In a perfect world, jobs would pay well enough for you to survive doing them. But we don't live in a perfect world and pretty much everyone can tell you that lots of jobs don't pay anywhere near a livable wage.
That doesn't mean they're not awesome.
<p>One Reddit user asked: </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/" target="_blank">What's the best low paying job you've ever had?</a></p><p>Consider this article our love song to those crappy jobs that didn't pay much, but made up for it in laughs, snacks, ability to avoid the public, etc. </p><p>So this one's to you, summers spent as a pool lifeguard in a small town. My bank account may have been empty, but my tan was flawless and my hamstrings have never again reached that level of definition.</p>
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Thanks, Netflix!
<p>Movie store. Free rentals. Netflix was just starting to take off, so it didn't get busy ever. I got to watch movies all day and drink free slurpies.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/gipgr53?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Gingerchaun</a></p><p>Same. Free movies before they were "released" and work consisted of bs'ing about movies and playing Gameboy. Best job ever for being 17.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giq2tqj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">PreppyNotYuppie</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Same, but I worked at a mom and pop's rental store kind of like Blockbuster.</p><p>I was always popular because my family and friends wanted the new releases that came out. So I'd hold them for people - and people always had giant smiles when they came in.</p><p>That's one thing I loved about working there. People were always happy when they came in.</p><p>Kids got their movies and games, adults would browse for theirs and get pumped if something new was in. Popcorn, candy. All cash. RIP good ole days</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giqb5q2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SunsetDreams1111</a></p>
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Living History
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<p>The next tour I'd just mention the stories the previous tour told me about. And even if I didn't have much to discuss about the museum, they loved just chatting.</p><p>So I got paid to parrot the previous tour or just smile through rooms of the current tour talking. I even had one tour where I spent most of the tour just chatting about fantasy novels as an older lady just wanted to talk. Two weeks later, she returned while I wasn't working and dropped off a bag of books for me (her old books that she knew her son and grandkids didn't want), a sizable donation to the historical society, and a nice long write up as the last room held an old uniform that was misidentified. She was part of the exact unit it came from and gave the museum director a corrected page with the right unit name and a short description of some of the notable places they had served.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giq1ocx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">LibrioMancer</a></p>
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My Current Job Is Much Safer
<p>I worked as a bike courier to up my allowance. I was super fit, riding my bike for more than 1500km per month. On the downside I got "run over" by cars three times.</p><p>And that's not to mention the suddenly opening car doors. Those got me twice. </p><p>One time was bad: My bike was destroyed beyond repair (the frame was bent), I had muscle contusions, a ripped tendon in one of my hands, injured joint capsules, abrasions all over the body ... I couldn't even walk without painkillers for two weeks. I was exempt from sport for two or three months. That sucked.</p><p>Luckily enough I suffered no permanent damages. My current occupation as a software developer is much safer and <em>much</em> better paying, but I think fondly of that time.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/gipf3q3?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">_cnt0</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Whole Job Was To Press A Button
<p>Ski lift operator at a ski resort. </p><p>Got paid minimum wage , but the whole job was to press a button if someone fell, which a lot of people did. </p><p>I would just see some clearly inexperienced people get wrecked while getting off, stop the lift, roll my eyes, maybe help them if it's going to take a while, start lift again. lol</p><p>It came with sweet perks like free snowboarding and half price for food. Also my coworkers were a bunch of dope snowboarding hippies</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/gipnrpk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Snowfreak2507</a></p>Sweet Trouble
<p>Working at a theatre.</p><p>We were all young, had our own cash and places for the first time, and got into all kinds of trouble. Very fun!</p><p>Plus, free movies and snacks. Pretty sweet.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/gipiemn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">NillaBeans</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/gipiemn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a>Seconded, working at a movie theater was great. Tons of free movies (sometimes before official release), usually fun people to work with, unlimited access to tokens for the arcades, etc.</p><p>I'm genuinely thinking about working at one again when I retire just for the enjoyment.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giqqa0c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Tak_Jaehon</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>This was going to be mine!</p><p>Early in my management career I was a projectionist, I got to break down/build films. Nothing better than sitting in the booth and putting together a film while listening to music. Then after it was built testing it to make sure there were no bad splices.</p><p>Also my theatre was extremely slow, so we'd have a lot of downtime to just mess around.</p><p>We did a LOT of late-night movie viewings.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giqbj50?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">dawrina</a></p>
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Front Desk
<p>Night shift at a hotel front desk. </p><p>I spent the night by myself, chilling and watching movies on my phone. Hardly anyone ever checked in at night and when they did it was just a five-minute process. I was also allowed to snack on the food in the kitchen. </p><p>I had to make breakfast, and would get to eat that as well every morning. I'd have a big Texas cinnamon roll and some milk just about every night lol. </p><p>It didn't pay much, but for someone who enjoys spending time alone and not dealing with the public much, it was great.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giq3p13?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">booneisthemoon</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
<p><br>As someone who is currently on my nightshift at the front desk, I can confirm it is great however prolonged amounts of time in it can cause health problems from messing up your circadian rhythm.</p><p>Also sometimes, like right now, it can get really boring. But can't complain much when I'm getting paid to browse Reddit.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giqg2gh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sammy_Jacks</a></p>
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Barista
<p>Being a Starbucks barista actually isn't bad. </p><p>Out of all the food service industry jobs I've had, they had the best health insurance plans and you didn't need to work 40 hours minimum to qualify for it. That left me open to waitress and make more money while still getting health insurance and free coffee! </p><p>The work was fun too.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p><br>I liked the hustle of making all the drinks and I'm naturally very good at small talk and memorizing the little details of regulars lives so I could pick up the convo next time. The customers were generally very nice and tipped well. We often made about 2 dollars an hour (which was split based on weekly hours worked so the more you worked the more you got) which ain't bad.</p><p>Of course we got plenty of Karens - especially in the summer when our town flooded with tourists - but even then the regulars would understand and commiserate with us (often loudly while stink eyeing whatever tourist is hassling us) on how rude city folk are.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/gipiozm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Accomplished-Today</a></p>
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Borders
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<p><br>This what I came here to say! I spent just under 4 years there; their final years. All I did was read and get ARC copies of books. I love to organize and talk books. I don't remember $30 gift cards each month but I do remember it always being minimum wage with no benefits or sick time.</p><p>I have all the job perks now, but sometimes I go back to that job in my mind. I loved when someone enjoyed my recommendation and would come back.</p><p>I always had books checked out in my name and half the time would buy them to re read. Oh and coffee all day....sigh.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giqkb1g?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eclecticmuse</a></p>
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Blueberries and Ice Cream
<p>I worked at a blueberry farm where I worked inside the blueberry store. </p><p>They sold homemade blueberry baked goods, homemade blueberry jam and other jams, blueberry (and other flavors) ice cream, and blueberry knickknacks and trinkets. The owner's daughter who worked with me was fun and we just manned the cash register and served ice cream. </p><p>I worked there for three summers during college, made a sweet $8/hr and got a bowl of ice cream every day. Best job ever</p><p>- <a href="I worked at a blueberry farm where I worked inside the blueberry store. They sold homemade blueberry baked goods, homemade blueberry jam and other jams, blueberry (and other flavors) ice cream, and blueberry knickknacks and trinkets. The owner’s daughter who worked with me was fun and we just manned the cash register and served ice cream. I worked there for three summers during college, made a sweet $8/hr and got a bowl of ice cream every day. Best job ever" target="_blank">why___me</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Work Sucked, But...
<p>I worked in the warehouse part of a furniture store when I was 17. </p><p>I was the youngest and the other guys were in their early 20s. We just goofed off, told jokes, and had fun. When we actually worked, it was hard due to assembling furniture and unloading trucks, but the rest of the time it was a blast.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/gipippu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SecretKGB</a></p><p>This. Working at a furniture store was my first job. I didn't like the work, but we had such fun.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giqeftn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">deaconofthedeep</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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And No Boss!
<p>Bike rickshaw (pedicab) in Austin on 6th street. </p><p>Ferrying around drunks all night is so entertaining and was such an easy way to meet girls. Got to see fights, people falling over, and hilarious shenanigans almost every night. And no boss! </p><p>Best days were game days and could make bank from the rich alumni between the beer gardens and stadium. Husbands always paid you to take their wives ahead and they could stay back and drink beer.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/ku1tz8/whats_the_best_low_paying_job_youve_ever_had/giq2h5j?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Jzzlbbr57</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Job interviews are such a unique experience.
For a brief interval of time, we have to simultaneously try to impress someone with our qualifications, come off as casually pleasant, demonstrate passion for the role in question, and, somehow, be ourselves throughout that whole charade.
<p>Not surprisingly, job interviews are daunting and tend to make us sweat. There's so much on the line, and it all hinges on how we act and talk in an hour or so. </p><p>But what if the motivation was flipped? What if we imagined how to do the very worst we possibly could in that situation. </p><p>It's an absurd exercise, but it sure takes the edge off. </p><p>regrettablycrushing asked, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">"You have 15 seconds to ruin a job interview. What do you do/say?"</a></p>
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Sleeping Giant
<p>"I had a candidate tell me 'I have extreme anger problems and I can't help but get loud and hands on when's someone's doesn't get what I'm trying to say'...it was for an engineering internship." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsroq0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">KeemstarsBlackFriend</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"NOT A WHILE LOOP!! A DO WHILE LOOP!!! WE NEED IT TO RUN ONCE BEFORE CHECKING THE CONDITION!!!"</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"* shaking the other person aggressively by the shoulders *" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsuwfa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">moistkinkajou</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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In it for the Short Haul
<p>"Where will I be in 5 years? Hell if I know but in 5 months I better be out of this slop house." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsrxcp?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">BroadcasterX</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I thought the right answer was 'celebrating the 5th year anniversary of you asking me this question'" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbtpwc6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">biggulpshuhasyl</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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All Good
<p>"Sorry I'm late I got pulled over, but I was under the legal limit so..." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbss8ug?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">lil-miss-militia</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"<em>just</em> under the legal limit." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbtk8vu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">kindsoberfullydressed</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Keyword being 'was' amirite guys?" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbu3jy6?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Poly--Meh</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Cartoonishly Problematic
<p>"Excuse me ma'am, can I talk to a man here? Like someone who would be capable enough to interview me? I can't listen and answer to a woman." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsxfoh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ilikesarcasticpeople</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"I wish this was a joke but I once interviewed a guy who asked me who his boss would be."</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"When I explained it would be me, the person interviewing him, he laughed and said congratulations for 'getting so far' but that he could not be expected to just do what I asked him to, and also any woman being in charge of a man was 'disrespectful.'"</p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"He did not get the job." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbt8lpo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">TheWaystone</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Keep Belching to a Minimum
<p>"Did this already! Was nervous and chugged the last of my coke before going inside. Went to shake the guys hand and say Hello but a very loud long burp came out instead."</p><p>"I just dropped his hand and left."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbt1t33?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">RosieCakeness</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Tough to Schedule
<p>"Do you have masturbation breaks?" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsrdew?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">katep2000</a></p>Gauging the Strictness
<p>"Does your employee theft policy offer second chances or would you fire me right away?" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbss53y?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SlapCracklePop</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Can I steal loo roll? Like, just 1 when it's nearly payday? Or enough that my extended family never need panic buy again?" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbuakq5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">JJY93</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Way Ahead of Ya
<p>"Bring a bottle of apple juice and proceed to tell the interviewer that you brought your own drug test sample whilst accidentally spilling it all over the table and their laps...." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsr7wf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">MatteBlack84</a><span></span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"Nah, if you're serious about it you'll use apple cider vinegar. They will never get that smell out." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsws7y?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">whiskeyweedwood</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Optimal Performance
<p>"I'm never on time for work as I sleep a lot but at least I'm not tired when I arrive" -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsqzxa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">WhiskersCleveland</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px;">"In the 5 years I have been at my job I have slept through 3 alarms. As it turns out my natural wake up time is 10am.....2 hours after I start work." -- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbtlx32?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Ziogref</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Pro Tip: Stay on Topic!
<p>"Interview going well."</p><p>"Female Interviewer : Do you have any questions ?"</p><p>"Me : About you or the company ?"</p><p>"Female Interviewer : .............."</p><p>"Haunts my memory to this day"</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsyvmf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">ShreyasSodhe</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Mid Shift Only
<p>"I had a guy applying while completely stoned."</p><p>"He was like « don't worry, I only smoke in the evening. Well sometimes before breakfast too »"</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsy9lc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">barbara84live</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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All About Eye Contact
<p>"I will noticeably slide my hands down my pants. Then, while maintaining eye contact, take a deep and drawn out sniff of my finger."</p><p>"I proceed with the interview as if nothing has happened."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbsy3fm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Ging_Philosophy</a></p><div id="taboola-mid-article-1x1" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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That Was One Tough Year, Whichever It Was
<p>"'Wait, what year is this?' I actually said that in an interview."</p><p>"I had been traveling a lot and got some years and dates mixes up. The interviewer questioned me on how long I had been working in Germany, and I mixed it up. And I actually said that."</p><p>"Needless to say I did not get the job."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbtavre?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">someonesgoat</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Suppose Lyme Disease Would Be Worse...
<p>"Here's what I saw someone do to tank their interview in 15 seconds. She stopped mid answer to a question, ripped her pantyhose open, <em>dug out a tick</em>, and then asked for a Band-Aid."</p><p>"No, she did not get a call back."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbtsu95?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">stickaforkimdone</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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So Much Work to Do
<p>"Walk in."</p><p>"I'm black with a boring generic name. I've seen the light go out in many hiring managers' eyes the second they see me. Only takes about 10 seconds."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbtaj43?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SystemOfADowneyJr</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Contemporary Offense
<p>"I interviewed someone who rolled her eyes at me when I asked her to put a mask on before we got started."</p><p>"Spoiler: she did not get hired."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbto9yh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">BearBeingFuzzy</a> </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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In and Out
<p>"We have a guy come in and say 'so I actually exaggerated on my cv just to get my foot in the door, I've never actually done any of those things'...."</p><p>"ok, bye then."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbts1ex?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Letheron88</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Strengths-Based Culture
<p>"As an interviewer let me say my favorite one."</p><p>"Me: What's your greatest strength? Candidate: uhhh well I guess free lifts.. I can do like 80 now..."</p><p>"I had to excuse myself and leave the room. Mind you this was some 16 year old interviewing for a grocery store but to this day I still think I should have hired him."</p><p>-- <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jree8h/you_have_15_seconds_to_ruin_a_job_interview_what/gbuv2ng?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">serenerdy</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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As an actor, everytime I step off a stage and mingle with an audience inevitably, someone is going to ask it. The same question. The same odd fascination. "How in the world do memorize all of those lines?" I'll admit, they ask with genuine fascination and mild adoration but... really? That is the main question? Not the emotion we evoked, not the hilarity we inspired. No. Just the lines. It gets frustrating. It feels like everyone skips over the magic part and goes to the mundane.
Trust me, anyone is capable of the memorization. Unless you struggle with a disability that involves the brain and memory.... anyone is capable. The mind houses thousands of songs, lines from films and the oddest details from that could qualify you for "Jeopardy!"
Redditor u/HilbertCube wants everyone to stop being so overly inquisitive. Like, why would you even ask that? They asked the internet..... "Oh, you're a programmer? I have a problem with my printer...". What's the equivalent of this in your job?<div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_1"></div>
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Am I a Bank?
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc1Mjg3NC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2ODM2Njc1M30.O-Tr6ombN_tvZwR9SQ3gKSXHrNM2TEoJk5pLgoWwIGI/img.gif?width=980" id="95fec" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c816c46fdcd34d80cb020dd39ab07a48" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="360" />rich danny devito GIF by QuickBooksGiphy<p><em>"Oh you work in finance? What stock/fund should I buy? / you must be making a boatload on your personal investments with all the insider information you have access to!" </em></p><p><em></em><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4pu66?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">waffleswithsprouts</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Genius? Ha!
<p><em>"Oh, you're a teacher? Please explain to me how my child's teacher had the audacity to give them a C despite it being very obvious that my child is a genius!"</em></p><p>Bonus points if they want you to explain the grading criteria in a completely different subject and level of schooling than you teach. Like, I teach high school and community college English and Social Studies - why do you expect me to know the grading criteria for middle school math? </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb476w9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Theartofdodging</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Doctor. Doctor.
<p>Oh you're a paramedic? I have this thing on my toe, Will you check it? </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4a8ej?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">chumpidcul</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4a8ej?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span>Ask for $5 look at it for two seconds and tell them to go to the hospital/doctor. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4qmwd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">krispy_d</a></p><p>I would tell them that if they wanted me to look, they have to call for the ambulance since it carried all of my very specialized tools. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4ukqq?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">UnsafestNumber</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Chair Fly
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDc1Mjg5Ny9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYzMzc3NTMyOX0.FpdJz2wmNGsm4RSiH_URUUWmYjmO-O__JQg3RnB19u8/img.gif?width=980" id="d14f2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9467a24ef6ed5cbca2a92511f0f8d07a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="636" data-height="288" />windy taking off GIFGiphy<p>"You're in the Air Force? So you fly planes?"</p><p>Nah I fly a desk. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4g8eh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">cjt11203</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Numbers Game
<p><em>"Oh, you're an accountant? Can you add and/or multiply these huge numbers in your head lightening fast?"</em></p><p>No. You have no idea what I do.... </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb40h5b?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">garbagepencil</a><span></span></p><p>Came here to say this. I am in corporate finance. I took a tax class or two back in 2003, so I might have SLIGHTLY more knowledge than the average person, but seriously not much at all. I'm really good at pivot tables though! </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb53j1o?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">netsirk</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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For Free Please...
<p><em>"Oh you're a Graphic Designer? Can you make a logo for me really quick? It's for my cousin's birthday. I don't have any money to pay but I'll have multiple revisions that will cut into your actual paying work time, but then get upset when you ask for payment." </em></p><p>I typically respond to those questions with "Sure! Before we go any further, what's your budget?" and once they realize this is going to actually cost money, they get upset that you require compensation for your time (and explain how their relative can do it for free).</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb45vet?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">DJRonin</a></p>
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For the Music
<p>Cinematography and Photography. I had a guy walk up to me the other day while doing street photography and ask me if I do music videos. I'm like ??? no, and even if I did I wouldn't take a job from some random who walked up to me on the street and tried to make a verbal contract with no discussion of pay. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4j1bz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Noblesseux</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Walter?
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the fix....
<p>Oh, you work in construction? (Proceeds to ask about fixing things around the house, asking if something was installed wrong because it doesn't "look right", or wanting a price quotes for various projects). </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb3y2tl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">New_Game_P1us</a><span></span></p><p>I love using this one, I'm a Carpenter and Construction Project Manager, I get these little requests all the time, easiest way is to say "Yeah nah, that's screwed, gonna take some work to fix, maybe take it back to the frame because it wasn't built for that purpose and needs rework.", you watch their face turn pale and they reply "I... I... I can live with it I think.", works every time. ;) </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4g7xk?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Azrael_Cain</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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For the Celebration....
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No Mary!
<p>Oh you are an accountant, can you do my taxes?</p><p>No Mary i can't. I work for a corporate company not frigging H&R block. I mean I probably could but I don't wanna. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb3xddg?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">summerwritingcat</a><span></span></p><p>Its either that or "you're an accountant? Cool." Then proceeds to talk to other people because you can't delve deeper than those two outcomes into the convo. (Talked to a dude who just said that and we all ended up standing in silence for a few seconds after he did). </p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb40k7w?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">TheCrimsonChariot</a></p><div id="taboola-mid-article-1x1" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Wires Crossed
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On the Road
<p>"Oh, you're a truck driver? Can you come tell me what's wrong with my car?"</p><p>Umm, ma'am, I just drive the damn things... You want the shop guys for that.</p><p><strong><em>Edit:</em></strong> Okay, wow. lots of attention on this one. To clarify a few things:</p><p>-I know how to do basic maintenance on my truck: Replace bulbs, fuses, etc. But for serious repairs, that's on the shop</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>-Yes, I know your great great grandpappy twice removed drove a truck since he was 3 and can take one apart and put it back together blindfolded. Most drivers aren't like that. All I'm saying is driving them doesn't automatically equal being able to fix them by any means.</p><p>-Yes, I know how to check my fluids and all that. In fact, we're required by law to do it every morning. Too many drivers don't, and that'll come back to bite them in the @ss sooner or later...</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb41mgy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">tygs42</a><br></p>
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The Author
<p><em>"oh, you're a writer? Can you help with this very important legal letter?"</em></p><p>And a non-job bonus: "you're married to my programmer son, can you help me with my phone?" My husband gets the "you work in IT, my printer isn't working" questions from his mum. She thinks he does tech support. He programs systems for universities, government departments, etc. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb3vla5?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">KittikatB</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Frontline Doc
<p>"Oh, you're a pharmacist? Well I have this huge, gaping wound on my left butt cheek, can you look at it and tell me what I can use over the counter?"</p><p>Sir... Please go to the hospital... </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb41ura?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">brow3477</a></p><p>In some countries, pharmacists can act as the kind of first line of access to the healthcare system. They have walk-in clinics for people who can ask 'Is this really serious enough to see a doctor about, or can you fix it with a pill/cream?' I've seen that a lot in the developing world, where doctors may be scarce. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb46qzu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CiderDrinker</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Not all machines
<p><em>"oh you're a mechanical engineer, can you fix my car?" </em></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb3v8nr?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MHRolley</a></p><p>I'm a mechanical engineer and I'm really good with machines but I know nothing about most actual systems. I always tell people that I can figure out the problem <em>eventually</em>, but I'm probably going to need to have it for a month, strip down the entire thing, and might end up saying "this part is chipped and there's nothing I can do." </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4qvd7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TheLollrax</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Do you think so?
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Rocks and Stuff
<p><em>"Oh you're a geologist? What kind of rock is this?"</em> Just kidding, we love that crap and will tell you a long story of the history of that rock and how we saw examples in the field in the middle of nowhere. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4pwn7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CarbineFox</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4pwn7?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>Hahaha yes we will!!</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_17" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Other common questions include:</p><ul><li>Is this a meteorite? (no, it's industrial slag)</li><li>Is this a diamond? (no, it's quartz)</li><li>How much is this rock/mineral/fossil worth? (probably $0)</li><li>Is this a dinosaur bone? (no it is not)</li><li>Is this gold? (no it's pyrite/fools gold) <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4uh8e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">geckospots</a></li></ul>
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The Wild
<p>I work with wildlife and reptiles and get asked all of the time. Many times I have convinced the people to either re-home the animal or drop the $500 needed on proper supplies.</p><p>And I managed to have one guy fined because he admitted and had video proof of releasing an invasive species of turtle into the local waterways. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jnv89d/oh_youre_a_programmer_i_have_a_problem_with_my/gb4npzc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">GRZMNKY</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_19" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Beneath the Sky
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People Who Did Poorly In School But Have Great Jobs Now Explain The Secret Of Their Success
October 21 | 2020
School isn't a totally accurate barometer for success. It's often said geniuses like Albert Einstein did very poorly in school, but went on to have extremely fulfilling careers.
When we are in school, though, we are taught to believe that we must become factory robots who produce straight As or else our future will be flushed down the drain. While this is not always the case--sometimes, the system in the United States really does work against those with lower GPAs and less opportunities.
But those stories that circumnavigated that hardship are inspirational.
<p>u/asensetive asked:</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/jc7k89/successful_people_who_got_crappy_grades_in_high/" target="_blank">Successful people who got crappy grades in high school or college - what are you doing now and how did (or didn't) your grades affect your success/career?</a></p><p>Here were some of those answers.</p>
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Planes, Trains, and More Planes
<p>I almost failed my last year of High school. I have no idea how but I managed to pass lol</p><p>I'll always have a little resentment for this. My parents forced me to go to college and I didn't even know what I wanted to do. I enjoyed animating at the time, I just didn't know if I wanted that as a career. The only class I thoroughly enjoyed was Drama. I liked acting, I was in ALL the school plays. So... I went with trying to become a teacher to teach that course. It went alright until my YouTube channel was doing GOOD. My animations were skyrocketing and I realized I wanted to that instead of school... but. My idiot mind didn't handle it well then I got kicked out of University at my 2nd year. So I spent a long time animating... then my channel got shut down for no reason. F**k you YouTube. Then my fiancé left me after that.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p><br>I was in a dark place for a long time. But out of the blue my buddy asked me if I wanted a job in a components shop for Aviation. They said they "needed an idiot to wash parts" and... I wasn't working. I needed money so I was like "yeah!" And I showed up the next day. I showed up an hour early regularly, I was genuinely interested in what was going on. I think both my manager and my boss noticed. I liked being there. I think my first week there as a temporary employee I did overtime. Like on a Friday I worked till 9 lol. So they obviously saw I was a brand new ace in the hole. After 4 months they hired me full time and now they're sending me to school. I got my level 1 AME license done and I'll be going for level 2 next January</p><p>It became a dream job after I arrived and I'm so happy to be where I'm at. My grades didn't matter. They just saw I was a hard worker... and now. I have my life together again.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/AnOrdinaryMaid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AnOrdinaryMaid</a></p>
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Creativity Knows No Math
<p>I did really badly in school. I hated it because I struggled with maths and with writing. I had good ideas but couldn't seem to get them onto the paper. I left school and worked in a shop Then I joined an acting class and eventually got into drama school in London. Learned to touch type as a way of writing comedy sketches....did well. Now I'm a professional writer. Turns out I have dysgraphia and dyscalculia. Took me 15 years to work that out.</p><p><span></span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Ieatclowns/" target="_blank">Ieatclowns</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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It's Always Creatives
<p>Got tired of high school, so I quit and did different jobs. In my mid 20's I started doing webdesign courses and found out I really loved it. Used all my savings (and got some help from my mom) to put life on hold for a few years and went to finish my high school degree, start college and get my degree to become a webdesigner. At 29 I got a permanent job at the place I interned and get to do design work and front end development in a small web agency and I love it ^^</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Teukneugels/" target="_blank">Teukneugels</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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It's Not One Size Fits All
<p>This is me but let me explain something first.</p><p>Some kids respond better to different teachers and different environments in different schools. I feel there are very few bad teachers, it's just some teachers don't gel with some kids.</p><p>First school I went to, I was bottom at everything, went to a new school and suddenly didn't just excel, I became top at maths and IT. Next school, right to the bottom again, next school, I went into the top few in some subjects, even doing some exams early.</p><p>I then went to college and flunked everything because I discovered girls and how being a DJ got me lots of sex.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>After leaving college early, working abroad, etc. I setup a company renting lighting and sound equipment, bought property, sold the company and now I own a software company that in 3 years has taken huge contracts from our competitors and still growing fast.</p><p>I do have a high IQ, it's just my parents didn't motivate me regarding school, so I got lousy grades. The same was true for my father. My son is the opposite and is super academic.</p><p>I also worked really hard for really long hours, and still do.</p><p>Getting rich is not easy, if it was, we all would be millionaires. You are competing against the rest of the planet and you have to convince people that you are better than others so they should give you loads of money.</p><p>Life is either a huge stressful competition, or you can have an easy life and do something that you enjoy.</p><p>Money is not the the only measurement of success, it is for some, but others are happy with living day by day with no stress and doing a job they love. I wish sometimes I was the latter.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/jplevene/" target="_blank">jplevene</a></p>
Youth Ain't Everyone's Peak
<p>I was a "Mess up" in HS - summer school every summer, barely graduated, not even a C average. Took a crack at the State U; got put out in short order. Got fired from a string of jobs because I was nineteen and I had a lot of attitude. Got a job in a factory building machinery. Had to go in the Army. Drank, worked as bartender and bouncer. Finally graduated the State U at 36; started law school at fifty, downtown office now. Life is far from perfect but it's vastly better than it was in my youth. <em>Don't give up on yourself, don't sell yourself short, don't buy into negativity! You are not "struggling" - you are on a journey!</em></p><p><em><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Buffyoh/" target="_blank">Buffyoh</a></em></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_6" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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School Ain't My Place
<p>Dropped out of highschool, got my GED, tried college but realized it just wasn't for me. I joined the Us Army and while I was enlisted I realized that I'm just going to have to figure my own way because I can't stand school. So I made my own way, learned to code 25 years ago and have done very well for myself. My brother has a similar story but he didn't even bother trying college. He's followed his dreams and made successful careers out of his hobbies. Just because school doesn't work out for you don't think less of yourself and don't underestimate your value.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/GrainyGuernica/" target="_blank">GrainyGuernica</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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A Nice Start
<p>I'm in IT. Got bad grades all through high school because I didn't apply myself and took 8 years of online classes to make it through college with "Get a C and get a Degree mentality".</p><p>In the long run it didn't really hurt me, but it did make my path to get to my current position a little more convoluted. I ended up joining the Army since my prospects were slim initially and was able to get entry level experience and turn my security clearance into a nice start in the civilian world once I got out.</p><p>If I had to do it over again I might do things different, but I don't regret any decision.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/darwinn_69/" target="_blank">darwinn_69</a></p><div data-conversation-spotlight style="min-height:90px"></div>
Toxic Parenting
<p>I was a bad student in high school, but managed to pass.</p><p>In college/grad school, I think what helped me do a lot better was the fact that my parents weren't involved. I am 100% a believer of this. My parents were "involved" in my work all the time — making me tell them about my tests/quizzes/projects so that they'd always know to ask about my grade in it later. They always knew.</p><p>One stretch of time in 8th grade, I remember just going 'screw it' and not telling them anything. After ~1mo or so, my dad called the teacher and she told him all my test grades — all of which were in the B-range; a lot better than usual, at the time. There was no acknowledgement of being impressed with my independent performance. The big issue was that I never told them about these tests/grades. That was THE takeaway from that.</p><p>My parents always made it sound like a threat that when I finally went to college, they wouldn't be able to monitor my studies. And at the time, it was scary. But in reality, it was GREAT! I made honors three times (each level of school) — all without my parents breathing down my neck!</p><p>Now I work in a hospital</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Resinmy/" target="_blank">Resinmy</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Once Again, Poor Metrics
<p>I got fairly bad grades in highschool. My guidance counsellor told me to join the army and be an infantry soldier because I'd never go to university/college or be successful.</p><p>I ended up getting a BA and now I'm an ESL teacher. Currently looking at options to get fully certified and step up the teaching game.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Matt872000/" target="_blank">Matt872000</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_9" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Behind Peers
<p>I was a terrible student in high school, bottom percentage of my class, had to take a summer class after graduation because I didn't pass economics. They let me walk but I didn't get my diploma until like, August.</p><p>I watched all my friends go off to colleges while I went to community college after getting rejected from a few schools I applied to. Eventually went to a four-year college and graduated in two years with ok grades, not great. I was an art major so my grades depended mostly on meeting deadlines and quality of the work. Forward 10 years, I went back for certificate degree then started to work in my field (design). Now I'm working for a multi-national corporation and making six figures.</p><p>So being a crappy student hindered my ability to stay on a timeline along with my peers, but didn't prevent me from a successful life as a working adult.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Fearless_Lab/" target="_blank">Fearless_Lab</a></p><div id="taboola-mid-article-1x1" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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People Confess Which Careers They Wish They Had Actually Pursued In Life
October 13 | 2020
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
We all have dreams and we all make mistakes. Sometimes, the dream we follow turns out to be the mistake. One day you look back and think... "What am I even doing here? I hate teeth! Why didn't I pursue.... fill in the blank." We've all been there in one way or another.
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Meow....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDUwNzc5Ni9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNTgwNjI0Mn0.V6vebcmy2XISz0_kU3iB7YKUaq0TVrcGVDvUd2ZOubQ/img.gif?width=980" id="15454" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="19c0c0f00cb60768ae4f41f0d2a1619c" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="400" data-height="224" />meow GIFGiphy<p>Professional cat petter. As it stands, I'm an amateur cat petter. Don't get me wrong, it's a terrifically rewarding avocation, but I really wish I'd gone professional out of grad school. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8ja3ep?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">shugerbooger</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_36" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Flames
<p>I've always wanted to be a firefighter. However due to being born with a bad back, this is only a dream. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8is73c?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MCipriani17</a><span></span></p><p>Being a firefighter in the US is extremely difficult even if you had a perfect background and qualifications. A single position could have 500+ applicants fighting for it, and many of those applicants include veterans and people with graduate degrees. Unless you have connections with someone in the department, it is basically impossible to become a firefighter. Regardless, I am sorry for you. It is unfair that some things are impossible for us out of sheer bad luck. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8j2hpw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">SnooRoar</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_2" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Creative Psych
<p>Anything creative. Not fine art, but animation or graphic design would be my top picks, or maybe something with programming. Instead of studying art, though, I listened to my parents and teachers and picked a science.</p><p>One psych degree and a whole lot of no progress later, I'm finally doing the creative field thing at 28 and wishing I hadn't spent so much time trying to be what I'm not. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8j0nr9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">treblehex</a><span></span></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_3" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Final Cut....
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDUwNzgxMi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYyMjU5MTE3NH0.yrNXuzzPIdmfg24paJqQ1C2lkDJvwIYWL8Rl1E0z5Tk/img.gif?width=980" id="72e2f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="1aab3ac6012f714105947baaa0e24c7a" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="500" data-height="230" />head feels GIFGiphy<p>I had the grades to become a surgeon. I have always liked the skill required to cut up a person. It sounds like something I would enjoy. I just thought medical school didn't sound like it was worth it. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8izyoe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">beachmilk2030</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8izyoe?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span>To be perfectly fair, you don't need to go to medical school in order to cut people up. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8jm1ik?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> EaterOfFood</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/EaterOfFood/" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_4" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Safe from Home
<p>IT. Specifically cyber security.</p><p>Probably would have been able to work from home. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8ix65i?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">McNultysHangover</a></p><p>Look up an example A+ certification test. If you can answer those questions, you already know enough for a lot of jobs. If you don't know how to answer them, then you know what you have to learn. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8kcx7v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Awkward_Bowler</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_5" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Still Hope!
<p>Merchant Navy! I'm still relatively young, so maybe one day. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8is1op?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PaulBBN</a></p><p>I'm about to go this way. i'm a cadet (noa) on my second tanker and i really enjoy my time, even though i'm 100% sure that this is nothing everybody could do. being away from family and friends for months etc. and soooo much depends on the crew you're with. it can be rough to be on call pretty much 24/7 and working sometimes 14h a day. but for me, a person that never travelled much it's a nice way to see new places, and safe a little money. </p><p>Anyways corona makes sure you only see the ports and cant get out in the cities. i have made some friends and for most of them it's the money bringing them back. as a cadet i'm earning 1000€ a month which is quite need for something being part of my education, having food and a room included. as a captain/master the salary can go up to more than 10k and if you stay on board for more than 6months a year you can forget about taxes. so yeah to make and safe money it's definitely a good choice but not so much for social life/ family.</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8j84om?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">max_zyxt</a></p>
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Tasties....
<p>I've always wanted to be a chef but every chef I've talked to says it is incredibly stressful to be working in a small kitchen with a ton of people doing a ton of different things at the same time, with another chef yelling at you because there's people waiting for their food outside. </p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_7" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>That sounds like hell.</p><p>I love cooking and experimenting with food and having people enjoy it but I don't think I could handle the pressure and stress that comes with it. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8jd023?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">belleandblue</a></p>
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Sustained....
<p>The law. Later in life I realized that I had the skills, and it would have been more affordable back then. Basically, I'm good at analyzing data and writing it down in a methodical way, and lawyers get paid a lot of money to do that, whether they're the ones who present it in court or not.</p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_8" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>These days, I wouldn't. But back in the '70s and early '80s I'd have made serious cash and had the energy to work the hours.</p><p>I ended up using my skills in high tech and made good money. But I could have done the same in law in the SF Bay Area in the '80s and made amazing money. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8iup80?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Tall_Mickey</a></p>
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Genius....
<p>The creative arts. I had considered it when I was in high school but didn't pursue it because I thought you had to be a creative genius to do those jobs (and I was unaware that Graphic Design and Digital Illustration were not the same thing) and I certainly was not a creative genius. I'm currently back in school trying to pick up a 2 year degree in Graphic Design/Illustration, but it's just not comparable to those who spent 4 years majoring in it and getting tons of classroom studio experience. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8j3mbm?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> PumpkinSpiceBiscotti</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/PumpkinSpiceBiscotti/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span></span></p><div id="taboola-mid-article-1x1" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Human Study
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDUwNzg1Mi9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTYxNDA1OTA4OH0.Fy5RNjQQYw6qMMdmPysHkoov8EQO_5zb4Si1IOIhcm8/img.gif?width=980" id="50a28" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0bfd0f5260c2ca6a2e3b1a4ba367762d" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="480" data-height="270" />writing listening GIF by South Park Giphy<p>Become a psychological human profiler. I'm fascinated by how we think and why do we do, what we do. If that makes sense! </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8is64t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KingPin08</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_10" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The Skin
<p>A dermatologist. I had terrible acne as a teen but always enjoyed popping those bad boys. It didn't occur to me until almost 20 years later that I should have looked into dermatology. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8j0dhh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lucolame</a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8j0dhh?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>To be fair though, cutting giant skin cancers off of old people is probably really gross. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8jp421?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Reddit</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_11" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Stats
<img lazy-loadable="true" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8yNDUzNjQ4NC9vcmlnaW4uZ2lmIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTY2MjgxNDcxM30.Cd06KKAwkrxbdMAP3QZ89H43j10Ii2mnflTNzhV8RQI/img.gif?width=980" id="edc5e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="bebfeb6b95a6117726f381c59b5e08e4" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" data-width="560" data-height="240" />Zach Galifianakis Reaction GIFGiphy<p>I would love to have pursued degrees in math and/or computer engineering instead of accounting. Everything I do now is self taught programming and stats. I just happen to understand what the double entry method is (outside of porn). </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8iy7zn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">noguarde</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_12" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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The STEM
<p>Field botanist... only realized 3.5 years into college with very little in the way of STEM coursework though and was ready to move on from college. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8j6qby?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Succulentmeditator</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_13" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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At 29....
<p>Always wanted to be an airline pilot. At the age of 29 I'm not sure whether it's worth doing. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8jq64d?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andwhy99</a></p><p>I've always wanted to be a charter pilot. I'm 29 as well and have a good opportunity to start over right now. It's just so expensive and I have no idea if it'll be worth it. Wish I had skipped undergrad and just don't that instead. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8k3rc0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">scenicbiway708</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_14" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Burned Out
<p>Air traffic control. At 9, I hold my dad I thought I'd be good at that job. He growled back "those guys gets burned out".</p><p>Fast forward many years. I know current and retired controllers. Based on their stories, I would have loved that gig-----and been good at it. I loved what I did/do for a living, but I wonder how things would have been different. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8jqzr1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"> rrooaaddiiee</a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/rrooaaddiiee/" target="_blank"></a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_15" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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When in School
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The Fighting Kind
<p>MMA. I wish I would have done wrestling in high school as well as martial arts but my father would never let me as he did full contact fighting after he earned his black belt in Tae Kwon Do and said it was too dangerous to let me start at such a young age. Then any time I ever asked again he just said the same thing.</p><p>I believe this stems from one of the guys in his class winding up in prison for accidentally killing a man with a kick to the temple outside of his house - he would be robbed constantly by the same person and eventually stood up to him one day. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8josxj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">alpharius_o-mark-gon</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_17" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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Fur Lovers
<p>A vet for big animals (like felines) or marine biologist! I LOVE animals, but science isn't really my forte, so I chose to become an interpreter (I'm still studying, I'm not officially an interpreter yet). </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8iu4tj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Madame_Airlock</a></p>You never know where life will go. an acquaintance of mine left a VERY high paying Wall St job in her late thirties to be a big animal vet. It was not a cake walk by any stretch of the imagination. she worked her butt off to make that switch. just saying, it is possible. <p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8kebd4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8kebd4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8kebd4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">Reddit</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_18" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Garbage collector, politician, timber man, Baker are all jobs I think id enjoy. But I've always thought being the guy who trims the hedges along the champs elysees would be the greatest job in the world. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8jbk0i?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DerpWilson</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_19" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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<p>Sometimes, I wish I had chosen to go into industrial design. Get to be creative, have a stress-free, routine job where no lives are at stake, come home every night and only work five days a week.</p><p>But then I step out of my room, walk outside, and I see the ocean... nothing but ocean for miles and miles, and in that moment I feel like I chose the right career for myself. </p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j9ci1u/what_career_do_you_wish_you_had_pursued/g8k70yu?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3" target="_blank">RedditIsSocialMedia</a></p><div class="ad-tag" data-ad-name="In_Content_Responsive_20" style="min-height:280px"></div>
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