Not many people enjoy standing in a queue, so what about paying someone to do it for you? It seems this could become a real thing in 2024 with more and more of us sick of lining up for house inspections, tickets – or even to grab that fancy treat that’s just launched at a hot new patisserie. According to Airtasker, this really took off in 2022 when there were big waits in passport lines – and since then, paying people to wait in a queue for other reasons has taken off. One woman paid a gig worker $280 to queue up for some Insta-famous pastries in Sydney, while another forked out $233 to get someone in the virtual line for Taylor Swift tickets. Who said an Arts degree would come to nothing…