'Hedge fund managers': The most useless and overpaid jobs, according to Reddit

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Feb 19, 2024 6:00 AM EST

If we're being honest, many of the jobs that exist in society today aren't exactly essential to the functioning of the human race. They could disappear tomorrow and the world wouldn't end. However, some of these roles are given more unwarranted status and compensation than others. Your average entry-level spreadsheet position isn't exactly going to make waves, but the supervisor's supervisor for this job? That's a whole other deal.

Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of people for whom this is a problem. This was the main takeaway from an AskMen thread which queried which kinds of work were the most overpaid and useless. Ranging from certain types of businesspeople to celebrities, nobody was safe from the judgment that they did not give back what they took out. It's pretty wild that most of these examples could be considered aspirational as well. Perhaps it is time for us to readjust our professional priorities.

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  • 01
    r/AskMen u/dalwene 14h What job position is 100% overvalued and overpaid?
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    20000lumes 18h too many "supervisors" are just micro managers with no experience on the actual job that berate others to make their bosses think they're doing something edit: this got some likes so if someone in Europe or the us reads this i advise not to work for tele performance, they treat employees like trash and are known for breaking employment laws. I've even seen them paying people almost half the promised salary. I had to disconnect my camera and microphone outside of calls because they
    via 20000lumes
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    unwieldydonkey 19h My boss's job, guy is useless..
    via unwieldydonkey
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    ZuckerbergsSmile 15h People that sell online courses about how to get rich quick by doing very simple steps that they are only going to tell you once you pay them thousands. You can get free education on YouTube or by reading a book, website, post, article etc.
    via ZuckerbergsSmile
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    MrAnonPoster 18h influencers
    via MrAnonPoster
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    anti-ism-ist 17h Reddit mods, even at $0 they're overpaid
    via anti-ism-ist
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    Guapplebock 17h College administrators. Wisconsin-Madison has 1 administrative staff per 4 students.
    via Guapplebock
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    downsouthcountry 18h Education administrators. Teachers are often underpaid, but administrators are overpaid AF.
    via downsouthcountry
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    DataGOGO 19h Realtors.
    via DataGOGO
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    Spectra_98 14h I see a lot of people say CEO. I think this depends. Had an internship in a tech company. The CEO was really working hard to keep the company going and i would say he definitely deserves higher pay. He worked as a leader and not a boss. Us interns even got to sit and work next to his desk although he had an office too when doing online meetings, etc. He was constantly doing calls and having meetings with clients and employees. He was really busy. He also cared a lot about all empl
    via Spectra_98
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    figgityfuck 18h Honestly? Most VPs I've ever encountered are worthless in my industry.. outshone by the true leaders of departments, directors.
    via figgityfck
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    kaminaripancake 18h I'm surprised no one has said consultants. Especially management consultants. Here's a PowerPoint saying you should fire 100 people and get more market share, now please give me $500,000
    via kaminaripancake
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    midnightmoose 18h Health Care "administrators". They administer none of the health care and typically represent a parasitic growth within the hospital.
    via midnightmoose
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    12altoids34 9h Professional athletes. All the rest of us most of our lives play for free
    via 12altoids34
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    wooter99 18h Government funded coaches (in several states the highest paid public employee is a coach for a sports team)
    via wooter99
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    candidly1 14h Hedge fund managers. Once the fund is up and running, they don't do much outside of hyper-expensive lunches and dinners, all paid by the fund. They make many millions, but the grunts are the ones that actually pull the sled...
    via candidly1
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    WhoJustShat 18h Politician by a country mile, they literally control the stock market while collecting massive tax funded paychecks so they can legally insider trade
    via WhoJustSht
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    Ya-Dikobraz 13h I'm going to add project managers here. They get paid a lot more than a lot of people who have to work 10 times as hard.
    via Ya-Dikobraz
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    apeawake 15h 75% of managers, supervisors, managing directors, etc in my org chart I work for a large utility in ca. we are filled to the brim with layers of management who add no value. Their primary purpose is to gatekeep information and access to superiors so they can continue to appear necessary. In the process, they mistranslate, misunderstand, and delay the efficient delivery of critical information. If 75% of them disappeared tomorrow, the organization would run 75% smoother overnight. Th
    via apeawake
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    mystical_ninja 18h Hollywood actor
    via mystical_ninja
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    nemowasherebutheleft 18h Car sales people, any company executives, and politicians
    via nemowasherebutheleft
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    HR SunDye2 7h
    via SunDye2
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    mlj326 9h C-level executives Their salaries are insane. Some countries do pay it much more fair, but US is just nuts.
    via mlj326
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    Th3LazyMan 7h Board directors. They get paid over 200K a year to attend like what? 5 meetings a year for "important discussions".
    via Th3LazyMan

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