Title

BS Jobs and the Protestant Work Ethic

Authors

Andy Cullison, DePauw University
Kate Berry, DePauw UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-9-2021

Abstract

Philosopher Elizabeth Anderson joins Andy on the show to discuss the relationship between so-called bullsh*t jobs and the Protestant work ethic. On this episode and every episode, we dig into the complicated moral issues people face in the workplace.

Shownotes

• Elizabeth Anderson
• David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs
• Puritanism
• The text of Richard Baxter’s The Saint’s Everlasting Rest
• What is universal basic income?
• What was the New Deal?
• The Green New Deal Bill
• Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan
• Adam Smith, political economist and philosopher
• John Stuart Mill, political economist and philosopher

If you have a workplace dilemma you need some help with, send your story to our producer Kate at katherineberry@depauw.edu. For this episode’s transcript, click here. Credits: Thanks to Smallbox for designing our logo and website. Thank you to Brian Price for editing and mixing each episode. “Brass Buttons” by Blue Dot Sessions From www.sessions.blue CC BY-NC 4.0 To contact us, email katherineberry@depauw.edu

Recommended Citation

Cullison, Andy and Berry, Kate, "BS Jobs and the Protestant Work Ethic" (2021). Getting Ethics to Work Podcast. 31.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/getting-ethics-to-work/31