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--> \\\"Works in front of a computer doing something tedious in a claustrophobic cubicle in a non-descript office building.\\\"
** This troper has a friend who works in something similar Statistical Analysis and Data Reconfiguration: Making statistical analyses based on massive quantities of data to make other analyses and then analyze how accurate those analyses are with more analyses. It is, like Chandler\\\'s job, a rather high-paying one. It is so esoteric that most people higher up on the corporate ladder have no idea how he and his team do what they do, half of them blindly trust his conclusions, and the other half ignore them. All in all, {{Truth In Television}}.
* Barney Stinson of \\\'\\\'Series/HowIMetYourMother\\\'\\\' refuses to tell anyone what he does for a living, brushing off the question with a quick, \\\"Heh, please,\\\" before changing the topic. It is stated, however, that the company destroys the environment, engages in a great deal of illegal activity, and does extensive business with North Korea.
** In later seasons, the company has a merger with Goliath National Bank, completely changing his company... while still keeping Barney\\\'s position equally vague.
[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* In the \\\'\\\'CalvinAndHobbes Tenth Anniversary Book\\\'\\\', cartoonist Bill Watterson says he wanted to avoid this, so he made Calvin\\\'s father a patent attorney. However, it only comes up in about two strips at most.
[[/folder]]
* A particularly extreme example in \\\'\\\'UltimaUnderworld II\\\'\\\'. The Eloemosynator in Talorus, an alternate dimension, has a function so glorious and complex that we\\\'re not expected to understand it.
* A cutscene from \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia\\\'\\\' invoked this trope when Lloyd asked Sheena and Zelos what a company president does. Regal [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons\\\'\\\'. Homer\\\'s job at the power plant was Chief Safety Inspector, but as the years dragged on, Homer never seemed to go to work anymore, which became {{lampshaded}} a few times lately.
* For the majority of \\\'\\\'MoralOrel\\\'\\\', Orel\\\'s dad Clay Puppington complains about his \\\"lousy dead-end job\\\". It isn\\\'t until the second to last episode that we find out [[spoiler: he\\\'s the Mayor]]. Even his son is surprised.
* One of the biggest mysteries in \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill\\\'\\\' throughout its run was \\\"What is Jeff Boomhauer\\\'s job?\\\" It wasn\\\'t until the last minutes of the last episode does it reveal he is a [[spoiler: Texas Ranger]].
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic\\\'\\\' has Pinkie Pie, who works and lives in a bakery, but we rarely see her doing anything but holding parties and breaking the fourth wall. Most likely, Pinkie\\\'s job at the bakery is just that, a job, and unlike most of her friends, her job is not a major part of who she is.
** Similarly, Rainbow Dash is the town\\\'s weatherpony -- that is, she \\\'\\\'controls\\\'\\\' the weather, not being a meterologist -- but rarely is she ever seen doing that job, as she spends most of her \\\'professional energies\\\' on practicing her flying, to the point that it\\\'s easy to forget that she has a day job. When she \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' do the job, she tends to be \\\'\\\'extremely\\\'\\\' competent at it, giving her effectively a [[OneHourWorkWeek Ten-Second Work Week]].
* On \\\'\\\'TheRenAndStimpyShow\\\'\\\', Ren would occasionally be shown going to work wearing a hat and tie and carrying a briefcase, but what job he had was never specified.
* On \\\'\\\'PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\', it\\\'s never said what Charlene Doofenshmirtz\\\'s job is. Whatever it is, it apparently pays very well, as a lot of Dr. D\\\'s schemes are funded by her huge alimony checks.
OneHourWorkWeek:
* Uncle Parker in Helen Cresswell\\\'s Bagthorpe Saga had an unspecified work-at-home job which involved a lot of time in the den doing crosswords.
ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything:
* One of the earliest examples appears in \\\'\\\'[[TheMarxBrothers A Night At The Opera.]]\\\'\\\'
--> \\\'\\\'\\\'Mrs. Claypool:\\\'\\\'\\\' Six months ago you promised to introduce me into high society. Since then, you\\\'ve done nothing but collect a handsome salary.\\\"
--> \\\'\\\'\\\'Otis P. Driftwood:\\\'\\\'\\\' You call that \\\"nothing\\\"? How many people do you know who are collecting a handsome salary [[TheGreatDepression these days?!]]
* [[http://www.theonion.com/articles/guys-entire-job-just-asking-people-if-they-have-ti,31576/ Guy\\\'s Entire Job Just Asking People If They Have Time For A Quick Chat]]
Unclear:
* Yotsuya from \\\'\\\'MaisonIkkoku\\\'\\\' has a job, but never reveals what it is.
* On \\\'\\\'DrQuinnMedicineWoman\\\'\\\', resident {{Jerkass}} Preston A Lodge III asks \\\"What exactly \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' your occupation, Sully?\\\" as a means of taunting him.
[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* During Wrestling/TheUndertaker\\\'s biker gimmick, some of his gear featured an insignia with the words \\\"Deadman Inc.\\\" on it in bright red text. Whatever \\\"Deadman Inc.\\\" was was never even really hinted at.
* \\\"Robert Roode Inc.\\\", the company Wrestling/BobbyRoode supposedly inherited from his late grandfather, has allowed him to employ buxom assistants and custom security teams as well as bully around [[ThisLoserIsYou Eric Young]]. Despite this, it was never exactly made clear what this company does before he struck a bond with Wrestling/JamesStorm and eventually formed a tag team. Despite being a partial inspiration for the Beer Money, Inc. name, the company was predictably largely phased out of his character after that.
[[/folder]]
* Lots of people have at least one person like this in their extended family. (Note: This is the only RealLife example redacted; all others \\\'\\\'by default\\\'\\\' fall within the \\\"workplace \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' setting\\\" exemption.)
None of the Above:
* Meeting Iceman\\\'s parents in \\\'\\\'Film/X2XMenUnited\\\'\\\':
-->\\\"What exactly are you a professor of, Professor [[{{Wolverine}} Logan]]?\\\"
-->\\\"[[BlatantLies Art]].\\\"
** This troper has a friend who works in something similar Statistical Analysis and Data Reconfiguration: Making statistical analyses based on massive quantities of data to make other analyses and then analyze how accurate those analyses are with more analyses. It is, like Chandler\\\'s job, a rather high-paying one. It is so esoteric that most people higher up on the corporate ladder have no idea how he and his team do what they do, half of them blindly trust his conclusions, and the other half ignore them. All in all, {{Truth In Television}}.
* Barney Stinson of \\\'\\\'Series/HowIMetYourMother\\\'\\\' refuses to tell anyone what he does for a living, brushing off the question with a quick, \\\"Heh, please,\\\" before changing the topic. It is stated, however, that the company destroys the environment, engages in a great deal of illegal activity, and does extensive business with North Korea.
** In later seasons, the company has a merger with Goliath National Bank, completely changing his company... while still keeping Barney\\\'s position equally vague.
[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* In the \\\'\\\'CalvinAndHobbes Tenth Anniversary Book\\\'\\\', cartoonist Bill Watterson says he wanted to avoid this, so he made Calvin\\\'s father a patent attorney. However, it only comes up in about two strips at most.
[[/folder]]
* A particularly extreme example in \\\'\\\'UltimaUnderworld II\\\'\\\'. The Eloemosynator in Talorus, an alternate dimension, has a function so glorious and complex that we\\\'re not expected to understand it.
* A cutscene from \\\'\\\'VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia\\\'\\\' invoked this trope when Lloyd asked Sheena and Zelos what a company president does. Regal [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it.
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons\\\'\\\'. Homer\\\'s job at the power plant was Chief Safety Inspector, but as the years dragged on, Homer never seemed to go to work anymore, which became {{lampshaded}} a few times lately.
* For the majority of \\\'\\\'MoralOrel\\\'\\\', Orel\\\'s dad Clay Puppington complains about his \\\"lousy dead-end job\\\". It isn\\\'t until the second to last episode that we find out [[spoiler: he\\\'s the Mayor]]. Even his son is surprised.
* One of the biggest mysteries in \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill\\\'\\\' throughout its run was \\\"What is Jeff Boomhauer\\\'s job?\\\" It wasn\\\'t until the last minutes of the last episode does it reveal he is a [[spoiler: Texas Ranger]].
* \\\'\\\'WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic\\\'\\\' has Pinkie Pie, who works and lives in a bakery, but we rarely see her doing anything but holding parties and breaking the fourth wall. Most likely, Pinkie\\\'s job at the bakery is just that, a job, and unlike most of her friends, her job is not a major part of who she is.
** Similarly, Rainbow Dash is the town\\\'s weatherpony -- that is, she \\\'\\\'controls\\\'\\\' the weather, not being a meterologist -- but rarely is she ever seen doing that job, as she spends most of her \\\'professional energies\\\' on practicing her flying, to the point that it\\\'s easy to forget that she has a day job. When she \\\'\\\'does\\\'\\\' do the job, she tends to be \\\'\\\'extremely\\\'\\\' competent at it, giving her effectively a [[OneHourWorkWeek Ten-Second Work Week]].
* On \\\'\\\'TheRenAndStimpyShow\\\'\\\', Ren would occasionally be shown going to work wearing a hat and tie and carrying a briefcase, but what job he had was never specified.
* On \\\'\\\'PhineasAndFerb\\\'\\\', it\\\'s never said what Charlene Doofenshmirtz\\\'s job is. Whatever it is, it apparently pays very well, as a lot of Dr. D\\\'s schemes are funded by her huge alimony checks.
OneHourWorkWeek:
* Uncle Parker in Helen Cresswell\\\'s Bagthorpe Saga had an unspecified work-at-home job which involved a lot of time in the den doing crosswords.
ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything:
* One of the earliest examples appears in \\\'\\\'[[TheMarxBrothers A Night At The Opera.]]\\\'\\\'
--> \\\'\\\'\\\'Mrs. Claypool:\\\'\\\'\\\' Six months ago you promised to introduce me into high society. Since then, you\\\'ve done nothing but collect a handsome salary.\\\"
--> \\\'\\\'\\\'Otis P. Driftwood:\\\'\\\'\\\' You call that \\\"nothing\\\"? How many people do you know who are collecting a handsome salary [[TheGreatDepression these days?!]]
* [[http://www.theonion.com/articles/guys-entire-job-just-asking-people-if-they-have-ti,31576/ Guy\\\'s Entire Job Just Asking People If They Have Time For A Quick Chat]]
Unclear:
* Yotsuya from \\\'\\\'MaisonIkkoku\\\'\\\' has a job, but never reveals what it is.
* On \\\'\\\'DrQuinnMedicineWoman\\\'\\\', resident {{Jerkass}} Preston A Lodge III asks \\\"What exactly \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' your occupation, Sully?\\\" as a means of taunting him.
[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* During Wrestling/TheUndertaker\\\'s biker gimmick, some of his gear featured an insignia with the words \\\"Deadman Inc.\\\" on it in bright red text. Whatever \\\"Deadman Inc.\\\" was was never even really hinted at.
* \\\"Robert Roode Inc.\\\", the company Wrestling/BobbyRoode supposedly inherited from his late grandfather, has allowed him to employ buxom assistants and custom security teams as well as bully around [[ThisLoserIsYou Eric Young]]. Despite this, it was never exactly made clear what this company does before he struck a bond with Wrestling/JamesStorm and eventually formed a tag team. Despite being a partial inspiration for the Beer Money, Inc. name, the company was predictably largely phased out of his character after that.
[[/folder]]
* Lots of people have at least one person like this in their extended family. (Note: This is the only RealLife example redacted; all others \\\'\\\'by default\\\'\\\' fall within the \\\"workplace \\\'\\\'is\\\'\\\' setting\\\" exemption.)
None of the Above:
* Meeting Iceman\\\'s parents in \\\'\\\'Film/X2XMenUnited\\\'\\\':
-->\\\"What exactly are you a professor of, Professor [[{{Wolverine}} Logan]]?\\\"
-->\\\"[[BlatantLies Art]].\\\"
