A plea for world revolution with style - the book about career denial and the end of the neo-liberal epoch 'What could we not do if we were allowed to do as we wanted to do - if we just let everything go, the great denial on a small scale. Then we would go for a walk with Henry David Thoreau, with Uncle Teddy lying on his back 'rien faire comme une bête', with the beautiful Albert in the open convertible into the inner Lourmarin. And breathe laconically with Bartleby: 'I would prefer not to?...'. Well, Bartleby not only disturbs his surroundings, but also himself and is dead in the end. But there is no more consistent way to go on general strike (and remain polite at the same time) 'Refusal is only the beginning!' - In 2014, Haus Bartleby, Zentrum für Karriereverweigerung e.V., was founded as a think tank against frenetic business and full employment. The v.