Have you or someone you know ever been in a situation where you thought you had a good opportunity to do something important when you got a job, but in reality the only achievement was reaching level 999 in a three-in-a-row game? How is it that only half of all employed people do something useful for the world or themselves? We discuss the phenomenon of bullshit work, its types and reasons for its spread. Two sociologists discuss Bullshit Jobs: a Theory.