Why do people imagine that being an MP is a job? What do they think that "job" is - some kind of social worker or citizens' advice-style assistant for constituents, helping with housing problems, planning applications etc?

If being an MP were a job, why on earth would we have elections to pick MPs? Wouldn't that just be a ridiculous way to select them?

Something someone once wrote on this topic: https://conservativehome.blogs.com/centreright/2009/06/do-you-really-want-your-mps-to-work-for-you-as-a-job.html

"Is that what you want your MPs to be like – days as mundane as that? You don’t want them debating great issues of state? You don’t want them chatting through their differing philosophies? You don’t want them manoeuvring and plotting +