Why do migrant workers collectively fall into the trap of "shit work"? What the hell is "shit work"?

Well, sports will become the pleasure of human spirit, not forced labor. But in the past few decades, these hopes have been shattered by technological progress. We find that although these tools have improved productivity, they have not liberated people from work. Excellent communication software and commuting tools will only strengthen the exploitative nature of work. Leaders can let their subordinates work anytime and anywhere in their spare time. 996 replaced the four-day work week and became the normal state of workers.

Robots have replaced simple labor, but the new job is no more enjoyable than the assembly line. On the contrary, the ubiquitous managerialism makes us fall into the trap of being more painful and pleasing to the society. Due to complicated office politics, flattering customer relationships and meaningless internal management, mental pain seems to be no easier than physical pain on the assembly line-the only consolation between them is consumerism, but the high cost of the latter makes people have to rely on exhausted work to get paid.

In the daily life of modern society, complaining about work content seems to be a very common thing. Russian writer Dostoevsky once lamented: "The cruelest torture in the world is forcing a person to do meaningless work." . So how far is "meaningless"? Therefore, David Gray first distinguished between "shit work" and "shit work". In the words of the book, "shit work" is often a blue-collar job paid by the hour, and "shit work" is often a white-collar job with a monthly salary. "

It's just that "shit work" is difficult, but it's not meaningless. Everyone knows that if the cleaners don't clean the building, the university can't continue to operate. Therefore, the "meaningless work" mentioned in this book is "nonsense work". The author defines it as "meaningless work", which is not only meaningless, but also harmful, so that people who "do" have to pretend that the work is completely justified. According to the general view of today's society, "blue-collar" jobs are not as good as "white-collar" jobs. In this regard, many people may think of the classic jokes in New Concept English. A British worker wears a suit and tie every day, and only changes into work clothes when he goes to work, so as not to let anyone see his "blue collar" status. Finally, he is willing to halve his salary and become a "white-collar" in the office.