Intelligence Squared Business Weekly: the Jobs We Don’t Talk About, with Eyal Press
Feb 14, 2022
Eyal Press, an American journalist and author of "Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality," joins journalist Rosamund Urwin to delve into the 'dirty work' that society often overlooks. They discuss the moral dilemmas faced by roles like military drone operators and industrial slaughterhouse managers, shedding light on the psychological toll these jobs inflict. The conversation also highlights systemic issues in prisons and the ethical complexities within the food supply chain, urging a re-examination of our perceptions of marginalized labor.
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Defining Dirty Work
- "Dirty work" isn't just physically dirty jobs.
- It's morally troubling work that society relies on but avoids discussing.
Post-War Germany
- Eyal Press discusses sociologist Everett Hughes's work in post-war Germany.
- "Good Germans" expressed shame about Nazi atrocities, yet justified them.
Moral Inequality
- Economic inequality reinforces moral inequality in dirty work.
- Lower-income individuals disproportionately bear the moral and psychological burden.
