Quiz: Is Your Job Bullshit?

Work on a computer?
More than two meetings a week?
Two a day?
Your company an ‘internet’ company?
Have clipped-out Dilbert comics nearby?
Have more than one boss?
More than 3?
Work in a cube?
Do they frequently provide free snacks at your job?
Occasionally, free lunch? (I know, I know…)
Nerf cannons or beachballs or crap like that?
Are you a manager?
If so, do you have LESS than 4 people directly under you?
Even though your title is manager do you actually have NO ONE under you?
Do you have “soft skills”?
I don’t even know what that means.
Change your voicemail greeting more than once a week?
Does your company turn a profit? (Be honest.)
Does your company have ANY revenue at all?
Ever attended a management or “people skills” seminar?
At your own expense?
Does your company make a product you can actually physically touch with your hand?
Does your title include the word ‘senior’?
The word ‘brand’?
The word ‘creative’?
The word ‘strategy’ (or a form of that word)?
Are you overpaid?
Did you pay extra to upgrade your smart-phone even though your contract wasn’t up for renewal yet?
Do you know who Jakob Nielsen is?
Read his book?
Finally: Have you ever personally USED the sentance “I don’t have any free cycles.”?

  Bullshit Total
less than 0 – You probably don’t get it.
0-50 You are one of the disgruntled masses.
51-100 Chances are you irritate people.
101-150 Bullshit artist.
151-200 Are you my boss?
201-250 Open your mouth. Let the BS flow.
251+ A real straight shooter with upper-management written all over you.
People have been asking me, “Hey you, what’s your score?” Answer: 67
Is your score really high? Are you high?
Tell me about it. sendmail [at] bullshitjob [d0t] com

32 Responses to “Quiz: Is Your Job Bullshit?”

  1. 1
    Peter Møller-Vestfal
    written on March 1st, 2010

    Give my a title!

  2. 2
    johanne
    written on March 1st, 2010

    no one

  3. 3
    Pernille
    written on March 1st, 2010

    51-100 Chances are you irritate people

    :) Yes, that is a fact! (And most likely the reason that I am without a job currently)

  4. 4
    ahmet
    written on March 16th, 2010

    my title is sr. telecomunication engineer

  5. 5
    Sidney Williams
    written on June 16th, 2010

    You know, I don’t even have a job title? Call me writer of ass saving shell/perl scripts and server dood.

  6. 6
    Pauli
    written on July 21st, 2010

    Phew.. only got 15 points.

  7. 7
    bandt
    written on August 19th, 2010

    For those who are curious (me), the lowest possible number is apparently -37, and the highest is 397.

  8. 8
    Boris McWerter
    written on August 31st, 2010

    Scored 195… with the job title of ‘Group Technical Officer’…

    or as i like to calls…. ‘Group tit around with servers and shit, write the odd script, and every now and then ( but not often ) do something i call actual work ( i.e. somethign requires the application of the kind of thinking that justifies my salary and ego.!! )

  9. 9
    Joey Baghodoughnuts
    written on September 6th, 2010

    101-150 Bullshit artist.

  10. 10
    kevster
    written on September 17th, 2010

    156 – Feck! My job title came up in the generator too. I’ll get my coat

  11. 11
    Tony M
    written on October 11th, 2010

    Hey, chances are I irritate the people that irritate me.
    Senior technical analyst – core infrastructure there are only 5 of us
    …on the team…same title…restructuring… 5th job for me same situation…
    may take up basket weaving soon!

    I like the quiz!!!

  12. 12
    Kai
    written on October 16th, 2010

    Holy fuck balls! I got a total score of over two hundred! Doe that mean I’ll become a manager of the managers?

  13. 13
    Carrie
    written on December 10th, 2010

    Score – 7. I am in fact one of the disgruntled masses.

  14. 14
    Flavio
    written on January 13th, 2011

    Got 125. I work from home and many people envy my job – although I’m not sure they would really like to work like I do.

  15. 15
    Anonymous Coward
    written on March 22nd, 2011

    :laughing hysterically

    The title generator matches most of the new executive jobs our company has ‘generated’ just before shitting out over 25% of the employees and middle management. Gotta have those high dollar executives though.

  16. 16
    required
    written on July 1st, 2011

    I got 168

  17. 17
    Justine
    written on August 12th, 2011

    I scored 4. FOUR.

  18. 18
    Hriky
    written on August 12th, 2011

    I got a -15.
    Yay for working on a two-man Construction team?

  19. 19
    Traveler
    written on September 16th, 2011

    101-150 Bullshit artist.
    not shure…

  20. 20
    Boss
    written on November 9th, 2011

    If your boss is an asshat you are in a bullshit job

  21. 21
    jon
    written on November 30th, 2011

    wtf does this mean?

  22. 22
    Peter
    written on December 18th, 2011

    I’m not one of the ignorant masses, I’m just pretending to be one…. honest.

  23. 23
    Tugce
    written on January 3rd, 2012

    I got 93, I’m pretty close to be a bullshit artist. Give me a couple of years

  24. 24
    Tugce
    written on January 3rd, 2012

    I got 93, I’m pretty close to be a bullshit artist. Give me a couple of more years

  25. 25
    Nunya
    written on May 31st, 2012

    188 points. My mother would be proud.

  26. 26
    ajatin
    written on July 16th, 2012

    -15 i am happy :)

  27. 27
    Bulianna
    written on June 23rd, 2013

    108 – bullshit artist
    I design games for smartphones. It’s as silly as it sounds. Bam bitches.

  28. 28
    anu
    written on October 25th, 2013

    new recruit. got 56, Bullshit Total. soon my score will cross 250.

  29. 29
    Big Blue
    written on December 27th, 2016

    281.. Time to move on.

  30. 30
    Sander Koop
    written on June 7th, 2017

    33. And yes. I am disgruntled. Need to work harder to improve my score.

  31. 31
    Maestro Adam
    written on July 12th, 2017

    Score: 277

    Technology and Finance Supervisor
    Public Sector

  32. 32
    El Senior Black
    written on April 4th, 2018

    73 score,
    and yeah “internet” sort of things.
    Senior ofc …

    BRB meeting …

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