I recently had the pleasure of reading anthropologist David Graeber's 2018 book, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. Graeber defines a bullshit job as, a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence even though, as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels…

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David Graeber’s book *Bullshit Jobs: A Theory* discusses jobs that employees find pointless and unnecessary. The post explores the idea of whether operational roles in tech, like System Administrator and DevOps Engineer, are considered bullshit jobs. It argues that while some tech roles may seem like 'duct taper' jobs created to solve non-existent problems, operations roles are crucial for bridging the gap between software development and real-world application, thus providing essential value.

Is ops a bullshit job?

<p>OPS is not bullshit job, but for some reason CEOs are dumb, and they lead every company to disaster by cutting costs and reducing intelligent people on board. I dont get it to be honest. But maybe some people like autodestruction. Freud said that autodestruction is one of most powerful temptations of man.</p>
