS ! UND]L+ 9 H] PLACE1 JU/IFI$ NO D\BT BY ! S5SE ?AT UND]L+S >E G5]ICALLY GUILTY AT ! V]Y LEA/ ( SPIRITUAL 9SUBORD9ATION1 ( RES5T+ ! BOSS'S TYRANNY1 9 ! SAME WAY ?AT POLICE :O BEAT SUSPECTS !Y KN[ TO BE 9NOC5T WILL TELL !MSELVES ! VICTIM IS UND\BT$LY GUILTY ( SOME?+ ELSE4  
  

,ANNIE3 ,I DID ?IS = SIX MON?S BE=E DECID+ ,I'D RA!R DIE ?AN CONT9UE4 ,?IS WAS ALSO1 H[EV]1 ! FIR/ TIME ,I MADE A LIV+ WAGE DO+ ANY?+4 ,BE=E ?AT1 ,I WAS A PRES*OOL TEA*]1 & :ILE :AT ,I WAS DO+ WAS V]Y IMPORTANT1 ,I MADE @s#h4#b#e AN H\R 79 ! ,BO/ON >EA74  
  

,?IS LEADS US TO ANO!R ISSUE3 ! EFFECTS ( SU* SITUATIONS ON EMPLOYES' PHYSICAL HEAL?4 ,:ILE ,I LACK /ATI/ICAL EVID5CE1 IF ! TE/IMONIALS >E ANY?+ TO GO BY1 /RESS-RELAT$ AILM5TS SEEM A FREQU5T CONSEQU5CE ( BULL%IT JOBS4 ,I'VE READ MULTIPLE REPORTS ( DEPRESSION1 ANXIETY OV]LAPP+ ) PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS ( EV]Y SORT1 FROM C>PAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ?AT MY/]I\SLY VANI%ES :5 ! JOB 5DS1 TO :AT APPE>S1 :ILE IT'S HAPP5+1 LIKE AUTOIMMUNE BREAKD[N4 ,ANNIE1 TOO1 BECAME 9CREAS+LY ILL4 ,P>T ( ! REASON1 %E FELT 9 RETROSPECT1 WAS ! EXTREME CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! WORK 5VIRONM5TS ( H] PREVI\S JOB & ?IS ONE3  
  

,DAVID3 ,I'M TRY+ TO IMAG9E :AT IT MU/ HAVE BE5 LIKE TO MOVE FROM A REAL JOB1 TEA*+ & TAK+ C>E ( *ILDR51 TO SOME?+ SO 5TIRELY PO9TLESS & HUMILIAT+1 JU/ TO PAY ! R5T4 ,DO Y\ ?9K !RE >E A LOT ( PEOPLE 9 ?AT SITUATION8 

,ANNIE3 ,I IMAG9E IT HAS TO BE PRETTY COMMON6 ,L[-PAY+ *ILDC>E JOBS HAVE REALLY HI< TURNOV]4 ,SOME PEOPLE GET ADDITIONAL TRA9+ & CAN MOVE ON TO SOME?+ MORE SU/A9+1 BUT A LOT ( ! ONES ,I'VE WAT*$ LEAVE 7MO/LY WOM57 5D UP 9 SOME (FICE OR RETAIL MANAGEM5T4 

,ONE P>T ( ! EXP]I5CE ,I ?9K AB\T A LOT IS ?AT ,I W5T FROM AN 5VIRONM5T :]E ,I WAS T\*$ & T\*+ ALL DAY LONG--PICK+ KIDS UP1 GETT+ HUGS1 GIV+ PIGGYBACKS1 ROCK+ TO SLEEP--9TO AN 5VIRONM5T :]E NOBODY TALK$ TO EA* O!R1 LET ALONE T\*$ EA* O!R4 ,I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE ! EFFECT ?IS HAD ON MY BODY :ILE IT WAS HAPP5+1 BUT N[ 9 RETROSPECT ,I SEE :AT A HUGE IMPACT IT HAD ON MY PHYSICAL & M5TAL HEAL?4  
  

,I SUSPECT ?AT NOT ONLY IS ,ANNIE RI<T1 BUT %E IS DESCRIB+ AN UNUSUALLY DRAMATIC EXAMPLE ( :AT IS1 9 FACT1 A V]Y COMMON DYNAMIC4 ,ANNIE WAS CONV9C$ ?AT NOT ONLY WAS H] P>TICUL> JOB PO9TLESS BUT ALSO ?AT ! 5TIRE 5T]PRISE %\LDN'T REALLY EXI/3 AT BE/1 IT WAS A GIANT EX]CISE 9 DUCT TAP+1 MAK+ UP = SOME BITS ( ! DAMAGE CAUS$ BY ! NOTORI\SLY DYSFUNCTIONAL ,AM]ICAN HEAL? C>E SY/EM1 ( :I* IT WAS AN 9TR9SIC P>T4 ,BUT ( C\RSE1 NO ONE WAS ALL[$ TO DISCUSS SU* MATT]S 9 ! (FICE4 ,NO ONE WAS ALL[$ TO DISCUSS ANY?+ 9 ! (FICE4 ,! PHYSICAL ISOLATION WAS CONT9U\S ) ! SOCIAL ISOLATION4 ,EV]YONE !RE WAS =C$ TO BECOME A LITTLE BUBBLE UNTO HIMSELF OR H]SELF4 

,9 SU* M9IMAL1 BUT CLE>LY UNEQUAL1 SOCIAL 5VIRONM5TS1 /RANGE ?+S CAN />T TO HAPP54 ,BACK 9 ! #a#i#fS1 ! RADICAL PSY*OANALY/ ,]I* ,FROMM FIR/ SUGGE/$ ?AT 0NONSEXUAL0 =MS ( SADISM & NECROPHILIA T5D TO P]VADE EV]YDAY AFFAIRS 9 HI<LY PURITANICAL & HI]>*ICAL 5VIRONM5TS4.<#a#c.> ,9 ! #a#i#iS1 ! SOCIOLOGI/ ,LYNN ,*ANC] SYN!SIZ$ SOME ( !SE IDEAS ) ?OSE ( FEM9I/ PSY*OANALY/ ,JESSICA ,B5JAM9 TO DEVISE A !ORY ( ,SADO-,MASO*ISM 9 ,EV]YDAY ,LIFE4.<#a#d.> ,:AT ,*ANC] F\ND WAS ?AT UNLIKE MEMB]S ( ACTUAL ,B,D,S,M SUBCULTURES1 :O >E 5TIRELY AW>E ( ! FACT ?AT !Y >E PLAY+ GAMES ( MAKE-BELIEVE1 PURPORT$LY 0NORMAL0 PEOPLE 9 HI]>*ICAL 5VIRONM5TS TYPICALLY 5D$ UP LOCK$ 9 A K9D ( PA?OLOGICAL V>IATION ( ! SAME SADOMASO*I/IC DYNAMIC3 ! 7P]SON ON !7 BOTTOM /RUGGLES DESP]ATELY = APPROVAL ?AT CAN NEV]1 BY DEF9ITION1 BE =?COM+2 ! 7P]SON ON !7 TOP GO+ TO GREAT] & GREAT] L5G?S TO ASS]T A DOM9ANCE ?AT BO? KN[ IS ULTIMATELY A LIE--= IF ! TOP W]E REALLY ! ALL-P[]FUL1 CONFID5T1 MA/]LY BE+ HE PRET5DS TO BE1 HE W\LDN'T NE$ TO GO TO SU* \TRAGE\S L5G?S TO 5SURE ! BOTTOM'S RECOGNITION ( HIS P[]4 ,&1 ( C\RSE1 !RE IS ALSO ! MO/ IMPORTANT DIFF]5CE BETWE5 MAKE-BELIEVE ,S@&,M PLAY--& ?OSE 5GAG$ 9 IT ACTUALLY DO REF] TO IT AS 0PLAY0--& ITS REAL-LIFE1 NONSEXUAL 5ACTM5TS4 ,9 ! PLAY V]SION1 ALL ! P>AMET]S >E C>EFULLY WORK$ \T 9 ADVANCE BY MUTUAL CONS5T1 ) BO? P>TIES KN[+ ! GAME CAN BE CALL$ (F AT ANY MOM5T SIMPLY BY 9VOK+ AN AGRE$-ON SAFE-WORD4 ,= EXAMPLE1 JU/ SAY ! WORD 0ORANGE10 & Y\R P>TN] WILL IMM$IATELY /OP DRIPP+ HOT WAX ON Y\ & TRANS=M FROM ! WICK$ M>QUIS TO A C>+ HUMAN BE+ :O WANTS TO MAKE SURE Y\ >5'T REALLY HURT4 7,9DE$1 ONE MI<T >GUE ?AT MU* ( ! BOTTOM'S PLEASURE COMES FROM KN[+ %E HAS ! P[] TO AFFECT ?IS TRANS=MATION AT WILL4.<#a#e.>7 ,?IS IS PRECISELY :AT'S LACK+ 9 REAL-LIFE SADOMASO*I/IC SITUATIONS4 ,Y\ CAN'T SAY 0ORANGE0 TO Y\R BOSS4 ,SUP]VISORS NEV] WORK \T 9 ADVANCE 9 :AT WAYS EMPLOYES CAN & CANNOT BE *EW$ \T = DIFF]5T SORTS ( 9FRACTIONS1 & IF AN EMPLOYEE IS1 LIKE ,ANNIE1 BE+ REPRIM&$ OR O!RWISE HUMILIAT$1 %E KN[S !RE IS NO?+ %E CAN SAY TO MAKE IT /OP2 NO SAFE-WORD1 EXCEPT1 P]HAPS1 0,I QUIT40 ,TO PRON\NCE !SE WORDS1 H[EV]1 DOES MORE ?AN SIMPLY BREAK (F ! SC5>IO ( HUMILIATION2 IT BREAKS (F ! WORK RELATION%IP 5TIRELY--& MI<T WELL LEAD TO ONE'S 5D+ UP PLAY+ A V]Y DIFF]5T GAME1 ONE :]E Y\'RE DESP]ATELY SCR\NG+ >\ND TO F9D SOME?+ TO EAT OR H[ TO PREV5T ONE'S HEAT FROM BE+ %UT (F4 

ON ! MIS]Y ( NOT FEEL+ 5TITL$ TO ONE'S MIS]Y 

  

,I AM SUGGE/+1 !N1 ?AT ! V]Y MEAN+LESSNESS ( BULL%IT EMPLOYM5T T5DS TO EXAC]BATE ! SADOMASO*I/IC DYNAMIC ALREADY POT5TIALLY PRES5T 9 ANY TOP-D[N HI]>*ICAL RELATION%IP4 ,IT'S NOT 9EVITABLE2 SOME SUP]VISORS >E G5]\S & K9D4 ,BUT ! LACK ( ANY FEEL+ ( COMMON PURPOSE1 ANY REASON TO BELIEVE ONE'S COLLECTIVE ACTIONS 9 ANY WAY MAKE LIFE BETT] = ?OSE \TSIDE ! (FICE OR REALLY HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON ANYONE \TSIDE ! (FICE1 WILL T5D TO MAGNIFY ALL ! M9OR 9DIGNITIES1 DI/EMP]S1 RES5TM5TS1 & CRUELTIES ( (FICE LIFE1 S9CE1 ULTIMATELY1 (FICE POLITICS IS ALL ?AT'S REALLY GO+ ON4 

,MANY1 LIKE1 ,ANNIE1 W]E T]RIFI$ BY ! HEAL? EFFECTS4 ,JU/ AS A PRISON] 9 SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T 9EVITABLY BEG9S TO EXP]I5CE BRA9 DAMAGE1 ! WORK] DEPRIV$ ( ANY S5SE ( PURPOSE (T5 EXP]I5CES M5TAL & PHYSICAL ATROPHY4 ,N\RI1 :OM WE MET 9 *APT] #b1 REPAIR+ CODE = AN 9COMPET5T ,VI5NESE PSY*OLOGI/1 KEPT SOME?+ ( A DI>Y ( EA* ( HIS SUCCESSIVE BULL%IT JOBS & !IR EFFECTS UPON HIS M9D & BODY3  
  

,N\RI3 

,JOB #a3 ,PROGRAMM]1 7PO9TLESS7 />TUP4 

,EFFECT ON ME3 ,I FIR/ LE>N$ SELF-LOA?+4 ,GOT A COLD EV]Y MON?4 ,IMPO/OR SYNDROME KILL$ MY IMMUNE SY/EM4 

,JOB #b3 ,PROGRAMM]1 7VANITY PROJECT7 />TUP4 

,EFFECT ON ME3 ,I PU%$ MYSELF SO H>D ?AT ,I DAMAG$ MY EYE1 =C+ ME TO RELAX4 

,JOB #c3 ,S(TW>E ,DEVELOP]1 7SCAM7 SMALL BUS9ESS4 

,EFFECT ON ME3 USUAL DEPRESSION1 UNABLE TO F9D 5]GY4 

,JOB #d3 ,S(TW>E DEVELOP]1 7DOOM$1 DYSFUNCTIONAL7 EX-/>TUP4 

,EFFECT ON ME3 REL5TLESS M$IOCRITY & FE> DUE TO MY 9ABILITY TO FOCUS CRIPPL$ MY M9D2 ,I GOT A COLD EV]Y MON?2 W>P+ MY CONSCI\SNESS TO MOTIVATE MYSELF KILL$ MY IMMUNE SY/EM4 ,P,T,S,D4 ,MY ?\<TS W]E ?OR\<LY M$IOCRE444  
  

,N\RI HAD ! MIS=TUNE TO /UMBLE ?R\< A S]IES ( REL5TLESSLY ABSURD &_/OR ABUSIVE CORPORATE 5VIRONM5TS4 ,HE MANAG$ TO KEEP HIMSELF SANE--AT LEA/ TO ! DEGREE ( F5D+ (F COMPLETE M5TAL & PHYSICAL BREAKD[N--BY F9D+ A DIFF]5T S5SE ( PURPOSE3 HE BEGAN TO C>RY \T A DETAIL$ ANALYSIS ( ! SOCIAL & 9/ITUTIONAL DYNAMICS ?AT LIE BEH9D FAIL$ CORPORATE PROJECTS4 ,EFFECTIVELY1 HE BECAME AN AN?ROPOLOGI/4 7,?IS HAS BE5 V]Y USEFUL TO ME4 ,?ANKS1 ,N\RI67 ,!N HE DISCOV]$ POLITICS1 & BEGAN DIV]T+ TIME & RES\RCES T[>D PLOTT+ TO DE/ROY ! V]Y SY/EM ?AT CREAT$ SU* RIDICUL\S JOBS4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 HE REPORTS1 HIS HEAL? BEGAN TO M>K$LY IMPROVE4 

,EV5 9 RELATIVELY B5IGN (FICE 5VIRONM5TS1 ! LACK ( A S5SE ( PURPOSE EATS AWAY AT PEOPLE4 ,IT MAY NOT CAUSE ACTUAL PHYSICAL & M5TAL DEG5]ATION1 BUT AT ! V]Y LEA/1 IT LEAVES WORK]S /RUGGL+ ) FEEL+S ( EMPT9ESS OR WOR?LESSNESS4 ,!SE FEEL+S >E TYPICALLY 9 NO S5SE MITIGAT$1 BUT ACTUALLY COMP\ND$ BY ! PRE/IGE1 RESPECT1 & G5]\S COMP5SATION ?AT SU* POSITIONS (T5 CONF]4 ,LIKE ,LILIAN1 BULL%IT JOBHOLD]S CAN BE SECRETLY TORTUR$ BY ! SUSPICION ?AT !Y >E BE+ PAID MORE ?AN !IR ACTUALLY PRODUCTIVE UND]L+S 70,H[ BULL%IT W\LD ?AT BE8071 OR ?AT O!RS HAVE LEGITIMATE REASON TO HATE !M4 ,?IS LEFT MANY G5U9ELY CONFUS$ AB\T H[ !Y %\LD FEEL4 ,NO MORAL COMPASS WAS AVAILABLE4 ,ONE MI<T CONSID] ?IS A K9D ( MORAL SCRIPTLESSNESS4 

,H]E IS A RELATIVELY MILD CASE4 ,F9N WORKS = A COMPANY ?AT LIC5SES S(TW>E ON A SUBSCRIPTION BASIS3  
  

,F9N3 ,FROM ! MOM5T ,I FIR/ READ ! 0,BULL%IT ,JOBS0 ESSAY A C\PLE ( YE>S BACK1 IT RESONAT$ ) ME4 ,I CONT9UE TO PULL IT \T OCCASIONALLY TO READ & REF] FRI5DS TO4 

,I'M A MANAG] ( TE*NICAL SUPPORT = A S(TW>E-AS-A-S]VICE COMPANY4 ,MY JOB SEEMS TO MO/LY CONSI/ ( SITT+ 9 MEET+S1 EMAIL+1 COMMUNICAT+ COM+ *ANGES TO MY TEAM1 S]V+ AS AN ESCALATION PO9T = CLI5T ISSUES1 & DO+ P]=MANCE REVIEWS4  
  

,P]=MANCE REVIEWS1 ,F9N ADMITS1 >E BULL%IT1 EXPLA9+1 0,EV]YONE ALREADY KN[S :O ! SLACK]S >E40 ,ACTUALLY1 HE ACKN[L$GES READILY ?AT MO/ ( HIS RESPONSIBILITIES >E BULL%IT4 ,! USEFUL WORK HE P]=MS CONSI/S MA9LY ( DUCT TAP+3 SOLV+ PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY V>I\S UNNECESS>ILY CONVOLUT$ BUREAUCRATIC PROCESSES )9 ! COMPANY4 ,PLUS1 ! COMPANY ITSELF IS FAIRLY PO9TLESS4  
  

,F9N3 ,/ILL1 SITT+ D[N TO WRITE ?IS1 !RE'S P>T ( MY BRA9 ?AT WANTS TO DEF5D MY BULL%IT JOB4 ,MO/LY BECAUSE ! JOB PROVIDES = ME & MY FAMILY4 ,I ?9K ?AT'S :]E ! COGNITIVE DISSONANCE COMES 94 ,FROM AN EMOTIONAL /&PO9T1 IT'S NOT LIKE ,I'M 9VE/$ 9 MY JOB OR ! COMPANY 9 ANY WAY4 ,IF ,I %[$ UP ON ,MONDAY & ! BUILD+ HAD DISAPPE>$1 NOT ONLY W\LD SOCIETY NOT C>E1 ,I W\LDN'T1 EI!R4 ,IF !RE'S ANY SATISFACTION ?AT COMES FROM MY JOB1 IT'S BE+ AN EXP]T 9 NAVIGAT+ ! WAT]S ( \R DISORGANIZ$ ORGANIZATION & BE+ ABLE TO GET ?+S DONE4 ,BUT BE+ AN EXP]T 9 SOME?+ ?AT IS UNNECESS>Y IS1 AS Y\ CAN IMAG9E1 NOT ALL ?AT FULFILL+4 

,MY PREF]5CE W\LD BE TO WRITE NOVELS & OP9ION ESSAYS1 :I* ,I DO 9 MY SP>E TIME1 BUT ,I FE> ! LEAP FROM MY BULL%IT JOB WILL MEAN BE+ 9CAPABLE ( MAK+ 5DS MEET4  
  

,?IS IS1 ( C\RSE1 A COMMONPLACE DILEMMA4 ,! JOB ITSELF MAY BE UNNECESS>Y1 BUT IT'S H>D TO SEE IT AS A BAD ?+ IF IT ALL[S Y\ TO FE$ Y\R *ILDR54 ,Y\ MI<T ASK :AT K9D ( ECONOMIC SY/EM CREATES A WORLD :]E ! ONLY WAY TO FE$ ONE'S *ILDR5 IS TO SP5D MO/ ( ONE'S WAK+ H\RS 5GAG$ 9 USELESS BOX-TICK+ EX]CISES OR SOLV+ PROBLEMS ?AT %\LDN'T EXI/4 ,BUT1 !N1 Y\ CAN EQUALLY WELL TURN ?IS QUE/ION ON ITS HEAD & ASK :E!R ALL ?IS CAN REALLY BE AS USELESS AS IT SEEMS IF ! ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT CREAT$ !SE JOBS ALSO 5ABLES Y\ TO FE$ Y\R *ILDR54 ,DO WE REALLY WANT TO SECOND-GUESS CAPITALISM8 ,P]HAPS EV]Y ASPECT ( ! SY/EM1 NO MATT] H[ APP>5TLY PO9TLESS1 IS JU/ ! WAY IT HAS TO BE4 

,YET AT ! SAME TIME1 ONE CANNOT ALSO DISMISS ONE'S [N EXP]I5CE ?AT SOME?+ IS T]RIBLY AMISS4 

,MANY O!RS SPOKE1 LIKE ,LILIAN1 ( ! AGONIZ+ DISP>ITY BETWE5 ! \TW>D RESPECT !Y RECEIV$ FROM SOCIETY & ! KN[L$GE ( :AT !Y ACTUALLY DID4 ,DAN1 AN ADM9I/RATIVE CONTRACTOR = A ,BRITI% CORPORATION'S (FICES 9 ,TORONTO1 WAS CONV9C$ HE DID ONLY AB\T AN H\R OR TWO ( REAL WORK A WEEK--WORK HE C\LD HAVE EASILY DONE FROM HOME4 ,! RE/ WAS 5TIRELY PO9TLESS4 ,PUTT+ ON ! SUIT & COM+ TO ! (FICE WAS1 HE FELT1 JU/ AN ELABORATE SACRIFICIAL RITUAL2 A S]IES ( MEAN+LESS GE/URES HE HAD TO P]=M 9 ORD] TO PROVE HIMSELF WOR?Y ( A RESPECT HE DID NOT DES]VE4 ,AT WORK1 HE WOND]$ CON/ANTLY IF HIS C[ORK]S FELT ! SAME WAY3  
  

,DAN3 ,IT FELT LIKE SOME ,KAFKAESQUE DREAM SEQU5CE ?AT ONLY ,I HAD ! MIS=TUNE ( REALIZ+ H[ /UPID SO MU* ( :AT WE W]E DO+ WAS1 BUT DEEP D[N 9SIDE1 ,I FELT AS IF ?IS EXP]I5CE HAD TO BE A SIL5TLY %>$ ONE4 ,WE MU/ HAVE ALL KN[N6 ,WE W]E AN (FICE ( SIX PEOPLE1 & WE W]E ALL 0MANAG]S0444 ,!RE W]E EASILY MORE MANAG]S 9 ! BUILD+ ?AN ACTUAL EMPLOYES4 ,! SITUATION WAS COMPLETELY ABSURD4  
  

,9 ,DAN'S CASE1 EV]YONE PLAY$ ALONG ) ! *>ADE4 ,! 5VIRONM5T WAS 9 NO WAY ABUSIVE4 ,! SIX MANAG]S & !IR SUP]VIS+ MANAG]S-(-MANAG]S W]E POLITE1 FRI5DLY1 MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE4 ,!Y ALL TOLD ONE ANO!R :AT A T]RIFIC JOB !Y W]E DO+ & :AT A DISA/] IT W\LD BE = EV]YONE ELSE IF !Y W]5'T !RE AS P>T ( ! TEAM--BUT ONLY1 ,DAN FELT1 AS A WAY ( CONSOL+ ONE ANO!R 9 ! SECRET KN[L$GE !Y W]E H>DLY DO+ ANY?+1 ?AT !IR WORK WAS ( NO SOCIAL VALUE1 & ?AT IF !Y W]5'T !RE1 IT W\LD MAKE NO DIFF]5CE4 ,IT WAS EV5 WORSE \TSIDE ! (FICE1 :]E HE BEGAN TO BE TREAT$ AS ! MEMB] ( HIS FAMILY :O HAD REALLY MADE SOME?+ ( HIS LIFE4 0,IT'S HONE/LY H>D TO DESCRIBE H[ MAD & USELESS ,I FELT4 ,I WAS BE+ TAK5 S]I\SLY AS A 'Y\NG PR(ESSIONAL'--BUT DID ANY ( !M KN[ :AT IT WAS ,I REALLY DID80 

,EV5TUALLY ,DAN QUIT TO BECOME A SCI5CE TEA*] 9 A ,C]E ,9DIAN COMMUNITY 9 NOR!RN ,QUEBEC4 

,IT DOESN'T HELP ?AT HI<]-UPS 9 SU* SITUATIONS WILL REGUL>LY 9SI/ ?AT P]CEPTIONS ( FUTILITY >E SELF-EVID5TLY ABSURD4 ,IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPP54 ,SOME MANAG]S1 AS WE'VE SE51 WILL BASICALLY W9K & SMILE2 A PRECI\S FEW MI<T HONE/LY DISCUSS AT LEA/ P>T ( :AT'S GO+ ON4 ,BUT S9CE MIDDLE MANAG]S G5]ALLY SEE !IR ROLE AS ONE ( MA9TA9+ MORALE & WORK DISCIPL9E1 !Y WILL (T5 FEEL !Y HAVE LITTLE *OICE BUT TO RATIONALIZE ! SITUATION4 7,9 EFFECT1 DO+ SO IS ! ONLY P>T ( !IR JOBS ?AT ISN'T BULL%IT47 ,PLUS1 ! HI<] Y\ CLIMB 9 ! HI]>*Y1 ! MORE OBLIVI\S ! MANAG]S >E LIKELY TO BE--BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 ! MORE =MAL AU?ORITY !Y T5D TO HAVE4 

,VASILY WORKS AS A RESE>* ANALY/ = A ,EUROPEAN =EIGN AFFAIRS (FICE3 HIS (FICE1 HE REPORTS1 HAS JU/ AS MANY SUP]VISORS AS RESE>*]S1 & EV]Y S5T5CE ( ANY DOCUM5T PRODUC$ BY A RESE>*] 9V>IABLY 5DS UP BE+ PASS$ UP TWO LEVELS ( HI]>*Y TO BE READ1 $IT$1 & PASS$ D[N AGA91 REPEAT$LY1 UNTIL IT MAKES NO S5SE4 ,GRANT$1 ?IS W\LD BE MORE ( A PROBLEM IF !RE W]E A *ANCE ?AT ANYONE \TSIDE ! (FICE W\LD EV] READ !M1 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 BE AW>E !Y EXI/$4 ,VASILY DOES OCCASIONALLY TRY TO PO9T ALL ?IS \T TO HIS SUP]IORS3  
  

,VASILY3 ,IF ,I QUE/ION ! UTILITY OR S5SE ( \R WORK1 MY BOSSES LOOK AT ME AS IF ,I'M FROM ANO!R PLANET4 ,( C\RSE !Y DO3 = !M1 IT IS CRUCIAL ?AT ! WORK WE'RE DO+ IS NOT SE5 AS TOTAL NONS5SE4 ,IF ?AT W\LD BE ! CASE1 ! POSITIONS W\LD BE CANCEL$1 & ! RESULT W\LD BE HAV+ NO JOB4  
  

,9 ?IS CASE1 IT'S NOT ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMIC SY/EM BUT ! MOD]N 9T]NATIONAL /ATE SY/EM ?AT BETWE5 ! V>I\S CONSUL> S]VICES1 ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS1 & ,BRETTON ,WOODS 9/UTUTIONS1 CREATES UNTOLD ?\S&S ( 7USUALLY HI<-PAID1 RESPECTABLE1 COM=TABLE7 JOBS ACROSS ! PLANET4 ,ONE CAN >GUE1 AS 9 ALL ?+S1 AB\T :I* ( !SE POSITIONS >E TRULY USEFUL & = :AT4 ,PRESUMABLY SOME DO IMPORTANT WORK--PREV5T+ W>S1 = 9/ANCE4 ,O!RS >RANGE & RE>RANGE FURNITURE4 ,:AT'S MORE1 !RE >E POCKETS 9SIDE ! APP>ATUS ?AT APPE>1 TO !IR L[-RANK+ D5IZ5S1 AT LEA/1 AS 5TIRELY SUP]FLU\S4 ,?IS P]CEPTION1 SAYS ,VASILY1 CREATES FEEL+S ( GUILT & %AME3  
  

,VASILY3 ,:5 ,I AM 9 PUBLIC & PEOPLE ASK ME AB\T MY JOB1 ,I DON'T WANT TO4 ,!RE IS NO?+ TO SAY1 NO?+ TO BE PR\D (4 ,WORK+ = ! =EIGN M9I/RY HAS A HI< REPUTATION1 SO :5 ,I AM SAY+1 0 ,I AM WORK+ = ! =EIGN M9I/RY10 PEOPLE USUALLY REACT ) A MIX ( RESPECT & NOT REALLY KN[+ :AT ,I AM DO+4 ,I ?9K ! RESPECT MAKES IT EV5 WORSE4  
  

,!RE >E A MILLION WAYS TO MAKE A HUMAN FEEL UNWOR?Y4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 SO (T5 A PIONE] 9 SU* >EAS1 HAS1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 P]FECT$ A QU9TESS5TIALLY ,AM]ICAN MODE ( POLITICAL DISC\RSE ?AT CONSI/S 9 LECTUR+ O!RS AB\T :AT J]KS !Y >E TO ?9K !Y HAVE A RI<T TO SOME?+4 ,CALL IT 0RI<TS-SCOLD+40 ,RI<TS-SCOLD+ HAS MANY =MS & MANIFE/ATIONS4 ,!RE IS A RI<T-W+ V]SION1 :I* C5T]S ON EXCORIAT+ O!RS = ?9K+ ! WORLD [ES !M A LIV+1 OR [ES !M M$ICAL TREATM5T :5 !Y >E GRAVELY ILL1 OR MAT]NITY LEAVE1 OR WORKPLACE SAFETY1 OR EQUAL PROTECTION UND] ! LAW4 ,BUT !RE IS ALSO A LEFT-W+ V]SION1 :I* CONSI/S ( TELL+ PEOPLE TO 0*ECK !IR PRIVILEGE0 :5 !Y FEEL !Y >E 5TITL$ TO PRETTY MU* ANY?+ ?AT SOME POOR] OR MORE OPPRESS$ P]SON DOES NOT HAVE4 

,ACCORD+ TO !SE /&>DS1 EV5 IF ONE IS BEAT5 OV] ! HEAD BY A TRUN*EON & DRAGG$ (F TO JAIL = NO REASON1 ONE CAN ONLY COMPLA9 AB\T ! 9JU/ICE IF ONE FIR/ SPECIFIES ALL ! CATEGORIES ( PEOPLE TO :I* ?IS IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR4 ,RI<TS-SCOLD+ MAY HAVE SE5 ITS MO/ B>OQUE DEVELOPM5T 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 BUT IT HAS SPREAD ALL OV] ! WORLD ) ! RISE ( NEOLIB]AL M>KET IDEOLOGIES4 ,UND] SU* CONDITIONS1 IT'S UND]/&ABLE ?AT DEM&+ AN 5TIRELY NEW1 UNFAMILI>1 RI<T--SU* AS ! RI<T TO MEAN+FUL EMPLOYM5T.<#a#f.>--MI<T SEEM A HOPELESS PROJECT4 ,IT'S H>D 5\< N[ADAYS BE+ TAK5 S]I\SLY :5 ASK+ = ?+S Y\'RE ALREADY SUPPOS$ TO HAVE4 

,! BURD5 ( RI<TS-SCOLD+ FALLS ABOVE ALL ON ! Y\NG] G5]ATIONS4 ,9 MO/ WEAL?Y C\NTRIES1 ! CURR5T CROP ( PEOPLE 9 !IR TW5TIES REPRES5TS ! FIR/ G5]ATION 9 MORE ?AN A C5TURY ?AT CAN1 ON ! :OLE1 EXPECT OPPORTUNITIES & LIV+ /&>DS SUB/ANTIALLY WORSE ?AN ?OSE 5JOY$ BY !IR P>5TS4 ,YET AT ! SAME TIME1 !Y >E LECTUR$ REL5TLESSLY FROM BO? LEFT & RI<T ON !IR S5SE ( 5TITLEM5T = FEEL+ !Y MI<T DES]VE ANY?+ ELSE4 ,?IS MAKES IT ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT = Y\NG] PEOPLE TO COMPLA9 AB\T MEAN+LESS EMPLOYM5T4 

,LET US 5D1 !N1 ) ,RA*EL1 TO EXPRESS ! HORROR ( A G5]ATION4 

,RA*EL WAS A MA? :IZ ) AN UND]GRAD DEGREE 9 PHYSICS1 BUT FROM A POOR FAMILY4 ,%E ASPIR$ TO PURSUE A GRADUATE DEGREE1 BUT ) ,BRITI% UNIV]SITY TUITION FEES HAV+ TRIPL$1 & F9ANCIAL ASSI/ANCE CUT TO ! BONE1 %E WAS =C$ TO TAKE A JOB AS ,CATA/ROPHE ,RISK ,ANALY/ = A BIG 9SURANCE COMPANY TO RAISE ! REQUISITE FUNDS4 ,A YE> \T ( H] LIFE1 %E TOLD H]SELF1 BUT H>DLY ! 5D ( ! WORLD3  
  

,RA*EL3 0,IT'S NOT ! WOR/ ?+ 9 ! WORLD3 LE>N SOME NEW SKILLS1 E>N SOME MONEY1 & DO A BIT ( NETWORK+ :ILE Y\'RE AT IT40 ,SU* WAS MY ?9K+4 0,REALI/ICALLY1 H[ BAD IS IT GO+ TO BE80 ,& OBVI\SLY1 9 ! BACK ( Y\R HEAD1 ! RES\ND+1 0,LOADS ( PEOPLE SP5D !IR :OLE LIVES DO+ BOR+1 BACKBREAK+ WORK = B>ELY ANY MONEY4 ,:AT ON E>? MAKES Y\ TOO SPECIAL = ONE YE> 9 A BOR+ (FICE JOB80  
  

,?AT LA/ ONE IS AN OV]>*+ FE> = SELF-AW>E MILL5NIALS4 ,I CAN B>ELY SCROLL ?R\< ,FACEBOOK )\T HITT+ SOME PREA*Y ?9K PIECE AB\T MY G5]ATION'S 5TITLEM5T & RELUCTANCE TO JU/ DO A BLOODY DAY'S WORK1 = ,*RI/'S SAKE6 ,IT IS SORT ( H>D TO GAUGE :E!R MY /&>DS = AN 0ACCEPTABLE0 JOB >E REASONABLE OR JU/ ! RESULT ( RIDICUL\S1 ,G5]ATION ,SN[FLAKEY 05TITL$ BOLLIX0 7AS MY GR&MA LIKES TO SAY74 

,?IS IS1 9CID5TALLY1 A P>TICUL>LY ,BRITI% V>IATION ( RI<TS-SCOLD+ 7?\< IT 9CREAS+LY 9FECTS ! RE/ ( ,EUROPE73 OLD] PEOPLE :O GREW UP ) CRADLE-TO-GRAVE WELF>E /ATE PROTECTIONS MOCK+ Y\NG PEOPLE = ?9K+ !Y MI<T BE 5TITL$ TO ! SAME ?+4 ,!RE WAS ALSO ANO!R FACTOR1 MU* ?\< ,RA*EL WAS SLI<TLY EMB>RASS$ TO ADMIT IT3 ! POSITION PAID EXTREMELY WELL2 MORE ?AN EI!R ( H] P>5TS WAS MAK+4 ,= SOMEONE :O'D SP5T H] 5TIRE ADULT EXI/5CE AS A P5NILESS /UD5T SUPPORT+ H]SELF ?R\< TEMP+1 CALL C5T]1 & CAT]+ JOBS1 IT W\LD BE REFRE%+ TO F9ALLY GET A TA/E ( B\RGEOIS LIFE4  
  

,RA*EL3 ,I'D DONE ! 0(FICE ?+0 & ! 0CRAP JOB ?+10 SO H[ BAD C\LD A CRAP (FICE JOB BE1 REALLY8 ,I HAD NO CONCEPT ( ! BOTTOM-(-!-OCEAN BLACK DEP?S ( BOR$OM ,I W\LD S9K TO UND] A BULK ( BUREAUCRACY1 T]RIBLE MANAGEM5T1 & MYRIAD BULL%IT TASKS4  
  

,RA*EL'S JOB WAS NECESSITAT$ BY V>I\S CAPITAL HOLD+ REQUIREM5T REGULATIONS :I*1 LIKE ALL CORPORATIONS 9 A SIMIL> SITUATION1 H] EMPLOY] HAD NO 9T5TION ( RESPECT+4 ,?US1 A TYPICAL DAY CONSI/$ ( TAK+ 9 EMAILS EA* MORN+ ) DATA ON H[ MU* MONEY DIFF]5T BRAN*ES ( ! FIRM W\LD EXPECT TO LOSE 9 SOME HYPO!TICAL CATA/ROPHE SC5>IO1 0CLEAN+0 ! DATA1 COPY+ ! DATA 9TO A SPREAD%EET 7:]EUPON ! SPREAD%EET PROGRAM 9V>IABLY CRA%$ & HAD TO BE REBOOT$71 & COM+ UP ) A FIGURE = OV]ALL LOSSES4 ,!N1 IF !RE WAS A POT5TIAL LEGAL PROBLEM1 ,RA*EL WAS EXPECT$ TO MASSAGE ! NUMB]S UNTIL ! PROBLEM W5T AWAY4 ,?AT'S :5 ?+S W]E GO+ WELL4 ,ON A BAD DAY1 OR BAD MON?1 :5 !RE WAS NO?+ ELSE TO DO1 H] SUP]VISORS W\LD MAKE UP ELABORATE & OBVI\SLY PO9TLESS EX]CISES TO KEEP H] BUSY1 SU* AS CON/RUCT+ 0M9D MAPS0.<#a#g.>4 ,OR JU/ LEAVE H] ) NO?+--BUT ALWAYS ) ! PROVISO ?AT :ILE DO+ NO?+1 %E HAD TO ACTIVELY PRET5D NOT TO BE3  
  

,RA*EL3 ,! WEIRDE/ & 7AP>T FROM ! TITLE7 MAYBE MO/ BULL%ITTY ?+ AB\T MY JOB WAS ?AT :ILE IT WAS G5]ALLY ACKN[L$G$ ?AT !RE WASN'T REALLY 5\< WORK TO DO1 Y\ W]5'T ALL[$ TO CONSPICU\SLY NOT WORK4 ,9 A H>K BACK TO ! DAYS ( ! E>LY 9T]NET1 EV5 ,TWITT] & ,FACEBOOK W]E BANN$4 

,MY ACADEMIC DEGREE WAS PRETTY 9T]E/+ & 9VOLV$ A LOT ( WORK1 SO1 AGA91 ,I HAD NO CONCEPT ( ! HORRIBLE DREAD ,I W\LD FEEL GETT+ UP 9 ! MORN+ TO SP5D ALL DAY SITT+ 9 AN (FICE TRY+ TO 9CONSPICU\SLY WA/E TIME4 

,! F9AL /RAW CAME AFT] MON?S ( COMPLA9+1 :5 ,I MET MY FRI5D ,M9DY = A DR9K AFT] A WEEK ( PEAK BULL%IT4 ,I HAD JU/ BE5 ASK$ TO COLOR COORD9ATE A M9D MAP TO %[ 0! NICE-TO-HAVES1 MU/-HAVES1 & W\LD-LIKE-TO-HAVE-9-FUTURES40 7,NO1 ,I HAVE NO IDEA :AT ?AT MEANS1 EI!R47 ,M9DY WAS WORK+ ON A SIMIL>LY BULL%IT PROJECT1 WRIT+ BR&$ CONT5T = ! PAGES ( A COMPANY NEWSPAP] NOBODY READS4 

,%E RANT$ AT ME1 & ,I RANT$ AT H]4 ,I MADE A LONG1 IMPASSION$ SPEE* ?AT 5D$ ) ME %\T+1 0,I CANNOT WAIT = ! SEA LEVELS TO RISE & ! APOCALYPSE TO COME BECAUSE ,I W\LD RA!R BE \T HUNT+ FI% & CANNIBALS ) A SPE> ,I'D FA%ION$ \T ( A FUCK+ POLE ?AN DO+ ?IS FUCK+ BOLLIX60 ,WE BO? LAU<$ = A LONG TIME1 & !N ,I />T$ CRY+4 ,I QUIT ! NEXT DAY4 ,?AT IS ONE MASSIVE B5EFIT ( HAV+ DONE ALL MANN] ( WEIRD M5IAL JOBS ?R\< UNIV]SITY3 Y\ CAN ALMO/ ALWAYS F9D WORK QUICKLY4 

,SO1 YES1 ,I AM ! QUE5 CRY/AL ( ,G5]ATION ,SN[FLAKE1 MELT+ 9 ! HEAT ( A PLEASANTLY AIR-CONDITION$ (FICE1 BUT1 GOOD ,LORD1 ! WORK+ WORLD IS CRAP4  
  

,FROM ?9K+ A 0CRAP (FICE JOB0 WAS H>DLY ! 5D ( ! WORLD1 ,RA*EL WAS F9ALLY =C$ TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! 5D ( ! WORLD W\LD1 9 FACT1 BE PREF]ABLE4.<#a#h.>  
  

ON ! MIS]Y ( KN[+ ?AT ONE IS DO+ H>M 

  

,!RE IS ONE O!R1 SLI<TLY DIFF]5T =M ( SOCIAL SUFF]+ ?AT \<T TO BE ACKN[L$G$3 ! MIS]Y ( HAV+ TO PRET5D Y\'RE PROVID+ SOME K9D ( B5EFIT TO HUMANITY1 :5 Y\ KN[ ! EXACT OPPOSITE IS 9 FACT ! CASE4 ,= OBVI\S REASONS1 ?IS IS MO/ COMMON AMONG SOCIAL S]VICE PROVID]S :O WORK = GOV]NM5T OR NONGOV]NM5TAL ORGANIZATIONS 7,N,G,OS74 ,MO/ >E 5GAG$ 9 BOX-TICK+ RITUALS1 AT LEA/ TO A C]TA9 DEGREE1 BUT MANY >E AW>E ?AT :AT !Y'RE DO+ IS WORSE ?AN USELESS3 !Y >E H>M+ ! PEOPLE !Y >E SUPPOS$LY !RE TO HELP4 ,%IHI IS N[ AN >TI/1 BUT %E WAS ONCE A COMMUNITY !RAPI/ 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY3  
  

,%,IHI3 ,I US$ TO WORK AS A !RAPI/ 9 A COMMUNITY M5TAL HEAL? C5T] 9 ! ,BRONX 9 ! #a#i#iS & #bS4 ,I HAVE A SOCIAL WORK DEGREE4 

,MY CLI5TS 5D$ UP EI!R BE+ M&AT$ TO 0TREATM5T0 AFT] BE+ 9C>C]AT$ = M9OR /UFF 7,CL9TON'S CRIME BILL71 LO/ !IR JOBS & AP>TM5TS AFT] BE+ JAIL$1 OR JU/ NE$$ TO PROVE TO WELF>E-TO-WORK OR ,SOCIAL ,SECURITY (FICES ?AT !Y NE$ ,S,S,I .<,SUPPLEM5TAL ,SECURITY ,9COME.> OR O!R FOOD_/R5T SUBSIDIES BECAUSE !Y W]E M5TALLY ILL4 

,SOME W]E 9DE$ SEV]ELY M5TALLY ILL1 BUT MANY O!RS W]E JU/ EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE :O W]E CON/ANTLY BE+ H>ASS$ BY ! POLICE4 ,!IR LIV+ CONDITIONS W\LD MAKE ANYONE 0M5TALLY ILL40 

,MY JOB WAS TO DO !RAPY TO ESS5TIALLY TELL !M IT WAS !IR [N FAULT & !IR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE !IR LIVES BETT]4 ,& IF !Y ATT5D$ ! PROGRAM DAILY1 SO ! COMPANY C\LD BILL !IR ,M$ICAID1 /AFF W\LD COPY !IR M$ICAL RECORDS TO S5D TO ! ,SOCIAL ,SECURITY (FICE SO !Y C\LD BE REVIEW$ = DISABILITY PAYM5TS4 ,! MORE PAP]WORK 9 !IR *>TS1 ! BETT] !IR *ANCES4 

,I HAD GR\PS TO RUN LIKE 0ANG] MANAGEM5T10 0COP+ SKILLS0 4 4 4 ,!Y W]E SO 9SULT+ & IRRELEVANT6 ,H[ DO Y\ COPE ) LACK ( DEC5T FOOD OR CONTROL Y\R RAGE T[>D ! POLICE :5 !Y ABUSE Y\8 

,MY JOB WAS USELESS & H>MFUL4 ,SO MANY ,N,G,OS PR(IT FROM ! MIS]Y CREAT$ BY 9EQUALITY4 ,I MADE A V]Y POOR LIV+ DO+ :AT ,I DID1 BUT IT /ILL PA9S ME DEEPLY ?AT ,I WAS A POV]TY PIMP4  
  

,IT IS 9T]E/+ & IMPORTANT TO NOTE ?AT MANY ( ! PETTY (FICIALS :O DO ABSURD & T]RIBLE ?+S 9 ! NAME ( PAP]WORK >E KE5LY AW>E ( :AT !Y >E DO+ & ( ! HUMAN DAMAGE ?AT IS LIKELY TO RESULT--EV5 IF !Y USUALLY FEEL !Y MU/ REMA9 /ONE-FAC$ :5 DEAL+ ) ! PUBLIC4 ,SOME RATIONALIZE IT4 ,A FEW TAKE SADI/IC PLEASURE4 ,BUT ANY VICTIM ( ! SY/EM :O HAS EV] ASK$ H]SELF1 0,H[ CAN SU* PEOPLE LIVE ) !MSELVES80 MI<T TAKE SOME COM=T 9 ! FACT ?AT1 9 MANY CASES1 !Y CAN'T4 ,ME5A'S JOB = A LOCAL GOV]NM5T C\NCIL 9 AN ,5GLI% T[N SOMETIMES REF]R$ TO AS 0,LITTLE ,SKIDR[-BY-!-,SEA0 WAS REPRES5T$ TO H]1 :5 %E TOOK IT1 AS WORK+ ) ! HOMELESS4 ,%E F\ND ?IS WAS TRUE 9 A S5SE3  
  

,ME5A3 ,MY JOB WAS NOT TO PLACE1 TO ADVISE1 OR HELP HOMELESS PEOPLE 9 ANY WAY4 ,9/EAD1 ,I HAD TO TRY TO COLLECT !IR PAP]WORK 7PRO( ( ,I,D1 ,NATIONAL ,9SURANCE NUMB]1 PRO( ( 9COME1 ETC47 SO ?AT ! TEMPOR>Y HOMELESS UNIT C\LD CLAIM BACK H\S+ B5EFIT4 ,!Y HAD ?REE DAYS TO PROVIDE IT4 ,IF !Y C\LDN'T OR W\LDN'T PROVIDE ! NECESS>Y PAP]WORK1 ,I HAD TO ASK !IR CASEWORK]S TO KICK !M \T ( !IR TEMPOR>Y ACCOMMODATIONS4 ,OBVI\SLY1 HOMELESS PEOPLE ) DRUG ADDICTIONS T5D TO HAVE DIFFICULTIES PROVID+ TWO PRO(S ( 9COME1 AMONG MANY O!R ?+S4 ,BUT SO DO FIFTE5-YE>-OLDS :OSE P>5TS HAVE AB&ON$ !M1 & VET]ANS ) ,P,T,S,D1 & WOM5 FLEE+ DOME/IC VIOL5CE4  
  

,SO ULTIMATELY1 ,ME5A EXPLA9S1 H] ROLE WAS TO ?REAT5 TO MAKE =M]LY HOMELESS PEOPLE HOMELESS AGA91 0ALL SO ?AT ONE DEP>TM5T C\LD CLAIM A CA% TRANSF] FROM ANO!R40 ,:AT WAS IT LIKE8 0,S\L DE/ROY+40 ,AFT] SIX MON?S1 %E C\LDN'T TAKE IT & GAVE UP ON GOV]NM5T S]VICE 5TIRELY4 

,ME5A QUIT4 ,BEATRICE1 :O WORK$ = A DIFF]5T LOCAL AU?ORITY1 ALSO C\LDN'T TAKE IT AFT] WITNESS+ COLLEAGUES LAU<+ OV] LETT]S S5T TO P5SION]S ?AT CONTA9$ 9T5TIONAL ]RORS DESIGN$ TO CONFUSE ! RECIPI5TS SO AS TO ALL[ ! C\NCIL TO FALSELY BILL !M = LATE PAYM5T4 ,ONLY A H&FUL ( H] C[ORK]S1 %E SAID1 TOOK AN ACTIVE PLEASURE 9 DEFRAUD+ ! PUBLIC !Y W]E HIR$ TO S]VE1 BUT IT CA/ A T]RIBLE PALL UPON AN O!RWISE EASYGO+ & FRI5DLY (FICE 5VIRONM5T4 ,%E TRI$ TO COMPLA9 TO HI<]-UPS 70,SURELY ?IS ISN'T RI<T6071 BUT !Y LOOK$ AT H] AS IF %E W]E CRAZY4 ,SO ,BEATRICE TOOK H] FIR/ OPPORTUNITY TO F9D ANO!R JOB4 

,GEORGE1 :O WORK$ = ,ATOS1 A ,FR5* FIRM HIR$ BY ! ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T TO KNOCK AS MANY CITIZ5S AS POSSIBLE FROM ! DISABILITY ROLLS 79 ! YE>S FOLL[+1 MORE ?AN TWO ?\S& W]E DISCOV]$ TO HAVE DI$ NOT LONG AFT] HAV+ BE5 F\ND 0FIT TO WORK071.<#a#i.> SOLDI]S ON4 ,HE REPORTS ?AT EV]YONE :O WORKS = ! COMPANY DOES UND]/& :AT'S GO+ ON & 0HATES ,ATOS ) A QUIET DESP]ATION40 ,9 O!R CASES1 GOV]NM5T WORK]S >E CONV9C$ ?AT !Y >E ! ONLY ONES 9 !IR (FICE :O'VE FIGUR$ \T H[ USELESS OR DE/RUCTIVE ! WORK !Y'RE DO+ IS--?\< :5 ASK$ IF !Y HAVE EV] PRES5T$ !IR VIEWS TO COLLEAGUES DIRECTLY1 MO/ 9V>IABLY SAY !Y HAV5'T1 LEAV+ OP5 ! POSSIBILITY ?AT !IR C[ORK]S >E EQUALLY CONV9C$ !Y >E ! ONLY ONES :O KN[ :AT'S REALLY GO+ ON4.<#a#a.> 

,9 ALL ?IS1 WE >E MOV+ 9TO SOME:AT DIFF]5T T]RITORY4 ,MU* ( :AT HAPP5S 9 SU* (FICES IS SIMPLY PO9TLESS1 BUT !RE IS AN ADD$ DIM5SION ( GUILT & T]ROR :5 IT COMES TO KN[+ Y\ >E 9VOLV$ 9 ACTIVELY HURT+ O!RS4 ,GUILT1 = OBVI\S REASONS4 ,T]ROR1 BECAUSE 9 SU* 5VIRONM5TS1 D>K RUMORS WILL ALWAYS T5D TO CIRCULATE AB\T :AT IS LIKELY TO HAPP5 TO :I/LE-BL[]S4 ,BUT ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS1 ALL ?IS SIMPLY DEEP5S ! TEXTURE & QUALITY ( ! MIS]Y ATT5DANT ON SU* JOBS4 

CODA3 ON ! EFFECTS ( BULL%IT JOBS ON HUMAN CREATIVITY1 & ON :Y ATTEMPTS TO ASS]T ONESELF CREATIVELY OR POLITICALLY AGA9/ PO9TLESS EMPLOYM5T MI<T BE CONSID]$ A =M ( SPIRITUAL W>F>E 

  

,LET ME CONCLUDE BY RETURN+ TO ! !ME ( SPIRITUAL VIOL5CE4 

,IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E ANY?+ MORE S\L DE/ROY+ ?AN1 AS ,ME5A PUT IT1 BE+ =C$ TO COMMIT ACTS ( >BITR>Y BUREAUCRATIC CRUELTY AGA9/ ONE'S WILL4 ,TO BECOME ! FACE ( ! MA*9E ?AT ONE DESPISES4 ,TO BECOME A MON/]4 ,IT HAS NOT ESCAP$ MY NOTICE1 = EXAMPLE1 ?AT ! MO/ FRI<T5+ MON/]S 9 POPUL> FICTION DO NOT SIMPLY ?REAT5 TO R5D OR TORTURE OR KILL Y\ BUT TO TURN Y\ 9TO A MON/] Y\RSELF3 ?9K H]E ( VAMPIRES1 ZOMBIES1 W]EWOLVES4 ,!Y T]RIFY BECAUSE !Y M5ACE NOT JU/ Y\R BODY BUT ALSO Y\R S\L4 ,?IS IS PRESUMABLY :Y ADOLESC5TS 9 P>TICUL> >E DRAWN TO !M3 ADOLESC5CE IS PRECISELY :5 MO/ ( US >E FIR/ CONFRONT$ ) ! *ALL5GE ( H[ NOT TO BECOME ! MON/]S WE DESPISE4 

,USELESS OR 9SIDI\S JOBS ?AT 9VOLVE PRET5SES TO PUBLIC S]VICE >E P]HAPS ! WOR/1 BUT ALMO/ ALL ( ! JOBS M5TION$ 9 ?IS *APT] CAN BE CONSID]$ S\L DE/ROY+ 9 DIFF]5T WAYS4 ,BULL%IT JOBS REGUL>LY 9DUCE FEEL+S ( HOPELESSNESS1 DEPRESSION1 & SELF-LOA?+4 ,!Y >E =MS ( SPIRITUAL VIOL5CE DIRECT$ AT ! ESS5CE ( :AT IT MEANS TO BE A HUMAN BE+4 

,IF :AT ,I HAVE >GU$ 9 ! LA/ *APT]--?AT ! 9TEGRITY ( ! HUMAN PSY*E1 EV5 HUMAN PHYSICAL 9TEGRITY 79S(> AS !SE TWO CAN EV] BE 5TIRELY DI/+UI%$71 IS CAU<T UP 9 RELATIONS ) O!RS1 & ! S5SE ( ONE'S CAPACITY TO AFFECT ! WORLD--!N SU* JOBS C\LD H>DLY BE ANY?+ O!R ?AN SPIRITUAL VIOL5CE4 

,?IS IS NOT TO SAY1 H[EV]1 ?AT ! S\L HAS NO MEANS = RESI/ANCE4 ,IT MI<T BE WELL TO CONCLUDE ?IS *APT] BY TAK+ NOTE ( ! RESULT+ SPIRITUAL W>F>E1 & DOCUM5T SOME ( ! WAYS WORK]S KEEP !MSELVES SANE BY 9VOLV+ !MSELVES 9 O!R PROJECTS4 ,CALL IT1 IF Y\ LIKE1 GU]RILLA PURPOSE4 ,ROB91 ! TEMP :O FIX$ HIS SCRE5 TO LOOK LIKE HE WAS PROGRAMM+ :51 9 FACT1 HE WAS SURF+ ! ,WEB1 US$ ?AT TIME TO P]=M FREE $ITORIAL WORK = A NUMB] ( ,WIKIP$IA PAGES HE MONITOR$ 79CLUD+1 APP>5TLY1 M9E71 & TO HELP MA9TA9 AN ALT]NATIVE-CURR5CY 9ITIATIVE4 ,O!RS />T BUS9ESSES1 WRITE FILM SCRIPTS & NOVELS1 OR SECRETLY RUN SEXY MAID S]VICES4 

,YET O!RS ESCAPE 9TO ,WALT] ,MITTY-/YLE REV]IE1 A TRADITIONAL COP+ ME*ANISM = ?OSE CONDEMN$ TO SP5D !IR LIVES 9 /]ILE (FICE 5VIRONM5TS4 ,IT'S PROBABLY NO CO9CID5CE ?AT N[ADAYS MANY ( !SE 9VOLVE FANTASIES NOT ( BE+ A ,WORLD ,W> ,I FLY+ ACE1 M>RY+ A PR9CE1 OR BECOM+ A TE5AGE HE>T?ROB1 BUT ( HAV+ A BETT]--JU/ UTT]LY1 RIDICUL\SLY BETT]--JOB4 ,BORIS1 = 9/ANCE1 WORKS = 0A MAJOR 9T]NATIONAL 9/ITUTION0 WRIT+ BULL%IT REPORTS4 ,H]E IS HIS 7OBVI\SLY SOME:AT SELF-MOCK+7 REPORT3  
  

,BORIS3 ,IT IS CLE>LY A BULL%IT JOB BECAUSE ,I HAVE TRI$ EV]Y?+1 SELF-HELP BOOKS1 SNEAKY ONANI/IC BREAKS1 CALL+ MY MO!R & CRY+1 REALIZ+ ALL MY LIFE *OICES HAVE BE5 PURE %ITE--BUT ,I KEEP C>RY+ ON BECAUSE ,I HAVE A R5T TO PAY4 

,:AT'S MORE1 ?IS SITUATION1 :I* CAUSES ME A MILD TO SEV]E DEPRESSION1 ALSO OBLIGES ME TO PO/PONE MY TRUE LIFE'S CALL+3 BE+ ,J4 ,LO'S OR ,BEYONCE'S ,P]SONAL ,ASSI/ANT 7EI!R SEP>ATELY OR CONCOMITANTLY74 ,I AM A H>DWORK+1 RESULTS-DRIV5 P]SON SO ,I BELIEVE ,I C\LD H&LE IT WELL4 ,I W\LD BE WILL+ TO WORK = ONE ( ! ,K>DA%IANS1 TOO1 P>TICUL>LY ,KIM4  
  

,/ILL1 MO/ TE/IMONIES FOCUS ON CREATIVITY AS A =M ( DEFIANCE--! DOGG$ =TITUDE ) :I* MANY ATTEMPT TO PURSUE >T1 OR MUSIC1 OR WRIT+1 OR POETRY1 S]VES AS AN ANTIDOTE TO ! PO9TLESSNESS ( !IR 0REAL0 PAID WORK4 ,OBVI\SLY1 SAMPLE BIAS MAY BE A FACTOR H]E4 ,! TE/IMONIES S5T TO ME W]E L>GELY DRAWN FROM MY FOLL[]S ON ,TWITT]1 A POPULATION LIKELY TO BE BO? MORE >TSY & MORE POLITICALLY 5GAG$ ?AN ! PUBLIC AT L>GE4 ,SO ,I WILL NOT SPECULATE ON H[ COMMON ?IS IS4 ,BUT C]TA9 9T]E/+ PATT]NS EM]GE4 

,= 9/ANCE1 WORK]S HIR$ = A C]TA9 SKILL1 BUT :O >E !N NOT REALLY ALL[$ TO EX]CISE IT1 R>ELY 5D UP EX]CIS+ ?AT SKILL 9 A COV]T WAY :5 !Y DISCOV] !Y HAVE FREE TIME ON !IR H&S4 ,!Y ALMO/ 9V>IABLY 5D UP DO+ SOME?+ ELSE4 ,WE'VE ALREADY OBS]V$ 9 *APT] #c H[ ,RAMADAN1 ! 5G9E] :O DREAM$ ( WORK+ AT ! CUTT+ $GE ( SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY1 SIMPLY GAVE UP :5 HE DISCOV]$ HE WAS REALLY EXPECT$ TO SIT >\ND DO+ PAP]WORK ALL DAY4 ,RA!R ?AN PURSU+ SCI5TIFIC PROJECTS ON ! SLY1 HE ?REW HIMSELF 9TO FILM1 NOVELS1 & ! HI/ORY ( ,EGYPTIAN SOCIAL MOVEM5TS4 ,?IS IS TYPICAL4 ,FAYE1 :O HAS BE5 CONTEMPLAT+ WRIT+ A PAMPHLET ON 0H[ TO KEEP Y\R S\L 9TACT 9 CORPORATE 5VIRONM5TS10 FALLS BACK ON MUSIC3  
  

,FAYE3 ,! FRU/RAT$ MUSICIAN 9 ME HAS COME UP ) WAYS ( SIL5TLY LE>N+ MUSIC :ILE /UCK AT MY CORPORATE DESK4 ,I /UDI$ ,9DIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC = A :ILE & HAVE 9T]NALIZ$ TWO ( !IR RHY?MIC SY/EMS4 ,9DIAN APPROA*ES >E AB/RACT1 NUM]ICAL1 & NONWRITT51 & SO OP5 UP WAYS = ME TO SIL5TLY & 9VISIBLY PRACTICE 9 MY HEAD4 

,?IS MEANS ,I CAN IMPROVISE MUSIC :ILE /UCK 9 ! (FICE1 & EV5 9CORPORATE 9PUTS FROM ! WORLD >\ND ME4 ,Y\ CAN GROOVE (F ! TICK+ CLOCK AS DULL MEET+S DRAG ON OR TURN A PHONE NUMB] 9TO A RHY?MIC POEM4 ,Y\ CAN TRANSLATE ! SYLLABLES ( CORPORATE J>GON 9TO QUASI HIP-HOP1 OR 9T]PRET ! PROPORTIONS ( ! FIL+ CAB9ET AS A POLYRHY?M4 ,DO+ ?IS HAS BE5 A %IELD TO MORE AGGREGATE BOR$OM 9 ! WORKPLACE ?AN ,I CAN POSSIBLY EXPLA94 ,I EV5 GAVE A TALK TO FRI5DS A FEW MON?S AGO AB\T US+ RHY?M GAMES TO ALLEVIATE WORKPLACE BOR$OM1 DEMON/RAT+ H[ Y\ CAN TURN ASPECTS ( A DULL MEET+ 9TO A FUNK COMPOSITION4  
  

,LEWIS1 :O DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS A 0FAKE 9VE/M5T BANK]0 = A F9ANCIAL CONSULT+ FIRM 9 ,BO/ON1 IS WORK+ ON A PLAY4 ,:5 HE REALIZ$ HIS ROLE 9 ! COMPANY WAS BASICALLY PO9TLESS1 HE BEGAN TO LOSE MOTIVATION & ) IT ! ABILITY TO CONC5TRATE ON ! ONE OR TWO H\RS P] DAY HE ACTUALLY DID NE$ TO WORK4 ,HIS SUP]VISOR1 A /ICKL] = TIME & 0OPTICS0 :O SEEM$ REM>KABLY 9DIFF]5T TO PRODUCTIVITY1 DIDN'T SEEM TO M9D :AT ,LEWIS DID SO LONG AS HE DIDN'T LEAVE ! (FICE BE=E %E DID1 BUT :AT HE DESCRIBES AS HIS ,MIDWE/]N ,AM]ICAN GUILT COMPLEX DROVE HIM TO COME UP ) A MEANS TO C>RY ON3  
  

,LEWIS3 ,HAPPILY1 ,I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC /&+ DESK & LOTS ( MILDLY GUILT-RIDD5 ,B,S-FREE TIME4 ,SO1 OV] ! LA/ ?REE MON?S1 ,I'VE US$ ?AT TIME TO WRITE MY FIR/ PLAY4 ,/RANGELY1 ! CREATIVE \TPUT BEGAN \T ( NECESSITY RA!R ?AN DESIRE4 ,I F\ND ?AT ,I'M WAY MORE PRODUCTIVE & EFFICI5T ONCE ,I'VE *EW$ ON A SC5E OR DIALOGUE4 ,9 ORD] TO DO ! SEV5TY M9UTES OR SO ( ACTUAL WORK ,I NE$ TO GET DONE 9 A GIV5 DAY1 ,I'LL NE$ ANO!R ?REE TO F\R H\RS ( CREATIVE WRIT+4  
  

,FAYE & ,LEWIS >E UNUSUAL4 ,! MO/ COMMON COMPLA9T AMONG ?OSE TRAPP$ 9 (FICES DO+ NO?+ ALL DAY IS JU/ H[ DIFFICULT IT IS TO REPURPOSE ! TIME = ANY?+ WOR?:ILE4 ,ONE MI<T IMAG9E ?AT LEAV+ MILLIONS ( WELL-$UCAT$ Y\NG M5 & WOM5 )\T ANY REAL WORK RESPONSIBILITIES BUT ) ACCESS TO ! 9T]NET--:I* IS1 POT5TIALLY1 AT LEA/1 A REPOSITORY ( ALMO/ ALL HUMAN KN[L$GE & CULTURAL A*IEVEM5T--MI<T SP>K SOME SORT ( ,R5AISSANCE4 ,NO?+ REMOTELY ALONG !SE L9ES HAS TAK5 PLACE4 ,9/EAD1 ! SITUATION HAS SP>K$ AN EFFLORESC5CE ( SOCIAL M$IA 7,FACEBOOK1 ,Y\,TUBE1 ,9/AGRAM1 ,TWITT]73 BASICALLY1 ( =MS ( ELECTRONIC M$IA ?AT L5D !MSELVES TO BE+ PRODUC$ & CONSUM$ :ILE PRET5D+ TO DO SOME?+ ELSE4 ,I AM CONV9C$ ?IS IS ! PRIM>Y REASON = ! RISE ( SOCIAL M$IA1 ESPECIALLY :5 ONE CONSID]S IT 9 ! LI<T NOT JU/ ( ! RISE ( BULL%IT JOBS BUT ALSO ( ! 9CREAS+ BULL%ITIZATION ( REAL JOBS4 ,AS WE'VE SE51 ! SPECIFIC CONDITIONS V>Y CONSID]ABLY FROM ONE BULL%IT JOB TO ANO!R4 ,SOME WORK]S >E SUP]VIS$ REL5TLESSLY2 O!RS >E EXPECT$ TO DO SOME TOK5 TASK BUT >E O!RWISE LEFT MORE OR LESS ALONE4 ,MO/ >E SOME:]E 9 BETWE54 ,YET EV5 9 ! BE/ ( CASES1 ! NE$ TO BE ON CALL1 TO SP5D AT LEA/ A C]TA9 AM\NT ( 5]GY LOOK+ OV] ONE'S %\LD]1 MA9TA9+ A FALSE FRONT1 NEV] LOOK+ TOO OBVI\SLY 5GROSS$1 ! 9ABILITY TO FULLY COLLABORATE ) O!RS--ALL ?IS L5DS ITSELF MU* MORE TO A CULTURE ( COMPUT] GAMES1 ,Y\,TUBE RANTS1 MEMES1 & ,TWITT] CONTROV]SIES ?AN TO1 SAY1 ! ROCK 'N' ROLL B&S1 DRUG POETRY1 & EXP]IM5TAL !AT] CREAT$ UND] ! MIDC5TURY WELF>E /ATE4 ,:AT WE >E WITNESS+ IS ! RISE ( ?OSE =MS ( POPUL> CULTURE ?AT (FICE WORK]S CAN PRODUCE & CONSUME DUR+ ! SCATT]$1 FURTIVE %>DS ( TIME !Y HAVE AT !IR DISPOSAL 9 WORKPLACES :]E EV5 :5 !RE'S NO?+ = !M TO DO1 !Y /ILL CAN'T ADMIT IT OP5LY4 

,SOME TE/IMONIES SIMIL>LY BEMOAN$ ! FACT ?AT TRADITIONAL =MS ( >TI/IC EXPRESSION SIMPLY CANNOT BE PURSU$ UND] BULL%IT CONDITIONS4 ,PADRAI<1 AN ,IRI% >T S*OOL GRADUATE %EPH]D$ 9TO A PO9TLESS JOB AT A =EIGN TE* MULT9ATIONAL [+ TO ! COMPLEXITIES ( ! ,IRI% WELF>E & TAX SY/EM--:I*1 HE SAYS1 MAKES IT ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SELF-EMPLOY$ UNLESS Y\'RE ALREADY RI*--HAS BE5 =C$ TO AB&ON HIS LIFE'S CALL+3  
  

,PADRAI<3 ,BUT :AT KILLS ME MO/ IS ! FACT ?AT \TSIDE ( WORK1 ,I HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO PA9T1 TO FOLL[ MY CREATIVE IMPULSES TO DRAW OR SCRAPE \T IDEAS ON CANVAS4 ,I WAS QUITE FOCUS$ ON IT :IL/ ,I WAS UNEMPLOY$4 ,BUT ?AT DIDN'T PAY4 ,SO N[ ,I HAVE ! MONEY & NOT ! TIME1 5]GY1 OR HEADSPACE TO BE CREATIVE4.<#a#a#a.>  
  

,HE /ILL MANAGES TO KEEP UP A POLITICAL LIFE AS AN AN>*I/ DET]M9$ TO DE/ROY ! ECONOMIC SY/EM ?AT DOES NOT ALL[ HIM TO PURSUE HIS LIFE'S TRUE CALL+4 ,MEAN:ILE1 A ,NEW ,YORK LEGAL AIDE1 ,JAMES1 IS R$UC$ TO ACTS ( SUBTLE PROTE/3 0,SP5D+ ALL DAY 9 A /]ILE (FICE 5VIRONM5T1 ,I'M TOO M5TALLY NUMB TO DO ANY?+ BUT CONSUME MEAN+LESS M$IA10 HE SAYS4 0,& ON OCCASION1 YEAH1 ,I DO FEEL QUITE DEPRESS$ AB\T IT ALL3 ! ISOLATION1 ! FUTILITY1 ! TIR$NESS4 ,MY ONE SMALL ACT ( REBELLION IS WE>+ A BLACK-&-R$-/> P9 9TO WORK EV]Y DAY--!Y HAVE NO FUCK+ IDEA60 

,F9ALLY1 A ,BRITI% PSY*OLOGI/ :O1 [+ TO ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,TONY ,BLAIR'S HI<] $UCATION RE=MS ( ! #a#i#iS1 WAS LAID (F AS A TEA*] & REHIR$ AS A 0,PROJECT ,ASSESSOR0 TO DET]M9E ! EFFECTS ( LAY+ (F TEA*]S3  
  

,H>RY3 ,:AT SURPRISES ME IS ?AT IT'S A/ONI%+LY DIFFICULT TO REPURPOSE TIME = :I* ONE IS BE+ PAID4 ,I'D HAVE FELT GUILTY IF ,I'D DODG$ ! ,B,S WORK &1 SAY1 US$ ! TIME TO HAVE A GO AT WRIT+ A NOVEL4 ,I FELT OBLIG$ TO DO MY BE/ TO C>RY \T ! ACTIVITIES ,I WAS CONTRACT$ TO C>RY \T--EV5 IF ,I KNEW ?OSE ACTIVITIES W]E 5TIRELY FUTILE4 

,DAVID3 ,Y\ KN[1 ?AT'S ONE !ME ?AT KEEPS CROPP+ UP 9 ! TE/IMONIES ,I'VE BE5 READ+3 JOBS ?AT %\LD BE WOND]FUL1 S9CE !Y PAY Y\ LOTS ( MONEY TO DO LITTLE OR NO?+ & (T5 DON'T EV5 9SI/ Y\ PRET5D TO WORK1 SOMEH[ DRIVE PEOPLE CRAZY ANYWAY BECAUSE !Y CAN'T FIGURE \T A WAY TO *ANNEL ! TIME & 5]GY 9TO ANY?+ ELSE4 

,H>RY3 ,WELL H]E'S ONE ?+ ?AT BE>S \T Y\R ASS]TION4 ,!SE DAYS1 ,I WORK AS ,TRA9+ ,MANAG] 9 A BUS DEPOT4 ,NOT ALL ?AT GLAM\R\S1 ( C\RSE1 BUT MU* MORE PURPOSEFUL WORK4 ,& ,I ACTUALLY DO MORE FREELANCE WORK = PLEASURE N[ 7%ORT /ORIES1 >TICLES7 ?AN ,I DID 9 ?AT COMPLETELY UN*ALL5G+ ,B,S JOB4 

,DAVID3 ,MAYBE WE'RE ONTO SOME?+ H]E6 

,H>RY3 ,YES1 IT'S REALLY 9T]E/+4  
  

,SO UTILIZ+ A BULL%IT JOB TO PURSUE O!R PROJECTS ISN'T EASY4 ,IT REQUIRES +5UITY & DET]M9ATION TO TAKE TIME ?AT'S BE5 FIR/ FLATT5$ & HOMOG5IZ$--AS ALL WORK TIME T5DS TO BE 9 :AT ,JAMES CALLS 0/]ILE (FICE 5VIRONM5T.<S.>0--!N BROK5 R&OMLY 9TO (T5 UNPR$ICTABLY L>GE FRAGM5TS1 & USE ?AT TIME = PROJECTS REQUIR+ ?\<T & CREATIVITY4 ,?OSE :O MANAGE TO DO SO HAVE ALREADY SUNK A GREAT DEAL ( !IR--PRESUMABLY F9ITE--CREATIVE 5]GIES JU/ 9TO PUTT+ !MSELVES 9 A POSITION :]E !Y CAN USE !IR TIME = ANY?+ MORE AMBITI\S ?AN CAT MEMES4 ,NOT ?AT !RE'S ANY?+ WRONG ) CAT MEMES4 ,I'VE SE5 SOME V]Y GOOD ONES4 ,BUT ONE W\LD LIKE TO ?9K \R Y\? >E MEANT = GREAT] ?+S4 

,AB\T ! ONLY ACC\NTS ,I RECEIV$ FROM WORK]S :O FELT !Y HAD L>GELY OV]COME ! M5TAL DE/RUCTION CAUS$ BY BULL%IT JOBS W]E FROM ?OSE ?AT HAD F\ND A WAY TO KEEP ?OSE JOBS D[N TO ONE OR TWO DAYS A WEEK4 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 ?IS IS LOGI/ICALLY EXTREMELY DIFFICULT1 & USUALLY IMPOSSIBLE1 = EI!R F9ANCIAL OR C>E] REASONS4 ,HANNIBAL MI<T S]VE AS A SUCCESS /ORY 9 ?IS REG>D4 ,! READ] MAY RECALL HIM AS ! MAN :O WRITES BULL%IT REPORTS = M>KET+ AG5CIES = AS MU* AS ,G,B,P#a#b1 A GO & TRIES TO LIMIT ?IS WORK IF POSSIBLE TO ONE DAY A WEEK4 ,DUR+ ! RE/ ( ! WEEK1 HE PURSUES PROJECTS ?AT HE CONSID]S UTT]LY WOR?:ILE BUT KN[S ?AT HE C\LDN'T POSSIBLY SELF-F9ANCE3  
  

,HANNIBAL3 ,ONE ( ! PROJECTS ,I'M WORK+ ON IS TO CREATE AN IMAGE-PROCESS+ ALGORI?M TO READ L[-CO/ DIAGNO/IC /RIPS = ,T,B PATI5TS 9 ! DEVELOP+ WORLD4 ,TUB]CULOSIS IS ONE ( ! WORLD'S BIGGE/ KILL]S1 CAUS+ ONE & A HALF MILLION DEA?S A YE> ) UP TO EI<T MILLION 9FECT$ AT ANY ONE TIME4 ,DIAGNOSIS IS /ILL A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM1 SO IF Y\ CAN IMPROVE ! TREATM5T ( JU/ ONE P]C5T ( ?OSE EI<T MILLION 9FECT$ PATI5TS1 !N Y\ CAN C\NT LIVES IMPROV$ 9 ! T5S ( ?\S&S P] YE>4 ,WE'RE ALREADY MAK+ A DIFF]5CE4 ,?IS WORK IS REW>D+ = ALL ?OSE 9VOLV$4 ,IT'S TE*NICALLY *ALL5G+1 9VOLVES PROBLEM SOLV+ & WORK+ COLLABORATIVELY TO A*IEVE A GREAT] GOAL ?AT WE ALL BELIEVE 94 ,IT IS ! ANTI!SIS ( A BULL%IT JOB4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS PROV+ VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RAISE MORE ?AN A V]Y SMALL AM\NT ( MONEY TO DO ?IS4  
  

,EV5 AFT] SP5D+ MU* TIME & 5]GY TRY+ TO CONV9CE V>I\S HEAL? EXECUTIVES !RE MI<T BE POT5TIALLY LUCRATIVE SP9-(FS ( ONE SORT OR ANO!R1 HE ONLY RAIS$ 5\< TO PAY ! EXP5SES ( ! PROJECT ITSELF1 C]TA9LY NOT 5\< TO PROVIDE ANY SORT ( COMP5SATION = ?OSE WORK+ ON IT1 9CLUD+ HIMSELF4 ,SO ,HANNIBAL 5DS UP WRIT+ MEAN+LESS WORD SPA<ETTI = M>KET+ =UMS 9 ORD] TO FUND A PROJECT ?AT WILL ACTUALLY SAVE LIVES4  
  

,HANNIBAL3 ,IF ,I GET ! OPPORTUNITY1 ,I ASK PEOPLE :O WORK 9 ,P,R OR = GLOBAL PH>MACEUTICAL COMPANIES :AT !Y ?9K ( ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 & !IR REACTIONS >E 9T]E/+4 ,IF ,I ASK PEOPLE MORE JUNIOR ?AN ME1 !Y T5D TO ?9K ,I AM SETT+ !M SOME K9D ( TE/ OR TRY+ TO CAT* !M \T4 ,P]HAPS ,I'M JU/ TRY+ TO GET !M TO ADMIT ?AT :AT !Y DO IS WOR?LESS SO ,I CAN P]SUADE !IR BOSS TO MAKE !M R$UNDANT8 ,IF ,I ASK PEOPLE MORE S5IOR ?AN ME :AT !Y ?9K AB\T ?IS1 !Y WILL USUALLY />T BY SAY+ SOME?+ ALONG ! L9ES ( 0,WELCOME TO ! REAL WORLD10 LIKE ,I'M SOME TE5AGE DROP\T YET TO 0GET IT10 & ACCEPT ?AT ,I CAN'T /AY AT HOME PLAY+ VIDEO GAMES & SMOK+ WE$ ALL DAY4 ,I MU/ ADMIT ?AT ,I SP5T QUITE A LOT ( TIME DO+ ?AT AS A TE5AG]1 BUT ,I'M NO LONG] A TE5AG]4 ,9 FACT1 ,I'M USUALLY *>G+ !M A HUGE AM\NT ( MONEY TO WRITE BULL%IT REPORTS1 SO ,I (T5 !N DETECT ?AT !RE'S A MOM5T ( REFLECTION AS !Y 9T]NALLY QUE/ION :O IT IS ?AT REALLY DOESN'T 0GET IT40  
  

,HANNIBAL IS AT ! TOP ( HIS GAME3 AN ACCOMPLI%$ RESE>*] :O CAN WALK ) CONFID5CE 9 ! CORRIDORS ( CORPORATE P[]4 ,HE'S AW>E1 TOO1 ?AT 9 ! PR(ESSIONAL WORLD1 PLAY+ ! P>T IS EV]Y?+3 =M IS ALWAYS VALU$ OV] CONT5T1 & FROM ALL 9DICATIONS1 HE CAN P]=M ! ROLE ) CONSUMMATE SKILL4.<#a#a#b.> ,?US1 HE CAN SEE HIS BULL%IT ACTIVITIES AS BASICALLY A K9D ( SCAM2 SOME?+ HE'S PUTT+ OV] ON ! CORPORATE WORLD4 ,HE CAN EV5 SEE HIMSELF AS A K9D ( MOD]N-DAY ,ROB9 ,HOOD 9 A WORLD :]E1 AS HE PUT IT1 M]ELY 0DO+ SOME?+ WOR?:ILE IS SUBV]SIVE40 

,HANNIBAL'S IS A BE/-CASE SC5>IO4 ,O!RS TURN TO POLITICAL ACTIVISM4 ,?IS CAN BE EXTREMELY B5EFICIAL TO A WORK]'S EMOTIONAL & PHYSICAL HEAL?1.<#a#a#c.> & IS USUALLY EASI] TO 9TEGRATE ) ! FRAGM5T$ NATURE ( (FICE TIME--?IS IS TRUE ( DIGITAL ACTIVISM1 AT LEA/--?AN MORE CONV5TIONAL CREATIVE PURSUITS4 ,/ILL1 ! PSY*OLOGICAL & EMOTIONAL LABOR REQUIR$ TO BALANCE MEAN+FUL 9T]E/S & BULL%IT WORK IS (T5 DAUNT+4 ,I'VE ALREADY M5TION$ ,N\RI'S WORK-RELAT$ HEAL? PROBLEMS1 :I* BEGAN TO IMPROVE M>K$LY :5 HE BEGAN WORK+ TO UNIONIZE HIS WORKPLACE4 ,IT REQUIR$ DEF9ITE M5TAL DISCIPL9E1 YES1 BUT NOT NE>LY SO GREAT AS ! M5TAL DISCIPL9E REQUIR$ TO OP]ATE EFFECTIVELY 9 A HI<-PRESSURE CORPORATE 5VIRONM5T :]E ONE KNEW ONE'S WORK HAD NO EFFECT AT ALL3  
  

,N\RI3 ,I US$ TO HAVE TO GO LIT]ALLY 09SANE0 TO GET 9TO WORK4 ,SCRUB AWAY 0ME0 & BECOME ! ?+ ?AT CAN DO ?IS WORK4 ,AFT]W>DS1 ,I'D (T5 NE$ A DAY TO RECOV]2 TO REMEMB] :O ,I AM4 7,IF ,I DIDN'T1 ,I'D BECOME AN AC]BIC1 NITPICKY P]SON TO PEOPLE 9 MY PRIVATE LIFE1 5RAG$ OV] T9Y ?+S47 

,SO ,I'D HAVE TO F9D ALL SORTS ( M5TAL TE*NOLOGIES TO MAKE MY WORK BE>ABLE4 ,! MO/ EFFECTIVE MOTIVATIONS W]E DEADL9ES & RAGE4 7,= EXAMPLE1 PRET5D+ ,I WAS SLI<T$1 SO ,I'D 0%[ !M0 ) MY EXCELL5T PRODUCTIVITY47 ,BUT AS A RESULT1 IT WAS H>D TO ORGANIZE ! DIFF]5T P>TS ( ME1 ! ANCI5T ?+S :I* COH]E 9TO 0ME02 !Y QUICKLY W5T (F-KILT]4 

,9 CONTRA/1 ,I C\LD /AY UP LATE = H\RS WORK+ ON WORKPLACE ORGANIZ] /UFF1 LIKE TEA*+ C[ORK]S H[ TO NEGOTIATE1 PROGRAMM+1 PROJECT MANAGEM5T444 ,I WAS MO/ FULLY MYSELF !N4 ,MY IMAG9ATION & LOGIC WORK$ 9 CONC]T4 ,UNTIL ,I SAW DREAMS & HAD TO SLEEP4  
  

,N\RI1 TOO1 EXP]I5C$ WORK+ ON SOME?+ MEAN+FUL AS 5TIRELY DIFF]5T4 ,TRUE1 UNLIKE ,HANNIBAL1 HE WASN'T WORK+ ) A COLLABORATIVE TEAM4 ,BUT EV5 WORK+ T[>D A L>G] MEAN+FUL PURPOSE1 HE FELT1 ALL[$ HIM TO RE9TEGRATE A %ATT]$ SELF4 ,& EV5TUALLY HE DID BEG9 TO F9D ! SE$S ( A COMMUNITY1 AT LEA/ 9 ! M9IMAL =M ( A FELL[ ISOLAT$ WORKPLACE ORGANIZ]3  
  

,N\RI3 ,I BEGAN TO 9TRODUCE MYSELF TO PEOPLE BY SAY+ ?AT PROGRAMM+ IS MY DAY JOB1 & WORKPLACE ORGANIZ] IS MY REAL JOB4 ,MY WORKPLACE SUBSIDIZES MY ACTIVISM4 

,REC5TLY ,I F\ND SOMEONE V]Y MU* LIKE ME ONL9E2 WE'VE BECOME DEEP1 DEEP FRI5DS1 & AS ( LA/ WEEK1 ,I F9D IT SO MU* EASI] TO GET 9TO 0! ZONE0 = WORK4 ,I ?9K IT'S BECAUSE SOMEONE UND]/&S ME4 ,= ALL MY O!R 0CLOSE0 FRI5DS1 ,I'M AN ACTIVE LI/5]1 A S\ND+ BO>D--BECAUSE !Y SIMPLY DON'T UND]/& ! ?+S ,I C>E AB\T4 ,!IR EYES GLAZE OV] :5 ,I EV5 M5TION MY ACTIVISM4 

,BUT EV5 N[1 ,I /ILL MU/ EMPTY MY M9D = WORK4 ,I LI/5 TO ,SIGUR ,ROS--0,V>DELDUR10 :I* MY NEW FRI5D S5T ME4 ,!N ,I GO 9TO A SORT ( M$ITATIVE TRANCE4 ,:5 ! SONG'S DONE1 MY M9D'S EMPTY1 & ,I CAN RUN FAIRLY NIMBLY ?R\< WORK4  
  

,IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO 5D A BLEAK *APT] ON A NOTE ( R$EMPTION1 & !SE /ORIES DEMON/RATE ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO F9D PURPOSE & MEAN+ DESPITE EV5 ! WOR/ ( BULL%IT JOBS4 ,IT ALSO MAKES CLE> ?AT ?IS TAKES A GREAT DEAL ( DO+4 ,! 0>T ( SKIV+10 AS IT'S SOMETIMES CALL$ 9 ,5GL&1 MAY BE HI<LY DEVELOP$ & EV5 HONOR$ 9 C]TA9 WORK+-CLASS TRADITIONS1 BUT PROP] %IRK+ DOES SEEM TO REQUIRE SOME?+ REAL TO %IRK4 ,9 A TRULY BULL%IT JOB1 IT'S (T5 5TIRELY UNCLE> :AT ONE IS REALLY SUPPOS$ TO BE DO+1 :AT ONE CAN SAY AB\T :AT ONE IS & ISN'T DO+1 :O ONE CAN ASK & :AT ONE CAN ASK !M1 H[ MU* & )9 :AT P>AMET]S ONE IS EXPECT$ TO PRET5D TO BE WORK+1 & :AT SORTS ( ?+S IT IS OR IS NOT P]MISSIBLE TO DO 9/EAD4 ,?IS IS A MIS]ABLE SITUATION4 ,! EFFECTS ON HEAL? & SELF-E/EEM >E (T5 DEVA/AT+4 ,CREATIVITY & IMAG9ATION CRUMBLE4 

,SADOMASO*I/IC P[] DYNAMICS FREQU5TLY EM]GE4 7,9 FACT1 ,I W\LD >GUE !Y WILL ALMO/ 9V>IABLY EM]GE )9 TOP-D[N SITUATIONS DEVOID ( PURPOSE UNLESS EXPLICIT EF=TS >E MADE TO 5SURE ?AT !Y DO NOT--& SOMETIMES EV5 DESPITE SU* EF=TS47 ,IT IS NOT = NO?+ ?AT ,I'VE REF]R$ TO ! RESULTS AS SPIRITUAL VIOL5CE4 ,?IS VIOL5CE HAS AFFECT$ \R CULTURE4 ,\R S5SIBILITIES4 ,ABOVE ALL1 IT HAS AFFECT$ \R Y\?4 ,Y\NG PEOPLE 9 ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA 9 P>TICUL>1 BUT 9CREAS+LY ?R\<\T ! WORLD1 >E BE+ PSY*OLOGICALLY PREP>$ = USELESS JOBS1 TRA9$ 9 H[ TO PRET5D TO WORK1 & !N BY V>I\S MEANS %EPH]D$ 9TO JOBS ?AT ALMO/ NOBODY REALLY BELIEVES S]VE ANY MEAN+FUL PURPOSE4.<#a#a#d.> 

,H[ ?IS HAS COME TO HAPP51 & H[ ! CURR5T SITUATION HAS BECOME NORMALIZ$ OR EV5 5C\RAG$1 IS A TOPIC WE WILL EXPLORE 9 *APT] #e4 ,IT NE$S TO BE ADDRESS$1 BECAUSE ?IS IS A G5U9E SC> ACROSS \R COLLECTIVE S\L4 

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