We really should invent new job titles.
No, I am not complaining about the job market again.
(At least not for the next hour or two because I would like to focus on this blog instead.)
What makes you think that? The market is very alive with so many job opportunities! Dare I say, it has never been
easier to find a job that you truly love with incredible compensation and benefits! Anyone who says otherwise is a
liar and they should be jailed immediately.
Anyway, the more I browse job related websites, the more interesting titles I see. Backend druid? Recruitment ninja?
Technological evangelist? Are we making up our own titles now? I don't want to limit my complaint to such websites,
because I often leave the website confused if I visit any modern company's frontpage as well. Their page is often so
vague that it takes me multiple minutes to figure out "Ooh, they are a consultancy firm!"
I don't want to be left out! I want to make my own job titles! Feel free to steal these titles and create new lines of
work in the economy. Maybe we create more jobs than AI takes over these days...
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Christian Forklift Instructor
It is unclear whether the forklifts or the instructor is Christian. Either way, it has nothing to do with the
church. The job entails instructing forklifts on how to behave in public spaces. It is colloquially known as
forklift whisperer but people are already offended by this name, even before they were hired at all.
(Someone very dear to me came up with the concept, not me)
Yoga
All humanity managed to master is to tame the yoga, but no one tried to become the concept of yoga to this day.
Because of that, we still do not know what one would do if they achieved such a feat. Are we prepared?
(Same footnote as above)
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Placebo Wizard
Yeah, magic is cool and all, but we need someone (who clearly is not a magician) to gaslight people into thinking
what they had just witnessed was pure magic. This way, magicians would not need to spend so much money and time into
props and training, creating an easier entrance for aspiring magicians.
(It appears I talk to this person a lot, but this one's a co-creation)
Pasteurized Pasture Posture Poster
The Netherlands has beautiful landscapes if you are a fan of plain and uninteresting surfaces. I think we need
someone to give such landscapes a makeup, and post about it on social media to reach greater audiences. For
everyone's safety, the landscape has to be pasteurized first.
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Nothing to see here
Why do we all need a title anyway? It is an argument to say we should shut up about how our title is amazing an
interesting, and rather focus on what our field is truly capable of when we put our minds and effo- wait. This one
is just unemployment, isn't it? Oops!
Oxford Coma Enforcer
I don't want to listen to an entire list in the middle of every speech ever! This professional would put the speaker
into coma once the list goes on for far too long, specifically right before the conjunction to maximize the
collective misery of everyone involved. Maybe this way we can have shorter graduation speeches, manifestos,
motivational talks,
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Senior Yoghurt Acoustics Quality Checker
We grade our food on boring metrics such as how natural they are, how healthy they are, and so on. When I go to the
dairy aisle of my grocery store, I would like to know that the yoghurt I am about to buy is thoroughly tested on its
acoustic capabilities. Since a side goal of this job is to reintroduce the elderly to the job market, only people
over 60 will be hired.
Phlegoiatrics Expert
Cool word, right? But what does it mean? That's the fun part! Nobody knows yet. These people can go talk to others
to say they work in phlegoiatrics, and bystanders would agree it sounds like a cool job to have. It has a great
sense of mystery surrounding the field. I would also want to be a phlegoiatrician, if I knew what it was.
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Shampoo Investigator
This professional would work at the hospital, particularly where tests are being carried out on human feces. Similar
to how athletes are tested on whether they are using performance-enhancing drugs, a shampoo investigator would stay
there to ensure the sample is in fact human excrement, and not a sham.
Web Developer
Imagine a human being tasked to code an entire website. This is unheard of in modern times, and I really wonder why
companies are no longer hiring people to fill in such position. Wouldn't it be nice to have someone who can
understand the basic design principles and is capable of original thought?
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Ism Collector
I have accepted that the -isms and -phobias are not disappearing from modern society; if anything, it is getting
worse. We can however change the distribution of them and greatly decrease the chances others have to deal with
them. This person's job would be to walk around and steal all of -isms and -phobias from -ists and -phobes, so no
one else can have them. Thank them for their sacrifice!
Emotional Support Omnipotent Being
This is a personal request of mine. Can we just elect someone and teach them everything? This person now
knows everything and it will solve all of our problems. To achieve such a feat, we should feed them the entirety of
human knowledge off the internet, as well as steal original artwork and social media comments. This way the person
will be able to imitate what they ha- wait a second...
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Green Duck Aligner
Goes around and puts people ducks in a line. Don't we all need someone like that?
(We were contacted for a minor correction that they specifically align ducks that are green in color. They could
not give reason as to why this is the case due to contractual reasons.)
Spring Spring Spring Locator
We are unclear on which spring in the job title corresponds to which meaning of the word. If we take an educated
guess, the person locates which spring (spiral structure) spring (season) springs (shoots up) from? If we can locate
that, we would not have to deal with winter so much!
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Lego Scapegoat
One of the traditional horrors in life is the intense suffering that follows stepping on a piece of Lego with bare
feet. It always causes serious self-deprecating thoughts such as "I am an idiot" or "I should be more careful!" What
if we could blame someone else for this at a reasonable price? Whouldn't that be convenient? Let's make it work!
Spiritual Lily Pad Relocator
We all know about the migration patterns of lily pads. Due to global warming and other climate-related concerns,
lily pads are forced to change their habitat. While it would be incredibly inconsiderate to involve our silly little
human hands with the works of nature, a trained professional would be able to move their souls to places they cannot
even dream of. (Typically, this is because plants cannot dream.)
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I don't think this post would be complete without a random job title generator. I hope this page gives you plenty
inspiration for you to invent a new career!
(Click on the refresh icon to get a new idea!)