32 People Answer: “What Two Jobs Are Fine On Their Own But Suspicious If You Work Both Of Them?”

There’s a funny thread on the Internet, created a couple of years ago by the user u/CrustPad, who asked folks the question: "What are two jobs that are good on their own, but are suspicious if you work both?" It has received over 63K upvotes and about 13K different comments. Just agree, a worthy reason to collect the most interesting opinions from this thread, isn’t it?

So please get comfortable - and let's study the intricacies of the human fate, which allowed, for example, representatives of the same family in a small town to be ambulance drivers as well as the mortician service! An actual real-life example, by the way.

By the way, such a tradition actually goes back to very ancient times - for example, in ancient Rome, where gladiators fought mainly against wild animals (to prepare an experienced fighter costs a lot of money and time, so gladiators actually went against each other only on very big holidays), there were many eateries around the Colosseum offering meat dishes.

And in fact, the fashion for animal skins as home decorations (for example, instead of carpets) also largely comes from the Colosseum - after all, Roman businessmen needed somewhere to put the furs, albeit damaged by swords and spears, but still beautiful.

Is it any wonder that quite recently (by historical standards, of course, about five years ago) the operators of one of the funeral homes in Colorado were accused of illegally selling body parts?

"With 100 percent profit, capital despises all the laws of society; with 300 percent, there is no evil that it would not do," the English publicist Thomas Dunning wrote two hundred years ago, and this, alas, has changed little over the years.

However, such joint interests sometimes influence the development of society positively. For example, in the era of the development of popular sports, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, one of the most influential British patrons of soccer in London was also a glass manufacturer.

The cunning businessman's calculation was a surefire one - he actively encouraged kids to play ball in the streets, buying them balls and organizing numerous tournaments. At the same time, these balls would somehow end up hitting the windows of houses, breaking them - and where did the window makers buy new glass? Yes, exactly!

As for the story about dentists and candy sellers given here - this is also a classic economic reality. The most important thing is to create a reason for people to actively use something, and only then will the side effects inevitably lead the buyer to additional expenses. Sometimes this looks like real cynicism, but that's just how we are.

For example, for decades, tobacco companies have been among the largest sponsors and partners of world sports. It’s enough to recall that for almost forty years, the whole Formula 1 "dressed" almost exclusively in the colors of the largest tobacco brands. As they say, if there’s an opportunity, why not take advantage of it?

However, let's just delve into reading, and if you also have similar combinations of seemingly incompatible professions and businesses in one person or in one family, please don’t hesitate to share your examples in the comments below. The more interesting and exciting stories, the better!