Topic: What's a "bleak" job today that someone from 1900 would be amazed by? (Read 2129 times)
July 01, 2011, 01:22:29 AM
A farmer (not necessarily bleak). They can relate to the purpose of the job. But instead of the 40 acre family farm, they now maintain thousands of acres using a modern combine with absolutely no help. Plus the sell all of their crops.
June 30, 2011, 11:27:17 PM
Perhaps I am confused.
Maybe we all are.
LOL... You, I like.
But yeah, have to second the 'bleak, but utterly fascinating, if you think about it' nature of ChaCha. "How 2 kno they lykk u?"
June 30, 2011, 11:22:26 PM
Perhaps I am confused.
Maybe we all are.
June 30, 2011, 11:10:54 PM
Perhaps I am confused.
June 30, 2011, 10:55:48 PM
June 30, 2011, 09:35:44 PM
June 30, 2011, 08:59:25 PM
Amish carpenter.
June 27, 2011, 08:23:36 PM
Being a ChaCha answers guide would be pretty neat for someone from 1900.
You're constantly barraged with questions from users all around the country. In an hour you communicate with hundreds of people.
You're constantly barraged with questions from users all around the country. In an hour you communicate with hundreds of people.
Thought I recognized that avatar!
June 27, 2011, 08:13:55 PM
Probably any bleak job that existed in 1900 which still exists. Just think about printing, machining, even desk jobs as has been said. Oh, and don't forget soldier. They would probably be most amazed at that.
June 27, 2011, 07:58:26 PM
Television repair job.
June 27, 2011, 07:24:45 PM
Bitcoin trading site owner.
June 27, 2011, 11:24:33 AM
We were made to do the manual jobs.
Although I work at a desk in front of a computer, I totally agree with you.
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June 27, 2011, 10:11:09 AM
Traffic regulator at an event.
June 27, 2011, 09:38:08 AM
Fluffer
June 27, 2011, 08:59:54 AM
Store cashier.
June 27, 2011, 02:35:26 AM
er...pretty much most desk jobs.
Yeah, I was going to say 'data entry'.
June 27, 2011, 02:21:58 AM
er...pretty much most desk jobs.
Few jobs are creative or intelligent. Most are boring and repetitive desk/service sector jobs. Then there are manual jobs.
We were made to do the manual jobs. Despite being looked down upon, those jobs are great for body and soul. Yet unfortunately they pay absolute crap. And desk jobs for the most part don't pay much better either.
No wonder they say the Western economic model is F**ked. My next paycheck I might invest in 20 BTC and hold it.....
Few jobs are creative or intelligent. Most are boring and repetitive desk/service sector jobs. Then there are manual jobs.
We were made to do the manual jobs. Despite being looked down upon, those jobs are great for body and soul. Yet unfortunately they pay absolute crap. And desk jobs for the most part don't pay much better either.
No wonder they say the Western economic model is F**ked. My next paycheck I might invest in 20 BTC and hold it.....
June 26, 2011, 11:15:57 PM
Working at an arcade. It's not as fun as you'd think.
June 26, 2011, 11:00:39 PM
anything.
think of what being a fry cook at macdonalds would look like to somebody who didn't know what electricity could really do, had never seen stainless steel or paper clothing or a computerized cash register or a printer or a drive-up anything or...
think of what being a fry cook at macdonalds would look like to somebody who didn't know what electricity could really do, had never seen stainless steel or paper clothing or a computerized cash register or a printer or a drive-up anything or...
June 26, 2011, 10:22:45 PM
Being a ChaCha answers guide would be pretty neat for someone from 1900.
You're constantly barraged with questions from users all around the country. In an hour you communicate with hundreds of people.
You're constantly barraged with questions from users all around the country. In an hour you communicate with hundreds of people.
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