"Fight Club"

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This paper reviews the film "Fight Club," the story of a man's unhappiness with his life and his journey towards coming to terms with who he is and what his place in society is. It examines how while this theme is related to society as a whole, the situation within the workplace is also a major feature of the film. It show's how the main character Jack's actions are in response to the lack of meaning he finds within the workplace, with this leading to low motivation and low job satisfaction. The film offers an extreme view of what the result can be of not finding meaning in the places society says people should find them, in this case, within the workplace.

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"One the of the key scenes that illustrates Jack's perceptions of his work is when he explains to the woman seated next to him on the plane what he does for a living. Jack's job is to travel around the country to investigate crashed vehicles manufactured by his company and determine if the car is at fault. This is then followed by a decision on whether or not to recall the car. This decision is made based on the comparison between the cost of the recall and the cost of the numbers of cars on the road likely to experience this same fault. Jack shows in this description that his job is not one that saves lives, or is done for any good except for the good of the company. "

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