Bullsh*t jobs

What "managerialism" actually feels like: a view from the cubicle

Years ago, I had a friend named Manuel Lopez. One day we were emailing about the uniquely smarmy forms of coercion-not-coercion that operate in the contemporary workplace. (Think Office Space.)  He likened eruptions of obligatory office fun to “a high school pep rally, without the more natural enthusiasms generated by cheerleaders. They’re more like pep…