John quoted Desperate Undertaking by Lindsey Davis (Flavia Albia, #10)
However, he had an interesting job. He could be proud of this, because he had invented it himself. Like all the best jobs, it was one that had never existed before he came along, and really it did not need doing.
— Desperate Undertaking by Lindsey Davis (Flavia Albia, #10) (77%)
Although the book is set in ancient Rome, there are still jobs (or posts) to which this is relevant, reminding me a little of Parkinson's Law