Bullshit jobs and the yoke of managerial feudalism
One of my most favorite essays on the subject: [0]<p>In February 1968 New York City sanitation workers went on strike. After just six days a state of emergency was declared, and after nine days the city had to give up and give the strikers their way.<p>In May 1970 Ireland’s bank employees decided to go on strike.<p>At the outset, pundits predicted that life in Ireland would come to a standstill.<p>&gt; Heading into the summer of 1970, Ireland braced itself for the worst.<p>&gt; And then something odd happened. Or more accurately, nothing much happened at all.<p>&gt; In July, the The Times of England reported that the “figures and trends which are available indicate that the dispute has not had an adverse effect on the economy so far.” A few months later, the Central Bank of Ireland drew up the final balance. “The Irish economy continued to function for a reasonably long period of time with its main clearing banks closed for business,” it concluded. Not only that, the economy had continued to grow.<p>In the end, the strike would last ... a whole six months!<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;evonomics.com&#x2F;why-garbage-men-should-earn-more-than-bankers&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;evonomics.com&#x2F;why-garbage-men-should-earn-more-than-b...</a>