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* The position of Postmaster General in ''Literature/GoingPostal''. Vetinari gives the job to Moist Von Lipwig as an alternative to being hanged, on the off-chance that he might actually succeed in reviving the Post Office, but generally expecting him to be killed, as the job had already claimed the lives of some of Vetinari's clerks.
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** The position of Postmaster General in ''Literature/GoingPostal''. Vetinari gives the job to Moist Von Lipwig as an alternative to being hanged, on the off-chance that he might actually succeed in reviving the Post Office, but generally expecting him to be killed, as the job had already claimed the lives of some of Vetinari'sclerks.clerks.
** In the earlier books, when wizards were prone to KlingonPromotion, the position of Archchancellor was never held by the same character two books in a row. This changed when ''Literature/MovingPictures'' introduced the seemingly unkillable Mustrum Ridcully.
** The position of Postmaster General in ''Literature/GoingPostal''. Vetinari gives the job to Moist Von Lipwig as an alternative to being hanged, on the off-chance that he might actually succeed in reviving the Post Office, but generally expecting him to be killed, as the job had already claimed the lives of some of Vetinari's
** In the earlier books, when wizards were prone to KlingonPromotion, the position of Archchancellor was never held by the same character two books in a row. This changed when ''Literature/MovingPictures'' introduced the seemingly unkillable Mustrum Ridcully.
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* Ever since Thrall abdicated the position of Warchief of the Horde in ''Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft'', said position has been occupied by three separate people over the course of five expansions. The first after Thrall, Garrosh, was an aggressive warmonger who instigated numerous fights against the Alliance only to end up deposed come ''Mists of Pandaria''. His successor, Vol'jin, was a more serene Warchief, until his sudden death at the start of ''Legion'', in which he appointed Sylvanas Windrunner as Warchief, who would end up being as excessively hostile as Garrosh (and ultimately be revealed to be the pawn of the Jailer in ''Shadowlands''). After the events of ''Battle for Azeroth'', the Horde abandons the idea of having a central Warchief in supreme command of the Horde's military decisions, and have a council for each of their nations to vote on such matters.
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* Ever since Thrall abdicated the position of Warchief of the Horde in ''Videogame/WorldOfWarcraft'', said position has been occupied by three separate people over the course of five expansions. The first after Thrall, Garrosh, was an aggressive warmonger who instigated numerous fights against the Alliance only to end up deposed come ''Mists of Pandaria''. His successor, Vol'jin, was a more serene Warchief, until his sudden death at the start of ''Legion'', in which he appointed Sylvanas Windrunner as Warchief, who would end up being as excessively hostile as Garrosh (and ultimately be revealed to be the pawn of the Jailer in ''Shadowlands''). After the events of ''Battle for Azeroth'', the Horde abandons the idea of having a central Warchief in supreme command of the Horde's military decisions, and have a council for each of their nations to vote on such matters.
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* The ''Literature/BastardOperatorFromHell'' series has the post of Systems Supervisor as this, with said supervisor being killed off by the BOFH or the PFY once they become too dangerous. Whether or not this can also be said for the Director of IT post is debatable.
* In one of Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/GeorgeAndAzazel'' stories, the first head of the Committee on Diminishing Returns lasts thirty-two years, the next one sixteen, the next one eight... After the sixth, they decide the Committee's name must be unlucky, and a change is in order. It works.
* The position of Postmaster General in ''Literature/GoingPostal''. Vetinari gives the job to Moist Von Lipwig as an alternative to being hanged, on the off-chance that he might actually succeed in reviving the Post Office, but generally expecting him to be killed, as the job had already claimed the lives of some of Vetinari's clerks.
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* In one of Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/GeorgeAndAzazel'' stories, the first head of the Committee on Diminishing Returns lasts thirty-two years, the next one sixteen, the next one eight... After the sixth, they decide the Committee's name must be unlucky, and a change is in order. It works.
* In one of Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/GeorgeAndAzazel'' stories, the first head of the Committee on Diminishing Returns lasts thirty-two years, the next one sixteen, the next one eight... After the sixth, they decide the Committee's name must be unlucky, and a change is in order. It works.
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* The President of the United States is this in ''Series/TwentyFour''. During the series there are 7 acting presidents shown on screen and two more off screen [[spoiler: (Palmer's VP is acting president in The Game and whoever was President during season 1)]] across 8 seasons [[spoiler: and in the series finale the current President resigns!]]
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* In one of Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Azazel'' ''Literature/GeorgeAndAzazel'' stories, the first head of the Committee on Diminishing Returns lasts thirty-two years, the next one sixteen, the next one eight... After the sixth, they decide the Committee's name must be unlucky, and a change is in order. It works.
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* The position of Postmaster General in ''Discworld/GoingPostal''. Vetinari gives the job to Moist Von Lipwig as an alternative to being hanged, on the off-chance that he might actually succeed in reviving the Post Office, but generally expecting him to be killed, as the job had already claimed the lives of some of Vetinari's clerks.
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* In ''Literature/TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'', there are ''two'' jobs like this. One is that of short-order cook at Merlotte's, and the other is that of bartender at Fangtasia.
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* Two of the four [[Film/TheThreeStooges Three Stooges]] "Third" Stooges died during the run of the series.
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* They went through three "sassy southern" waitresses on ''Series/{{Alice|1976}}''.
* ''Series/CharliesAngels'' did this to an extent:
** Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Rogers lasted the entire series
** Farrah Fawcett-Majors as Jill Monroe, replaced by Cheryl Ladd as Kris Monroe
** Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, replaced by Shelley Hack as Tiffany Welles, replaced by Tanya Roberts as Julie Rogers (at which point Charlie stopped hiring former female cops and started hiring former female models)
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* ''Series/NightCourt'' had a problem hanging on to female bailiffs.
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** Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, replaced by Shelley Hack as Tiffany Welles, replaced by Tanya Roberts as Julie Rogers (at which point Charlie stopped hiring former female cops and started hiring former female models)
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* ''Series/NightCourt'' had a problem hanging on to female bailiffs.
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