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Kill the Boss in Your Head
Manage episode 443339581 series 2907557
Is there actually any moral value to hard work? From the Dignity of Labour to CEO Mindset, Girlbossing and Instagram Hustle propaganda, our entire culture is full of messages that working hard and 'loving what you do' will make you a good person. Aspiring idlers Kasia and Dan are here to tell you why that's wrong.
Prompted in part by the Wellcome Collection's new 'Hard Graft' exhibition, we discuss bullshit jobs, proper binmen, modern slavery, and the horrifying frequency with which people are injured, maimed and killed in their line of work, from children in 19th century cotton mills, to exploited migrant workers and climate-related heat deaths in the 21st century.
More light-heartedly, we discuss our most hated teenage jobs, and what the ideal length for a working week would be - 2 days? 3 days? What happened when Pret told their workers they needed to show they "aren't just here for the money"? And why does Keir Starmer think that workers and their bosses are 'on the same side'?
Some links, as promised:
The Four Yorkshiremen sketch
David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs
Sarah Jaffe's Work Won't Love You Back
Paul Myerscough on Pret and affective labour
Please watch the amazing film Office Space!
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For the full-length episode, and 30-odd more exclusive episodes – please join our Patreon!! ** ONLY £4 A MONTH TO SUPPORT YOUR FAVOURITE CULTURAL HISTORIANS **
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Theme music: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
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Manage episode 443339581 series 2907557
Is there actually any moral value to hard work? From the Dignity of Labour to CEO Mindset, Girlbossing and Instagram Hustle propaganda, our entire culture is full of messages that working hard and 'loving what you do' will make you a good person. Aspiring idlers Kasia and Dan are here to tell you why that's wrong.
Prompted in part by the Wellcome Collection's new 'Hard Graft' exhibition, we discuss bullshit jobs, proper binmen, modern slavery, and the horrifying frequency with which people are injured, maimed and killed in their line of work, from children in 19th century cotton mills, to exploited migrant workers and climate-related heat deaths in the 21st century.
More light-heartedly, we discuss our most hated teenage jobs, and what the ideal length for a working week would be - 2 days? 3 days? What happened when Pret told their workers they needed to show they "aren't just here for the money"? And why does Keir Starmer think that workers and their bosses are 'on the same side'?
Some links, as promised:
The Four Yorkshiremen sketch
David Graeber's Bullshit Jobs
Sarah Jaffe's Work Won't Love You Back
Paul Myerscough on Pret and affective labour
Please watch the amazing film Office Space!
***
For the full-length episode, and 30-odd more exclusive episodes – please join our Patreon!! ** ONLY £4 A MONTH TO SUPPORT YOUR FAVOURITE CULTURAL HISTORIANS **
****
Theme music: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
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