Bullshit Jobs

hahaha

David Graeber : You all have BS jobs
*auditorium full of BS jobbers claps heartily*
Guy who is the definition of a Bullshit jobber: can we start by teasing out the notion that actually our jobs are just like? really complicated? and specialised? YOU JUST DON"T UNDERSTAND HOW NECESSARY I AM!

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Shamangineer - You always post such interesting and diverse content.

I'm beginning to wonder whether YOU have a bullshit job! [wink]

Haha, no I do worthwhile work, but I have noted the flunkie to worker ratio is growing on my own. I just think a bit above my station.

shamangineer wrote: Haha, no I do worthwhile work, but I have noted the flunkie to worker ratio is growing on my own. I just think a bit above my station.

Oh good, I would hate to think you were going to waste in a McJob.

In my own experience, the higher I got in corporate, the less I actually had to do. It was weirdly stressful, being assigned assistants and having to make up shit for them to do when I barely had enough to scrape myself through the day.

My problem is that MBAs and bean counters have taken over engineering departments and are cracking the whip on engineers to overcome the inefficiencies of the bureaucracies that have been created with large structural flaws.

I started reading the book called "Get a Life. Not a Job" by Paula Caligiuri who is a work psychologist with career in HR.

I don't usually check out job/career books, but this one came to me at a time when I'm considering a move out from my current three-part-time jobs, especially, given that I will be moving from Canada to the Netherlands in the Fall.
So far, I'm enjoying the read and find it quite useful with various self-assessment exercises. The basic gist of the book is:

• It's hard (and un-advised) to rely on the ancient model of single career/occupation. Instead, she advises to think in terms of career acts throughout your life.
• In today's tumultuous economy, it's safer financially and psychologically to have "side gigs" or passive income. Side gigs should be activities, or passion/hobbies you enjoy that can potentially become your primary career-act over time.
• Focusing on single career-acts is not impossible, but it'll require your full attention/focus, and better suited if you are highly-skilled/hard-to-replace in your industry. Otherwise, it's risky.
• Know thyself: what motivates you? this is big one I need to spend time on, as I'm the type that frequently jumps from one thing to another. This book is filled with short self-asessments that help to figure out these questions.

Haven't finished the book yet, but thought it would be valuable to some people.
It's quite amazing to notice the difference in comfort when I am at work doing something that usually brings me stress or anxiety, versus when I am volunteering in activities that lighten me up, and naturally makes me feel more participative and collaborative.

One thing I've learnt from past-experiences (including once being fired without notice due to management mis-communication) is that things always happen for a reason, and sometimes being laid-off, there's always nuggets of truth/wisdom to be found upon careful reflection (aka destiny).

enjoypolo wrote:

• In today's tumultuous economy, it's safer financially and psychologically to have "side gigs" or passive income. Side gigs should be activities, or passion/hobbies you enjoy that can potentially become your primary career-act over time.

That's good to hear as I've usually gone career mode seeking large companies for job security (oops that was BS) Now I normally got 7 - 10yrs before I'm bored of a career, sensing that I was reaching that point again and became single about the same time I built the workshop I'd longed for so I can hone my craft and eventually make something to sell, what that will be I don't know but free energy has synced with me for some time so I think I will experiment on some of that or boiling water with frequency and energy efficient ways to distil water interest me.

I totally resonate with you Dannix. In fact, my "catalyst" awakening moment in 2016 started with a realization that "free-energy" exists (aka, from the field), precisely with Moray, then Tesla, etc. Much later (more recently) I became fascinated with the Water rabbit-hole (Schauberger; G. Pollack; Emoto Masaru; Moray B King).
For a while, I was confused as to how to proceed forward as I'm not much of an engineer to develop vortexers; hydrolysis for Brown's gas, etc.
Yet, the potential of water-based techs (including mind-based, or intentions) holds so infinite possibilities, that I always keep it in the back of my head.

Right now, I'm moving more towards food production systems as a career goal.
Yet, somehow (call it intuition), I know (sense) that these ideas will all converge back at some point in my life.
I get tremendous inspiration from this community, that always push the envelope of what I know.

PS: If you haven't listened to the water-alchemy episode, I highly recommend it. One of my top 5 THCs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF5z_eUqnxs
EDIT: This catamaran Race-For-Water is a great example of how water can end our reliance on fossil fuels.
It uses solar panels covering the deck to catalyze the electrolysis of sea-water, and storing the hydrogen in fuel-cells for propulsion. There's even a kite acting as a sail for back-up.
Genius, and it's been going around the world to demonstrate how efficient the process is.

I also like the Toyota Mirai, if only it wasn't for the fact that they purposefully locked it to use it only via fuel cell chargers (instead of allowing it run re-using waste water from exhaust, and/or rain-water collection)

Here is another talk by David Graeber about the history of technology and the rise of bureaucratic systems as a societal counterbalance and steering mechanism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QgSJkk1tng

dannix wrote: That's good to hear as I've usually gone career mode seeking large companies for job security (oops that was BS) Now I normally got 7 - 10yrs before I'm bored of a career, sensing that I was reaching that point again and became single about the same time I built the workshop I'd longed for so I can hone my craft and eventually make something to sell, what that will be I don't know but free energy has synced with me for some time so I think I will experiment on some of that or boiling water with frequency and energy efficient ways to distil water interest me.

I think there is a frequenciy list floating around based on Dale Pond's research of Keeley that has water disassociation listed. Might be a good place to start.

Dannix, another interesting thread to pull at with water and power is the Joe cell and solid-state Jenny Cell. If these were refined and combined with a functioning orgone motor, it would be like a steampunk industrial revolution.

shamangineer wrote: Dannix, another interesting thread to pull at with water and power is the Joe cell and solid-state Jenny Cell. If these were refined and combined with a functioning orgone motor, it would be like a steampunk industrial revolution.

very nice suggestions Shamangineer. I've been a tad busy on some workshop stuff but I'll be sure to look these up, many thanks 🙂

I'm having a rough time at work. To start with I haven't had a manager for a year or a director for 9 months, this has left me reporting to a VP-level a-hole who never met with me in such a capacity. I had a "temporary" manager, but she was so awful she said "You aren't a thinker, you're a tinkerer" and I had to go to the VP a-hole over it. My job isn't a BS job, but I am going through a lot of BS. I was basically told by the VP I am getting a 0% raise and going on an improvement plan - meanwhile last year I got the maximum raise and bonus. From what I can tell I am being scapegoated by the VP for a problem which could cost the company $1 million/day and has been known about for 5 years that I basically just solved. I had to go to the head of HR over this. Wish me luck, I trust HR about as far as I can throw them, but everything about this situation stinks to high heaven and nobody followed procedure at any step of the process. I haven't even been shown my review. That's some bullshit.

shamangineer wrote: I'm having a rough time at work. To start with I haven't had a manager for a year or a director for 9 months, this has left me reporting to a VP-level a-hole who never met with me in such a capacity. I had a "temporary" manager, but she was so awful she said "You aren't a thinker, you're a tinkerer" and I had to go to the VP a-hole over it. My job isn't a BS job, but I am going through a lot of BS. I was basically told by the VP I am getting a 0% raise and going on an improvement plan - meanwhile last year I got the maximum raise and bonus. From what I can tell I am being scapegoated by the VP for a problem which could cost the company $1 million/day and has been known about for 5 years that I basically just solved. I had to go to the head of HR over this. Wish me luck, I trust HR about as far as I can throw them, but everything about this situation stinks to high heaven and nobody followed procedure at any step of the process. I haven't even been shown my review. That's some bullshit.

That sucks to hear man, it's all becoming too common nowadays. I can only try to empathize with your situation Shamangineer.
Certainly tough times ahead to navigate for sure.

Gave myself a tarot reading, and it came up pretty good. It basically says that I will be ok.

The spread:
1) me; the ace of cups. Healing, peace, and love.
2) something from the past; 6 of wands. Achievement through teamwork.
3) other important information; wheel of fortune. A change of fortune.
4) the present situation; 9 of wands. Making a last stand.
5) the main obstacle; ace of wands. Drive, will, enterprise.
6) the immediate future; 9 of pentacles. Wealth, security, independence.
7) the probable outcome; 10 of pentacles. Stability, security, balance.