One single person can’t know or do it all, so that’s why we have different jobs – a doctor will treat an ill patient who has no idea what’s wrong with their body. A person working as a Tech Support will first ask if you tried to turn off and on the device, and so on. The Ask Reddit thread is filled with many interesting questions, but Reddit user DeityOfUnderworld26 had a good one: “What job exists because we are stupid?” The responses are more than hilarious!
20. Directing People Away From The Escalator
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The top comment was from u/thunderbirbthor: “I had a temp job in a posh department store a few years ago. The escalator going down from floor 2 to floor 1 had to be taken out to be replaced which took a month.”
Signs and notices informed people about the issue, but the manager had to put a staff member there to direct the people, “and it was worrying to see how many tried to get past the barriers.”