About this episode
Amid the so-called Great Resignation, nearly 39 million Americans have left their jobs. On this week’s On The Media, hear why this trend is a logical response to the cult of work. Plus, when technology makes our jobs harder, maybe being a 'luddite' isn't such a bad thing. 1. Sarah Jaffe [ @sarahljaffe ] , journalist and author of Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone , on how love and meaning became intertwined with our jobs. Listen. 2. Anne Helen-Peterson [ @annehelen ], writer and journalist, and Charlie Warzel [ @cwarzel ] , contributing writer at The Atlantic, on how technology is — or, dramatically is not — easing our lives at work. Listen. 3. Gavin Mueller [ @gavinmuellerphd ] , assistant professor of New Media and Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, on what modern lessons can be learned from the Luddite workers of 19th century England . Listen. Music from this week's show: Sign and Sigil by John Zorn BROKE by Modest Mouse Middlesex Times by Michael Andrews Blues by La Dolce vita Dei Nobili Liquid SpearWaltz by Michael Andrews Stolen Moments by Ahmed Jamal Trio On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today ( https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm ). Follow our show on Instagram , Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.