Some fields are just super over paid, we think of celebrities and the like but in the real world who is really making a ton of money?
Peterpuffer4life wanted to dive in deeper and asked the Reddit community:
“What job/profession is over paid?"
Some of the answers may shock you, if not make you a bit jealous.
Outting themselves…
“As a bartender I must say: bartenders. I pour drinks. I should be paid a livable wage by my boss, but no, I just kiss butt to rich people and make $500 a night to literally destroy lives. Have it your way society." the-Shredded-Gnar
“While I earned 42K with my engineering degree, my sister earned 75K+ as a full-time bartender. Perks of being young and beautiful I suppose." hinterloper
That’s one way to put it…
“Home inspectors charge hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars to miss obvious flaws in the home you're about to purchase. Worthless." Chingparr
“Hospital administration. Specifically in the US. Making $300,000 a year to scam the people and pretend to care about the workers.” PatsFans618
“Absolutely true. I have seen hospital administrators put in a four hour day and take off for the golf course. Most of their work is delegated.” Alizaron65
Athletes…
“A lot of people saying athletes. Just stop going to games. Their pay is in proportion to how much income they bring into the franchise.”
“Stop going to the games. Stop watching the games on TV. Stop buying the merchandise. If there is no customer base there is no product Watch local minor league sports instead.” Beavermusk
Or at least you know, overturn the Citizens United ruling….
“Studies have also shown that low-paid politicians correlate with high corruption and vice versa. And it makes sense, if you already make good money, there's no reason to accept money for doing dirty work. So I'm actually pro high salaries for politicians.” LandscapeOk2012
Loan officers …
“Everyone saying realtors. Wait til you find out about the guys at the desk job who REALLY make the money.
MORTGAGE LOAN OFFICERS.” hsox05
“I will say that my Loan Officer did a hell of a lot more work than my realtor. And problems that came up, he'd walk me through everything and made sure I understood everything. My realtor looked at houses with me and then sent out the bid.”
.lI got one email from my realtor while getting the loan paperwork set up about some problem that came up and when I questioned what it meant, I never got a response. I don't know if mortgage loan officers are like mine but they seem to actually do their job.” missladykatie13
Not just athletes but their coaches too…
Giphy“The highest paid state employee in Michigan is the University of Michigan's football coach. I think he made $7.5 million in a recent year. I'm willing to coach the team to a loss against Ohio State every year for half that.” SturgeonBass
Swimmingly grandma out of her spare money any chance they get…
“‘Big’ time preachers! I'm not saying all preachers, but the ones with mega churches.” SBTHorn
“Years ago I installed satellite tv in a mega church preacher's new mansion when he moved in. We were upselling soundbars at the time for $500 each. I had set up a demo and he listened to it for 30 seconds before buying 2 without looking up from his phone.”
“A couple years later there were bad floods in the area and they locked the doors of both of their churches to all of their displaced parishioners. I think they even claimed FEMA money afterwards.” Estatic_Rooster
Um jealous!
“Mine. I have been working for three years and I'm not entirely sure what I do. Sometimes I write code. Mostly I sit in meetings where I say nothing. But I work for the government so I'm pretty safe from being fired or let go. Definitely the most I've ever been paid for the least work.” CheckShoveTheRiver
Must be nice…
“Estate agents. I've been trying to rent a house (UK) for 5 months now, during which time I've spoken to over 50 estate agents. I'm yet to receive a helpful, let alone grammatically correct email.” highlevelsofsalt
Based on today's reading we all may be in the wrong job market.
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One Redditor wanted to hear what other people thought were stand out matches of actor/actresses and their casting.
Acceptable-Driver-99 asked:
“What actor/actress was 100% right for the role?"
The perfect frozen queen…
“Tilda Swinton as the White Witch Jadis in ‘Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.’ She OWNED that role. Was hoping they'd do "The Magician's Nephew" because that's the origin story of both Jadis and Narnia itself.” Nachtjaeger68
Ok but have you seen him as Dr. Horrible? *chef's kiss*
“The way that Neil Patrick Harris played Barney Stinson still astounds me." Senator_Knowledge
Just Alan Rickman, periodt…
"Alan Rickman as Severus Snape." jimiffondu
“One of his best. He also delivered a few phenomenal scenes in galaxy quest.” MercenaryCow
“He also did an exceptional voice acting for Marvin the Robot in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Absolutely captures the dreadful depression of the character.” krngc3372
“I shudder to think…”
“Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn. I shudder to think of the effect Nicholas Cage could have had in that role.” GarrulousMustelid
Some voice actors…
“Going in a different direction, there are some voice actors that I feel like they perfected their role. Will Arnett as Bojack Horseman. H Jon Benjamin as Archer (and also in Bob's Burgers).”
“See also, Kristen Schaal as Louise in Bob's Burgers. Mark Hamill as The Joker in like everything for forever. James Earl Jones as Mufasa. Seth Green as Joker in the Mass Effect series.”
“One I haven't seen on here yet for live action… Ashton Kutcher as Kelso in That 70's Show. More importantly, Kurtwood Smith as Red Forman.” Richard_TM
Dame Maggie Smith is a treasure.
Harry Potter Applause GIFGiphy“Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall.” sexycthulu
“Also Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey.” cadmiumredorange
He truly became the role…
“Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool. He was born for that role.” Phantom120_
Savvy?
“Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow.” Calamity_Bane
“YES I was talking to my bf about this the other day, no one could have fit the role better imo he really took it and made it his own and he's such a great charming a**hole.” sleepsanity
“more obscure cartoon/comic ones…”
“I'm gonna go for two more obscure cartoon/comic ones. Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl, genuinely think no actress ever could have been a more accurate Olive. Gerard Depardieu as Obelix- Name another famous big fat French actor with a massive nose, he was perfect.” austinpowerstwo
But not you Leto…
“Two people said it, but I'll say it. Heath Ledger was a great joker. Jack Nicholson, too. He was a fantastic joker.
Oh, and Mark Hamil. Actually, there have been many fine Jokers.” Geoclasm
When a good fit and chemistry come together on-screen magic happens, the audience is captivated, and the actor can take a good film into greatness. Excuse us while we go for some re-watching.
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That being said sometimes the prices are jacked up high not because of quality…at the root it's just capitalism. Things like skyrocketed rent when investors own a significant portion of properties, the high rates of insurance costs that still leave people paying heavy out of pocket expenses for medication, or even the increasing cost of food are all things people today are concerned about.
Redditor dlo_2530 wanted to hear the things people found to be outrageously priced. They asked the online community:
“What is expensive for no reason at all?"
The pain of art supplies…
“Art supplies at art stores. I bought an exacto knife with no extra blades for 14 dollars at my local art store just to stop in a discount auto parts store a week later and find a three knife kit with 10 extra replacement blades for 4 dollars.”
“For an added kick in the pants the cheaper blades are sharper and last twice as long." canal_banal
Those $5 bottles of water add up fast…
”Anything in an airport.” Librarywoman
“One of the reasons the Portland airport keeps winning "Best Airport" awards is that PDX requires street pricing, so food, books, gifts or whatever must cost the same as anywhere else in the city.” Mackin-N-Cheese
A conspiracy going unseen?
Frustrated Cat GIFGiphy“Glasses.This industry's a joke." unlikelytom
“Luxoticca is a conglomerate that owns the vast majority of the brands we all know. So they just jack up the prices. It's pretty ridiculous.” appleparkfive
U.S. Pharma killing people through price gouging…
“Insulin." Gubble_Buppie
“I'm a Type 1 and I am so thankful I get an exemption here for prescriptions! I couldn't imagine the stress of if or not you can afford insulin to survive. Sickening.” Ninety-Five19
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The rental market…
“Housing. My apartment complex is charging over $2,000 for a 2 bedroom because of ‘high demand’. Meanwhile 3 apartments near me sat vacant for months until they found people willing to rent them for that much.” OrdinaryRage
What exactly does it cover?
“Health insurance.” alexjfxwilliams
“When I moved to the states it was explained to me how the system works, with co-pays, deductibles etc. I had previously thought "insurance" was the thing where you pay some money every month and then if your insured thing breaks or is stolen or whatever then the company takes money from the pool and buys you a new one. Apparently I was extremely naive.” mrs_peep
Such a horrible history in these gems…
“Diamonds. A few companies own nearly all the world's diamonds and they purposely make the price high so they make more profits and the consumers cant go anywhere else.” olileoli
Dental care is healthcare…
“Dentists. (Not free in my country)” Unicornblaster00
“I am a dentist. I can't believe the price of care. My office is average in price compared to the region and whole US. I choke asking patients to spend 5 k to replace a tooth.” Itrout59
Wedding prices…
“Anything wedding related.” kurt_go_bang
“When my wife & I were looking for a wedding venue, there was a place we called and they quoted us $200 a day. When I made the mistake of saying it was for a wedding they said ‘oh for a wedding it's $800 a day.’ No reason. If I hadn't told them, we could have rented it for $200 and done everything the same.” Prossdog
Demi Lovato Popcorn GIFThese made us vice grip our wallets. It’s sad when basic necessities become so expensive contrasted with wages. Buying local is a great way to get quality items you need without buying into the corporate manufactured price increases.
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So anyone going through anything like that remember to value yourself because a day will come when you're older that you are the cool one and your life will turn out pretty darn sweet.
Redditor El-Sordo420 wanted to hear what others were labeled as and asked:
"In school, what were you famous for?"
The responses were hilarious and sometimes sad much like our real school years.
“my teacher fell out if his chair laughing…”
“Let me premise this with no one was hurt, and my teacher fell out if his chair laughing. I was a Techie in high school. During a specifically awful rehearsal of a show the school was putting on, I was working lights up in the balcony as our Tech teacher (who couldn't take the musical disaster anymore) sat below at the director's booth. At some point he sarcastically said into our headphones, ‘Someone please just throw a wrench at me.’ So, I did.” GinaTRex
“Farting. Alot. It got so bad that my nickname became 'The Bean Machine', and the slightly less popular 'Super Pooper Trooper'. Got so bad that when the teacher sat the whole class down to speak about name calling because of my nickname, I farted and the teacher has to tell me to go outside because of the stench.”
“My most vivid memory was when one of the ringleaders called me it during a lunchtime and I just broke down. My twin sister found me crying behind the school dumpsters. ):” GoryBark
“That was when she started to learn about her dad's past."
“Being the school hackerdude. My daughter found out twenty years later when a retired teacher turned substitute took attendance in her class. Got to her name, said ‘I remember that last name, he took over all the computers in the school!’ The rest of the class turned to look at her wide eyed. That was when she started to learn about her dad's past.” Sabz5150
The school “Coke” dealer…
“My school removed soda machines, so I became known for selling coca cola relatively quickly. Made decent money too! Some teachers were in on it and supported me because all vending machines had coke products removed, not just student machines.” BackgroundDrider
A young time traveler…
back to the future great scott GIFGiphy“In grade school one day I pretended I was from the future. For sh*ts and giggles. But then over time it kinda turned into a thing. Eventually it got to the point where it would do more harm than good to admit I was not from the future. I don't recall how it happened, I just remember wishing people would stop asking me if I was from the future because I didn't want to talk about that anymore. Not much different from potato guy in retrospect.” orderfour
Sounds like a romantic comedy plot…
“In high school I was called 'The city girl' cause I was in a small town & grew up in the city.” Peanut2ur_Tostito
“…I was the seizure kid."
“Getting knocked on my head before school one day and having a seizure. It was before they opened the doors so everyone outside saw what happened and then the ambulance came and I was awake but I was blacked out and my friends told me I tried to fight the paramedics off."
“I don't remember anything from hitting my head to coming to in the ambulance with some type of amnesia, I didn't know who I was or where I was and I was strapped down so this made me panic even more and I think I tried to spit on the paramedics so they covered my face with the oxygen mask and I'm pretty sure it wasn't turned on. I couldn't breathe."
“It was one of the scariest moments of my life and it still kind of haunts me to this day.
Their parents must have been unimpressed…
“My nickname. My name is 'Adam'. My parents were happy because they named my brothers and I with impossible names to shorten (into nicknames) but in my case they were wrong. I grew up in the 1980's and you will no doubt understand why that's relevant when you hear what the other kids decided to call me. They shortened my name 'Adam' into 'AID's.' My nickname for 40 years has been Aids." Found_the
One of these things doesn’t add up…
canadian what GIF by CBCGiphy“Quiet, religious, but suspended for an alleged bomb plot…I'm a girl; I was a sophomore; I printed the directions for what amounted to a firework off the Anarchist's Cookbook. School admin went relatively bananas." nursebeast
“I was known for being the most bullied person in our year group! I found out about this when I left and somehow matched with a guy from school on tinder a few years later. It went around a few year groups, so even people I'd never met recognised me. Very odd!” BloodlustPrincess
For good or bad nearly everyone in school was labeled and known for something, even if it was just fading into the background. We’d love to hear what you were school-famous for in the comments.
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