People Explain Why Useless Jobs Exist And We Don’t Really Like The Answers

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.”

19. “Traffic Police in Baltimore”

IMAGE BY: flickr.com/West Midlands Police

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Reddit user Brocktoberfest was amazed when he saw that drivers needed a human to stand there and tell them when to stop!

“Traffic police in Baltimore. […] During rush hour, they have police standing in the intersections–not to direct traffic, though, simply to hold their hand up when the light turns red so that people don’t push their way into the intersection.”

18. Stingray Supervisor

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Reddit user Arntor1184 works at an aquarium and they have “floor guides” that explain people about the exhibits, but their main job is to make sure people “keep their hands out of the Stingray and Turtle tanks.” More than once a day, he hears “well why cant I touch the stingrays.” One day, a kid responded to the question: “They have the word Sting in their name.”

17. Potato Dirt Handler

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There is a job like that, and it happened at the grocery store, said u/RealMcGonzo: “Met a guy once – his job was putting dirt on potatoes.” When the potatoes arrived at the store, they were too clean, and people didn’t trust buying them, so “one guy had to put dirt back on them to make them more authentic.”