The scholarly discipline of Bullshit Studies has blossomed in the last several years, fertilized by a number of critical works on the subject and the growing importance of the issue across a wide range of professions. Now, best-selling author and lifelong practitioner Stanley Bing enters the field with a comprehensive look at the many attractive jobs now available to those who are serious about their bullshit and prepared to dedicate their working life to it. What, Bing inquires, do a feng shui consultant, new media executive, wine steward, department store greeter, and Vice President of the United States have in common? What, too, are the actual duties performed by a McKinsey consultant? Other than sitting around making people nervous? Could that possibly be his core function? Likewise, what does an aromatherapist actually do, per se? Sniff things and rub them on people, for big fragrant bucks? Is that all? The answer in all cases is "Yes." They all have bullshit jobs. These few, of course, are just the beginning.

在过去的几年里，狗屁研究的学术学科蓬勃发展，这一学科的许多重要著作以及该问题在广泛的职业领域中日益重要的作用使其更加成熟。现在，畅销书作家兼终身从业者斯坦利·宾（Stanley Bing）进入这一领域，全面审视了那些认真对待自己的胡说八道并准备将自己的工作生涯奉献给胡说八道的人现在可以找到的许多有吸引力的工作。Bing询问，风水顾问、新媒体主管、葡萄酒管理员、百货公司迎宾员和美国副总统有什么共同之处？麦肯锡顾问的实际职责是什么？除了坐着让人紧张之外？这可能是他的核心职能吗？同样地，香薰师本身实际上做什么？闻闻东西，在人身上摩擦，为了一大笔香喷喷的钱？就这些吗？在所有情况下，答案都是“是的”。他们都做着垃圾工作。当然，这几个只是开始。