• Zozano@aussie.zoneEnglish
    22·
    2 hours ago

    3 people above the fisherman:

    • sales analyst
    • automation technician
    • software engineer

    Fisherman:

    • I operate a decentralized, sustainability-focused aquatic-resource acquisition methodology utilizing precision-guided line-and-lure interface systems to facilitate targeted biomass retrieval.
  • Tikiporch@lemmy.world
    4·
    60 minutes ago

    Saying “I catch fish” is as descriptive as the first guy saying “sales analyst”. Second person is a software developer, third guy is a systems architect. So you catch fish? Sure. What kind? On a river? In the ocean? Do you really just press a button that rolls up a big net full of turtles and dolphins as well and you’re destroying the delicate balance of a fragile ecosystem? Are you a fishing guide?

    Anyone can describe their job in three words. Understanding it is on you, man.

    • JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org
      2·
      3 hours ago

      The whole concept is more akin to whether or not you are working directly with the material fruits of your labor, or if you’re some secondary or tertiary job to the actual work being done.

      Basically, their view is that if you are not directly making the product or apart of the physical logistics for that product, then you’re in a bullshit job. I would not say I agree with the philosophy myself, but i kind of get it. ‘I farm Corn’, ‘I Truck frozen food’, and ‘I catch fish’, do exist in a very different realm from ‘I manage a team of QA specialists’, ‘I am an Advertisement Consultant’, and ‘I contribute to my company’s server backend codebase’.

      Also, yeah, the 3-word rule of thumb sucks.

      • Taldan@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 hours ago

        The problem, to me, is that not everyone on a boat is catching fish. There are plenty of different roles. It’s just that people outside the industry don’t have a concept of the nuanced differences between roles, so it gets simplified to “I catch fish” even if they aren’t involved in catching fish at all. Most people outside of tech have no idea between the different roles that exist in tech either. It wasn’t too long ago where no matter your role in tech, you’d tell laymen, “I work in IT” as a catchall for any technical role

      • Tikiporch@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 hours ago

        Thank you for your insight.

        The concept is still bullshit. You can describe any job in three words to the same extent that “I catch fish” is informative. That’s all I’m saying.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    31·
    6 hours ago

    So I either have a bullshit job “I design chips for isosychronous low-latency networks” or a real job “I herd electrons”…

      • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Also I don’t. I am not a funeral director and the cemetery does that. I do paperwork, make cards and signs, pay bills, move bodies and make sure they are where they are supposed to be.

  • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    363·
    8 hours ago

    Is this really the message we want to send?

    Yes, our society makes lots of bullshit jobs. That’s because capitalism can only keep people employed by creating bullshit jobs, and unemployed people are six missed meals away from revolution. That is not the fault of the people who have bullshit jobs.

    And no, I won’t accept “this is just a shitposting sub, lighten up” as a response. This is just another form of kicking down, and it isn’t funny. The working class needs solidarity, not this.