As a follow-up to the reflections on the world of work by Dickens in previous posts, on his Circumlocution Office, Coketown, and David Graeber, a friend put me on to this BBC Radio 4 broadcast, one of a series of three about the changing landscape of the modern world of work. The interviews are interesting, Graeber himself speaks, as do the hordes of people on their way to the office in the morning. What are we doing with our lives? A healthy question to ask.
From the site:
"What do we want from work? Millions of people are now reinventing
their working lives. Ruth Barnes presents the first in a new series
exploring the changing world of work.
There are now five million self-employed
people in the UK, it’s the fastest-growing group of workers. Sometimes
it's a case of "needs must" as conventional industries collapse - but
the evidence suggests that most are doing it because they want to, they
see themselves as breaking free.
The internet is full of inspirational
talks from the late Steve Jobs and others, exhorting us to take risks,
set out on our own, make our fortune. But with the average freelancer
earning only £240 a week - about half the earnings of the average
employee - what is the price of freedom?
In this first programme, Breaking Free,
Ruth hears from people who have reinvented their working lives, becoming
taxi drivers, brewers or cleaners. She talks to David Graeber, an
anthropology professor who tapped into something really big when he
published his book 'Bullshit Jobs'."
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