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Pretty much everyone knows the feeling of dealing with people who have no idea what your profession is actually all about. Sometimes it even becomes frustrating to explain the nuances of your job over and over again. But if people will pay attention to this post, many won't have to do it ever again.

Recently, Portland-based icon designer Louie Mantia started a very informative Twitter thread, asking people, "What's something that seems obvious within your profession, but the general public seems to misunderstand?" Many people rushed to debunk the myths surrounding their professions, and their responses are both hilarious and eye-opening.

"I was inspired to ask that question because I too have felt like there are misconceptions about what I do," Mantia told Bored Panda. "Earlier that day, I posted about best practices in app icon design, and was met with a lot of pushback. I realized a lot of others probably feel the same way about their own jobs."

"I remember when I visited Buckingham Palace a few years back, there was an insane amount of people," Mantia added. "The police officers had to continually keep their cool while telling different people to stay in a certain area. They couldn’t get mad at them because every time they had to say it was to a different person." He thinks a lot of people can relate to that. "They might have to repeat something to [their] customer, but that customer doesn’t have the knowledge or experience about the other side that often. They need a short explanation."

Mantia thinks there are many reasons why such misunderstandings are common, but pop culture is the big one. "Hospital shows portray hospital jobs inaccurately. Law shows do the same. And any show that has ever shown someone pounding away at a keyboard has contributed to some incorrect views of hacking or programming," he said. "TV and movies can do a lot of damage in this regard. For example, Lee Unkrich at Pixar noted that voices are recorded before the animation. But because of Mrs. Doubtfire’s opening scene with Robin Williams recording a cartoon character’s voice after the animation was finished, a lot of people now believe that’s the way it’s done."

Continue scrolling to read the responses Mantia has received and upvote your faves! (Facebook cover image: Marina Kuperman Villatoro)

More info: louiemantia.com | Twitter

#1

Manager

Manager

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The Cappy
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the other hand, being incompetent at said job doesn't improve those chances either.

Daniel Holcombe
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You could be incompetent at the job but be the best manager going. Your logic is very flawed

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Marnee DeRider
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am proof positive. I'm a software developer, and I like to think a good one. I'm now a "lead" developer, meaning I lead other developers and quality assurance people on projects. (Not a manager, but still a leadership role.) I'm terrible at it (and I hate it most days). I just want to write code.

sh
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Almost every developer I've ever known who moved to a management role was the same way.

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Hugo Raible
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." - The Peter principle

stellermatt
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yep, i'm good at getting myself to do what I want, probably not great at telling others.

Koo SengSeng
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6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Especially when ur boss ignore all the good work u done in ur job scope and focus all the issues in u managing other people work and make it sounds like other people problem is ur problem

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    #2

    Nurse

    Nurse

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    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wait, you're NOT all sexy? well sorry, but saving lives and healing the sick is pretty sexy in my book.

    Betty Rubble
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think nurses are the most underappreciated maybe only second to teachers. My dad was in out of the hospital constantly for 3 years. I can't say enough good things about all of his nurses. You're all beautiful in my eyes

    CatMom
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the underappreciated contest, nurses win over teachers

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    John Louis
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is sad. The nursing at the cardiac care unit at Anderson Mercy Hospital in Anderson township Ohio made me feel like I was the most important person on the planet.

    Ellis
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh America, learn to take care of your employees! In The Netherlands people get paid when are sick/don't work (though disguised as angels, nurses are people too) and everyone has insurance and it covers everything.

    Ang.stl
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You listed what insurance paid, skipping nurses. That's the biggest mistake insurance companies can make! I went into the hospital with C. diff and five days later had 3 "cardiac episodes", meaning cardiac arrest they told me last. I ended up in ICU for 11 days or so, and then in skilled nursing/ rehab the last 9. If it hadn't been for the nurses, especially in ICU, I'm not sure if I'd be healed now, and it's been over a year and a half ago!! So from me to you, and all other nurses out there, THANK YOU!!! You do more than anyone else!

    Emily Johnston
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nursing profession is being ruined. There is a Global shortage of nurses because of issues in the profession. For example: I worked in a rough bar for years, I saw less violence, had less violence directed at me, felt safer, was more supported by my managers, had less sexual harassment/groping and had with tips almost the same pay. I always go my breaks too. Unless you can handle being assaulted, sexually harassed(by patients and visitors), gropped, blamed for everything by everyone even complaints that are not part of your job duties or responsibilities, not having your overtime paid nor being able to be paid for unpaid breaks not taken and worked through, impossible to actually follow your nursing standards and responsibilities, be able to put patients first & zero actual support if assaulted or seriously hurt at work.....if you can't handle that...don't become a nurse in Canada.

    Christine M Quigley
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was fortunate that the last years of my nursing career, I belonged to a union. This resulted in a much better pension when I retired, more benefits, and much higher pay then what nurses get paid in hospitals. I'm not sure I would've stayed in nursing, had I not had all the union benefits. Speaking to nurses that work in hospitals, I'm appalled at the low pay and the high stress they are subjected to. Beware! In the next decade, all the baby boomer nurses will be retired, and the new RN"s are burning out.. can't get robots to do nursing care..

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    #3

    Librarians

    Librarians

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    Holl Balls
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do people not go to libraries? Our community library plays a big role in the community.

    rhyan lumilay
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think books are still a reliable source that the edited world of internet.

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    Kelly Murray
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Librarian here! It's true. It's all true! ;)

    Allison G.
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Librarians absolutely exist and are working on ways to better organize your digital libraries/collections (after finding the best way to digitize them in the first place) and make them user-friendly!

    Christina Sersif
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    someone has to put the books back on the shelves

    Jiří Schindler
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is fine, living in the country with most libraries per capita.

    Megan Spainhour
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Digital imaging specialist from the Tennessee State Library & Archives here!! Whoop whoop!

    Louise Brigance
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, I saw one the other night on Jeopardy and he was really really smart! He's their best customer, I'm sure.

    ChrisTheUnicorn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I surely do exist, and i enjoy my existence. :D

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    #4

    Programmer

    Programmer

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    Marnee DeRider
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a programmer. If anything goes wrong with my personal laptop, or when I needed to do something special on my computer, I get my son over to the house to help me. He's a parkour instructor. I use a computer to program computers. I really don't like being an end-user, and have no interest. (Also, I'm lazy and love it when my son comes over.) In a meeting recently, I couldn't get my laptop to display on the big video screen. A guy in the meeting (QA guy) said (rather critically, I thought), "You'd think a developer could figure out these things...." ahhh, such a misunderstanding. I write software. I don't fix hardware.

    Vlad Horobet
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It goes without saying i guess, but neither the guys who repair printers know programming. xD Trust me, i repair printers .

    Megan Pippenger
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    XD My boyfriend is a programmer, and when I brought him home for the first or second time, my mom asked him if he could help her figure out why her computer and printer wouldn't connect to each other. He was just like "Uuuhhhh"

    KcirdnekC
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG THANK YOU!!!! I get that so often, it drives me crazy.

    Ann Abdelzaher
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    LOL My husband is a professor of computer science but he knows nothing about day to day computing. That's my job and I have my PhD in Instructional Technology LOL

    TC
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anybody actually know a printer maker...?

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, and we do all we can to let it work. Sometimes we do not know how, but we solve the problem.

    Clowton
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Common sense and not being intimidated by tech are the main difference between those who ask and those who are asked. https://xkcd.com/627/

    Jace
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You'd think printers could just f*****g work by now...

    Dana Kessler
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering most of the time its user error.. they do work. Replacing printer ink, paper, or your driver's isn't a problem with the printer it's a problem with you.

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    #5

    Photographer

    Photographer

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    Mimis Nachbarin
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sadly enough that does not only count for pictures...

    Christina Sersif
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and that my friends is why a watermark is important on all your memes and pictures you want to share online.

    Bored Fox
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have used deviantART over 12 years and I have fought agains art thieves very much. They often have very ridiculous explanations why it is OK to post other people's work as their own. Last week for example one person thought it was OK to post copyrighted photos to her gallery only because she had written some Bible quotes on them. When I told that person that it still was not OK to use someone else's pictures even though they had edited them that person just thought that I hate her because she was a Christian and I was a sinner. :/

    tomas esquivel
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because you're my friend it doesn't mean I'll photograph your "look book" for free or for the exposure for that matter.

    tomas esquivel
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YEEES! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES! THIIIIIIIIS!!!!!!! I'm a photographer and this happens all the time!

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True! And add a benchmark, state it, or don't post it.

    All With Heart
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    follow up: not because i've stolen people's work, but i'm on a storywriting website and sometimes i use photos of the internet for book covers. not that i don't give credit, tho! i just don't know who to credit...

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    Christine Blackburne-Kowal
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh, so true. Good luck litigating it, though! Just because someone breaks the law doesn't mean they get punished for it. Jerks.

    Rob Chapman
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course not. Every single photo on the entire internet belongs to Getty Images......

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    #6

    Environmental Scientist

    Environmental Scientist

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    N G
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Listen to scientists and don't vote for Trump

    Dr. Cheri Hayes
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, the ol' 'comment section becomes political and argumentative' posts...give it a rest, will ya? People who believe that climate change is real will never change the minds of people who don't, and visa versa. This is not helpful.

    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    interesting fact, an ice age is defined when both polar caps are covered in ice, like now. so we're in an ice age (technically), from what I can gather the caps have been freezing then melting then freezing etc etc on loop, the issue is that we've dramatically sped things up this time around.

    Annie Tronetti
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Climate change is SCIENCE, not the Tooth Fairy. Regardless of what you believe, it is happening. If 9 out of ten oncologists tell your child needs chemo, do you go with the one that doesn't?

    Laugh Fan
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NASA most recently state that ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012. This link is to an article from June 2018. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/ramp-up-in-antarctic-ice-loss-speeds-sea-level-rise. Oh, I'm not American so my voting only effects the drivel in charge of the UK.

    anarkzie
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel with the climate change debate that it's happening at two tiers at one level you have the scientific community in which it seems to be more about the extent of our contribution to the problem, and then you have the more mainstream debate between protestors and conspiracy theory types the latter of which seems to argue that the climate has remained consist until the industrial age and conspiracy theory types that just flat out deny that we are having any kind of impact at all.

    BlackestDawn
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see it more as a question of how much is man made and how much is natural due to the evidence of such natural changes. Currently I would say most is man made.

    Caroline Driver
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The argument I get from deniers or unsures is, 'but what about the ice age? What about the climate changes in the past?' And also the classic 'but records don't go back that far'. They are ignorant of the records in the ice and the rocks, and they don't seem to get that it's the speed of the change that is man made, that we won't be able to recover from. The planet however, will recover eventually, and be just fine without us.

    Patricia Ross
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is ridiculous. Why on earth would I believe anyting scientists are saying about climate change when politicians are clearly the experts.

    Mimis Nachbarin
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why isn't that on top of the list?!! It is the most important point here.

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    #7

    Marriage, Family, And Sex Therapist

    Marriage, Family, And Sex Therapist

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    Lola
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I certainly wouldn’t ask you for marriage advice if you were married 5 times though. Just as I wouldn’t go to a dentist who doesn’t have any teeth.

    Petteri Korhonen
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I understand your point but the best dentist I had(now retired) didn't have the best teeth 😊 And the dentist I went after him had perfect white teeth and was really bad at his job 😑

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    Beeps
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. And to Ben Smith: do we expect addiction counsellors to have been addicted themselves to be able to do their jobs? Do therapists working for Rape Crisis have to experience rape in order to do their job? Do therapists need to have experienced depression, OCD, a phobia or an anxiety disorder? Oh, and I’ll let you into a secret: bereavement counsellors aren’t actually allowed to work, if they have had a bereavement within the last 6 months.

    Vicky Zar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many teachers do not have children. Funny that we trust them with ours.

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    Charlie
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is good to know. I bet tons of people dont know what you do.

    Mothership
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It has nothing to do with life experience, tier personal life should never come into consideration. It's their education. To make it absurdly and inappropriately simple-do as i say, not as i do. ( with sincere apologies for the analogy)

    Master Markus
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are sex problems usually about then? (Just out of curiosity)

    Beeps
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, they can be about sex, but also often about other things in the relationship dynamic of the couple (resentment induced by emotional abuse, just as an example), or it could be about a completely different aspect in one or both partners’ lives (work stress, depression), it could be due to medication (such as SSRI’s), low self-esteem or loads of other things. It’s different from person to person and couple to couple. But then again, they can of course also be about sex, and quite often when that is the case, it can be because the sex is rubbish. Really can’t generalise though. Hope this helps! :)

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    Marigen Beltran
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont think a therapist can be his/her own therapist

    Max L.
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Rome wasn't built in a day, but was destroyed in a night.

    Ben Smith
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    Your marital status doesn't impact your knowledge of... Marriage?? So you know a whole bunch of theories.. Good for you.

    Cat on a bike
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think yes, that's why she has a degree and were able and allowed to open a practice.

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    #8

    Assistant

    Assistant

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    Blue Cicada
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Oh, so you're not important." No, the assistant is the glue that holds the department/office/company together.

    Michelle Dodson
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boy, does that take me back! I was the Executive Assistant to the Vice President of the company & yet the other executives were constantly asking me to do "just a quick" insert b******t task here. Luckily he was an awesome boss/mentor and taught me how to say no without coming across as a b***h or "not a team player". It still took about a year before they got a clue.

    Adrienne Thiery
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned to set boundaries the minute you start a new job so people who aren't your actual boss quickly learn they can't sluff things on you.

    Kelly
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This can happen everywhere. Be polite, say "Maybe I can", and then state "Sorry, I do not have time for the job you asked me to do". And smile politely.

    Katie Ramsden
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I need to upvote this a thousand times

    N G
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    7 years ago

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    Ok, ok, ok... but please get me another beer from the fridge. lol

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    #9

    It Consultant

    It Consultant

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    BlackestDawn
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As my families IT-technician (because I do work in IT) I can relate to this so much.

    SykesDaMan
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... family, neighborhood, friends, friends families, friends neighborhood, family neighborhood, family friends, ... You get the idea!

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    stellermatt
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    turn it off. then turn it back on.

    Jace
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here's one from me: IT people can't rewrite your software to fix bugs that the corporation selling it left in it.

    sh
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And software developers can't fix the network problems slowing down your software.

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    Clowton
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lawyers specialise, doctors specialise, people "in finance" specialise, but computerists must know everything in the IT field?

    sh
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's what many people not in the technology industry think.

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    Em
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father works in IT. Gets phone calls from friends of friends asking for help with their tech, and most of them expect it for free.

    Clowton
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every few years my mom calls me to "fix up" her latest computer because it's slow and has lots of pop-ups. It's always the same cause, and after a few hours of cleaning up malware, it's always the same explanation. But when the help is free, the effort is minimal.

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    Lilly
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and it doesn't matter if you've been out of that line of work for more than 20 yrs...people don't realize how much technology can really change, even on a yearly basis! family, though, ya gotta love 'em

    Kelly
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course because "working in IT" could be compared to "working in a bank" or elsewhere. Your specific job is not your workplace.

    Sonder Along
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are generalists and there are specialists. Some specialize in networking, hardware, software, web development, programming etc.

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    Ashley Fernandes
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG Yes. Side note....just because I work in IT doesn't mean I want to help you fix your computer at home. When someone finds out you work with Computers everyone and their brother comes out of the woodwork needing help.

    Bored Office Girl
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My last job had an amazing IT guy. Fixed anything on the spot. People brought in their own personal laptops when stuff went wrong with them, and he'd fix it. I did that myself once, and tried to pay him afterwards. He wouldn't take the money.

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    #10

    Editor

    Editor

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    Mimis Nachbarin
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a writer I got always a similar question: "Is your editor correcting typos and grammar?" Ehm, no, that is the job of the corrector. The editors job is.. see above

    DE Ray
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a newspaper editor, I got the "finding typos" comment as well - and responded that my job was literally everything to do in the news office, including mopping the floor and digging up bodies (though that only happened the one time).

    DaMama T
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to think of them as translators for the writers and are tasked with an immense job!

    Louise Brigance
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't imagine a more confusing and thankless job. Putting a story together and constantly trying to make sense of someone else's words and intentions. What do you mean, what are you trying to say? So on and so on...

    Michelle Dodson
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahaha! Good one. I worked for a woman who had paid to have her book published (it was basically a how to on creating a nice home with some recipes thrown in). It had gone to 3 different proof readers & an editor. There was STILL a typo on page 1. Which I found within about 3 minutes. That was the beginning of the end for that job.

    Marnee DeRider
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this really a misconception? Are they confusing an editor with a proof-reader? That's extremely surprising.

    Max L.
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sound like somebody I read into bright lights bright city.

    #11

    Forester

    Forester

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    stellermatt
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is she the branch manager?

    Glowdaddy
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you found the root of the problem.

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    Hamlets twin
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    how old is 'old' for a tree? I know it must vary based on species of tree.

    Basil
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People are being snarky, but how many of us have actually sat down and thought about the lifespan of a plant before? As someone who's become very into gardening, it was a real eye opener to learn that. Not because it is surprising, but just because it's just not something I ever stopped to think about before. Plants are living organisms that are "born", they grow, reproduce, and die just like the rest of us. It's amazing!!

    Hazel Waring
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who the Heck thinks trees live forever? Wtf ppl?!

    Della Greymane
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because trees live so much longer than we do, it is easy for people to mistake that as a kind of immortality. Dogs likely feel the same about us.

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    Rose the Cook
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone please tell this to rabid conservationists about elephants, tigers etc. Not all wild animal deaths are caused by humans.

    Alyssa V
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you heard that forests can communicate? And they can remember and learn from experiences that they pass down to seedlings around them. It's an article about Peter Wohlleben.

    sh
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And sometimes they get chopped down way before their time.

    Tor Rolf Strøm
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She wrote three sentences there.. coincidence? I think not!

    Phoenix
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just learned this from an arborist who I hired to help prune my espaliered fruit trees! It blew my mind!

    Kerless Wispa
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you hire an abortionist to pru.... no, wait. I misread that. Sorry🤭

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    #12

    Dietitian

    Dietitian

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    Christina Sersif
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This 100000x. Yes cut your carbs, get skinny fast, but as soon as you start back eating them...

    Carol Emory
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm glad at least one dietitian understands that. I've gotten up and walked out on several dietitians and doctors that start their eating restrictions with "Stay away from white foods" because it tells me they haven't cracked open a nutrition book in ages. Cauliflower, egg whites, tofu, turnips, onions, mushrooms, barley and a whole variety of non-dairy unsweetened milks are white.

    David Castro
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe that the reference to the five whites is specific to white flour, white rice, white potatoes, refined sugar, and salt. The only one of those that I'd argue with is salt, which rally is fine in much higher quantities than dieticians claim unless you have a genetic predisposition to sodium-induced hypertension. (Most people don't.) I saw an interesting observation recently, in that almost every diet out there, from keto to Mediterranean to Weight Watchers, all have in common avoidance of highly processed foods.

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    Janet Allison
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! Diet is about the way you eat and not a means to loose weight or look a certain way. Your diet should be balanced because it is good for your body to help it run at peak performance not because Keto gets you skinny fast (which is a terrible way to eat btw and destroys your body)

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    #13

    Massage Therapist

    Massage Therapist

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    Cat on a bike
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Massagists have unfortunately a bad reputation from all the frauds in this area :(

    Keith Westerman
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always love those clients that think that the only thing we listen to is Enya.

    Adrienne Thiery
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe some therapists think that's what clients want to hear. One time I had a massage and they were playing Enya so I asked if she had other music and she looked at me with this grateful smile on her face and said she had some Chopin. I've heard Sail Away so many times it actually drives me nuts...

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    Emily Ashley
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ladies: Shaving your legs before a massage session is heaven to a massage therapist's hands. Nothing like giving a massage to cactus legs for an hour to start your work week. 🌵😲

    SykesDaMan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once I've read about a masseur needing a massage himself after giving one to Mike Tyson. It was in a newspaper, before Internet, when Tyson was still a boxer in his prime.

    Carol Emory
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell them next time that they ask a massage therapist for a "happy ending" it will be when the cops are slapping the cuffs on them and rushing them to the hospital to stop the bleeding.....

    Max L.
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Im always surprised when a massage therapist which I happen to know some, tells me how many people get there just thinking to an happy end, considering there are places you know you can have without doubts.

    Charlie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No respect from the masses. Sad to say.

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    #14

    Artist

    Artist

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    sunnyrei82
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could say the same thing about Graphic Designers. People want amazing logos, corporate image, websites, campaigns and all.... but they don't want to pay for it, because.. "their niece could do better in powerpoint".

    Adrienne Thiery
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's pretty obvious when someone had their niece do a logo versus a professional graphic designer.

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    Basil
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, the arts. The large group of professions that makes life worth living, making them paradoxically both the most overvalued and undervalued jobs in society. God, I love being an artist. Kill me.

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or you could sell your soul to the crappy shill industries and call yourself a "creative" which is anathema to art.

    Raven
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes I RELATE so much, also the 'starving artist' is kind of a bad stereotype to live off. It's not untrue, there ARE some artists that might not be well funded, but then again there ARE successful artist

    Alexandru Bucur
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes. As a freelance illustrator, let's not start on just how many people want you to work on spec ("speculative work" - meaning "some money might come out of this down the line, but it more likely won't") and are down right offended if you refuse. Or have completely unrealistic ideas of how much time is needed for a drawing, especially technical illustration for non-fiction, which requires a lot of research to understand your subject before you even put pencil to paper...

    Lars Lasersson
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Les Claypool once said that when he can skip paying for his groceries by saying "oh, it's ok, I'm a musician", he will be fine with people listening to music without paying for it, but not before... Well said, in my opinion.

    Carol Emory
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's like my niece that says that all of those "art contests" to design a new logo is the business worlds BS way of getting out of paying for graphic arts advertising...

    Alyssa V
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish people would value an artist's journey and the time and effort put into an artwork before they judge it.

    Bekah Jazmine
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She is one of my favourite artists!!!!!!

    Keuthonymos
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    7 years ago

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    All I read was "I don't have a job, I don't want one so I can paint but I'm going to complain I don't have money".

    Doodlebug
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hate to break it to you, but people DO make money creating art, and that DOES make it a job - it may be part-time or supplemental for most artists, but it's a form of self-employment just as legitimate as any other. It even has its own tax codes. The point is you wouldn't expect a woodworker to make you a free bookshelf "for the exposure," so why do so many people expect their art to come for free?

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    #15

    Baker

    Baker

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    Rue Granger
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, people are so thoughtless these days 🙄 🤦‍♀️

    Mika N
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They should have included the tweet she was replying to for context, I'm guessing it was something like a photographer saying they always hear "those pictures are great, it must be your nice camera."

    Bored Fox
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same thing with many popular YouTubers - everyone just asks "What video editing software you use" even though the video does not have any special effects. And if the video has lots of special effects you probably need plenty of various software to make that video...

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    Charlie
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being a baker is an art form. One would know this if you tasted really good baked goods instead of store bought c**p.

    Adrienne Thiery
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These must be the same people who tell talented photographers they must have a really nice camera

    Chris Petry
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a commercial photographer, I constantly get "WOW these photos are amazing! I should get a camera like yours!" SMH

    Lou Herout
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was just going to say the exact same thing. Dear all the Uncle Bobs of the world, please stop asking what I shoot with

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    N G
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Serious ? my oven burnt my pizza :(

    Kelly Dean
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband is a photographer. He gets the "really nice camera" comment all the time. Even from family. He did some work for a relatives B&B websites. She loved the images and responded with 'I love your camera!" The next morning at breakfast he told her how delicious the stuffed French toast was. And that he loved her oven!

    KT Trondsen
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    like implying there's no way you could have this skill what jerks

    Paul Osborne
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In baking a decent oven does help with consistency but it's the baker that creates the quality.

    Harits Indi Pradana
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as dumb as "wow, you're write a great novel, which typing machine you use?

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    #16

    Clinical Social Worker

    Clinical Social Worker

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    Kimberly
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes yes yes!!! I was going to add this if it wasn't here!! I'm a medical social worker. I work in a hospital and some patients have a terrified look when I say I'm a social worker. I work for a hospital not child protective services. It blows my mind that the general public has no idea how many different kinds of social workers there actually are.

    Doodlebug
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be completely lost right now without the social worker at my mom's renal clinic. All the praise in the world for the work you do.

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    Christina Sersif
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    another under paid over worked job. My sister in law is leaving her job as one.

    Master Markus
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's weird. I've, again, never run into a person who thinks a social worker is the person who takes away kids.

    Basil
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd never run into it in any other context than family-type services until I moved to a new state recently. Now I know about the mental health care thing, but I agree with the tweet- I think more often than not social workers are depicted like in #2 and #3, even if that's not your experience.

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    Sandra Givens
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My late mother did finish her social work career in child protective services, and yes, she sometimes had to take away children. But much of her job was finding resources to support struggling families, single parents or teens who had been tossed out by their parents.

    Lola
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don’t social workers start the process of taking away the kids and sign off on it? Do you mean physically take away the kids?

    Doodlebug
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the point was probably that not all social workers are child welfare workers. Some social workers work in child and family welfare. Some social workers work in community agencies, like women's shelters and addiction services. Some social workers work in medical settings.

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    #17

    High School Teacher

    High School Teacher

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    Mimis Nachbarin
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is true (go, Jay, go!) - but is it eye-opening? I thought that was common knowledge.

    Janet Allison
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that our jobs aren’t cake simply because we have “two months off in the summer”. Teaching is the only profession in which you need two months to recuperate before you do it again. (I teach 1st grade). We have to be 100% at 7:30 in the morning and on (energetic, enthusiastic, and entertaining) until 2:30 with no down time. It is exhausting but one of the most rewarding experiences in the world.

    Lola
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one will understand teaching unless they are put in a classroom. No amount of college education can prepare you for it either. I stopped explaining my profession to people the first time I was called an overpaid babysitter.

    Carol Emory
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother in law loved it too despite all the headaches.

    Holl Balls
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From a family of teachers and this makes teaching sound horrible. Most teachers love their jobs and find ways to be engaging... otherwise they become bitter or quit.

    Jacqueline Cross
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No it's realistic. The realist statement ever about teaching. Are you a teacher? Or just family to one...because I'm thinking you have never been in a classroom.

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    Marina Sabol
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    if it is a one act play you are doing something wrong.

    Ann Abdelzaher
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true you always have to Be "On" in the classroom. I remember doing a practicum my sophomore year of college and I missed a deadline for a project due to my cousin being murdered, and my oldest nephew being in a serious car accident and being in ICU two days apart... my brain was NOT on the project and my professor read me the riot act because our "personal lives don't matter they get left at the door to the classroom" I was 20, I hated that professor after that comment but I did learrn how to hide personal feelings in the classroom.

    Turd Ferguson
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    7 years ago

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    I can almost hear the sound of the mic dropping.

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    #18

    Bartender

    Bartender

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    Bear Trapp
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but some people don't like the alcohol they do get to be so diluted.

    Jen Hunt
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Less ice actually means more dilution not less. Ice keeps ice cold, the more ice you have in a drink the slower that ice melts. If you have less ice, you have more mixer in the glass, which dilutes the alcohol, and the lesser amount of ice will also melt quicker, further diluting your alcohol. If you want less dilution you need more ice, so there is less mixer in the glass and so the ice doesn't melt as quickly.

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    Sean Avey
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not aways. Some bars use ice to disguise short pours.

    Jessica Gunn
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they are gonna give you a short pour, they will do it no matter how much ice you have

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    Beate Glenne
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but it'll generally give you more mixer, because as a bartender, you'll instinctively fill the glass, no matter the amount of ice.

    Joeshar
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does 10cc pure tequila effect the brain same as 1lt water that contains 10cc tequila does?

    Hugo Raible
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ice is the largest scam in the history of humankind. You pay for 400 ml but are left with 100 ml of drink.

    Vicky Zar
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sorry but I can't agree with this one. Every time I get a Baileys the liquid is exactly at the 2cl mark on the glass. With or without ice

    Lilly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    correct! but you may end up with more mixer (soda, water, etc) that way, in an effort to fill the glass

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, less ice is less water in it.

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    #19

    Cell Biologist

    Cell Biologist

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    Fruzsina Sinka
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    haha, nice. I can't believe, this doubt is a real thing in the US

    Beks Czar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My favorite... people who use the internet and social media to deny evolution.

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    Education Iskey
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe in God and evolution. Why would anyone believe the two are mutually exclusive?

    Lou Herout
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know a doctor who doesn't believe in evolution. Beliefs can be so much stronger than logic sometimes.

    Lily Dennard
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course it's fake! We were all born with tattoos and high technology! I cant belive some people think its fake.

    Tony Annechino
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is factually incorrect. The processes and manifestations of cancer are easily observable and defined. They can be laboratory tested, reproduced, modified and nullified. Macroevolution cannot be tested at all. Microevolution exists and is observable as adaptation. And we have been genetically engineering different characteristics based on the genetic potential already within various species of plants and animals.

    Paulo Mejia
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Evolution is still, just a theory

    Grumble O'Pug
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not believe, it's evidence. People think belief has so much to do with it.

    Kelly
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Warrior here (but I say amazon). Still we do not know why it breaks, why someone is safe and others get hill. Thank researchers, lot has been done and there's a lot to do to fight it.

    MammaG
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    7 years ago

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    What's nice is that you don't even have to believe, you can KNOW evolution is real. Believing something else requires willful ignorance of the facts.

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    #20

    Archaeologist

    Archaeologist

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    stellermatt
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well not with that attitude you won't!

    Ditto
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because the main people that work with dinosaurs are Paleontologists :)

    Marnee DeRider
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, archaeology is not the same as anthropology, though of course a person could be doing work that falls under both, and they may work together. (Side note: Basic cultural anthropology should be a mandatory course in high school. Might undo some of the myths that abound, at least in the US, such as that traditionally women were subservient.)

    Fernanda Torrijos
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ANDDD archaeology is NOTHING like Indiana Jones movies

    SykesDaMan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah! I'm really disappointed now!! :Þ

    Alexandru Bucur
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    However, if you took a group of palaeontologists and a group of archaeologists from their respective dig sites and mixed them up, you wouldn't be able to tell them apart, because they'll all be dusty, wearing sun hats and holding brushes and/or trowels...

    Ben Steinberg
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, I've excavated abroad. And a couple of dudes, too...[rimshot!]

    Sarah Luna
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Archaeologists aren't trust fund babies who jet off to wherever they fancy a dig. And sometimes they leave that glamorous life to manage supply chain operations because that actually paid the rent. ;-)

    Carol Emory
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Majority of the time you're in a lab analyzing what someone else found either recently or a looonnnggg time ago. Or you are in the library doing research.

    Jonathon Smith
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where do you do archaeology? Most of the archaeologists I know spend 90% of their time digging up 200 years field boundaries, proving that they are not some lost Roman camp so a housing development can go ahead.

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    #21

    Lawyer

    Lawyer

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    Clowton
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since 1st year of Law school, friends and family would say "I'll call you if I get arrested lulz". Great, but I'm in Labour Law.

    Ryan-Michele Eagleton
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a paralegal and have had this argument more than once. Lawyers are not experts in every single area of the law. There is, quite literally, too much law for any one person to have extensive knowledge of every section. Even lawyers who have been practicing for decades still spend a lot of time in the law library (virtual or otherwise) researching statutes and case law. When people find out I'm a paralegal, they often ask for legal advice, which we're not allowed to give. They also assume that I can answer questions on any type of law, but I'm only familiar with the areas of law in which I've actually worked, and even then, even if I were allowed to give them advice, I'd most likely have to do some research to figure out how the law applies specifically to their situation. Bonus point: this is why a lot of lawyers don't give free consultations. It takes time, effort, and the application of their skills and knowledge to even be able to tell you whether you have a case or not.

    Echo
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My father-in-law was just taken by some people who got him to sign over power of attorney and deeds to his rent houses. And one of the issues with being in a small town is trying to find a lawyer that specializes in estate law and who is not currently on vacation after the 4th of July. I wish you guys could just know everything about law. We might have already found one to help.

    Luisa Vasconcelos
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Long time ago I had a friend that finished all her sentences with, you studied law, how come that you don't know that.? So annoying.!!

    Crazy Dog Lady
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This! And lawyer jokes that disparage us as humans aren't funny.

    Della Greymane
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    7 years ago

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    That's a pretty comprehensive list of can'ts - makes me wonder what field she actually does specialize in.

    Ben Smith
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a stupid comment. One day when you need a lawyer maybe youll understand

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    #22

    Interpreter

    Interpreter

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    Random Panda
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One things that annoys me so much is when people translate idioms from one language by just directly translating the words. That's not how it works. You need to find the closest meaning of the idiom itself, not the words it contains.

    Christina Sersif
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    English isn't my husband's first language and I have to teach him an idiom at least once a week lol

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    Kelly
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true! I'm both interpreter and translator, two different works and skills.

    Lynn Cai
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a person who is somewhat bilingual, I can relate to this strongly. Just because I speak Chinese and English doesn't mean that I can be a competent translator and translate everything that comes off the radio or TV. Same thing with my parents even though they're both better at the bilingual game than I am.

    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, but surely you're half way there?

    Vicky Zar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is there a word like bilingual if you speak more than two languages?

    JAnderson
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, trilingual if you speak three languages and so on.

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    Lurchie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I learned something new. Thank you!

    Keuthonymos
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Considering written words can be interpreted and spoken words can be translated by a speaker by.. Well, speaking... So... Yeah.

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    #23

    Intern

    Intern

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    Jana Renner
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am tutoring an intern right now and make sure SHE benefits from this work experience. Coworkers who tried to give her their work to do would soon learn that they have to go through me...so this was nipped in the bud.

    Emma Perkins
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a future intern, I thank you for your kindness. It's intimidating to have work tossed at you that you don't know how to do, especially if you have college classes and a paying job on top of it.

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    JillVille
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And sadly this is exactly what happens. My children were doing co-op education at a retail store. They were given all the tasks the employees were supposed to do. The employees stood around and gabbed while the kids did the work. It wasn't right at all.

    David Castro
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had an AMAZING (and paid!) internship at Hewlett-Packard in the early 90s. I was the division's first web designer, I attended meetings that taught me how professionals interact on projects, and I was introduced to many different types of documentation tasks. I was never given busy-work that didn't benefit me for having done it.

    Carol Emory
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is the same with student employees working at a college. Just because I'm on work-study, doesn't mean you can get 40 hours of work out of me per week for 12 weeks for a lousy $1000 of work study pay per semester. And, I'm here for education and a degree..not work.

    KC Cabauatan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Interns are those who always gets the coffee for everyone else.

    Daniel (ShadowDrakken)
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Internships are paid positions still. If it's unpaid then it's an externship.

    Lilly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    about 5 yrs ago, i learned that internships are actually paid positions nowadays! not sure if it's a law that they have to be, but i remember when and internship meant that you worked for free for the benefit of the training/experience you would get.

    AmyFarrahFowlerCooper
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or lead your intern to believe that their internship will lead to a full-time job and then say "oh sorry but that slots already been filled!" Or only allow your intern to answer phones and file and ask them to be the janitor!

    Tamara Kroonen
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, that's exactly what is happening in the Netherlands. Unemployed people are forced to work for free, and it is called internship, just because they don't succeed in getting a payed job, because employers only want so called interns. It is a downward spiral.

    Bored Office Girl
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At my job, this one lady takes advantage of interns. She basically uses them as her own personal assistant. Isn't supposed to work this way.

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    #24

    Director Of Marketing

    Director Of Marketing

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    Holl Balls
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most know this by now but wish we didn’t.

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is more noticeable by people who haven't grown up in this.

    Christina Sersif
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This makes me sad. It would be nice to listen to something or go to a site or anything without ads.

    Echo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's worse is they aren't talking about ads. They are talking about the general content of the internet.

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    Max L.
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nearly nobody knows is to catch clicks and earn in advertisment.

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    #25

    Historian

    Historian

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    BobbyK
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just ask the Republican Party and Trump.

    First Name
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    FFS, just STOP making everything political!

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    Laugh Fan
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definition of a fact is - a thing that is known or proved to be true. Surely it is more accurate to say that it's our knowledge of the facts that changes? What happened, happened. We just don't always know or interpret things correctly.

    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, I think that facts don't change, but the way we look at them....

    Allison G.
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's more of a "we know more now about this than we did 5 years ago." Things I learned as absolute fact as a child are now known to be rubbish thanks to advancements in science, such as the Hopewell disappearing. They didn't disappear, their culture changed and we didn't realize it until DNA testing advanced to a point we could look for them. People will fight you on this tooth and nail because "that's not what I learned when I was a child!" (I've worked as a public archaeologist in a history museum. You either find this sort of thing entertaining or infuriating)

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    Katrina K
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would disagree with this, as a professor of history. Facts do not change. How we interpret them changes, how we understand them changes, and we learn new facts surrounding them which may change the context and therefore our understanding. If a man is shot in 1807, that is a historical fact. It happened. That fact does not change, nor will it. If the first historian to write about it thinks he was attacked unfairly, that is one interpretation. If the next historian digs deeper and learns the man was having an affair and the shooter was the man's rival, this changes the context. If we then learn that the mistress left a note begging the rival to shoot the man, we have another nuance. If we learn that the wife of the man and his mistress met, revealed his financial situation, and conspired... and so on and so on. History changes not because the facts themselves change, but because we dig to learn new facts and how we 'read' an event shifts as a result.

    Nia Loves Art
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But occasionally a man is shot in 1807, but then historians discover that he faked his own death. The actual facts don't change, but not everything we think is a fact actually is.

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    MammaG
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The facts never change. We learn the things we were taught were incorrect.

    Paul Osborne
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Facts are often hidden or distorted to fit in with a particular narrative. Mainstream media are masters at this.

    Alexandru Bucur
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes historical facts can change because new information comes along and challenges the established story which might have been propaganda by the victors, so the record must be put straight. But more often than not nowadays, history changes because it suits some people in power to have a story that glorifies them. For example, let's not start on how the history of my country (Romania) has been manipulated by 50 years of brutal communist dictatorship and that a lot of falsehoods still persist because they made us feel good about ourselves (the "approved" story was that Romanians invented everything from the fountain pen to the jet engine and the ancient Dacians were the best, and the bravest and the most amazing of the ancient peoples and it's a wonder they didn't have lasers considering just how advanced they were) no matter how damaging it is to our image abroad - after all, if you get caught in an obvious lie, nobody will ever believe you when you speak the truth afterwards...

    Mimis Nachbarin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, they can't! Just the way to look at them and value them can change, we can reach more knowledge and see the bigger picture - but the fact itself stays the same.

    Jonathon Smith
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Better to say, 'what is held to be a fact changes', in your opinion?

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    Louise Brigance
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the perspective and how strong the revisionist are. We have all been witness to some really inventive revisionary history.

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can tell history, and facts, in many different ways.

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    #26

    Neuroscientist

    Neuroscientist

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    rhyan lumilay
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    damn the letters U and I they are so close together!!!!

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    Beate Glenne
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Psychologist also diagnose and treat mental disorders. The difference between psychologists and psychiatrists is that psychiatrists are doctors that have later specialize in mental health, and can prescribe medication. A psychologist is "just" an expert in mental health.

    Christina Sersif
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well he's not a doctor of spelling lol

    Cat on a bike
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Psychiatrist - 10 years of medical school and internship and practicioner before having any degree Psychologist - 2 years of school and hooraay

    J Doe
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ten years ?!?! Must be a quack... most psychiatrist are MD talk 5-10 mins then Rx psych meds and send you out, psychologists yak or listen for 40 mins of hour session then send you out the door both then want you to make another appt till insurance runs out

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    Shawna Symington
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neuropathologists = Doctor who study the nervous system usually through biopsies :)

    Momom0
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    who's Psycho The Rapist then?

    Elisha Gabriell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cool! The brain is sooo fascinating! Cool job!

    brandon sat
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a psychologist is a scientist?

    My O My
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A guy was once telling me he'd never get mentally as ill as having to go to psychiatrist but only a psychologist 🤔

    Thembisa Shushu
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't believe how educational that is

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    #27

    Pharmacist

    Pharmacist

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    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry Debbie, you kind of do. I was in pharma sales and guess what? unless you are not in a drug store or a grocery store, you are mostly paid to double check what under paid pharmacy techs do for you. And guess what? You get paid 6 figures and the Pharmacy Tech gets barely minimum wage. Yet they do the yeoman's work. Sorry. I know I'll get down voted, but you aren't mixing in a compounding pharmacy or working in a hospital, you are a pill counter and a consultant at the checkout window. And telling people on which aisle the cough syrup is at.

    James Swinburne
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK, pharmacists are providing a more and more diagnostic service (as the NHS is cut for political/ideological reasons — don't vote Tory). Don't disparage them, please.

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    Laugh Fan
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genuine question. Is this one where it is different in the UK? Pharmacists in the UK give health advice on a wide range of things, have to know how medicines interact with each other and recommend how the medications can best be managed if there are contraindications, they help patients manage long term conditions, undertake medication reviews with patients and so forth... Medicines cannot be dispensed without a pharmacist on site. They earn an average of £35,000. Pharmacy technicians manage the supply of medicines in a community pharmacy and assist pharmacists with advisory services. In hospitals, they do more specialised work such as manufacturing or preparing complex medicines, average salary £22,550. That's a brief snapshot but I'd be interested to know. Ta!

    BoredDragonfly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same in the Netherlands. Though I do not know the salaries.

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    Johane Moller
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I'm sick I rarely go to the doctor (unless it's serious) pharmacists always know what I need to get to feel better and they come without the hefty consultation fee! They're the real heroes.

    Floor
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clearly there's a difference between pharmacist in Europe and the US. Just like the healthcare system in general.

    Valerie Wingelmayr
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Pharmacist I'd say: vaccines work!

    Charlie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The pharmacist who works at our local store was stealing opioids from people, skimming just a few off each count. Finally, enough people complain and he got caught. I bet the temptation is pretty hard to pass up for some.

    Momom0
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know, you guys do much more than count tablets! You count capsules and weight powder as well, and you don't put them into bottles, you try to beer-pong them into bottles... Which is why... It takes you 45min to bring 4 pills to the customer...

    Madison Young
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad was a pharmacist for 40 years. He went to pharmacy school which requires much of the same coursework and training as medical school. They do soo much more than the average person realizes. For instance, if you are prescribed medication from different doctors, the pharmacist is the one required to notice if those medications interact. The pharmacist is the one responsible for you understanding your medications, how they work, how to take them (because the administration of drugs isn't always popping a pill), how they are going to interact with everything else, what your side effects are going to be, etc. And add onto that the fact that they are also personally responsible for distinguishing fake prescriptions. Personally responsible and accountable. A pharmacist can lose their license for filling a fake prescription. That requires assessing the actual paper and the person. Half the time they know more about the meds than your doctor does.

    Patricia Ross
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't be mad at us. That's all we ever see you do.

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    #28

    Psychologist

    Psychologist

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    Mimis Nachbarin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am sorry, but I love that. Did actually really someone ask you if you can read his mind? That's hilarious.

    BlackestDawn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's more an expectation than an actual question, in that the patients just blabbers on about random stuff and then don't understand why the psychologist can't give good advice or "fix it".

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    Daria B
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one can apply to customer service as well.... *sigh*

    Xandra
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ..and I can't "fix" what's wrong with you or your kid in one sitting

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course you can't. But you can be honest in some cases and admit you are not able to help some patients. Especially when suicide is a suspected ghost.

    Patricia Ross
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fine. But you can tell my future, right?

    rhyan lumilay
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Before my sister graduates in school we had this small chat and then out of the blue she just says "No! We Psyche students can't read peoples minds" I was awed because I'm just going to ask her that question.

    Pedro Mateiro
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh My GOD, that's just what I was thinking!...

    Max L.
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    7 years ago

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    it depends on what's your job for people expect that you do.

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    #29

    Creative

    Creative

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    Laugh Fan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Working on the client side I found I was frequently presented with ideas I'd seen several times before.

    Anna Thouvenin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not about the idea, it's also about your ability to sell ideas.

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    Paul Osborne
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I worked as a graphic designer ideas would be pitched that were visually striking yet the client would always prefer the cliched imagery.

    The Cappy
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody who has watched a movie in the last 20 years needed you to tell them that, sadly.

    CultOfBambi
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'Creative Industry' -is that another name for advertising/marketing?

    Rachelle
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, dear god, I couldn't agree more!

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sorry, you sold out your imagination on the dime that you were the only one with one. So arrogant. Stunning arrogance. Yet you are applauded. Wow.

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    #30

    Veterinary Technician

    Veterinary Technician

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    Xina Imad
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The problem is the health care system for humans and non humans alike in the USA. I have lived in first world and third world countries. And only in the US are the costs the way they are. Countries with both free public (100% free) and non free private care, the latter is still 90% less than if you do have insurance in the US. For pet care, procedures and minimal routine care is not supposed to break the bank. And don't get me started on dental care. All you need to do is talk to others who have lived in countries that actually provide a standard of health care that is decent. Only in "America" there are horror stories of how unaffordable getting sick is.

    Beks Czar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dental care need more advocates here in the US. It's not just about whitening your teeth. Bad teeth can lead to severe health issues or death. And if you do have insurance, you're still SOL. But one of my big issues with both dental and vet care, they expect bills to be paid in full. Can you imagine how many people would keep their pets instead of dumping them, if they could pay for neutering/spaying or treatment in installments? Or actually go to the dentist instead of losing their teeth or getting an infection if their bill could be min. payments.... without interest. I can just imagine how better this country would be in regards to our pet problems and teeth issues!

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    Cat on a bike
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a non-practicing vet, even though I would earn a lot of money, I just don have the heart to...

    Lola
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was charged $1500 for a simple procedure done on my dog and when I went to pick him up, I was told to either pay in full at that moment or I couldn’t pick up my dog. This coming from a “pet loving” vet. And I can only imagine what you make for euthanizing pets.

    Simon Ritchie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They must have told you the cost in advance. Didn't you ask about it?

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    Suzanne Haigh
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Should come to Britain, they charge £100 just to cross the threshold, then their is the examination of the animal and then the treatment, even if none is needed. I will not go on about X-rays........

    Momom0
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It'll cost you $5093 to fix your hamster, and he'll live five more months... but you can buy another for $35, which you'll have to do in five more months anyways, because that's what your current hamster has left in it... after receiving a life boost. :C:C:C

    Sheila Weila
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vet techs need to STOP WEARING COLOGNE and smelly lotions. I hate to pick up my cat and have her smell so loud that the other cat is scared.

    KC Cabauatan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh, man, you really are selfish, aren't you? Don't expect your vet tech to smell like a dog or a cat just because they work as vet techs.

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    Peta Hurley-Hill
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But payment plans would make things achievable for everyone.Instead of turning animals away to die. And also not charging $$$ for a dose of medication that literally costs vets less than one dollar.

    Cat on a bike
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I take my pets only to vets who also take care for street animals for free. So it is not only gain but also give and my money goes also to animals in need.

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    #31

    Musician

    Musician

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    Lizard Queen
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Howard Goodall wrote the theme songs for Red Dwarf and every Blackadder series.

    Krzysztof Bernfeld
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    7 years ago

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    what about musicians who use samples?

    Paul Osborne
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It might sound like an easy way to make music but when done right there is a lot of skill in taking numerous samples and stitching them together to make something new.

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    Neill Powell
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    7 years ago

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    But are always, always, always more expensive and more of a pain-in-the-a*s, often, if not always, not worth it.

    Mimis Nachbarin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are you so mean? And why do you hate live music?

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    #32

    Composer

    Composer

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    Lars Lasersson
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me about it... All the majors I know are actually somewhat grumpy or overly serious people, and a lot of the minors around where I live seem quite jolly...

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    #33

    Animator

    Animator

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    Kathy Baylis
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neil, are you an expert animator? Obviously not, as Animation is Art, and to do it well takes time. BitCoin is make believe computer money, only supported by popular demand, which will disappear when the "next big thing" comes along. Quit being an a*s.

    Adrienne Thiery
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same thing for video production...amazing how many people think the length of a segment equals the time it takes to produce it.

    BlackestDawn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Niell: The ignorance is staggering. There are only so many things that can be done in parallel, such as the 3D models have to be done before they can be animated. It's like backing a cake, you can't mix the ingredients while simultaneously cooking them and doing the final decoration. That's why it's not so easy to just "crowd-crunch" it, even though they do use rendering farms (or cloud solutions) to do the final rendering/crunching. Besides most of the costs is in the creative aspects of its creation, not the technical.

    Maka Ruu
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine drawing 25 calculated and precise frames for every second of content. There's a reason movies take hundreds of people and several years to make.

    SykesDaMan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought it was a know fact! All these documentaries I've seen through my childhood (and even after).

    TheMsLollidella
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell me about it. 1 minute of animation I made, takes a week or more depending how much time/detailed I want it to be.

    Neill Powell
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    7 years ago

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    If Bitcoin Miners can "crowd-crunch", then so can you. Argument is invalid.

    Morgan
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you tried creating an animation or a static 3D figure? Obviously not.

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    #34

    Chemist

    Chemist

    DrLCsquare Report

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some are discovered and reinvented through stepwise processes in the lab.

    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some have been around 100;s years used by tribes, or just people using something to help.

    Naima Ivansdóttir
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is actually why the pharmaceutical industries who invent a certain molecule have exclusive rights on the drug profits. and they usually reinvest most of the profits in new researches to either refine the existing molecules or make the exisintg ones better

    My O My
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just imagine people in labcoats wit little brushes in the hand for digging out new drugs 😂

    Valerie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So that guy basically says, that the whole field of pharmacology doesn't exist.

    #35

    Teacher

    Teacher

    lindstorian Report

    Luna Firemoon
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My moms a teacher/professor and an adjunct (I think that’s the word) and i can tell it’s really hard

    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    my wife is a teacher and I totally agree

    anarkzie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Teaching is a skill that some people inherently have and some people don't, simply knowing about a subject does not mean that you can pass this information on to another person, I think we all have memories of a good teacher who managed to bring a subject alive and bad ones that simply recited what was in a book.

    Clowton
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mom has worked in school for 20 years. Mother-in-law was a teacher for about 35 years. Both suffered depression during their time related to the severely stressful environment. Wife is a teacher-in-training... 😐

    Lily Dennard
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I feel so bad for the teachers in the current century. They have to have so much patience and knowledge and kindness and yet are overlooked and underpaid. You go, Lindsay!

    Ann Abdelzaher
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What is bad is that most professors in college have never had a single class on how to teach. Unless they are a professor of education they teach the way they themselves were taught... which is one of the problems with the modern college system. My PhD dissertation was on this topic.

    Lilly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there are a few careers that i have to admire the (good) ones who do it: teacher, medical & food service are a few. i know that i could never deal with them as a career choice for me (because I've tried), so my hat is off to those that do, and do it well!

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    #36

    Arborist

    Arborist

    MattU_Plym Report

    Patricia Ross
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't you tell me Dave still has that rickety ladder. I've told him 100 times to get rid of that thing.

    Neill Powell
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    7 years ago

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    Tree-ent-on-steroids?

    #37

    Radiographer

    Radiographer

    MartiBray1 Report

    Helle T
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And for that same reason: No, I don't need a picture from the opposite side.

    Master Markus
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? I've gotten my leg and foot x-rayed and they took multiple angles for diagnosis.

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    SykesDaMan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one is troubling. Do people really do/ask this?

    Lola
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The skinniest picture of yourself you will ever get.

    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Surely the area that is causing problems is a good way to start?

    Jeremy Fagan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And "fractured" and "broken" mean the same thing

    Jeremy Fagan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And your phone is totally fine in your pocket. And you dont have to get COMPLETELY undressed. And no I can't always shield everything. And your child will be ok with the radiation exposure. And NO this isn't going to be 45 min long.

    abby smink
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nor do you need your watch off for a chest xray. And yes, you can still have ssid chest xray if you have a pacemaker.

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    #38

    Linguist

    Linguist

    BrierLion Report

    Neill Powell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's also agree, that by definition, English is the most "tainted" language in the Solar system. It is the most-spoken second-langauge by a huuuuuge margin. Germanic-languages aside, English is poorly understood, both grammatically and particularly, in tone by almost every other language. Slang lives outside the grammar and diction, and cannot be used to compare "right or wrong use" of English. The purpose of grammar, diction, and tone, (in any language) it to make sure the thoughts and feelings expressed in your mind, are verbally communicated as close as possible in your words. Less ambiguity, and a closer understanding of what the mind and heart are attempting to express.

    Nia Loves Art
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Different dialects have their own rules of grammar.

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    Beth Arriaga
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well I guess I'm just slow because I had to google what aave is.... I don't have a problem with it, I just didn't know the term. I grew up speaking Southern English and to this day, even though I've lived in CA for 20 years, people will give me blank stares when I utter certain colorful expressions. And for the record, 'ustacould' is the best word ever. It means that you were formerly able to do something that you no longer are capable of doing. Think about it. Oh, I also have a masters degree in history from an Ivy League school; can I be a slang speaker AND an elitist!?! Lol

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you claim to be speaking English, and you are speaking directly to me yet I have absolutely no f*****g clue what the hell you are saying, that makes your dialect somewhat ineffective. I can't say I have EVER encountered a native English speaker who had any trouble understanding me, how about you?

    Nia Loves Art
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's like saying Chinese is ineffective because you can't speak Chinese. If something works for someone in their community with the people they talk to it isn't wrong just because YOU, as an outsider, don't understand it.

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    Jilltdcatlady
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love this one(job). They are not about teaching spelling, grammar, sentence structure or how it (English) is supposed to "act". These are the people who can translate the "local's colorful vocabulary" into captions for CCTV. My favorite example is a series on Moonshiners, I can understand what they say and mean, but non-southern folk have never heard before. And the ones who can unravel the mysteries of "warshing", "chimbley", and the minute differences in a dish pan and a warsh pan. A p**s pot and a p**s poor pot. (LoL)

    Janet Allison
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone remember when Kevin on the office wanted to save time by leaving out words when he spoke? Haha that must have been either hilarious or nerve grating for you! 😁

    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you are talking about American English then yes, but English, English still has standards, slang in general is a fools way of displaying how "cool" they are.

    Momom0
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But making up a slang, due to illiteracy, and failing to properly conjugate verbs, completely ignoring grammatical rules due to ignorance, IS DEFINITELY broken English...

    Jeremy Fagan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Call me an elitist if you want, but I will never use "swag" in a serious context.

    Marnee DeRider
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When business people use business slang, no one bats an eye (except me, I guess). And I hate it, because it's made up, phoney, and the fads come and go quickly. It reminds me of Chandler's work laugh (from Friends). Right now, you are uncouth if you say, "Please talk to Shannon." No, the cool kids all say, "Please reach out to Shannon." One example. I refuse to go along. Never was very cool.

    Nia Loves Art
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All language is made up and it all comes and goes. It is just the speed that happens with that differs with slang.

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    Ben Smith
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess I'm an elitist then.

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    #39

    Graphic Designer

    Graphic Designer

    Sarkyfancypants Report

    XoKMxO
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    aaaand its not easy to be creative all day everyday. Also we don't get paid enough :)

    Katie Smith
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nor is it easy to just zap something out. I have to turn it over in my mind before I can put a design together. That doesn't mean I am not working.

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    Lily Dennard
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A graphic designer with that name? Sign me up!

    Patricia Ross
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I shall take this and place it on my business card.

    Magriet Perold
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that Graphic Designer got number 42. ;)

    John Ashley
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tell that to Leonardo DaVinci.

    Rachelle
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    7 years ago

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    Apparently grammar is one of those weaknesses.

    #40

    Civil Engineer

    Civil Engineer

    andrewhelmers Report

    N G
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you are pointing at a bag of cement

    Beate Glenne
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those are two different substances. *facepalm*

    Jose Baeyens
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's cement in concrete, but if there's concrete in your cement it will be hard to use...

    M O'Connell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've discovered that this interchange of terminology seems to be regional/temporal in nature. More rural residents, and older people seem to use 'cement' when referring to concrete, as one did not purchase concrete (you bought cement, and used it to make concrete).

    Cassie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know this, but I still sometimes confuse which one is which.

    Shari H
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cement is a paste. Concrete is cement mixed with an aggregate such as sand or stone.

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    Marianne Luginbuhl
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HAHAHAHA! My dad is a civil engineer and he says this all the time!

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apples and pears, black and white.

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    #41

    Math Teacher

    Math Teacher

    laminating_bg Report

    Mimis Nachbarin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that the same for all kind of teachers?

    Katie Smith
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not exactly but kind of. Being a good teacher is, in my opinion, innate. Just as some people are born performers or scientists, really good teachers are born to it. Teaching math well is rare.

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    BusLady
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, realising what methods work best for different students. And understanding that not all students learn the same. True for all teachers.

    TheMsLollidella
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup^ I helped tutor my friends throughout school. They all have diff ways of learning and I would adjust the way I explained it. There is always a diff method to solve smth. Best outcome was having them use w.e method correctly (and when to use it) and solve it quickly .

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    Ian Carter
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    S S S S S S S its F*****G MATHS!!!!

    Laugh Fan
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Math sounds so strange to a British ear!

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    Carol Emory
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mother in law was a math teacher for 30 years. Her frustrations came from the parents, not the students, mainly because the parents would insist on her changing the entire approach of her teaching methods because their precious child was falling behind. Usually it was the students that were piled up with extra curricular activities such as band, sports or clubs. Her suggestion..if your child wants to come to me before or after class, I can give them one on one time, but I am not changing my curriculum. Perhaps consider scaling back their extra distractions until they've grasped their basic education. I cannot adjust my entire layout for 150 students because one student took on too much.

    Hannah Ingram
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm pretty good at algebra except for when there's the same letter used on both sides (eg. 2b + 2c = 8b) and I kept having classmates who didn't understand any of it and they kept asking me for help, like I don't know how it's done my brain just does it for me, even if I did know I don't know how to explain it because Aspergers, so like just ask the teacher, it's their job.

    Kelly Dean
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is exactly why having 'people who are at the top of their field should be teaching' as an educational policy is ridiculous. Most professional engineers couldn't teach math to children because they don't understand not understanding.

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    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought expecting students etc. to learn was an old fashioned idea. I understand you have instill the information into the brain as a teacher. I was a teacher but found they expected the impossible when people reached their teens.

    Karen Sieradski
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find most maths to be intuitive, and it's almost impossible for me to teach others.

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    #42

    Actor

    Actor

    Sethrogen Report

    Jose Baeyens
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But then again : no tv series are... especially not "reality" shows

    CultOfBambi
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a sneaking suspicion that Episodes (Steven Mangan, Tamsin Grieg & Matt Le Blanc) may be the exception - it's insane enough to actually be an accurate representation of the industry!

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    Emma B
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a FICTIONAL tv show!

    Gwen Pollock
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow! I think that what he was trying to say was that, this is not how an actor's life off screen is. That they are just normal people who, even though they are famous, they like everything to be low key and as normal as possible.

    earringnut
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i'm not exactly a fan of seth rogen this is a lot of hate for someone who will never read this post on bored panda.

    anarkzie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think anyone ever thought is was, it a comedy show.

    Ben Smith
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    7 years ago

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    Not realistic for Seth Rogan, but the show is based on Mark Wahlberg's life, so....

    Bear Trapp
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    7 years ago

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    Neither is your acting.

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    #43

    Occupational Therapist

    Occupational Therapist

    heatherrobin2 Report

    Holl Balls
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never knew what it was compared to a PT. Cool!

    Emma B
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People actually think an Occupational Therapist is someone who finds people jobs? *facepalm*

    DeadStillPretty
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've seen an OT a few times recovering from brain surgery. Mostly, she had me play games with my hands (as that was the affected limb), underline words with a pencil, do hand centric exercises, etc. I cannot believe there are people who believe OTs are "therapists who help you get jobs". They probably believe Africa is a country.

    #44

    Pediatrician

    Pediatrician

    MAhealthforkids Report

    Mimis Nachbarin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only idiots could think such nonsense. Everybody who ever had a serious injured or ill kid (or once was one) knows otherwise.

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never known anyone thinking like that. But it's a good way to add his own perception.

    Luisa Vasconcelos
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kids are more difficult to diagnose because they can't tell how they are feeling or how they have done something and how many parents are sometimes over reacting about a little fever.? Me 🙋‍♀️ was only a tooth coming out.

    Max L.
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whoever thought it's not a serious specialization of medicine ?

    Ben Smith
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Um...duh? Who thinks that way????

    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All I can say is that times must have changed considerably in the past 20 years

    Beks Czar
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first pediatrician, who delivered me and treated me for the first 12 years of my life, called me a faker and sent me to see a shrink after I started getting really sick out of the blue. Left him and 23 years later, I have about 12 disease and 30+ preexisting conditions, almost so stemming from a compromised immune system that started showing itself when I was 12 years old. So no, not so pediatricians care about serious stuff. ------- yes I know there can be bad doctors anywhere but this is specific to peds and I'm still pissed off.

    #45

    Local News Reporter

    Local News Reporter

    DPMCanty Report

    Kathy Baylis
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    First off, Balls, you don't know for certain that they work for a local paper---they might be local TV newscasters. Second, I didn't see any grammatical felonies in the statement. Quit being a grammar narc.

    Marnee DeRider
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just can't even read, let along support, my two city newspapers anymore. They are awful. (I live in Minneapolis.) I haven't watched the local "news" since around 1992.

    Holl Balls
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    7 years ago

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    How do you write for a paper with such grammar?

    Kelly
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    7 years ago

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    That's why I do not subscribe to digital editions. Poor quality.

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    #46

    Transportation Engineer

    Transportation Engineer

    wjfarr Report

    Holl Balls
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How so? I want to know!!!

    Neill Powell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Think about it. If you know a route has now got 4 lanes instead of 1. Would you take it? Yeah, that's what everyone else thought as well.

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    Momom0
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    widening highways is not the solution to congestion, so what is? (*cue curious face*)

    Patricia Ross
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All due respect, I don't care doesn't work Will. What does?

    Kate Patton
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Large-scale uncongested, new highways lead people to use them. Result: bigger cities, more cars on the road around the city.

    Anna Thouvenin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not a universal rule that can fit every single place.

    Erik Granqvist
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is complicated. At one hand, you need to acommodate increasing number of cars, bit on the other hand another lane makes everyone chose this road. Only problem is, there are (at least here in Sweden around our big - ok, smallish - cities usually few to none alternatives of travel. You got 1 road thats in your direction. You cant take the train, because it sitter does not go where you need to go or it will inevitable be seriously late. And yes, it will. Aobut 1/3 of trains in Sweden are late. Its no unsual for a 2 hour journey by car take 4 hours with the train, including delays. So what to do? So far, no one seem to have an answer.

    Neill Powell
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    as a further note, these "hubs" are industry-specific, such as finance, or tech, again changing the type of vehicles on that route. they are implemented with a scaled arterial system, meaning the further you get from the hub, the smaller the road infrastructure, and since THAT area is also limited in capacity, you cannot have a strip of townhouse complexes on that route... hence less cars. Longer travel distance, not longer travel time... which is ultimately better on fuel economy and vehicle life.

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    Becky Reus
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a win lose situation: The road is congested, so something must be done, but another lane usually encourages more traffic on the road.

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    #47

    Barista

    Barista

    musicofMANKIND Report

    DE Ray
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I want my coffee to be tea. *sigh*

    Carol Emory
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We had a professor that wanted his coffee "strong enough to stand a fork up in it." We ran a coffee stand in the Anthropology building and, when we caught him altering our drip coffee with 3 times the normal amount of grounds, I brought my little 4 cup coffee maker from home to brew a special pot of "sludge" for him every morning. He was our best customer..LOL

    Holl Balls
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I get coffee and ask for it strong, I mean the most caffeine. I’ve had a novice barista try to tell me the dark roast = most caff. No it isn’t! Fast extraction/less burn time= most caff.

    Kenny Kulbiski
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't understand this whole barista thing. Other than the price and coffee snob ritual I can't tell that much difference between convenience store coffee and Starbucks. Pour it, doctor it up the way you want, and drink it. Jeez, it's just coffee.

    BusLady
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think a lot of it is psychological. Like "I'm worth it." They will pay more because they like to feel pampered.

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    Isabel Care
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just want it in a mug with milk....too difficult to explain

    Erik Granqvist
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh, thars only because you dont know how I like my coffee!

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    #48

    Novelist

    Novelist

    ferrifrigida Report

    Rebecca Olberding
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just graduated with an English Creative Writing degree, and the amount of times my dad has walked in my room saying how it's so easy to publish your writing makes me want to scream at him...

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because she did not read my books of history. And the killer is never the butler.

    Keuthonymos
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's just writing a really long high school paper.

    #49

    Speech Pathologist

    Speech Pathologist

    pamelaaugust Report

    Suzanne Haigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you can judge a child future ability to speak before they say 1 word?

    Patricia Ross
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She can also bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan.

    Beate Glenne
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So can a kindergarten teacher. (At least in Norway.) (Not trying to take anything away from your occupation.)

    borklaser
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kindergarten teachers don't typically have infants in their class

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    #50

    Nonprofit Worker

    Nonprofit Worker

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    Holl Balls
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sister in law worked for a nonprofit making near nothing for the area, while the Vice President pockets massive amounts and CEO lays low and acts like “oh, I only pay myself 40k a year” but we all know that’s not their only means of money (lives in huge house to say the least).

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do they all work for free? This is my first thought.

    Clowton
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my job application for a NPO, they said they could easily match the salary I'd received from a listed company 😮 That made my skin crawl a little.

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    #51

    Urban Planner

    Urban Planner

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    Ben Smith
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Maybe if bike riders would actually pay attention to the rules of the road....

    Rebecca Olberding
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad and I recently rode our bikes to the Y, which is about a 4 mile trek on busy roads. Where there wasn't a bike lane, I was on the sidewalk because I was new to biking on the road. But, even when we were in designated bike lanes, my dad got honked at for having his foot on the line at a red light... My town is not huge on biking, even with the biking lanes. There are little signs with flowers for bikers who lost their life because of cars. Both cars and bikers need to put in the effort to make the roads safer for everyone.

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    RaroaRaroa
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Possibly fuel companies and car manufacturers (big money) might also be pushing against it.

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    Jade Lynn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For half of the year here it is unsafe to ride a bike, for the cyclist and drivers. Also a lot of cyclists do not follow the rules of the road. They will go through red lights, change lanes with no hand signal, ride on the wrong side of the road, and etc.

    EarlyBird
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    US is all about consuming. If you drive a car - you can buy a load. Bicyclists are useless for commerce. If go to the Gym, you pay fee and bring them revenue. If you ride your bike you bring nothing to anyone. Why bother building roads when?

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Time for Tour de Netherlands!!!

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    #52

    Copywriter

    Copywriter

    lorenzobourne Report

    Clowton
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does once it's written 🤓

    Grumble O'Pug
    Community Member
    7 years ago

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    Sorry, Lauren, bzzzzzt. If you aren't paying attention to copyright, you are in the wrong business.

    Rachelle
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    7 years ago

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    It does when one is working as a copywriter for radio, television, or film.

    #53

    Ux Designer

    Ux Designer

    mockingnerd Report

    Emma B
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Making it pretty" ain't gonna matter if it doesn't work

    Ellis
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Applies to make-up artists too

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    #54

    French-English Translator

    French-English Translator

    andrewlevine Report

    MiniCat
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The title is kinda ironic

    rhyan lumilay
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just thought about it now. . . Interpreter translates languages verbally for people to understand each other while translator I think do much on a written form such us translating documents etc.?

    Isabel Care
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Called a "bloody miracle" when needed in an emergency

    Kelly
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is called interpreter.

    Xiaolaohu
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is semantics, and as someone who helps people not comfortable in other languages, you should be more used to confusion? Why so upset, if someone understands the gist of what you do maybe this is trifles?

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    #55

    Model

    Model

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    Bear Trapp
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone is a "model" these days.

    tomas esquivel
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But you do realize this is Coco Rocha, she's supermodel... she's worked with THE best photographers and most prestigious magazines out there. And she's also an incredible human being, but yes, everyone is an Instagram model these days.

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    RaroaRaroa
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet some of them get rich somehow. Other jobs, besides magazine covers, must be paying them well.

    Neill Powell
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    7 years ago

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    Thank God I'm clever and ugly. Also, I have a distinctly longer expiry-date... wile only getting slightly uglier. Nobody googles Demi Moore any more, people still Google Bill Gates.. The defence rests.

    Lizard Queen
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now all that's left is to prove the "clever" part.

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    #56

    General Practitioner

    General Practitioner

    Tattoodlebug Report

    Louise Brigance
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And if they work for a big organization, read managed care, the will be subject to approval and disapproval for the number of patients they send on to specialist. Keeps the cost down if they can convince a patient they don't need additional care. I've ended up with a serious case of osteoporosis because he didn't want to do a bone scan. So much could have been done.

    Lina Lorenzo
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Insurance here in the US pays providers fee for service unless Doctors agree to a capitated payment model (flat fee per member assigned per month)

    #57

    Waitress

    Waitress

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    Mimis Nachbarin
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tipping is not optional - in the US! In other countries it is. The system is very unfair in the US.

    BlackestDawn
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right, the system should be fixed so that tipping is optional. If it's not optional then it's not a "tip", rather it's much closer to an undisclosed service charge.

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    Rachel Ford
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disagree with the statement!! Tipping IS optional and I'll tip based on the service I receive. Any waiter/waitress who thinks it's mandatory needs a reality check.

    anarkzie
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tipping is not optional: yes it is, what law would I be breaking if I did not not tip? The fact that restaurants in America expect their customers to subsidise the wages of their staff does not change this fact.

    Madison Young
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Restaurants are supposedly required to make up for lack of tipping. Good luck finding one that does.

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    Bill
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BS If you want a good tip provide good service

    GirlFriday
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually, tipping is optional - by definition it is optional. I am not about to pay an extra 20% for having a drink spilled on me or other terrible service. I am VERY generous when the service is good, but I will NOT pay extra to be treated terribly.

    Thalia Lovering
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where i live tipping is optional and it depends 100% on how good the service was. Imo, this is the only fair deal.

    Barbara
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm happy not to live in the US - here you get at least minimum wage. Which is not all that much, but you don 't have to depend on tips for your livelyhood. Tips really are a reflection of the service provided.

    Erik Granqvist
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a Swede, I have never understood why the US has a system where you cant live of your vages , but absolute need tip. Its seem unlogical to me.

    Nyree Huh
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get why. Why is it my fault your employer is an a*s and not paying you your money. Do you tip retail workers? sounds ridiculous right. Glad I'm not in the US, would never eat out otherwise.

    Ian Carter
    Community Member
    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your country is so weird your culture is built on being nice for money instead of pride in your work , why not just pay the staff a fair wage, no other low paid workers (call centers,shop workers,factory) get tips why should you?

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