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globular-toast
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Google removes its head of diversity after 2007 bl...
So it's a bullshit job. I think the closest of Graeber's 5 categories [0] would be a "goon", ie. they are only there because other companies have one.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs
nwsm
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> they are only there because other companies have one
This is not Graeber's description of "goon"
globular-toast
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It kind of is. He talks more about things like corporate lawyers etc which fit the name "goon" more, but I think the more general point is people you have to employ because other companies employ them. What category would you put it under?
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Box ticker. That is, if you indeed think Head of Diversity is a bullshit job. I don't have an educated opinion.
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[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs