“Bullshit jobs” is a bit of an unfair term for humans who used to be at the client (admin assistant) and server (staff org pro) ends of routine business processes. They did real work, which is why real software businesses plus shadow line labor have replaced them.
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So employer organizations are now increasingly like virtual switchboards connecting workers to Dark Staff services. If there’s an office, it’s for either specialized physical equipment or community services. The watercooler IS the office now.
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The so-called “third place” is no different from the office now. Both are basically coffee shops. The coffee just might be cheaper in one. Even f2f privacy is not as critical a function. That’s for one of the phone booths, which Starbucks might soon have.
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To wrap it up, think of it this way. Soon “quitting/changing your job” may not be a dramatic event with huge lifestyle consequences. It might just be some permissions getting downgraded on one switchboard, and upgraded on another.
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You’re bagging your own admin groceries in either case, at most from a different coffee shop. Welcome to the brave new world of consumerized employment. Your call is important to us. Our Dark Staff representative, Cortana, will be with you shortly to discuss your paycheck freeze.
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