Posts in Cultural Exploration

Was Graeber Right About “Bullshit Jobs” All Along?

In 2013, an anthropologist wrote an essay claiming 40% of jobs are pointless. The internet lost its mind. A decade later, the evidence suggests he[…]

Lazy Girl Jobs and BS Jobs: The Dream vs. The Trap

“I work maybe 10 hours a week and get paid for 40. Living the dream!” …Or are you? In 2023, TikTok discovered “lazy girl jobs.”[…]

Recruiters, Staffers, Agents: All Breeds & Flavors – A Field Guide

This article is for entertainment purposes only. If you’ve ever tried to navigate the hiring world—whether as a job seeker, an employer, or someone considering[…]

How Staffing Agencies Have Excuses for Every Unethical Practice (And Why They’re All BS)

Disclaimer: This article is for entertainment purposes only. The staffing industry operates in a peculiar space where practices that would get an individual prosecuted for[…]

The Dark Side of the Staffing Industry: What Candidates and Employers Don’t See

Disclaimer: This article describes practices observed across the staffing industry based on insider accounts, public records, and industry analysis. Not all agencies engage in all[…]

Top 10 Discontinued Breakfast Cereals We Still Crave

Somewhere in a General Mills vault, there’s a file marked “Mistakes We’ll Never Admit.” Inside: focus group data showing that Sprinkle Spangles failed because parents[…]

Leprosy – Your One-Stop Guide

Leprosy. Hansen’s disease. The Big L. The OG outcast illness. For thousands of years, it was the disease that got you exiled from society, marked[…]

The Druze People: Who Are They and Why So Low Key?

Around 1,000 years ago, a small group of people in the Middle East started a religion, recruited members for about 25 years, then permanently closed[…]