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@jimbelosic lists eight real jobs

2026-07-16 · 01:27 UTC ·@jimbelosic ·0 min read

Brief

Two X users, @jimbelosic and @emm0sh, enumerate the varied real jobs they've held (from service and trade roles to tech and business ownership) and contrast them with roles they call 'fake' — positions in sales/saas for @jimbelosic and higher-level Apple/managerial engineering roles @emm0sh says she quit.

Why it matters

@jimbelosic lists eight real jobs: selling Costco candy on the bus; lawn mower; car detailer; sign painter; estimator at a sign shop; forklift operator at Office Depot; pancake artist; and manufacturing business owner — and names two 'fake' jobs: selling radio advertising and B2B SaaS.

Key details

@emm0sh lists ten real jobs: cook (pretzels at Auntie Anne’s), cashier, busboy, computer repair technician, drywaller, receptionist, advisor, VJ, tutor, and engineering at Amazon; she labels three 'fake' jobs she quit: engineer on the iPhone team, engineering manager, and engineering director.

Source evidence

real jobs I’ve had:
selling costco candy on the bus
lawn mower
car detailer
sign painter
estimator at a sign shop
forklift operator at office depot
pancake artist
manufacturing business owner

fake jobs I’ve had:
selling radio advertising
b2b saas

em m0shouris (@emm0sh)

real jobs i’ve had:
cook (pretzels at auntie anne’s in the mall)
cashier
bus boy
computer repair technician
drywaller
receptionist
advisor
VJ
tutor
engineering at amazon

fake jobs i’ve had (i quit each one):
engineer at the iphone team
engineering manager
engineering director

— https://nitter.net/emm0sh/status/2077550360563241421#m