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What gives you a sense of meaning in your work?

Louisa Baczor

According to David Graeber, many people have pointless jobs which exist merely to serve unnecessary bureaucratic processes.

Have you ever reflected on your own work, and what it is about it specifically that creates (or inhibits) meaning for you?

How can we create more meaning for other people in their work?

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  • Hosw can we create more meaning for other people in their work?

    2000 years of studying human behaviour and we still don't know?

    Example pointless job:- I enter our local Homebase and am 'greeted' by some employee who greets me with; "Welcome to Homebase sir, if there's anything you need please do not hesitate to ask one of our colleagues".

    And on leaving he bids me farewell with; "Did you find everything you needed today sir? - - "thank you!" ---" have a nice day".

    ?????  2000 years or more employing people and it seems we've not learned much.



    :-(

  • in reply to David Perry
    Agree with your comments, but it could have been worse David, they could have greeted you with, "good afternoon my lovely, do you know what you're looking for today?" as late teenage/early 20's said to me in Currys/PC World recently.
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