Does your job seem fulfilling? Or, to put it more clearly, do you feel your job has a net positive value to society as opposed to just a way to make money? If your answer is no, or if you think a larger percentage of the world’s jobs fall under the low- value umbrella, then you might like this bookWhat this book proposes is that far too many jobs are of this variety. The individual working the job could quit tomorrow and nothing significantly negative would happen to the company he/she works for, or society at large. Far too many people are engaged in pointless employment, or so this book suggests, which raises the important question: Why is this happening in a capitalistic society, one that is supposed to strive toward efficiency with very few exceptions? The book attempts to answer that question, and others related to it, as it rambles on for nearly 300 pages.As I read this book, I started to think about jobs I have held and others have held that fit the definition of this type of job. I can think one job of my own, from the past, that came close, but it still wouldn’t qualify. However, I can think of positions others have held that do, indeed, fit the definition. And it does make me wonder why the folks in charge allowed such a situation to occur.This book does raise some interesting questions and it does get you thinking about the usefulness of employment. It makes you wonder why the workweek hasn’t been shortened and remains at 40 hours, at least here in the United States. It makes you wonder about the push for job creation by politicians of most every stripe and whether or not this push has, in some way, encouraged the proliferation of so many useless job positions. And it makes you wonder why someone with a do- nothing job wouldn’t enjoy it at least for the easy money, since we are so often told that most anyone will slack if given the opportunity.I like any book that brings up thought- provoking questions and this book accomplishes exactly that. But it is not without its flaws, chief among them the fact that the book presents an idea without any formal research. It’s an idea that, while intriguing, has no official research to back it up. Another issue I have is the books repetition. It continues to repeat similar thoughts over and over. The book could have been reduced about one hundred pages and easily gotten its message across. And then, there are the estimations that book makes about b.s. jobs and their occurrence. I find it hard to believe that roughly one- third of all jobs qualify as useless. I can agree that most any job has its moments of uselessness and that most of us could finish our necessary tasks in fewer hours at work each day. But based on my own observation, I cannot see how so many jobs fall under the b.s designation.Our free- market economy thrives on competition and the efficiency that is supposed to result. Capitalism is still the best system around for wealth creation and opportunity, but it is not without its flaws, and the same could be said for any other economic system. There are certainly useless jobs all around the world, and this book is a good way to at least get you thinking about these jobs, why they exist, and what it means for society. I have issues with this book, but it is still an interesting enough read to recommend.