Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place

[Xue Sheng]

Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place

Fast Food Workers
Gaming Dealer
Telemarketer
TV Newscast Director
Bartender
Loan Collector
Fashion Designer

I will admit I never thought about jobs that made the world a worse place but after reading the list think it is an interesting perspective.

As for my job, I have often thought it really was making no difference (PC/Network/Security/Support) to the world but I have not thought before that it was making the world a worse place……

What about your job?

 

[Big Don]

Fast food workers. Telemarketers. Bartenders. These professions have the highest share of employees who say their jobs make the world a worse place, according to a survey by PayScale.com.

That is a poorly written article. 38.4% of fast food workers? 4.9% of loan collectors? These are the HIGHEST share of employees who say their jobs make the world a worse place?
31% believe in ghosts...
7% believe Elvis is alive...
4.9% of loan collectors and fashion designers? Really? Really?

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Most of us love to think of some jobs as so evil that no one should do them.

For example, a recent thread on defense attorneys who engage in all sorts of tactics to 'get their clients off' when their clients are accused of heinous crimes. We see them as evil people.

Same for bill collectors.

Same for tax collectors.

And so on.

But ultimately, these are lawful professions, and quite frankly, someone has to do them.

If no one did them, our world as we know it would grind to a halt.

Get accused of a crime and NO ONE will defend you? Innocent and guilty alike go to prison, I guess. That'll work out wel.

Refuse to pay your bills and nothing can be done about it? Yeah, that's going to help the economy.

Not pay your taxes and no one can collect them? Good luck getting those roads and bridges repaired and hey let's hope the troops keep defending us when they don't get paychecks anymore.

The closest thing to an 'evil' job I've ever had is that once I was a programmer for a company that did direct mail solicitations. You know, junk mail. I wrote programs that turned DMV records and property tax records and other kinds of commercially-available lists of names and addresses of people in a certain demographic into genderized, de-duped, zip+4, mailable addresses to be made into printed labels.

Evil? Well, it fed my wife and me. It paid the bills, it kept us productive members of society, buying goods and consuming like good little citizens. And although few people like junk mail, the fact is that bulk mail pays the biggest chunk of running the post office, so 1st class postage stays low for normal mail. And if you think it's high, compare it to other countries.

So while many would have seen my job as a cog in an evil machine, I'm not at all ashamed that I did it. Someone would if I didn't anyway.

 

[ks - learning to fly]

I have to say, I agree with Mr Mattocks....My 'job' currently is in direct marketing as a telemarketer and although I am grateful for my job, and my boss' flexibility with my school and tkd schedule, I can't believe some of the things I've heard from people I HAVE to call simply because it's my job....and these people are ADULTS! Now, granted this is a place where I am not going to school to continue to work there - that is not my goal. I do however work with good people who are providing a service and it is a legitimate business. While I will not lower myself to repeat the language I've heard on the phone from men and WOMEN, I will say I wish people would realize that the people calling them aren't much different than they are.....we too work 8 hour days, have families to support, have commitments and obligations to fulfill, are taxpayers and voters....Here are 3 situations I will never understand:

1 - I completely understand those who do not answer the phone during dinner - I am also one of them - But, if you do not answer the phone during dinner - DO NOT answer your phone during dinner to tell me you don't talk on the phone during dinner and proceed to tell me where to go (heard of caller ID??)


2 - I am sure your kids are lovely - but when you have them answer the phone for you and tell them to tell us (in a stage whisper) that "you're not home" - we can hear you!

3 - 99% of the time, the # we call is the only # we have...if we catch you at work, DO NOT have your 'secretaries' bombard us with questions!!! They will only get limited information and due to privacy issues, there is only so much we're able to tell them.....UNLESS of course you wouldn't mind them knowing your personal information: ie - credit information, IRA account history, insurance policy updates, etc......When we call and ask for "Mr or Ms, Or Mrs Jones" - it's because the call is specifically for them - and out of respect for them - the ..."And what is this call regarding" is really none of your business!!
IF there in a meeting, conference call, or whatever - we will gladly try later - it's not a big deal.

I could easily go on, but it's not my intent to go on a complete tyrade in this thread - just to say that some jobs are necessary - and until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes, it might just be easier to let them do their job.

 

[Sukerkin]

Praise be for TPS - you call me unsolicited and the company you work for is going to start down the road where they get taken to court if it happens more than once.

Sorry KS, I know you have to earn a living but the abuse you get is the price you pay for doing the job that you do. I wouldn't be able to handle it I do confess, I am so not wired with the skill set for telesales or a thick enough skin to weather the less polite responses . See if your bosses will pay you more to compensate for the unpleasantness that aggravating people for a living gets you.

Caller ID is a blessing too I do agree - I just wish I had an easy mute button on the phone to make it shut up after I determine that it's not someone I know.

 

[Steve]

Only jobs i can think of are head torturer, maybe mad scientist...

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