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Extinct Jobs From The '90s

BuzzFeed·Jake Farrington·6 months ago
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Times change, and so do the jobs within them (like now, for example, jobs barely exist!). What was once someone's livelihood is now nothing but a relic of the past. It's sad, yes, but it is fun to look back on all the things that used to be actual jobs.

Recently, Reddit user Designer-Bid-3155 asked, "Did you have a job in the 90s that no longer exists?" They shared that they used to work at Macy's and "had a full-time lady in hosiery." They went on to share, "It was a HUGE department with a dedicated full-time employee. I'd fill in for her when she was off. Do stores have a fully dedicated section for nylons anymore?" I think the answer is probably no, but while we wait for confirmation on that, here's what everyone else had to share:

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"I loaded chlorine tablets into the filtration system of a country club's pool with two other friends when we were 12. We did it all by hand with no PPE.…

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