1.0phone english bloghttps://phoneenglish.es/blogcalliehttps://phoneenglish.es/blog/author/callie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="GvDwSsXEdf"><a href="https://phoneenglish.es/blog/2025/11/meaningless-jobs-and-modern-slavery/">Meaningless Jobs and Modern Slavery</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://phoneenglish.es/blog/2025/11/meaningless-jobs-and-modern-slavery/embed/#?secret=GvDwSsXEdf" width="600" height="338" title="“Meaningless Jobs and Modern Slavery” — phone english blog" data-secret="GvDwSsXEdf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> B2 – Upper Intermediate In this talk, psychologist Jordan Peterson warns about how bureaucratic systems can slowly destroy your motivation and integrity. He explains that when people are told to follow foolish or pointless rules, they often pretend to agree just to fit in. Over time, this weakens both their character and their happiness. Peterson […]