When someone asks you what you do for a job, you’ll likely just give your title and that’ll be the end of it.
But when you think about it properly, what is it that you actually, like, do?
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A hilarious hashtag has spawned on Twitter to answer that very question, and the results are ridiculous.
Here’s another take on being an enlightened student:
#badlyexplainyourjob I pay £9000 a year to have my sense of self-worth and confidence drained from my previously strong & independent psyche
— Ruby Morris (@RubyKatMorris) March 31, 2017
A terrifying film editor:
I wait for people to be shot and then I cut them #badlyexplainyourjob
— HannahSquires (@HannahSquires_) March 31, 2017
A mysterious vicar:
I've married many men, and I know where all the bodies are buried #badlyexplainyourjob
— Nancy Goodrich (@revgoodrich) March 31, 2017
A cheeky photographer:
I make people smile and then I shoot them. Occasionally I flash at them as well – #badlyexplainyourjob
— Gill Prince (@GillPrincePhoto) March 31, 2017
A classic IT worker:
I try turning things off and on again to make them work. #badlyexplainyourjob
— Matt Owen (@Jaruzel) March 31, 2017
A persistent designer:
I play with a mouse until something beautiful happens… #badlyexplainyourjob
— Jake Lovelock -BP (@JakeLDesign) March 31, 2017
A lonely voice-over artist:
I talk about you, in a small room, all day, on my own #badlyexplainyourjob
— Clare Reeves (@ClareOnAirLive) March 31, 2017
A bunch of magic firefighters:
#badlyexplainyourjob I make hot things cold and wet.
— LochgellyFireStation (@lochgellyfs) March 31, 2017
A helpful paramedic:
I race to you on blue lights, and make you a GP appointment #badlyexplainyourjob
— Martin Rolls (@haphazard_dad) March 31, 2017
And finally a dedicated wildlife researcher:
I follow foxes, collect their poop, take secret family photos, and make up soap operas about their social lives. #badlyexplainyourjob
— Kat Miles (@zookat13) March 31, 2017
Give it a go, it might make your job seem that bit more interesting.
