"What is the most bullshit profession that actually exists?"
Why Celebrities Have No Privacy
"Paparazzi."
"Professional stalking/harassment."- __TenguDruid__
Those Pesky Fees...
"NYC apartment brokers."
"I hate having a middleman."
"The only way it would make sense to me is if they were there to negotiate on my behalf, but instead they are incentivized to do the very opposite."- RamenTheory
Charisma Can Get You Far...
"Promotional speaker."
"'Let me tell you how I became successful charging you $10,000 to speak how I get $10,000!'"- mattosx
Dance Kiss GIF by ZEE TVGiphyAlways Be Careful With Your Investments...
"Anyone who says they have an 'investing strategy'.''
"100% makes money from selling this bullsh*t and couldn't make money investing in a million years."- BCS24
One Only Hopes Someone Isn't Paying them To Do This...
"Whatever the person who's in charge of making the malware and annoying redirect ads is called."- iamhumi
Oh, The American Healthcare System...
"The jerk at insurance companies who gets to choose if a medical procedure is covered."- BigBiggity
drugs pharmacy GIF by South Park When In Doubt, Buy From The Source...
"'Ticket broker' and 'Console broker'."
"AKA Ticket scalper and console scalper."
"Add no value to the transaction, just needlessly insert themselves to profit."
"F*ck 'em."- Srslywhyumadbro
"See The Pyramids Along The Way..."
"Anyone who sells MLM garbage."
"No, I don’t want to buy your average at-best makeup."- Toasty825
Be Wary Of Those Who Claim They're Fluent In Barking...
"Pet communicator."
"Yes we have these in my country, and there’s this famous internet joke:"
"Communicator: 'Your pet wants to be pet more often."
"Owner: 'He is a fish'."- wildcat5566
dog whisperer running GIF by South Park GiphyDoesn't Take ESP To Figure This Out...
"Psychic."
"Any kind, especially those who prey on people mourning the dead and convincing them they are speaking."- galacticracedonkey
Preach!
"Televangelists."- JewishSpace_Laser
Taylor Swift Probably Agrees
"The entirety of Ticketmaster."
"If they had to compete on a level playing field, your concerts would cost half of what they do."- VSM1951AG
Why You Should Never Answer A Number You Don't Recognize...
"Phone/text/email solicitations for anything."
"If I wanted to buy something or sell you my house I would contact you."
"F*ck off."- randomcanyon
Before we pass judgment, we should always remember that some people simply need to earn a living, and don't think any more fondly of these professions than we do.
Even if it doesn't make calls from telemarketers any less frustrating...
"What job position is 100% overvalued and overpaid?
And Still have Stubble!
"Gillette 'engineers'."
"They took 5 years to go from 3 blades to 4."- plexxxy
Taking Paid Vacation Days To a whole new Level
"Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)."
"They've had a lengthy history of excessive demands ($4 million US spent on 'entertainment' in Nagano, traffic lanes dedicated to IOC members during the games, etc.)."
"They make very few decisions, all of which are politically motivated."
"They travel extensively and are paid well for it."- brighter_hell
The Least He Could Do Is Show Up!
"My IT director."
"He's never around, automates his email, and he has his own company."- ds_vii·
James Willems Tech Support GIF by Rooster TeethGiphyCase By Case Basis...
"If someone else is 'Regional VP' they are either drowning in responsibilities working 70 hrs a week; or they have absolutely nothing to do other than collecting a check."- drchris6000
AKA, Professional Joy Rider!
"Ferrari strategist."- sakbak
Pay Raise With No Added Responsibilities
"Generally, US government contractor positions requiring high security clearances."
"Entry level pay isn't that high, but once you're cleared other contractors will offer bigger bucks because you can get cleared with them quickly."
"Jump from one to another, wait two years, do it again, lather, rinse, repeat."-
Chicago Fire Nbc GIF by One ChicagoGiphySeems Like She's The One Reaping The Rewards...
"My mum from whom I am estranged works as the vice president of reward at an international company."
"She basically arranges contracts so millionaires can get more money and gets paid 189,000 pounds a year for it."
"Even she thinks it’s ridiculous."- NZKhrushchev
Football Has Its Problems... No Matter Which One You're Referring To!
"President of FIFA."- LucyVialli
If You Ever Wonder Why Your Tuition Is So High...
"About two-thirds of the upper-level admins at the university I work for."- min_mus
season 3 netflix GIF by Gilmore Girls GiphySeriously Though, Don't Underestimate Great Childcare
"One night I babysat three kids for about 2 hours or so."
"The kids went to bed when I got there, and the parents had left dinner out for me, so all I did was eat their food and watch their TV and pet their dogs."
"When they got home the mom paid me $100."
"I told her that was way too much."
"She slurred 'Don't worry about it, I'm drunk'."
"And then I noticed her fly was down."
"So that was the most over paid job ever lol."- RootMan322
No Raise For Turbulence...
"My uncle was a commercial airline pilot."
"He described his job as 'vastly overpaid in normal circumstances and vastly underpaid in emergency situations'.”- idreallyrathernotktx
Problems In The American Healthcare System? The Very Thought!
"Hospital CEO’s."
"And actually almost all hospital upper management."
"There are so many layers of management that many of them barely step foot into a healthcare facility EVER, let alone EVER speak to a patient, yet all of them make 6, 7, 8 figure salaries plus mega bonuses."
"My hospital network CEO makes $11 million salary, not including bonuses, which bothers me, but bothers me even more are all the board members and sh*t directly under him making nearly as much."
"It’s hundreds of millions of wasted money paid to the people trying to screw staff out of good pay and screwing patients into paying big bills."- Uajpqsa
emergency room doctor GIF by South Park GiphyApparently You Have To Pay To Find Out...
"I still don't know what big-firm 'consultants' do."- moeriscus
Paid Naps...
"My last job in college, before starting my career."
"I was an overnight shelter staff for transitional housing.'
"Since these clients were basically back up on their feet by the time they arrived, they were pretty self-sufficient."
"I was paid about 25% higher than other night-shift jobs I could get at the time, and on most nights all I had to do was make one pot of coffee."
"The rest of the time I could watch TV, play video games, do personal chores, etc."
"The one job that I know was better was their overnight sleeper, since we had to have two staff at all times."
"As implied, this dude made a well-above minimum wage rate to just sleep there on the weekends."- EleanorSofia
When Misfortune Works In Your Favor...
"The one I had at my last office job."
"I was originally hired to be the manager of a new project, but the project was never launched and I had a long term contract."
"After 5 months of being paid by only clocking in and out without doing any actual work, someone saw me in the pool for available associates and invited me to join their project as a frontline agent."
"Apparently at some moment the database just marked me as an available employee, without mentioning the rank I had been hired for."
"I stayed in the company for 6 years, getting paid the salary of a manager, but with the responsibilities of a regular agent."
"I rejected every offer for 'growth' I had, as I was only working there to pay for a debt."
"In the end, I made my money with very little stress, and left the company in great terms."- flacocaradeperro
martin freeman sleeping GIFGiphyIt's a pretty sobering thought, indeed, to know that there are people getting paid a sizable salary in addition to benefits.
When some people finish a night shift, only to get an hour of sleep before heading to their next job to make sure they can pay their rent.
The world we live in...
“Everybody hates me until they need me.” What professions are examples of this?"
Joke All You Want, They Both Help You When You're In Trouble...
"Lawyers and mechanics."
"You want to have a good one of each, but you never want to have to call either of them."- OneFingerIn
Literally Always There To Clean Up Your Mess...
"When I was a janitor I got a lot of hate for knocking out my 8 hour day in 4 individual hour long chunks of effort."
"I Was always available for spills and got extra work done every day but spent another 4 hours basically chilling and management not once got on my case."
"The other employees despised this until a customer's colostomy bag somehow ruptured in the bathroom."
"From that day forward none of them gave a f*ck if I was just hanging out on my phone."- Electronic_Warning49
Risking Their Lives To Save Ours
"The US Coast Guard for fishermen and boaters."
"Usually there's a pretty good working relationship between them, but some hate the Coast Guard for the various inspections they do."
"But the USCG is also the ones who will come out there in a storm to rescue them."- raym0ndv2
sad episode 12 GIFGiphyThe IT Factor...
"IT, except people hate me when they need me, too."- Dogstile
"IT, not the clown."- Nebula_Forte
"Any IT job requiring break/fix support."
"Basically when everything works it’s 'good it’s supposed to work' and then when something goes wrong that’s out of your control it’s 'what did you do?!'"
"When we did absolutely nothing to cause the problem, haha."- Psilocyb-zen
It Crowd Maurice Moss GIFGiphyThe Improve Much More Than People's Vanity
"Plastic Surgeons."
"My uncle is a plastic surgeon and he does only reconstructive stuff, fixing burn victims faces and stuff like that."
"But when people ask him what kind of doctor he is and he says Plastic Surgeon, they usually kinda scoff."- darkysix
The Butt Of One Too Many Jokes...
"Lawyer here."
"The expectation that because you are a lawyer you know everything about every law everywhere."
"In reality most lawyers are highly specialized."- Bisjoux
Ironic That The People Who Help Our Smile Often Make Us Frown
"Dentists for sure."- Ohboohoolittlegirl
Dentist GIFGiphyGetting Your Money's Worth
"All the trades guys."
“'They’re so expensive!'"
"Until that plumber shows up at 2am to prevent the sewage backup."
"Or the electrician that fixes an overloaded breaker panel, preventing a fire."
"Or the carpenter who builds the room for your toddler so you can get some sleep and maybe some sexy time."
"Definitely tradesmen."- Wolfie1531
Be Honest Though, Would You Rather Do Your Own Taxes?
"Accounting."- tadashi4
It's Often The Context Which Ignites The Hatred...
"'Lawyer' is going to be the most common answer to this question by far."
"But I suppose any licensed service provider could fall into this category, given the right context."
"Plumbers are another good example."
'Everyone thinks they're scum and crooks until the washing machine breaks down."
"Electricians, contractors, locksmiths, etc."
"They all fit this mold."
Season 2 Lawyer GIF by MartinGiphy"Unless you work with them daily, you're not going to be seeing them very often."
"And you're only seeing them when there's a problem , so you're primed to be upset by the time they even show up."
"Psychologically, you associate the plumbing issue with the plumber, when ironically, the plumber is there to fix it."
"Everyone wants to shoot the messenger."
"IT people and network security professionals are another classic example of this effect."- MissBitsy
When You Realize You Can't Call To Complain...
"Lineman."
"Been called a lazy overpaid drug addict by old men I don't even know."
"God forbid we go grab lunch or a coffee."- MaesterKyle
The Ones Who Make Your Late Night Craving Feasible...
"Fast food workers."
"They’re the butt of every demeaning comment about a lack of achievement or the reason why minimum wage shouldn’t be raised blah blah blah."
"But those people get real quiet once they’re ordering their Big Mac."- TheHomieData
food service ce416 GIF by truTV’s The Carbonaro EffectGiphyIt's often when we need the help of others that we find ourselves at our most anxious and frustrated.
This is why it's important to remind ourselves that these people are there to help us, and we should not take out our anxiety or frustration on them.
Particularly if we want the problem to be solved.