Some people may associate certain jobs with troublemakers and idiots. A user asked on the forum, “What’s a job you just associate with jerks?” He received a whole range of responses. Here are some of the best.
JOBS WHERE YOU STEAL CUSTOMERS FROM COLLEAGUES
“Any job where you can steal customers from your colleague. Salespeople can be one.”
CAR SALESMEN
“My mom was a used car salesman, and I’m a stock broker. All of her sales tips were just like that…illegal in my industry!”
THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS
“False charm, constant lies, ghosting people, spamming, terrible attention spans, and an inability to read a resume to see what people do rather than just one keyword. “Hey, are you an Engineer or an Artist? We have a role for you!” OK, buddy, way to narrow things down.”
PERSONAL TRAINERS
“Personal trainers at a lifetime. I had this one incident where this trainer kept blatantly laughing at me whenever I did my next set of deadlifts, and it honestly disheartened me so much. I hesitated about getting on the stage because it was so out in the open. Don’t miss that particular place.”
TALENT MANAGERS
“I work in entertainment. Talent agents and managers top the list, then some talent themselves.”
MLMS ON FACEBOOK
“Girl I haven’t talked to since high school: “Hey girl!! Long time no talk! Guess how I’ve been losing weight?! You should try this product too!”
Like ya. OK, thanks”
TELEVANGELISTS
“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. – Matthew 7:15”
PAPARAZZI
“The video where Tobey Maguire is trying to pull out of a parking garage, but they’re blocking him sums it up.”
WHOEVER CALLS THE SHOTS AT THE INSURANCE COMPANY
“Oh, the irony. I was just on my way to get a CT scan because my doc said I needed one, and I was called and told it was denied. Here we go again. Glad I’ve been paying these huge premiums for 20 years.”
LIFE COACHES
“Life Coach = burnt-out person/wannabe social media influencer.”
“Yes! I know so many people who don’t have their act together but think they’ll do a fantastic job telling others how to get their act together.”
RESTAURANT MANAGERS
“This comes from personal experience. Restaurant managers. Anyone who has worked in the restaurant industry knows how much of a pain your manager(s) can be.”
SURGEONS
“All but one of the surgeons I have worked with has been an egomaniacal douchecanoe. I’ve witnessed some amazing work, but being in the same room for prolonged periods is a drag.”
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
“I don’t know why, but I never feel like I can trust them.”
INFLUENCERS
“Some of my friends have become influencers, and yeah, they’re jerks.”
DEBT COLLECTORS
“I’ve had debt collectors calling my work phone for six years now, for the last guy with the phone number (Gee, wonder why he changed it). I tried to explain to them many times that Michael was not here; Michael was gone. I don’t know Michael. I have no interest in what happens to his credit score, and surprisingly, I have no number I can give them for this Michael I have never met or dealt with in my life.
The calls have dwindled to just once every week or so now; one of the regulars is sure I’m Michael and one of these days, she’ll catch me out. Likes to say “Hi Michael!” Like someone talking to a friend when I answer.”
Anika Jindal
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