如果，有兩份工作：一份人工高、福利好，但工作內容毫無意義；另一份工作所做的事情富有意義，但待遇較差。你會如何選擇？這並不是完全虛構的情境，在人類學關於工作文化的研究之中也有類似的例子。在本集節目中，我們會討論David Graeber對狗屁工作（bullshit job）的研究，以及Maura Finkelstein對馬術治療農場的員工之研究，亦會嘗試分析，爲什麽工作有時會令人感到如此辛苦、沮喪？

主持：Misa、Ursula（本集以廣東話進行）

If there were two job offers: one with high pay and great benefits, but the work itself is meaningless; the other involves meaningful work, but the compensation is poor. How would you choose? This isn't a purely fictional scenario; similar examples exist in anthropological studies of work culture. In this episode, we'll discuss David Graeber's research on bullshit jobs and Maura Finkelstein's study of employees at an equine therapy farm, and also try to explore just why people may sometimes find work so frustrating.

Hosts: Misa, Ursula (This episode is conducted in Cantonese.)

7’44 「狗屁工作」是「西工」嗎？Does "bullshit job" mean "shit job"?

14’14 有意義但待遇差的工作：馬術治療農場的研究 A meaningful job with poor compensation: a study on an equine therapy farm

16’58 從人類學角度分析工作體驗之差異的複雜性 An anthropological perspective on analyzing the complexity ofdifferences in work experiences

19’26 返工似SM嗎？Is work similar to SM?

22’30 人類學怎樣研究工作文化？ How does anthropology study work culture?

推薦閱讀 Recommended Readings:

Graeber, David. 2018. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster

大衛·格雷伯. 2023.《40%的工作沒意義，為什麼還搶著做：論狗屁工作的出現與勞動價值的再思》. 台北：商周出版

Finkelstein, Maura. 2025. “Work Cannot Save Us but Let's Still Try: Labor, Utopias, and Futurity at an Equine Therapy Farm”.Anthropology of Work Review 46(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/awr.70002

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系列介紹：「瓜瓜人類學」是香港中文大學人類學系推出的podcast節目，由人類學系的畢業生和同學製作，每集邀請不同領域的來賓對談訪問，探索充滿趣味和驚喜的人類學世界。這一系列節目旨在透過主持人與受訪者嘰哩呱啦的聊天，輕鬆分享人類學學習的經歷與體悟，以聲喚友，與大家暢談流行熱話、世界趨勢，例如科技、性別、族群等多元議題。我們希望與聽眾一起，一窺人類學人腦袋裡的奇思妙想。

About the Series: “Gwaa Gua Anthropology” is a podcast project of the Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is produced by anthropology students and graduates. This series aims to find delight in surprising insights and thought-provoking experiences, with guests from different cultural backgrounds and career fields joining the conversation and sharing their perspectives of anthropology. A wide variety of topics in everyday life will be covered, from trending news to global issues, from technology to gender to ethnicity and more. Join us and discover the “out-of-ordinary” encounters in the field of anthropology!