Two extracts of ethnographic investigations come to show that care cannot be regarded as an effective classifying concept. In drawing on only one ethical injunction, it is unable to grasp the negativity inherent in the caring profession, in particular certain feedback on its own practice and certain new class relations. However, it would seem completely detrimental not to seek to analyze and interpret this material, which does not conform to the investigation or to care practices themselves. Finally, a criticism of artificial positivity within care implies a broader criticism of an era that is no longer inclined to tolerate disharmony in ordinary life.