On CNN.com, they’ve listed “50 Bullshit Jobs” as written by Stanley Bing. Going in alphabetical order, the first one is “Advertising Executive”:
Advertising executive:
Create perceived need/value for inherently generic or worthless products
$$: Ground-level workers with writing ability move quickly to the top, immediately snagging low to mid-six figures; those who can spin mythological concepts surrounding quotidian household objects can command up to seven figures.
The upside: Great expense account living, see your handiwork everywhere, the wonderful feeling of being creative and corporate at the same time.
The downside: Must take meetings with the AFLAC duck.
The dark side: You’re considered a dinosaur at forty.
Immediately snagging low-to mid six figures?
Expense account living?
This dude has been watching too many bad movies about advertising. Although the 40-dinosaur thing might be right.
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it’s interesting that bing has traditionally used the tactics of advertising executives to hype his own work.
How do feel about multi-level marketing? that’s a bullshit job?
actually, wouldn’t it be great if someone paid us to fabricate bullshit job descriptions?
oh, wait a minute. that’s bing’s hustle.