Black Thoughts 2 - Work Bullshit
For this second episode of Black Thoughts, James (@anarchonbury) talks about the phenomenon of bullshit in the world of work. With Capitalism focused on profit above all else, why do its workplaces keep reproducing bullshit behaviours that appear to detract from the ruthless pursuit of efficiency?
Editing by David (@SanitaryNaptime)
Music by RJD2 (@rjd2), used with permission.
Comments (7)
Thank you James, I really enjoyed this episode. I would be interesting to hear a bit more in depth discussion on how you navigate and cope with the workplace bs. I’m not sure if others have done this already?
Long story short, I don't. On the podcast we're all equals, and in my current contractual work I'm the well paid expert in the room who people are incentivised to listen to, and I try as much as possible to insist on a culture that is built on the opposite of bullshit. Honestly, this episode is going to cause me trouble getting future employment. Anyone it describes who listens to it is going to say "We can't have James in our organisation," so I'm really wagering it all on black.
Really appreciate how this lays some of the different layers of bs. I've got an addtional observation about how the communication stuff is one of biggest ways that neurotypicality is defined and reproduced. The ability to behave appropriately in a workplace is the benchmark that we get measured against and found wanting.
Having been to the glue factory a few times I enjoyed this.
That was so good! Even better than the first one. James has a wonderful sense of drama in his delivery - like a really good ghost story, which definitely helps me in absorbing all the issues discussed. I find that I am much happier now that I am an Anarchist. Thank you x
Been listening to this while driving, its such a good listen.
every Black Thoughts ep that drops i grow another Brained Cell...thank u james