{"id":2367,"date":"2024-08-02T19:42:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T19:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2024-08-02T19:42:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T19:42:11","slug":"social-media-offers-wild-reactions-after-stumbling-across-person-with-the-most-useless-job-at-the-2024-summer-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2367","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Offers Wild Reactions After Stumbling Across Person With \u201cThe Most Useless Job\u201d At The 2024 Summer Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media has been abuzz with content claiming to have uncovered\u00a0<em>\u201cthe most useless job\u201d<\/em>\u00a0at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>With the event now underway, certain accounts have highlighted the lifeguards at the swimming competitions, suggesting that they won\u2019t be needed given that all of the competitors are professional swimmers and are unlikely to need saving.<\/p>\n<p>You can see some of them below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you feel useless today, just remember somebody is working as a lifeguard at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fs5VbCRTry\">pic.twitter.com\/Fs5VbCRTry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Today Years Old (@todayyearsoldig) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/todayyearsoldig\/status\/1818192555567411691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I guess you never know \ud83d\ude05<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lifeguard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lifeguard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/swimming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#swimming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pool?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#pool<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/olympicsswimming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#olympicsswimming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/swimmer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#swimmer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/paris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#paris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Via \/ Kate|Workingmom TT \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Athletiverse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@athletiverse<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DHK1ex0kDW\">pic.twitter.com\/DHK1ex0kDW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hockey Patrol (@HockeyPatrol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HockeyPatrol\/status\/1817546511166632100?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo basically they\u2019re getting paid to watch the Olympics,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>a user observed.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p><em>\u201cImagine not working but still getting paid,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>another wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em>\u201cthese people are immune to drowning,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>said a third.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBest view in the house,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>a fourth noted.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI still feel more useless,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0someone admitted.<\/p>\n<p>Others, however, correctly pointed out that there could be extreme circumstances in which swimmers might need assistance.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCramps &amp; heart attacks still exist \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>one stated.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHeart attacks and cramps happen tho,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0another wrote.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-olympic-games-shouldn-t-be-exempt-from-safety-officials\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Olympic Games Shouldn\u2019t Be Exempt From Safety Officials<\/h2>\n<p>There have been instances of swimmers needing to be saved at competitions. One such case occurred during the World Aquatics Championships in 2022, with American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez losing consciousness while finishing her routine in the solo free final.<\/p>\n<p>There were lifeguards on hand, but Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes needed to dive into the water to save the swimmer as they all froze.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"U.S. swimmer saved by coach after losing consciousness in the pool\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9bkRFx0F9XU\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><em>\u201cI saw that the lifeguards were not jumping into the water because they were paralyzed. I was shouting at them from the other side to get into the water, now! I saw them looking dumbfounded, so I jumped into the water and straight towards her,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Fuentes said, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/sports\/2022-06-23\/coach-saves-swimmer-who-fainted-in-the-water-at-world-championship-the-lifeguards-were-paralyzed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">El Pais<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI saw how she was sinking and I swam as fast as I could. I did the fastest freedive of my life, faster than when I was preparing for the Olympics.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-5\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw_report_ad_container\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media has been abuzz with content claiming to have uncovered\u00a0\u201cthe most useless job\u201d\u00a0at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. 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