Amelia Horgan's Lost in Work asks why, despite decades of technological progress that should have reduced the need for labor, we work more than ever and feel worse about it. Horgan, a philosopher and labor organizer, examines how work has colonized our identities, relationships, and sense of self-worth. She challenges the assumption that work is inherently meaningful, showing how this ideology benefits employers while leaving workers anxious and exhausted. The book traces the history of work discipline, from factory time-clocks to contemporary productivity apps, and examines how gig economy platforms have intensified exploitation while disguising it as flexibility. Horgan is particularly sharp on 'bullshit jobs,' the administrative and managerial positions that produce nothing but paperwork. Drawing on feminist and Marxist theory, she argues that recognizing unpaid domestic and care work would reveal how much labor is already performed outside the wage relationship. Lost in Work is both critical analysis and call to action; Horgan sketches alternatives including universal basic income, reduced working hours, and worker ownership. The book is accessible to general readers while engaging with scholarly debates about labor and capitalism. Essential reading for anyone questioning whether contemporary work arrangements are inevitable or desirable.