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Boy did this set off my pendant side! > “middlemen” (e.g. accounting, salespeople, lawyers, bureaucrats, DEI strategists). I wouldn't call any of those positi
by JohnFen 1y ago
Boy did this set off my pendant side!
> “middlemen” (e.g. accounting, salespeople, lawyers, bureaucrats, DEI strategists).
I wouldn't call any of those positions "middlemen", though. A middleman is an entity that sits between a producer and a purchaser and takes a cut, usually by connecting the two. None of the examples listed are that.
- LinchZhang 1y agoI agree I used the word substantially more expansively than some other people use it. That's why I defined it in the beginning so people can understand the local scoping of the relevant word! :) (That said "salespeople" are in the middle layer under your definition as well) The other term I was thinking of using for this post was "bullshit jobs." So titling my post "bullshit jobs are real jobs" but I didn't want to fight against the motte-and-bailey of specific jobs being possibly bullshit jobs. ("coordinators" presumed the conclusion too much and also points to a specific thing )
- llbbdd 1y agoSalespeople do provide a service - selling.
- random3 1y agoYour definition is off in a few ways: Middlemen are brokers, intermediaries. Almost every job is in the middle of something including the ones labeled “real” - e.g. manufacturing uses some things to produce others. Some of the jobs you refer to as middle, are not actually middle - e.g. accounting. You probably wanted to refer to white collar jobs or maybe just services. Middleman are not what you think and your argument sounds off from the bat just because you use that word.
- polishdude20 1y agoI'll be the pedant and say the word is "pedant" :)
- OneMorePerson 1y agoCan I double down and say the word should be "pedantic" hah
- EdwardDiego 1y agoBoth are acceptable though. My <noun> side, and my <adjective> side both work.
- JohnFen 1y agoHaha! Perfect!