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[–] 162 points 8 months ago (5 children)

First one: i analyse sales.

Second one: i automate production

Third one: i'm a fucking idiot

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    [–] 86 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    I write code

    (It's still a bullshit job)

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  • [–] 68 points 8 months ago* (8 children)

    3 people above the fisherman:

    • sales analyst
    • automation technician
    • software engineer

    Fisherman:

    • I operate a decentralized, sustainability-focused aquatic-resource acquisition methodology utilizing precision-guided line-and-lure interface systems to facilitate targeted biomass retrieval.
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    So I either have a bullshit job "I design chips for isosychronous low-latency networks" or a real job "I herd electrons"...

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    [–] 40 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Is this really the message we want to send?

    Yes, our society makes lots of bullshit jobs. That's because capitalism can only keep people employed by creating bullshit jobs, and unemployed people are six missed meals away from revolution. That is not the fault of the people who have bullshit jobs.

    And no, I won't accept "this is just a shitposting sub, lighten up" as a response. This is just another form of kicking down, and it isn't funny. The working class needs solidarity, not this.

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    [–] 38 points 8 months ago* (2 children)

    I write code. ✔️ Real job.

    I chop down trees. ❌ Bullshit job.

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    [–] 38 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Is this a war on being specific?

    If a fisherman says "I operate the winch on a bowpicker tuna fishing boat", is that a bullshit job?

    If a middle-management yes-man who exists only to fluff his boss' ego describes his job as "I encourage excellence" does that mean his job is no longer bullshit?

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    [–] 29 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Extreme physical danger of drowning, hypothermia, severe injury, insane hours, unpredictable income, huge mental and emotional stress in an industry that often damages the environment and is plagued with human rights abuses?

    This comic feels like it was written by the fisherman.

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    I am an aquatic resource acquisition specialist leveraging distributed ecosystem monitoring, real-time biological signal analytics, and manual-mechanical retrieval interfaces to optimize biomass extraction.

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    [–] 17 points 8 months ago

    "I hate it". Does this count?

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)
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    [–] 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    "Refrigerator Wifi Firmware"

    3 words, but my job is still bullshit.

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    [–] 15 points 8 months ago

    I make art.

    ^ real job.

    I get disability benefit trapping me in dependence on the system under threat of impoverishment, destitution, starvation, freezing, if i dare ever attempt to do anything productive, or even look like it, or even not. Paid to do nothing.

    ^ real bullshit job.

    Oh what a great system you have there. >:[

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  • [–] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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    [–] 14 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    My job is bullshit, but my job is not who I am.

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    [–] 13 points 8 months ago

    Generate shareholder value

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    "Hey look buddy, I'm an engineer. That means I solve problems."

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    [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    OPs has distilled his job title from 'political agitation meme technician' to 'shitposter'.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    I fix things.

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    Refreshments and Narcotics

    (an old joke about registered nurses)

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (9 children)

    Saying "I catch fish" is as descriptive as the first guy saying "sales analyst". Second person is a software developer, third guy is a systems architect. So you catch fish? Sure. What kind? On a river? In the ocean? Do you really just press a button that rolls up a big net full of turtles and dolphins as well and you're destroying the delicate balance of a fragile ecosystem? Are you a fishing guide?

    Anyone can describe their job in three words. Understanding it is on you, man.

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