In my qwest to bring you meaningful information about the world of work and jobs, I noted on [tag]Paul Epps[/tag]‘ site a link to [tag]StanleyBing.com[/tag], an author who wrote [tag]100 Bullsxxx Jobs [/tag].
My personal favorite is: Number 13
[tag]Boulevardier[/tag]
Frequent the most fashionable places, enjoy the company of fatuous people who are impressed with you and use your social cachet as their own, or vice versa.
$$: None. Being a boulevardier is an ancillary bullshit occupation that must feed off a core job that produces income. The premier boulevardier of our time, [tag]George Hamilton[/tag],above, acts to support his tan and his bon vivant lifestyle; his activities as a boulevardier in turn enhance his chances to obtain appropriate roles satirizing himself.
The upside: [tag]Barry Diller[/tag] always says hello.
The downside: Secret knowledge of one’s own fatuosity.
The dark side: Skin cancer.
I had not even HEARD the word ‘boulevardier’ much less heard it was a J-O-B.
[tags] bullshit jobs, famous people looking stupid[/tags]
No user commented in " In Case You Missed It: 50 Bullxxxx Jobs! "
Gee, I think I used to work with a Boulevardier!
Hmmm… here’s another wrinkle. Substitute “reputation” for “core job that produces income”.
How many people are relying on past performance to allow them to “coast”?
It brings to mind the old story of the aging lions. As they grow old and their teeth start falling out, they rely on their roar to keep the young lions at bay. In other words, his reputation as King of Beasts protects him – at least for a while. Sooner or later though, an upstart will challenge him, and then the truth comes out – he was really all bluster and no substance. (It’s where we get the expression, “paper lion”.)
That IS an interesting thought and comment. No question many do coast after having initial success…it happens in almost every endeavor. Few people have the discipline—is that what it reallyreally takes—to answer the bell each and every day. Even Tiger misses some fairways….