Blatantly shameless in the US. I've seen these telemarketing preachers omfg. "God wants you to plant a little seed!! A seed in the form of 2000(!) dollars. In return, he will make you RICH in a few years!!!" absolutely f*****g disgusting

You can tell pretty quickly by how they speak to you and the other patients, and how they react to you expressing your pain and discomfort.

I personally know two. One is toxic and the other a narcissist. I can’t believe people pay them.

Some "holistic nutritionist" got my mom into eating bitter apricot seeds everyday, claiming to cure cancer and other tumors of any sorts. There was no convincing her otherwise.

It takes a nut to know a nut?

You have to ask what type of person decides they want to get beaten up for a living.

Who cares if it's in any way good for the world? Do you think those a******s think of the repercussions their "innovation" will have?

The joke is you study psych to figure out what's wrong with you

PR people used to be called "spin doctors" for a reason.

I had a man get mad at me for not calling him "Doctor". I had never met him before and I didn't know he was a Dr...Dr. A*****e!

I have lived in three different towns in the U.S. that had slaughter houses and the majority of the workers were immigrants just trying to support their families. As for the kill floor, they use an air gun most of the time to kill the animal, then they hang the animal upside down and cut the throat to bleed them the same as a hunter does when they get whatever they are hunting.

Yes. I ran around with a guy who was in the Air Force. He tried using some type of brainwashing technique on me. Absolute sociopath and master manipulator.

So, are you saying, based on your very limited sampling, that ALL military personnel are somehow mad, manipulative and outright toxic? I have been known to wear ladies clothes, socially. I have done odd things (the invisible dog on a lead being one, very entertaining!), wore full-body tubi-grip, for laughs, made odd looking food etc. But, I am a full-time carer for my wife, have a good job (still with the military, as a civilian) and have a great life. We are a product of the machine and circumstances, but we are certainly not all sociopaths, not by a long stretch.

All of these posts are painting with a very wide brush, including this one. But there is some element of truth in generalizations. My two exes were Marine veterans, the level of brainwashing that goes on in the military is wild. Some vets can come away and mentally be ok and some will never recover. Both of my experiences were riddled with drinking problems, violence and fairly severe mental problems. One of them was able to get sober and is doing quite well now into his 30s, the other one still struggles with alcohol and is in the middle of a trial for a violent crime.

3 in 2.079,142 military personnel in USA army in 2023. More if we add lincesed

I'm prior military. Saw some good people, bad people, and not-quite-right people. A lot came into the military with their maladaptive behaviors already formed. Military can enhance it, especially when like-minded individuals start to form cliques. They being said, combat and combat-related injuries change people. If you wanna date military people, do a little research. You choose to date a grunt, don't be surprised by grunt behavior. Someone had PTSD and/or TBI, learn about it with them, or leave. Btw, anyone who's worked medical in any branch, brace yourself. Dark humor, emotional numbness, disassociation, chemical dependency... the docs have seen so much that their usually traumatized.

It's the ones that live and breathe military. The ones that punish their kids with PT or don't discuss things because they are used to giving orders.

True but also the ones who have seen real action can be very traumatized. I have a friend that was in special ops. Still has nightmares, has hallucinations, paranoia. Bosnia, Afghanistan, Irak , Somalia. It's not just the killing, it's what the see in these countries.

This is utter nonsense every profession has jerks, but military people are trained to act and do things that most civilians suck at like, taking charge of their lives and not curling up into a ball because it's too hard to get out of bed in the morning, and not making excuses for every failure in their lives so of course, civilians are going to feel intimidated , just remember they are the ones keeping you safe so you can continue to be a jellyfish in life.

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Retired Colonels. Most of them expect civilians to respond as tho we're all in Boot Camp. Had one retired Navy Colonel who berated me at the hotel I was working at because my "stupida$$ knew they were going to be there and why wasn't the (hotel) restaurant reserved only for their group and why did the hotel hire such an incompetent whore and ... " The whole time he's trying to get between me and my duties all the while preventing me from doing my job. F*cking A$$hole!

Three is not a robusgt data set. And you were the common denominator/doing the picking - not just the mlitary. When I worked in the military, I met some of the best people ever (and I'm sure some of the worst were there as well, but they were not the majority by far).

Only 3 guys & she thinks that represents all military people 🙄

Wondered if I would get a chance to add to this. I've known some fairly normal military folks but have yet to meet a marine, current or former, that was not bats**t crazy.

Don't blame the military for your poor choices.

Maybe it's the fact that these men know how to cook, clean, do laundry, iron and sew (all things required in boot camp) that makes them seem so bizarre...

Motivational speakers are the epitome of "Easier said than done."

Tbf I'm starting to think there's a little insanity in all legal/legal-adjacent professionals - myself included lol. I'm not an attorney but I work for a large firm and I actually kind of love the neuroses of my lawyers. It's like herding cats, but they're my cats and and like all cat owners I can watch them do the weirdest s**t and I'll find it so amusing. To be clear, I'm talking day-to-day quirks like how they prefer their documents or write their emails or interact in general.

Despite the popular saying, the three most important words in real estate are not "Location, location, location". They are "Money, money, money".

You have to love money more than your dignity and morals, that's for sure.

I've met some absolute thug property managers when I lived in cheap apartments. But the people working at the mgmt company that runs this block I live in have been really not bad at all. S**t gets done. I've had no bogus accusations. No issues with rent being received. We've been left alone. I hope they remain here for a long time.

So, basically, the Devil Wears Prada is an accurate depiction, which was written by someone who worked for the Editor In Chief of Vogue Magazine, and Miranda Presley was inspired by that EIC.

Yeah....looking at you Mrs. Gregor!

They are always super hyper at 9am. Like wound, pacing, loud, cocky and just in your face, not allowing you to just try to learn what to do without them getting impatient with you. I've suspected some of the most high-strung ones are on coke.

This list basically confirms everyone is nuts.

So true 😂

But it's FUN!

google Sokal Hoax if you want to learn more about why a large proportion of academia is just a wank.

100% can confirm after over 20 years in higher education. F*****g narcissistic asshats who think their stupid waffle will save the world.

no one is saying cops?

I saw one on the bus, just gotten off his shift and still wearing his tool belt and steal toes, start going off on a family with a couple of kids because another lady was harassing them, too, and accusing them of being on welfare. The guy got up and took out his hammer like he was about to assault the family. Everyone was shocked. The bus stayed at the bus stop until police arrived, which wasn't long. This guy was ranting and complaining to the police. Ended up pissing off the cops and getting arrested. The family had already gotten off the bus and walked away. They did absolutely nothing but exist.

Ex high end Chef with 37 years in front of the stove. The job nearly killed me several times - 1 heart attack, 2 mental breakdowns, 1 major fire that I got trapped in and one where a faulty gas cooker (that the owner had known about for 2 years, but had done nothing to get it fixed) basically blew me across the room when I tried to manually light it ; that landed me 3 days in hospital, I then sued the owner sucessfully for a chunk of money. I loved the job and many of my co workers, hated most of my employers and tried my hardest to put out the best food I could within the constraints of budgets, surroundings and staff competence. Would I go back into it ? No, f**k off, what do you think I am, stupid ?

For a funny, and sweet, look at dog shows, watch Christopher Guest's mockumentary "Best in Show".

4th mention 😅

I think anyone in a leader roll is to some level an a*****e.

For-profit charities and thrift stores have to be the worst people disguised as the nicest. Behind every smile, compliment, nicety are stress, worked up people, who shout, shame and form cliques around each other.