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There is only one type of job: Doing something someone else doesn't want to do. (lemmy.world)
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Edit: tell me this doesn't sound stupid

There is only two types of jobs:

Doing something someone else doesn't want to do

Or

Doing something a specific other person can't do

The only thing I can think of that someone other than myself can't do is piss my wife off to no end. Not really a job, tho.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

1 person doesn't want to clean toilets; but 50 other people are okay with it.

[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If all 50 people want to clean 1 toilet, 49 people are shit out of luck

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They can just work together and use very small brushes. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

You have truly made me look a fool 🥲

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Perhaps but someone's going to have to clean that toilet one way or the other.

The primary issue here is that there is a societal disparity between the toilet cleaner and let's say a CEO or a doctor or something along those lines. But there shouldn't be the doctor/ceo and toilet cleaner should get paid the same or there abouts in any case.

Cleaning a toilet should be just as important as heart surgery or running a multinational business.