The inhabitants of Westeros are bloodthirsty, power-mad and entirely without scruples. They'd fit perfectly
into today’s corporate culture.
All of which got us thinking, what would everyone’s favorite GoT characters be doing for work in the present day. Which got us writing about it. And here’s where we see the people of Westeros employed in 2017:
Cersei Lannister: CEO, Goldman Sachs
Daenerys Targaryen: Central character, Keeping Up with the Targaryens
Jon Snow: The breakout talent from a British boy band
Sansa Stark: Editor-in-chief, Refinery29
Arya Stark: Doing consecutive life sentences and running the yard at Bedford Hill maximum security prison
Lord Petyr Baelish aka Littlefinger: Founder, Backpage.com
Lord Varys, Master of Whisperers: Super bitchy fashion blogger
Hodor: Bouncer, the Gilded Lily
Melisandre, the Red Woman: Working at a library, sexily
Davos Seaworth: Learning to read at that library, just not so sexily
Joffrey Baratheon: RNC Chairman
Tormund Giantsbane: King-Beyond-the-Wall-Beyond-The-Taco-Bell
Bran Stark: Oscar Pistorius, minus the homicide charges
Tyrion Lannister: Brand ambassador, Arbor Gold wines
Jamie Lannister: The new Trivago guy
Sam Tarwell: Founder of a national non-profit for abused women and children
Greyworm: The next winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ramsay Bolton: Martin Shkreli
Brienne of Tarth: Power forward for the Los Angeles Sparks
Theon Greyjoy: Eternal bottom in a Prague sex club
Yara Greyjoy: You mean Yara Greyjoy, world-famous EDM DJ
The Mountain: Now going by his legal name and appearing in the next Fast & the Furious sequel
Catelyn Stark: Wedding planner
All of which got us thinking, what would everyone’s favorite GoT characters be doing for work in the present day. Which got us writing about it. And here’s where we see the people of Westeros employed in 2017:
Cersei Lannister: CEO, Goldman Sachs
Daenerys Targaryen: Central character, Keeping Up with the Targaryens
Jon Snow: The breakout talent from a British boy band
Sansa Stark: Editor-in-chief, Refinery29
Arya Stark: Doing consecutive life sentences and running the yard at Bedford Hill maximum security prison
Lord Petyr Baelish aka Littlefinger: Founder, Backpage.com
Lord Varys, Master of Whisperers: Super bitchy fashion blogger
Hodor: Bouncer, the Gilded Lily
Melisandre, the Red Woman: Working at a library, sexily
Davos Seaworth: Learning to read at that library, just not so sexily
Joffrey Baratheon: RNC Chairman
Tormund Giantsbane: King-Beyond-the-Wall-Beyond-The-Taco-Bell
Bran Stark: Oscar Pistorius, minus the homicide charges
Tyrion Lannister: Brand ambassador, Arbor Gold wines
Jamie Lannister: The new Trivago guy
Sam Tarwell: Founder of a national non-profit for abused women and children
Greyworm: The next winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ramsay Bolton: Martin Shkreli
Brienne of Tarth: Power forward for the Los Angeles Sparks
Theon Greyjoy: Eternal bottom in a Prague sex club
Yara Greyjoy: You mean Yara Greyjoy, world-famous EDM DJ
The Mountain: Now going by his legal name and appearing in the next Fast & the Furious sequel
Catelyn Stark: Wedding planner