The Atlantic·5 min read·hard
How Office Work Became Part of the American Dream
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Jake Lundberg
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This article explores the historical evolution of office work in America, tracing its origins to the 19th century. It uses the 1841 murder of Samuel Adams by John Colt to illustrate the early anxieties and alienation associated with the rise of white-collar labor.
In the 19th century, “artisans of the brain” flooded to white-collar jobs to prove themselves, but found it wasn’t that easy.
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