[andyidsinga]

see also Gervais Principle: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

edit: elaborating a little on why I referenced the Gervais Principle:

It's an interesting guide to understand the relationship between executives, middle-management, and the worker/producers and the relationship each has with "The organization".

Per the gervais principle, a lot of the bullshit job phenomenon is explained through the relationship an employee has with reality and the organization in which they work.

In gervais, the sociopaths at the top (executives) and the losers at the bottom (actual producers of some value) both have some grasp on reality - whereas the clueless middle are full of cognitive dissonance about the reality of their position and loyalty to the idea of the organization. So, IMHO, the clueless category, in moments of honesty are the ones most likely to call out their position as a "bullshit" job.