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People Are Sharing The Jobs That Get Romanticized Until You Actually Do Them, And Remind Me To Never Become A Chef
Recently, Reddit user vinascroll asked, "What's a job people romanticize way too much until they actually do it?"
People had A LOT to say — the post had over 4,200 comments! Here are some of the best and most interesting replies:
1."Being a scientist. At least 70% of the job is making spreadsheets and dishwashing very expensive glassware."
—NetWorried9750
2."Veterinarian! Getting to play with and cuddle puppies and kittens constitutes maybe 2-3% of what we actually spend our days doing."
—WeirdcoolWilson
3."Author. People think it's all fame, wealth, and notoriety. In reality, it's spending hours and hours and hours alone with your work and getting rejected 98% of the time."
—Appropriate-Farmer16
4."I've noticed a huge trend of individuals romanticizing blue collar work. It's draining and takes a major toll on your body. I see people come into my mill talking about all the money they're going to make. Then they do the actual work and leave after lunch break."
—OneQuietFox
5."Being a chef."
—Visible_Fox9649
6."Owning a small restaurant. People think it would be a fun thing to do in retirement. It's a ton of work."
—LegendarySmokeStory
7."Archeology. I know a local professor who starts off the 101 class lecture with, 'If you decided to become an archeologist because of Indiana Jones, you're going to have a bad time. It's not even remotely like that.'"
"There's always a handful of students that don't come back after that first class."
—fairywings789
8."Being a doctor. You're constantly threatened with lawsuits and swimming in debt, and you realize how limited your capacity is to change lives. The day-to-day work is incredibly stressful and unforgiving. 0/10 would not recommend."
—ldybug263
9."Anything involving travel. I was a consultant for years and flew all over the US, and all I did was basically sit in offices and hotel rooms for months on end."
—BeastyBaiter
10."Making video games. Trust me."
—ptraugot
"Yup. I've been doing it for 20 years. It has cool moments, but any time I go to work, I tell my wife, 'Well, I'm off to the code mines.' And I've had far too many toxic bosses. It caused me some PTSD."
—LeadSponge420
11."Teaching. It's extremely stressful. The pay is terrible. You're constantly scrutinized by parents, the media, admins, etc. And you aren't allowed to enforce any kind of discipline or consequences in your classroom because the parents will go over your head to complain. The admins will cave, and any consequence you've assigned is meaningless."
—Filthy__Casual2000
12."Anything in the service industry is a nightmare. Unless you're a hands-off owner who lucks into a profitable place, you're giving your life up to the industry for almost no reward."
—MrMojoFomo
13."Farming. Folks see my little farm and say, 'This is my dream.' I am so grateful to have this life, but there's no time off, traveling, sleeping in, or money!"
—GuidosWife
14."Graphic design. It's a very high burnout career. Somehow, everyone is a better designer than you, and everyone has opinions — many of which aren't valid in design terms. Review processes are exhausting."
—GrizznessOnly
15."Childcare worker. They think we're just playing with the kids all day."
—Responsible_Gas7082
"Even if you were, that's exhausting."
—Chicagogirl72
16."Librarian. People think we sit around all day reading books and shushing people. In reality, most public-facing library workers have to deal with all kinds of wild behavior on a daily basis."
—bowlbettertalk
17."Baker. Suuuuch early mornings, low pay, and working every weekend. So bad in reality."
—Brief_Buddy_7848
finally, some words of wisdom: "All of these responses have validated my own belief that you should choose a profession based on your tolerance for the worst possible day in said profession. Thank you."
—Express_Hedgehog2265
H/T r/AskReddit
Some replies have been edited for length/clarity.
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