Bullshit Jobs is a good read even though the author is a retarded anarchist.

80% of our exhaled service economy jobs fit into one of these five categories.

Flunkies: those who serve to make their superiors feel important, e.g., receptionists, administrative assistants, door attendants, store greeters, webdevs whose sites neglect ease of use and speed for aesthetics.

Goons: those who act to harm or deceive others on behalf of their employer, or to prevent other goons from doing so, e.g., lobbyists, corporate lawyers, telemarketers, public relations specialists, community managers

Duct Tapers: those who temporarily fix problems that could be fixed permanently, e.g., programmers repairing bloated code, airline desk staff who calm passengers whose bags do not arrive

Box Tickers: those who create the appearance that something useful is being done when it is not, e.g., survey administrators, in-house magazine journalists, corporate compliance officers, quality service managers

Taskmasters: those who create extra work for those who do not need it, e.g., middle management, leadership professionals

Next time you find yourself arguing with some insufferable soy golem about how much more imaginary money the blue states make than the red states just remember you're talking to someone who likely works a career that falls into one of these five categories of useless eaters.