On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs

The sheer volume of previous submissions of this item tells us that it has value - it wouldn't be submitted so often if it wasn't of interest.

You might be interested in previous discussions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8561080 (381 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6236478 (349 comments)

There is a comment or two scattered among some of the other submissions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11560420

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11016695

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9999935

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9723368

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9602893

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9250058

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9117291

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8944612

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8205697

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6766926