bullshit job
(slang, vulgar, derogatory, labor, economics) Meaningless or unnecessary wage labor which the worker is obliged to pretend to have a purpose.
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Explain like I’m 5 how he has time to take over this bullshit job
Real job is when man with bucket; bullshit job is when woman with cash register or phone headset or computer.
We have fr invented a new bullshit job though, why do we always do this?
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(slang, vulgar, derogatory, labor, economics) Meaningless or unnecessary wage labor which the worker is obliged to pretend to have a purpose.
“Real job is when man with bucket; bullshit job is when woman with cash register or phone headset or computer.”
“Explain like I’m 5 how he has time to take over this bullshit job”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Real job is when man with bucket; bullshit job is when woman with cash register or phone headset or computer.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We have fr invented a new bullshit job though, why do we always do this?”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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