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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless and becomes psychologically destructive when paired with a work ethic that associates work with self-worth.
Busy Doing Nothing may refer to: "Busy Doing Nothing", a song by Bing Crosby on the soundtrack of the film A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949 "Busy Doing Nothing", a song by Japanese singer Crystal Kay , her US debut
A doorman or receptionist who has little to do in practice, but who was hired as a status symbol [3] Public relations promoting organizations that are already well-known and well-liked [ 3 ] Customer service people, if the main job is to apologize for problems that should not happen, and the manager uses the customer service staff as a way to ...
"It shows that—while you may not be able to do whatever it is right now—you are interested in doing this or helping this person." 5. "I'll be right with you."
Do not cross the bridge till you come to it; Do not cut off your nose to spite your face; Do not dish it if you can't take it; Do not judge a book by its cover; Do not keep a dog and bark yourself; Do not let the bastards grind you down; Do not let the grass grow beneath (one's) feet; Do not look a gift horse in the mouth
Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. Whether you get away, or whether you don't; whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular; and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and ...
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Visitors to Los Angeles' Getty Villa, modeled after the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, get a glimpse of otium as experienced at an ancient Roman villa. Otium is a Latin abstract term which has a variety of meanings, including leisure time for "self-realization activities" [1] such as eating, playing, relaxing, contemplation, and academic endeavors.