When Job Creation Becomes a Sign of Failed Governance

In this essay, I explore how governments invent “unnecessary” jobs to justify their failures and sustain continuous spending. I define necessary roles—like hairdressers, engineers, news reporters—and contrast them with positions tied to policing, defence, and planned obsolescence. I examine local examples such as hawkers licensed on pedestrian walkways, the National Youth Service scheme, and tech firms that sabotage products to create entire repair industries. I argue many careers displace our true purpose and question whether entrepreneurship always benefits society. Finally, I propose that instead of merely raising wages, we should improve infrastructure, security, and food production. This approach could eliminate artificial jobs and restore work’s alignment with genuine human value.

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