In the L.A. Quartet-novels, James Ellroy's characters calls this "shitwork"; sorting through endless files to look for clues. But they're all fascists using the cases to fill their own pockets with money. All the time they're violent isn't "shitwork", that's perks.

April 03, 2026 - 12:13 UTC

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Point: if someone calls DOING THE ACTUAL JOB "shitwork" or "grunt work", they're not actually interested in doing said job and should find something else to do instead of ruining everything for the rest of us.
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