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BS Jobs is the official term. From a tech perspective though there are plenty of people even on HN that will freely admit they probably do less than 10hrs of w
by citizenpaul 4y ago
BS Jobs is the official term. From a tech perspective though there are plenty of people even on HN that will freely admit they probably do less than 10hrs of work in a week. There is also adversarial hiring in tech where you hire highly educated people and make/find work so your competitors don't hire them.
flunkies
who serve to make their superiors feel important, e.g., receptionists, administrative assistants, door attendants, store greeters
goons
who act to harm or deceive others on behalf of their employer, or to prevent other goons from doing so, e.g., lobbyists, corporate lawyers, telemarketers, public relations specialists, community managers;
duct tapers
who temporarily fix problems that could be fixed permanently, e.g., programmers repairing bloated code, airline desk staff
box tickers
who create the appearance that something useful is being done when it is not, e.g., survey administrators, in-house magazine journalists, corporate compliance officers, quality service managers;
taskmasters
who create extra work for those who do not need it, e.g., middle management, leadership professionals