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UnihornWhale , Megan (Markham) Bucknall / pexels Report

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Former dog walker. Cesar Milán is full of s**t. Dominance training does NOT work for most dogs. It creates more aggression and fear. Positive reinforcement with gentle corrections is *so much better*.

Those alpha wolf studies? Total BS as well. Most wolf packs are family units. Your derp wolf/dog needs a dad, not an alpha douche.

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Mike F 3 weeks ago

No one needs an alpha douche in their life.

216points

Nutella_Zamboni , Caleb Oquendo / pexels Report

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread School Custodian here and we are NOT overpaid cleaners. What would you pay someone that can paint, Sheetrock, tape/mud, patch concrete/asphalt, operate/repair commercial landscaping/snow removal equipment, operate/repair commercial custodial equipment, restore various types of floors including vct/hardwood/carpet/tile, replace toilets/faucets, air filters, belts, trim/fell trees, shovel roofs, etc? Not all of us are cleaners/janitors, which are vital and underpaid as well. Some of us are Jack/Jill of all trades and you want to pay us peanuts? All employees of a school are important and administrators shouldn't try to balance their budgets on the backs of workers when I've seen an exponential amount of administrative salary and stupid purchasing decisions, not to mention unfunded mandates from the state.

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Scott Rackley 3 weeks ago

I remember our custodian in elementary. Super chill old black guy with serious granddad/wise old man vibes. He was a very nice man.

99points

Farnzy 3 weeks ago

Came here to tell my elementary school janitor story :) Mr. Herkimer was his name and one day a student was making fun of him. My teacher had been writing on the bored and stopped dead in her tracks. She whipped around and said "Do NOT talk about him like that! He works hard and deserves respect! " She was pissed and I still vividly remember it some 30+ years later. It was an important lesson.

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Debra Robinson 3 weeks ago

Awesome!

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Celtic Pirate Queen 2 weeks ago

I had one of those too!

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Bookworm 3 weeks ago

Did we go to the same elementary school? 😆 Mr. Lenny was amazing

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G A 3 weeks ago

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UncleJohn3000 3 weeks ago

I retired a few months ago and miss the custodians more than my old coworkers.

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The Big Bad 3 weeks ago

I'm a teacher. We're hiring a new custodian, the expectations are high. The person is expected to be great in dealing with kids (friendly but also dealing with teen behavior), welcoming for anyone who comes in, be very handy, etc. The person should be paid accordingly. Custodians are one of the most important faces of the school for the teachers and students alike. I still remember the custodian that worked in my HS better than the teachers. He was awesome.

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Beak Hookage 3 weeks ago

The custodian at my old primary school (we just call them janitors) was one of the most popular guys on staff with us kids. He was the very definition of a gentle giant, always happy to help us out by retrieving things from roofs and in one instance a drain he crowbarred open just to get this kid's deck of cards back.

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PattyK 3 weeks ago

School custodians are among the most important people at the school.

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L Terr 3 weeks ago

I'm a groundskeeper for a school district. We dig, we cut, we mow, we paint, we break rock, we lay concrete, we deal with plumbing issues, we move and put together/take apart furniture. We cut trees and limbs and haul them away. We work in the rain and we work in the heat. This is in texas. It's brutal and grueling work and no one appreciates us. No one thanks us. But if anything goes wrong? We get blamed. It's thankless and the pay isn't enough and we have to do the jobs of others who won't pull their own weight. They get the credit for nothing that they do. Before this I worked at an Amazon warehouse. This is still better.

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Foxes forever! 3 weeks ago

Sadly it seems that nowadays the custodian don’t get payed enough and have barely any of these skills cause the ones that did shared higher pay, then they are over run by uncontrolled children due to inadequate staff. FUND THE SCHOOLS

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Noober Poof 3 weeks ago

It all depends on the school district. Stateside it's local property taxes and gamed district boundaries. Here in Ontario it's now provincialy funded yet the teachers union is one of the richest and most self entitled groups I ever had the misfortune to deal with. They cry about not being paid in the summer... their annual salary on average is now just short of 100k, class sizes are to big at 20 when 30+ was the norm, PD days because they can't do it during the summer. Etc etc etc Can we exchange ours for the ones that have managed to survive stateside?

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lwolf1952 3 weeks ago

That's what I call a maintenance man or woman. I've did janitorial work when I was younger and there's a lot to it if it's done right.

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Nicole Trabucco 3 weeks ago

Is this a thing? Do people ACTUALLY think maintenance workers are overpaid? What the heck is wrong with people. I think they should be getting paid more than admin. (Yes, I work in a school.)

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Suby 3 weeks ago

I'm a teacher, and my custodians are worth their weight in gold.

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veryvenasaur 3 weeks ago

One event that taught me to always respect the janitor was when I stupidly left my school ipad in a classroom. That would not have been that bad but the teacher specifically told us not to leave anything important in the classroom since he was leaving right after class and was going to lock the door. This iPad was at the time the only device I had besides a phone that I owned and I wasn't allowed to have my phone during school. I realized partway through Break (and about 15 minutes after the teacher left) that I'd left my iPad in the now-locked classroom making it incredibly difficult for me to take the electronic test that I needed to take 3rd period which was a mere 30 minutes away. the classroom was a 10 minute walk from everything else on campus and my 3rd-period teacher was a huge jerk about people being late. I spent the first 10 of my precious 30 minutes getting to the part of campus my iPad was in. I spent the next 9 finding an adult who could call maintenance. cont.

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veryvenasaur 3 weeks ago

Maintenance got there 5 minutes later and unlocked the door and got my iPad in about 15 seconds. For those of you who can do math, you'll realize I had about 5 minutes to make a 10 minute walk. except that the maintenance guy just had me hop on his golf cart where he sped off across campus and got me to class on time. That was probably the payout/karma for all the times in after-school care when my lonely friendless butt practiced their sweeping/mopping skills because the janitor was the only person who would talk to me.

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Skid Marks 3 weeks ago (edited)

Growing up, my uncle was the custodian at school. Everyone called him wild Bill. Yes he was crazy but more importantly a kind man.

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MotherRobinson 3 weeks ago

Both my parents were school janitors and I approve of this message.

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Mimi M 3 weeks ago

And chat with kids! And staff!

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MoBeLa 3 weeks ago

You guys literally keep the schools open!!

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Katy McMouse 3 weeks ago

Shout out to Mr. Porter! He made the best homemade chocolate treats, and he was always happy and kind.

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Sunshine Sunshine 3 weeks ago

My man is an elementary school janitor and I couldn’t be more proud.

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LinkTheHylian 3 weeks ago

I was always on good terms with the custodian in my primary school. I had to be since everyone else shunned me.

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Geoffrey Scott 3 weeks ago

Sadly, at least here in Michigan, the trend over the last decade or so has been privatizing support functions.. custodial, food service, transportation. I complemented our Sup't and Board pres on making sure support staff are school employees. At one point a State Rep (clueless clown) suggested making it a requirement that districts privatize as a show of fiscal intelligence. My message to the State Senator ( elected local guy) , was to the effect that if something screws up during a basketball/volleyball/ other hosting event, waiting until skilled trades can show up is a bad idea. Also such a proposal (required privatization) assumed the board and Sup't (yes, I used names he knew) were so fiscally inept, it assumed incompetence. This State rep suggestion died, thankfully.

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Never Snarky 4 days ago

The custodian of my elementary school had to have a CDL license because he also drove the school bus.

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Gracie Mae 2 weeks ago (edited)

omg, i've been looking for a handyman in all the wrong places... and for the record--i hold people in jobs like this in high esteem; the stuff they have to deal with (especially a school janitor!) deserves better pay

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JSMart26 2 weeks ago

The one in "Breakfast Club" was pretty cool

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Dawnieangel76 2 weeks ago

My grampa taught me there's no such thing as "just" a job, or someone "only" does something for a living. A job makes someone's life easier, and the person doing it should be respected & appreciated.

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GPawesomeness 3 weeks ago

Totally agree, you are a tradesperson. Mike Rowe has the absolutely right idea, working with your hands should be hugely respected, support his efforts if you can. You can't eat CDs/DVDs, stock shares, internet clicks, followers, etc

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Another Panda 3 weeks ago

Custodians are the bedrock of society, as all “unglamorous” positions are. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

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Raelyn’s Soliloquy 3 weeks ago

The custodian at the high school I went to was the absolute best. He always took time to talk to students and randomly brought us treats and candy. He was picked by the students to give a speech at almost every graduation ceremony.

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Paul Gerrard 3 weeks ago

It takes a team to educate A maintenance person, cleaner as part of the team. They mamage facilities issues. Teachers etc manage education issues. The principal coordinates the team

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D. Pitbull 3 weeks ago

I too remember this magical "one individual" - by the name of Mr. Gardiner. No. I never knew his first name. I was less than 10 years old. But I DO remember... the man did ... EVERYTHING. And we kids just took it for granted! Something had gotten repainted? "Mr. Gardiner did that" - the toilet was full of.. like, frogs and had to be cleaned up? "Mr. Gardiner does that." - holy geezus, ANYTHING that was not strictly 'teach in classroom' - Mr. Gardiner would show up like this denim-clad wizard and it'd be all there and done.

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Magicrat 3 weeks ago

How many of these workers are rednecks. I have seen the phrase "I hate rednecks" On bored panda too many times. If you hate rednecks, you don't know rednecks. You hate a stereotype. Most rednecks are simple hardworking people. Your liberal politicians will paint them as ignorant racist trash. So...as a liberal we must respect all people, But not so much. They be redneck me better. Eff you liberal turds.

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Sven Grammersdorf 3 weeks ago

A custodian and a janitor are not the same thing

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Chris Ulm 3 weeks ago

My first day in an education class in college we were told to be nice to the custodians. Best advice ever for a teacher.

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KillerKiwi 3 weeks ago

The janitors in my elementary and highschool were very nice men who spoke little English but did their job well. I hope they’re not being paid peanuts

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gfhggdsgsg , cottonbro studio / pexels Report

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread IT. Rebooting is NOT a waste of time and solves a remarkable number of problems.

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263points

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"Disembodied voice" 3 weeks ago

Also, if I say to stop because it'll cause a fire... please unplug it, I'm not kidding.

96points

foxylady315 , iMin Technology / pexels Report

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread People in minimum wage retail and restaurant jobs are not all high school dropouts or losers who wish they had gotten better educations.

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The Announcer 3 weeks ago

Please treat these employees with respect and kindness!

148points

Drabby , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels Report

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Veterinary medicine is not a happy-go-lucky career choice where you get to deal with cute animals rather than people. Most of your patients are sick and/or scared, and every case involves a fraught negotiation with their stressed-out human.

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The Announcer 3 weeks ago

Any medical profession would be full of stress I'd imagine

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GFSoylentgreen , Ian Taylor / unsplash Report

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Ambulance Drivers, no such a thing.

There’s highly trained Paramedics that just happen to also drive ambulances. As well as dispense over 47 medications, IVs, cardioversion, defibrillation, cardiac pacing, 12-lead EKG monitoring, advanced airways, are able to perform dozens of medical procedures, etc.

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224points

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nottheactualphoto 3 weeks ago

CPR too. They saved my life.

79points

DrSuprane , Jonathan Borba / pexels Report

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Anesthesiologist: you're not asleep you are anesthetized. When you're asleep and someone stabs you, you wake up.

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The Announcer 3 weeks ago

I really hope no one stabs me when I'm anesthetized!

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Maniacboy888 , Max Fischer / pexels Report

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Teachers are NOT indoctrinating your children to be gay.

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Lady Miss Pie Premium 3 weeks ago

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daird1 , Marcus Aurelius / pexels Report

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50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Speaking as an unemployed disabled, most of us *want* to work, but society won't give us a chance.

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Louise Clarke 3 weeks ago

I have an invisible disability, (Chronic Pain)and I can't work regularly due to the unpredictably of it. I don't know when I will have good days or days where the only thing I can do is sleep.

53points

Organic-Roof-8311 , August de Richelieu / pexels Report

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50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Politics here. Presidents do NOT control the economy!!!

They might be able to have some minor influence, but you are NOT experiencing inflation, a recession, or an economic boom because of a president.

Congress has more influence, but honestly economies are just complicated.

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188points

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Kristy Marion 3 weeks ago

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105points

chasindreams22 , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels Report

#12

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Teachers have very little say in anything. We advocate the best we can but most of the time it’s out of our hands including holding children back who desperately need help.

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157points

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The Announcer 3 weeks ago

Teachers need to be treated better, with better pay.

113points

bibliophile222 , Mikhail Nilov / pexels Report

#13

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread There is sooooo much more to the speech-language pathologist scope of practice than working with kids who stutter or can't say their "r"s. An entire half of the field is in the adult medical setting working with people who have dementia, swallowing disorders, oral cancer, strokes, Parkinson's disease, and voice disorders, plus some other niche areas like transgender voice or accent modification. The pediatric half of the field also works with AAC devices, social skills, literacy development, syntax, executive functioning, writing, feeding, and more.

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149points

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Mark Alexander 3 weeks ago

I learned that when my daughter had a stroke. Y'all need a serious rebranding marketing strategy. 😉

48points

TheWhitestBuffalo , RDNE Stock project / p exels Report

#14

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Bartender here. No I am not hitting on you, I just want a good tip and maybe a nice review with my name so boss knows I'm working hard

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147points

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Pernille 3 weeks ago

Either I give off f**k off vibes or it is just that I've never been to a bar in the US but most bartenders I've met does not seem flirty. They are mostly friendly and professional.

59points

TrivialBanal , Emmanuel Ikwuegbu / pexels Report

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50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Maintenance is worth doing and definitely worth paying for.

"I don't know why we pay those maintenance guys, nothing ever breaks around here."!!

The reason Germany and Japan (and South Korea) became and remain such manufacturing powerhouses is because they know the value of maintenence. If you keep everything in clean good working order, you end up with minimum down time. Working maintenance into manufacturing schedules keeps output level, because you have no unexpected downtime.

It's the same for your car or your home. Setting aside time and resources for maintenance means you won't lose unexpected time and resources when things break. Good maintenance will spot things before they break and switch them out. That's worth paying for.

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145points

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Kim Karlotta 3 weeks ago

Yeah, well, germany has stopped doing that and guess what, our bridges are breaking down, railroads and interstates are constantly out of order...

43points

MoreConsideration432 , RDNE Stock project / pexels Report

#16

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Nursing is a profession, not a devotion, calling, whatever other b******t they tell you.

Yes, it’s an honor to care for people at their most vulnerable, but stop telling people they’ll be a terrible nurse if they say they became a nurse because of the job security or semi-decent wage.

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144points

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MicrowaveGoddess 3 weeks ago

You are not selfish if you pick a job for the salary.

84points

SmallDarkCloud , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels Report

#17

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread I am a public librarian. While curating books is still a portion of the job, much of it these days is taken up by database assistance and training, program development and teaching, and public education. It’s much closer to school teaching, but for adults and without grading homework, than it was in the past.

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Firefly 3 weeks ago

I live in a small town, and our local library is absolutely wonderful. Checking out books is a small portion of what our librarian does. She applies for grants, stays current on different interests, and sets up programs for the community, anywhere from toddlers on up to senior citizens.Thank you to all the librarians.

59points

anon , Felix Mittermeier / pexels Report

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50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Forester.
I am not the one who actually cuts and hauls the trees, that's a LOGGER. If you have a problem tree you need removed from your yard or trimmed, you need an ARBORIST.
My job is to create and implement management plans, cruise timber for volume and defect, and mark trees for the logger, among other preparatory and managerial tasks.
Furthermore, my presence does not mean that a forest is being clear-cut (hardly ever). "Clear-cut" does not necessarily mean the complete removal of every tree in an area. Most importantly, the cutting and removal of trees is not automatically a bad thing; more often than not a forested area needs to be thinned to encourage growth/production, increase carbon sequestration efficiency, and reduce fire risk.

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127points

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Auntriarch 3 weeks ago

Well I didn't know all that

37points

8Ace8Ace , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels Report

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50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread I'm an accountant. Whenever people jokingly talk about the good looking people in the office, it's always "Lisa from accounts".

As an accountant, I wish to point out that most of us look like a bulldog chewing a wasp.

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126points

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Mother of Giants 3 weeks ago

This one made me laugh out loud! 🤣🤣🤣

48points

#20

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread I am a stay at home dad and former NICU nurse.

No, I do not sleep all day as a stay at home dad. No, I did not get to play with cute babies all day as a NICU nurse.

anon , Danik Prihodko / pexels Report

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121points

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MicrowaveGoddess 3 weeks ago

I would imagine being a NICU nurse is very stressful. Like another panda said above, all medical professions have some degree of stress to them

60points

Dependent-Citron4400 , Timur Weber / pexels Report

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50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Therapist here- specifically couples therapist

Therapy is not just about venting or having someone agree with you all the time to make you feel better. Yes we validate and listen and venting happens at times. But we also challenge you, encourage you to set goals and make change, and sometimes give “homework.” Therapy is an active process and if you want to see change you have to be willing to make change. I think media has really warped peoples ideas and they expect miracles to happen by showing up without any effort. I wish I could do that for you! But I need you to partner with me to make things happen.

Also- very few therapists actually have you lay on a couch

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111points

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The Announcer 3 weeks ago

A therapist who only listens to you and tells you what you want to hear is not doing you any favors. it's just a paid friend at that point.

64points

DoIHaveDementia , Allen Beilschmidt sr. / pexels Report

#22

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread If you go to the ER via ambulance, it does NOT mean you will be seen quicker.

ERs take the sickest people first, definitely not the ones who come in by ambulance first.

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105points

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Justin Tyme 3 weeks ago

And then there is the opposite situation of people who really need an ambulance but are too stubborn/proud to call one. I worked as a nurse in a hospital emergency department and saw this a few times. One time a man called us and said he was on his way to the hospital and that he was having a heart attack. We knew he arrived when we heard the loud crash as his car hit the concrete wall by the parking lot. But he did survive.

53points

#23

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread OBGYN.

Childbirth *absolutely* can and does changes the caliber of the vagina. The entire field of urogynecology wouldn't exist if that weren't the case.

TwoXChromosomes and other women's empowerment places on the Internet love to say everything goes back to normal after delivery. It's not true and it doesn't make you an anti-feminist to acknowledge the realities of pushing a 10cm diameter, 9lb sack of potatoes out of the pelvis.

This messaging detrimental and causes patients with incontinence and prolapse not to seek help.

This is NOT to say that the "husband stitch" is a good thing...or even that it exists. I've literally never heard of it being performed outside of the Internet, and a partner has only asked me about it once in my entire career. (my response was: "Do you need it?")

70125 , MART PRODUCTION / pexels Report

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105points

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TheBlueBitterfly 3 weeks ago

I've heard my own doctor/midwife/whatever her official title was, say "I threw in the "extra stitch" for you!" And winked at me. I had torn a bit, needed about two stitches, and to this day I still can't tell of she was being serious or sarcastic. It was almost 25 years ago and I was in post-childbirth haze, anxiety, raw nerves and scared as fûck.

42points

#24

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Logistics is a vital component of our society.

Everything we touch, everything from the doorknob of your home to the oil in your car to the coffee shop to your desk to your commute to your bed has employed around 10 people.

More if it’s food related.

Logistics wins wars and ends them.

Take a banana -

From the planting, fertilizer, cultivation and harvesting involves about 8 different types of transportation, warehousing, storage, distribution and delivery.

On average 17 people will physically touch a banana before it’s eaten (and very few people wash the outside of a banana)

I’ve been in logistics for years, previously a break bulk specialist with my area of expertise being Russia.

It’s a very interesting career

NormalFox6023 , Pixabay / pexels Report

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100points

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Savahax 3 weeks ago

17 people touched my banana. And that's just to get it to the supermarket. There a hundred more touch it. 117. 117 people touch your banana

33points

dudeblackhawk , August de Richelieu / pexels Report

#25

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread That all lawyers make absurd amounts of money. The ones that won't sell their entire life for big bucks tend to make pretty average money.

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94points

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Lucy Dahlia 3 weeks ago

Can confirm.

19points

Bulldogs3144 , Dana Mattocks / flickr Report

#26

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Ejection seat mechanic. Goose would not have died in Top Gun. The canopy explosives can malfunction but moving at the speed that a Tomcat moves at would’ve ripped that canopy off and Goose would’ve escaped without perishing. Obviously done for dramatic effect.

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AnonymousApple 3 weeks ago

Well this just makes his death all the more gut-wrenching.

30points

#27

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Daylight savings time isn't for the farmers, please quit blaming us.

deantrip , Krivec Ales / pexels Report

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Hiram's Friend 3 weeks ago

https://www.history.com/news/why-do-we-have-daylight-saving-time

17points

Fakeunreal , Steve Johnson / pexels Report

#28

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Biomedical/bioinorganic chemist: no, there's not harmful levels of metals in your vaccine. HOWEVER, you absolutely should get your drinking water tested for lead, arsenic, mercury, and all the other nasty metals. Harmful levels of lead, for example, are common in cities and with well water...

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84points

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Savahax 3 weeks ago (edited)

Of course there aren't harmful metals in your vaccines. The mind control 5G chip injected by Bill Gates is fully biodegradable!

40points

Subject_Candy_8411 , Yan Krukau / pexels Report

#29

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Teacher here..Specifically Preschool/toddler..I DO NOT PLAY ALL DAY!!! I am engaging children, making moment by moment decisions and keeping children safe.

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Beak Hookage 3 weeks ago (edited)

I've worked with small children myself and if you think one or two are a handful try managing twenty of the little devils at once with just one other person to help! And that's when you're not even trying to teach them but just make sure they're all fed and safe and not (to give a random example) attempting to hang themselves with a piece of string tied to a drainpipe. I've never run so fast in my LIFE. (EDIT: These were kids aged about five or six and I was just an assistant who did not have any say as to whether they were allowed to have access to string, or anything else. They were just doing it as a "game" and were quite indignant when I freaked out and put a stop to it).

23points

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#30

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread I can write code. I cannot debug most of your windows problems without googling them.

Resies , Mizuno K / pexels Report

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MicrowaveGoddess 3 weeks ago

I firmly believe Googling is a skill

67points

Mastertone , Kaique Rocha / pexels Report

#31

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Performing in a touring band is hard a*s work and a myriad of things can lead to depression and burnout. Also, crew on tour (sound engineers/TM’s/merch people) are what keep your favorite musicians from imploding and having fights on stage. If you see one at a show, thank them too.

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76points

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Hiram's Friend 3 weeks ago

Being a roadie is truly hard work, particularly on the really large productions. Include theater, dance, ice shows.

29points

ouchimus , Plato Terentev / pexels Report

#32

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Hospital lab workers DO exist! No really! The lab isn't just a black hole where tubes go in and results come out, but there's people inside making that happen!

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75points

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Savahax 3 weeks ago

that's exactly what a black hole would want you to think..

86points

Bethymania , Mr. Blue MauMau / flickr Report

#33

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread I was a Domino's manager for most of a decade. Nobody seems to know that we actually stretch and top the pizzas by hand. I used to make hundreds of pizzas a day, every day, just to have people think we reheat frozen pizzas. On top of that, we were required to be able to make a large pepperoni (from stretching the dough to sliding it into the oven) in under a minute. I was making pizzas at breakneck speed for people who thought I did nothing all day but reheat frozen food.

The bread sticks, cheesy bread, etc. were also made by hand. The pan pizzas were made by hand. Anyone who came in to the store could have watched me make their food and known how much work I actually put into it, but most people ordered for delivery or stepped outside after they ordered or just didn't pay attention.

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75points

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Jeff Gabrisl 3 weeks ago

For my 30th birthday party, I decided that I would make homemade pizza for everyone. I was really into making homemade bread and beer at the time. It was kinda fun, and the pizza was delicious, but it was so much work that I didn't really get to enjoy my birthday. Everyone else had a good time, but I never had a chance to make the pizza I wanted because I ran out of dough. However I did get a slice from every other pizza. But I still don't recommend any one doing that. Between the cost for ingredients, and the time I spent cooking, It cost more than if I had just bought pizza from my favorite pizza joint instead.

31points

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#34

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Archaeologist. The myth that most of the stuff we find is financially valuable. I’ve had literally hundreds of people ask me to look at the tiny stone tool fragment or the s****y piece of pottery they found because they think they’re gonna pay off their mortgage. Buddy I have bags of 100,000 of those things sitting in the lab.

elchinguito , Thomas Bormans / unsplash Report

Final score:

73points

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Sand Ers 3 weeks ago

And location context is -everything-. If you have an arrowhead and know where it came from, you know something about who was there, and when, and why. If you have an arrowhead and don’t know where it came from, you have an arrowhead. “There were arrowheads” is already common knowledge.

34points

-ramenluvr- , Pavel Danilyuk / pexels Report

#35

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Social worker here. We do FAR more than just take kids away from their parents. Child protective services social workers make up such a small percentage of us social workers. We work in so many different fields. (i.e. geriatrics, medical/ hospitals, criminal justice, government, foster care, domestic violence, schools, hospice, prisons, the list goes on!)

Final score:

72points

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Batwench Premium 3 weeks ago

Bloody hard work for very little reward.

28points

#36

Massage is not sexy, professionally. If you want a sexy massage...idk, do it with a partner or a sex worker, not your physio.

Expression-Little Report

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67points

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Beak Hookage 3 weeks ago

I got a neck and shoulder massage on a whim and thought it'd be relaxing! What I actually got was a muscular young man going at my own muscles for 15 solid minutes in a way that was actually quite painful. I didn't start feeling relaxed until *afterwards*, and the soreness lingered for at least an hour. Definitely nothing sexy about it, but boy did it work out those knots.

47points

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#37

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Commercial aircraft are built almost entirely by hand. Like 96%. There's very little automation in the process.

Kalepsis , Alex Quezada / pexels Report

Final score:

66points

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Scott Rackley 3 weeks ago

If you mean built as in assembled, then yes. If you mean fabricated, then no.

32points

#38

I'm a security guard. The myth that we don't actually have any power is false. We have the power to call the real police if there's real trouble. 😁

Crotch-Monster Report

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62points

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Justin Tyme 3 weeks ago

Everyone has the power to call the real police if there's real trouble.

33points

GeriatricHydralisk , cottonbro studio / pexels Report

#39

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Professors sit in cushy chairs all day thinking important thoughts, publishing stuff nobody will read, spending zero effort on teaching, and lighting cigars with wads of grant money.

The reality is we're all frantically trying to keep dozens of plates spinning at once, desperately begging for the money needed to pay for basic supplies from granting agencies with a

Final score:

60points

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Sand Ers 3 weeks ago

…with a <10% success rate, inundated with b******t "service" that the admin foists onto us, and sometimes get assigned classes literally less than two weeks before they start.

39points

burritosarebetter , Andrea Mosti / pexels Report

#40

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Nail tech here. We are not uneducated or lacking intelligence. In order to do the job safely, we need a deep understanding of product chemistry, anatomy, and must able to recognize a ton of diseases and disorders that impact the hands and feet. In the US, we are also required to have continued education on these topics.

We also aren’t being greedy by charging higher prices. We not only have to purchase way more products for our services than other professions in the industry, but we also have some of the highest product costs. So no, we can’t afford to provide a LUXURY service with quality products, keep up with our educational requirements and also charge $20 for a full set or a pedicure. If you find a salon charging that low, run. They are absolutely cutting corners somewhere, and it’s anyone’s guess as to whether that cut comes from low quality products, safety, sanitation and disinfection, or labor law violations. For transparency sake, I am on the low end of pricing in my area and a full set starts at $60 and a pedicure starts at $45. At those prices, I’m barely making more than minimum wage after overhead.

Final score:

60points

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MisterE 3 weeks ago

You should have been charging that 15-20 years ago.

12points

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#41

Scientist (more specifically, molecular biologist in biotech).

I am not hiding the cure for cancer, and idk s**t about actual medicine.

DaOleRazzleDazzle Report

Final score:

60points

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John Cole 3 weeks ago (edited)

Pharma companies aim to make money, like any other company. Its lack of regulation of insurance that's the tragedy. If anyone could cure cancer or heart disease nothing would stop them selling it. Its plain expensive and unpredictable to even try to find new treatment. The body didn't evolve to be logical, understandable or fixable. The complexity is hard to fathom, even for someone who spent their life in the field. Trillions of moving parts per cell, trillions of cells, in a spatial and temporal organism. Per individual...

12points

#42

Bartender.

We're not short pouring you. The glasses are different sizes.

Light ice = more mixer, not more alcohol.

No, I'm not giving you anything for free. If you were someone I liked enough to do that, you wouldn't have to ask. Also, if I do indeed give you something for free, it's not free, it's just gonna be me paying for it.

No, I can't take a picture of your ID. I need to see and touch the ID. Would you try this at the DMV? No.

DirgetheRogue Report

Final score:

59points

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TheBlueBitterfly 3 weeks ago

The number of times people have tried to show me a picture on their phone of their ID (or credit/debit card!!) for tobacco purchase age verification is mind-blowing. No. Just no.

17points

#43

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Print industry - your paper isn’t as recycled as you think it is.

mullett , George Milton / pexels Report

Final score:

58points

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Mike F 3 weeks ago

That's for sure. Read the package for the actual "post consumer content", it's pretty bad.

17points

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#44

I doubt this will be popular, but here goes… Not my profession anymore, but I sold diamonds (for engagement rings primarily) for a number of years, and have three separate certifications of expertise.

TLDR: diamond rarity is a more complex topic than people realize, and they are incredibly expensive to produce. Diamond companies have done s****y things in the past no doubt, but the stone itself gets a bad rap for no reason. Besides a sapphire or a ruby, if you put anything else in an engagement ring it will inevitably break regardless of how “pretty” you think it is.

The idea that diamonds are worthless, or should be much cheaper than they are, is incredibly misinformed. People talk about them being “common.” As in, there’s a lot of them mined out of the ground. That is true in a technical sense, but reflects a lack of understanding. 90% of diamonds that are mined are industrial grade and not suitable for jewelry. Of the remaining 10%, about 2/3 to 3/4 are of such low quality that you won’t ever see them being sold (color grade below K-M, clarity below I1). For people who don’t know what those grades mean, color has to do with the presence of nitrogen in the carbon chains that makes it look yellow and clarity is about imperfections in the crystal formation. The price of poor color and clarity jewelry quality stones will be accounted for later in this comment. Of the remainder, they get much rarer as they approach being “perfect” (D colorless, FL flawless color/clarity respectively). Size itself plays a huge factor, because while it’s true that numerically a lot of diamonds are mined, only about 1% are a carat or above in weight. I did the math on this once, and a flawless, colorless, 1 carat Diamond is a 1 in 10 billion stone. Really changes the understanding of what makes a diamond “rare.” Most diamonds also have some degree of fluorescence, which is as undesirable trait, so add in no fluorescence and it gets closer to 1 in a trillion.

However, all that aside, there’s elements of pricing strictly related to diamonds as a commodity. The cut quality of a diamond is absolutely crucial to how it looks and how it sparkles (no one wants a dull diamond). Cut quality is graded to microscopic specificity when it comes to angles and proportions (literally hundredths of a millimeter can effect the symmetry grading). As you probably already know if you read this far, diamonds are also the hardest substance on earth. Long story short, it takes an extremely skilled individual with extremely specific and expensive equipment to cut and polish a diamond and there are not that many of these people left, either. As you can imagine, they are paid very well, and that cost is incorporated into the stones.

There’s also the matter of sourcing the stones (before I get anything about bLoOd dIaMoNdS do some research, it’s not the 90s anymore. If you wanna talk about child labor in Africa, you better never consume chocolate, African coffee, or basically anything made over there at all). Anyway, back to the sourcing. Diamonds are mined out of kimberlite shafts, which go deep underground in the sides of volcanoes. They take about 10 years and a billion dollars to build. So there’s that. 90% of the stones mined are sold for industrial use in bulk for not a lot of money, so for it to even be economically sustainable, the money needs to come from somewhere just to cover costs of mining. Then cutting, not to mention the cost of transportation around the world in armored shipments.

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58points

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TheBlueBitterfly 3 weeks ago

I don't care, they're stupid expensive and boring. Yes, they sparkle like crazy when cut right. So does glitter in resin.

71points

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#45

Marine biologists do NOT get to play in the ocean for 90 percent of their careers. Tons and tons of desk work, data analysis, report writing, etc.

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56points

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Puppy Dancing! 3 weeks ago

And don't get me started on the smell of dead sea mammals...

22points

Richard-Turd , Anamul Rezwan / pexels Report

#46

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Engineer here. We can’t fix everything. I’m mechanical, I know enough to stay away from electricity, not enough to fix most electrical problems.

Final score:

55points

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nottheactualphoto 3 weeks ago

Engineer here as well. "Electrical engineering degree" does not mean "qualified electrician."

44points

#47

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread I was a tandem skydiving instructor for a bunch of years. For some reason, people thought that I was an adrenaline junky and risk-taking, pass-on-a-blind-curve guy.

I just worked my way up to a pretty easy job that became mundane and boring 99% of the time. The only time it was adrenaline inducing was when something went wrong. It’s not the type of adrenaline high anyone would seek out.

wzl46 , Russ Jani / pexels Report

Final score:

54points

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Cat Chat 3 weeks ago

I wouldn't want it to be an adrenaline rush for the instructor every time. That makes it harder to stay in control to ensure things don't go wrong.

33points

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#48

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Fashion design is not glamorous. It has glamorous moments, but is mostly a catty corporate mindf**k and the 2nd biggest industrial polluter, I think. you might have a nice colleague here and there but in general people and management tend to be f*****g AWFUL. 4/10 stars, do not recommend.

meaninglessoracular , Ron Lach / pexels Report

Final score:

45points

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Sand Ers 3 weeks ago

Wait. You mean Emily in Paris -lied- to me ‽

10points

captainvancouver , Photo Source: Kaboompics.com / pexels Report

#49

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread Board game inventors aren't usually multi-millionaires, nor are they all broke with a dream. Many of us just make some extra yearly cash that helps with the daily expenses.

Final score:

43points

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Sentina in the swamp 3 weeks ago

What game is that?

4points

#50

50 People Take The Chance To Say “It Doesn’t Work Like That” About Their Jobs In This Thread The infrastructure, services, applications, and database platforms of even the largest global companies are all held together by hopes and dreams.

k_marts , Timo Volz / pexels Report

Final score:

32points

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Jorge Gonzalez 3 weeks ago

In many cases it's text files and excel held together by hopes and dreams.

21points

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Justin Tyme 3 weeks ago (edited)

Nurses do not simply follow doctors' orders. Nurses make dozens (or perhaps hundreds) of independent decisions during their shift (within their scope of practice of course). They also need to determine how to best apply doctors' orders. Also, a nurse knows best what is happening with a patient because the nurse is right there working with the patient. The nurse often needs to be an advocate for the patient and contact the on-call doctor and convince the doctor that some order is no longer needed or that a certain new order is needed.

15points

Damned_Cat 3 weeks ago

I often trust the nurse more than I trust the doctor. Nurses tend to listen more and relate to your experience. I truly believe that a nurse saved my life once when she offered to "help me to my car" and then told me privately that I should get a second opinion.

14points

Beak Hookage 3 weeks ago

I've encountered my fair share of doctors, and though most of them were very nice (with the odd bullying jerk) I have never yet met a nurse who wasn't a goddamn angel who knew damn well what they were doing.

6points

Undercover 3 weeks ago

Work as carer for an elderly person. I'm percieved as a home-cleaner and cook. My real focus is on the client's well-being: helping with tasks, working on bettering / mantaining their mobility, listening to their worries, engaging them in things they like(d) to to, helping with bodily functions, giving mental impulses, making them as comfortably as they can be. Just giving / having time for everything they want. That's the most important ❤️ Yet, in social perception and wagewise I'll be the cleaner. Until you need me....

2points

Damned_Cat 3 weeks ago

Government employee. The people working at the public service level are not a bunch of lazy bureaucrats just out to screw you. We are dedicated to running our part of the system to the best of our ability. We have processes and procedures that were developed to make things run as expediently as possible (just like any private business) so if you have to fill out forms, go through an intake interview or provide us with personal information, there is a reason. And no, we can't break the rules just because you know someone higher up the chain of command. Those higher-ups are judging us on how well we follow the rules. They will often appease you to your face, but then tell us to do things just the way we are intended. Just know that we are trying our best to get you what you need as fast as we can.

9points

LinkTheHylian 3 weeks ago

Also, just because we work for the government doesn't mean we agree with that government. Also also, we're not throwing money at "every immigrant who gets off a boat". They need to qualify just like those of you born in the country. Also also also, I can't let you speak to "Jennifer". Do you know how many Jennifers work in the goverment? Because I don't, and I'm right there with them.

9points

James Doe 3 weeks ago

There is a lot of truth in these prejudices. If I compare the utter bs my wife has to deal with at a university clinic (hence state owned) to myself at a successfull former startup.. The horrendous incompetence of their HR department alone leaves me flabbergasted. Bad apples as far as the eye can see and no possibility to get rid of them.

0points

Richard Campbell 3 weeks ago

ha. right. as someone who has worked in government i call b******t. Most government employees are tenured dullards who are counting the days until they can retire with their pensions, do the absolute bare minimum and have tuned out ages ago. If you perform your duties otherwise, you're the exception not the rule.

-3points

Mike F 3 weeks ago

These were fun. Some total BS, but most were fun.

5points

StrangeOne 3 weeks ago

I work production at a thrift shop. No, I can't change the price on the item. No, I'm not trained in grading/pricing, so if I tell you to see the cashiers about an item with a lost price tag I'm not trying to pass you off because I don't want to deal with you. If anything I want to help you, but I am not of authority to decide a price or change a price for you. The only thing I can do is guide you to the people who can help you with that. If you need to know where something is, I may or may not know. If I do, I'll definitely show you. If I don't, that means it's outside of my department and may be too new to know where everything is. I will have to get someone who does know. Yes, we are watching out for shoplifting. No, we cannot stop shoplifters, nor accuse anyone of shoplifting. What I will do is offer customer service, ask you if you need help, offer to get you a shopping cart/basket, ask if you're okay. We're also looking out for anyone who needs medical assistance.

1point

B.Nelson 3 weeks ago

High school Teacher: grading stuff is exhausting and that's why it takes so long. We can usually tell if a kid should be evaluated for ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, dyslexia, or any number of other issues they might have. We can also tell when a kid comes to school high/drunk/whatever. The best students are those whose parents have raised them to take responsibility for themselves and their actions, not necessarily the smartest ones.

0points

Panda McPandaface 3 weeks ago

Well that was depressing.

0points

whiterabbit 3 weeks ago (edited)

Dental professional.. very few people have actual enamel disorders. I couldn't even begin to count how many times people claim they're teeth are rotting, their bone loss, or their gingivitis is because of genetics. Yes, genetics will play a role, but it's typically not as big of a role as hygiene and eating habits. We can tell that you don't brush and floss daily, or, if you do attempt to brush daily, it's not done adequately. You can prevent that vast majority of tooth problems but you choose not to.

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Justin Tyme 3 weeks ago (edited)

15points

Damned_Cat 3 weeks ago

14points

Beak Hookage 3 weeks ago

6points

Undercover 3 weeks ago

2points

Damned_Cat 3 weeks ago

9points

LinkTheHylian 3 weeks ago

9points