“She can’t even explain what her job is.”

Recently,u/ilikepoggersasked “whats the most useless profession that still brings in 100k+?”

and we decided to round up the best answers:

1.“Mine.

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Then I give them fresh new advice that they will ignore.

Rinse and repeat.”

“My sister gets 250k per year to basically sign in once a day and check emails.

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She can’t even explain what her job is.

She doesn’t even code.”

“Professional luxury mattress tester.

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“Self-help gurus”

5.

“A lot of ‘middle men’ jobs.

They are glorified cashiers/customer service reps.

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They barely serve a purpose today with smartphones/internet at your fingertips.”

“Scrum masters get six figures to ask people their status.”

“Management consultant.”

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“Anything that involves the stock market, these guys contribute nothing of value to society.”

“People who resell event tickets.”

“Consultant (e.g.

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KPMG, Deloitte etc.).

Like straight out of university who/what are you consulting?

How do you have the experience to consult someone who’s been doing their job for decades?”

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“Real estate agents.”

H/T tou/ilikepoggersand AskReddit for having this discussion!

Note: All submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants lying in a pile of money, looking happy

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