We all sometimes feel like our jobs don’t matter in the grand scheme of things. But don’t worry; we’ve got something that will instantly make you feel much better about your profession.
You’re watching Insane Curiosity and these are top 12 unbelievably useless professions.
12. Restroom Attendant
Do we really need someone standing in front of a cubicle in a public toilet making sure that everything’s working properly? Restroom attendants are supposed to be in charge of maintaining and cleaning the restrooms and ensuring that there’s always enough toilet paper, but is it really necessary for someone to be there at all times?
Not only do restroom attendants make most people who actually use the restroom extremely uncomfortable, but they’re often underpaid and overworked. A lot of the time these people only earn tips and, depending on the type of establishment they work in, they have to put up with all kinds of rude behavior from drunken patrons.
11. Elevator Operator
Once upon a time, elevator operator was a demanding profession that required many different skills. Old-fashioned operators of manual elevators had to learn how to maneuver a large lever that regulated the elevator's speed. This meant that elevator operators had to have a perfect sense of timing in order to always stop the elevator parallel to the floor. Modern day elevators don’t need operators, since everyone knows how to use them: you just press the button and off you go! However, elevator operators can still be seen in certain parts of United States.
As of 2017, it was estimated that over 50 buildings in New York City had an elevator operator. Since most of these building are located in the affluent – and rather snobbish – neighborhood of Upper East Side, it’s pretty clear that elevator operators’ only purpose is to create a sense of luxury and prestige for the rich tenants who occupy these buildings.
10. Space Lawyer
It sure sounds like a made-up job, but space lawyers are an actual thing and they’ve existed ever since the space race began with the launch of the Soviet Union's first satellite Sputnik I in 1957.
Some might say that space lawyers are no longer needed in this day and age when rules and regulations of space travel are firmly established under the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Others, however, claim that space lawyers will have their hands full in the near future when commercial space travel takes off. Some of the issues that space lawyers might have to deal in the future include asteroid mining, the buying and selling of extraterrestrial property, and legal implications of an encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence. While the title of space lawyer sounds cool, the reality is that there aren't any undergraduate degrees in space law, so at the end of the day space lawyers are - just regular lawyers
9. Cat Behavior Consultant
Do you regularly talk with your cats and feel like they’re the only ones who really get you? Well, now you