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Burger flippers, bartenders, lawyers, fashion designers and i-bankers think their jobs make the world worse
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U.S. manufacturing sees shortage of skilled factory workers
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Peter Rudegeair:
RT @ledbetreuters: 42% of fast-food workers think that their jobs make the world a worse place. http://t.co/zpIRo33z
James Ledbetter:
42% of fast-food workers think that their jobs make the world a worse place. http://t.co/zpIRo33z
Mike Konczal:
Not what I expected. Also A+ Grosse Pointe Blank reference. rt @crampell Top 10 Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place http://t.co/kq2n1cjC
Catherine Rampell:
Top 10 Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place http://t.co/l5LEdMWf
Consumerist:
Fast Food Workers Are Pretty Sure They're Making The World A Terrible Place
Sarah Butcher:
Top ten jobs that make the world a worse place (or, investment banking associates not convinced of their badness)rhttp://t.co/1lzZZ5dA
Gawker:
Fast Food Workers Say They 'Make the World a Worse Place' [Jobs In Hell]
Gawker:
Fast Food Workers Say They 'Make the World a Worse Place' [Jobs In Hell]
Justin Wolfers:
Who admits they're making the world a worse place? Burger-flippers, bartenders, attorneys, designers & I-bankers. http://t.co/EGjfZKUA
Floyd Norris:
Top 10 Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place
Floyd Norris:
Top 10 Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place
U.S. manufacturing sees shortage of skilled factory workers
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