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100 Bullshit Jobs...And How to Get Them
Stanley Bing
A humorous look at the new jobs...of a certain type...
Collins
May 2006
320 pages
ISBN: 0060734795
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
The scholarly discipline of Bullshit Studies has blossomed
in the last several years, fertilized by a number of
critical works on the subject and the growing importance of
the issue across a wide range of professions. Now,
best-selling author and lifelong practitioner Stanley Bing
enters the field with a comprehensive look at the many
attractive jobs now available to those who are serious about
their bullshit and prepared to dedicate their working life
to it. What, Bing inquires, do a feng shui consultant, new media
executive, wine steward, department store greeter, and Vice
President of the United States have in common? What, too,
are the actual duties performed by a McKinsey consultant?
Other than sitting around making people nervous? Could that
possibly be his core function? Likewise, what does an
aromatherapist actually do, per se? Sniff things and rub
them on people, for big fragrant bucks? Is that all? The answer in all cases is "Yes." They all have bullshit jobs. These few, of course, are just the beginning. Across the
length and breadth of this shrinking globe, skillful
bullshit artists have secured pleasant, lucrative
employment, and are enjoying themselves more than you are.
In virtually every occupation, from Advertising to Yoga
Franchising, lucky individuals who "work" in these coveted
positions enjoy the best lives imaginable -- they are paid
well, they rarely break a sweat, and their professions are
highly respected, because nobody really knows what they do. At once funny, useful, and tolerably philosophical, this
groundbreaking work takes a close look at 100 bullshit jobs
-- the money they bring with them, the actual tasks and
activities involved (if any), and famous and successful
examples of each position, who will provide the neophyte
with inspiration. Most crucially, Bing goes on to offer what
others so far have not--a clear, concise strategy to help
job-seekers at every level reach for that brass ring,
knowing full well that it may be attached to the nose of a bull.
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