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“Which Profession Has The Most Deranged People?”: 40 Jobs That Often Attract Strange People
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When choosing a career path, most of us only consider how the job itself will impact us. Would I be able to do this for 40 hours a week without losing my mind? Do I feel like my skills are being utilized in this position? Am I able to take pride in what I do?
But another important aspect you might want to consider before committing to a job is what your colleagues will be like. Redditors have recently been discussing professions that tend to attract the “most deranged people,” so we’ve gathered some of their thoughts below. Enjoy reading through this list, and be sure to upvote the jobs that you wouldn’t want to have either!
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#1
Clergy. Never trust a man who says he speaks for god. For some unknown reason, god always wants them to have more of your money.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Deranged? Let's be fair. There are plenty of clergy who are liars, thieves, and conmen - but not deranged at all. They know exactly what they're doing.
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#2
Nurses are either the sweetest people you'll ever meet and will go to hell and back for you to be comfortable during your stay, or the literal spawn of Satan, bullying anyone they come across and overall, not having evolved beyond high-school mean girl cliques.
There's no inbetween.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
You can tell pretty quickly by how they speak to you and the other patients, and how they react to you expressing your pain and discomfort.
To find out how this conversation started in the first place, we reached out to Reddit user Romeonaammera, who posed the question, "Which profession has the most deranged people?” First, we wanted to know what inspired him to start this conversation.
"Just a personal bad experience with a traffic cop in New Delhi. I was trying to convince her that I keep all my documents in digital format, and it's legal for me to do so, but she simply wouldn't budge," the author shared. "I wasted an hour trying to negotiate, and then her senior came in and tried telling her that what I was telling her is actually valid and I can show my documents in digital format. She kept on arguing even then, but I was let go. That's why I made the post seeking similar bad experiences people might've had dealing with people in different professions."
#4
Nutritionists.
Note that I am not saying registered dieticians.
Edit: because some people are confused. Where I am, a registered dietician is someone who has a degree and has passed boards so that they can work in professional settings like a hospital giving medical advice.
A nutritionist is nothing. It’s usually a person with an unhealthy relationship/neurosis with food or some other disordered eating who calls themselves a nutritionist and tries to make a business of their f****d up adversarial issues with food.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
Some "holistic nutritionist" got my mom into eating bitter apricot seeds everyday, claiming to cure cancer and other tumors of any sorts. There was no convincing her otherwise.
#5
Mental health professionals. My lord what a peanut gallery of weirdos and nutters. I also say that as a 20 year veteran of the profession.
#6
MMA fighters. A career that requires recurring head trauma is definitely gonna end up with some crazies by necessity
StrangeOne 1 year ago
You have to ask what type of person decides they want to get beaten up for a living.
We also asked the OP which professions he believes attract the craziest people. "I personally feel that cops, healthcare workers and people working in the meat industry have some of the most deranged people out there," he told Bored Panda. "The former two are primarily because of the demanding working conditions in India for these jobs and the latter, in my opinion, just demands that you be deranged to just survive in."
The author added that he hasn't personally worked in these fields, but he knows people who have.
#7
Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs. The living embodiment of "just because you can doesn't mean you should". I swear just about every day I hear about some new "innovation" that leaves me wondering how anyone could possibly think it's in any way good for the world. Wannabe supervillains.
María Hermida 1 year ago
Who cares if it's in any way good for the world? Do you think those a******s think of the repercussions their "innovation" will have?
#8
Psychology.
Seriously. I majored in Psychology for 2 years before switching majors, and every single person in my major classes that wanted to be a Psychologist was essentially just a really messed up person trying to figure their own s**t out and/or trying to diagnose everyone else so that they felt more normal/in control.
#9
Public relations. You’d think PR would be full of people people, but it’s mostly big egos who believe their own b******t and can’t shoot straight—everything needs an angle or a take. They think they’re saving the world while never truly acknowledge there’s a problem in the first place.
On the other hand, we wanted to know if the author believes any professions are full of wonderful people. "Uber Drivers," he shared. "While I have had a few not so ideal encounters with Uber drivers, for the most part, I have met amazing people who drove me from one place to the other. I think it's the rating system that makes them be extra nice, but in general, [they are]."
#10
Judges are so completely out of touch with reality.
At work, we would call out people’s first names when it was time for their session. He had been there for about 20 minutes and we called his name and he never responded. We did not know it was him sitting there so we figured whoever this person was had moved on. 20 minutes later I asked him for his name because I saw him sitting there for a while, and he said Mr. _____. I told him oh well we had called out his name a while ago but I would help him now.
He became incensed and that we would dare say his first name and that he only responded to “your honor” or Mr. _____ and that it was so disrespectful to call him that and he can’t believe we missed his appointment.
They live in their own world.
John Mosley 1 year ago
I had a man get mad at me for not calling him "Doctor". I had never met him before and I didn't know he was a Dr...Dr. A*****e!
#11
Slaughterhouse workers have some of the highest violent crime/domestic abuse instances of any profession.
Kathy Richardson 1 year ago
I have lived in three different towns in the U.S. that had slaughter houses and the majority of the workers were immigrants just trying to support their families. As for the kill floor, they use an air gun most of the time to kill the animal, then they hang the animal upside down and cut the throat to bleed them the same as a hunter does when they get whatever they are hunting.
#12
Those in the military. I'm 39 and have dated/talked to 3 different men in my lifetime who were either in the Air Force or Army. The level of mental f***ery they tried to pull... I cannot.
Can't go for that 1 year ago
Yes. I ran around with a guy who was in the Air Force. He tried using some type of brainwashing technique on me. Absolute sociopath and master manipulator.
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago
I’ve seen that done by a friend (who was the ex vet in Iraq) to his gf (who left after a month) but to be fair he was super troubled from what he saw, but the mind games were insufferable to even watch as a roommate
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Dave In MD 1 year ago
The military is a cross section of society. Buy your rules you should never date a civilian because of "the level of mental fuckery they try to pull".
Bookworm 1 year ago
In the U.S., it's not. We're developing a military 'caste' where a majority of recruits come from military families. This is actually a big concern for the Department of Defense because it limits their potential recruiting pool. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/the-warrior-caste-of-military-families-that-fight-americas-wars.html
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Phil Green 1 year ago
So, are you saying, based on your very limited sampling, that ALL military personnel are somehow mad, manipulative and outright toxic? I have been known to wear ladies clothes, socially. I have done odd things (the invisible dog on a lead being one, very entertaining!), wore full-body tubi-grip, for laughs, made odd looking food etc. But, I am a full-time carer for my wife, have a good job (still with the military, as a civilian) and have a great life. We are a product of the machine and circumstances, but we are certainly not all sociopaths, not by a long stretch.
der sebbl 1 year ago (edited)
Tbh, that argument (limited sampling) can go for most entries on this list
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Toothless Feline 1 year ago
Too many people go into the military for the wrong reasons. They’re the ones who are most likely to behave like this.
whiterabbit 1 year ago
All of these posts are painting with a very wide brush, including this one. But there is some element of truth in generalizations. My two exes were Marine veterans, the level of brainwashing that goes on in the military is wild. Some vets can come away and mentally be ok and some will never recover. Both of my experiences were riddled with drinking problems, violence and fairly severe mental problems. One of them was able to get sober and is doing quite well now into his 30s, the other one still struggles with alcohol and is in the middle of a trial for a violent crime.
Lynn Reese 1 year ago
I'm prior military. Saw some good people, bad people, and not-quite-right people. A lot came into the military with their maladaptive behaviors already formed. Military can enhance it, especially when like-minded individuals start to form cliques. They being said, combat and combat-related injuries change people. If you wanna date military people, do a little research. You choose to date a grunt, don't be surprised by grunt behavior. Someone had PTSD and/or TBI, learn about it with them, or leave. Btw, anyone who's worked medical in any branch, brace yourself. Dark humor, emotional numbness, disassociation, chemical dependency... the docs have seen so much that their usually traumatized.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
When in active conflict, that is. Just think about the many criminals and serial killers that were disgraced servicemen during wars. War experiences would derange any regular person. I reckon this applies only to some countries with active conflicts now. I have seen examples in the Mexican Army and Navy, (dealing with cartels will certainly f**** you up), the Russian Army and the US.
Donna Peluda 1 year ago
True but also the ones who have seen real action can be very traumatized. I have a friend that was in special ops. Still has nightmares, has hallucinations, paranoia. Bosnia, Afghanistan, Irak , Somalia. It's not just the killing, it's what the see in these countries.
JustinTime 1 year ago
I was in the Marines and I detest that organization. USMC officers are the worst people I’ve met.
Je souhaite 1 year ago
This is utter nonsense every profession has jerks, but military people are trained to act and do things that most civilians suck at like, taking charge of their lives and not curling up into a ball because it's too hard to get out of bed in the morning, and not making excuses for every failure in their lives so of course, civilians are going to feel intimidated , just remember they are the ones keeping you safe so you can continue to be a jellyfish in life.
Der Kommissar 1 year ago
Anyone who gets a job that provides you the opportunity to kill people, while they are trying to kill you should have their head examined.
Blyss Blyssylb 1 year ago
Retired Colonels. Most of them expect civilians to respond as tho we're all in Boot Camp. Had one retired Navy Colonel who berated me at the hotel I was working at because my "stupida$$ knew they were going to be there and why wasn't the (hotel) restaurant reserved only for their group and why did the hotel hire such an incompetent whore and ... " The whole time he's trying to get between me and my duties all the while preventing me from doing my job. F*cking A$$hole!
Layla Layla 1 year ago
Disposable ppl who think they're heroic for killing women and children in lands they have no business in
Mimi M 1 year ago (edited)
Three is not a robusgt data set. And you were the common denominator/doing the picking - not just the mlitary. When I worked in the military, I met some of the best people ever (and I'm sure some of the worst were there as well, but they were not the majority by far).
Mandie Zimmer 1 year ago
Knowing three people out of thousands is not a really reliable demographic to make judgements on. I also know several people in the military, many of which are friends and family who are the sweetest people ever. I think I have met more terrible human beings in management than I ever had in the military. Sure there are bad ones. But they don't make the majority.
Old Wardog 1 year ago
I strongly resent this one. I served in the Army, got damaged but the majority of soldiers I met were and are good people.
ENSJ 1 year ago
British criminologists studied the modus operandi of 36 hitmen operating over the past 40 years, and divided the criminals into four categories. There's the Rookie, who charges barely two hundred euros and is exposed after bragging about the murder to friends. There's the Amateur, who kills out of need for money but usually fails due to being clumsy, or changes his mind when he sees the victim. The third type is the Day Labourer. This one is known in the circuit, but also to the police. Therefore, he alternates work periods with stays in prison. And then there's the Master, who strikes as quickly as he disappears again. A Master often learns his tricks in the army, and commits dozens of murders with impunity.
Kesam 1 year ago (edited)
Unfortunatly, your "fighting men and women" usually do as much harm as good in the world, so I'm not so sure they deserve my respect.
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#13
Motivational speakers.
#14
Lawyers. Though I know some stellar attorneys, the deranged ones are numerous, oddly competent and leave a wide swath of pain, loss, and despair.
#15
I've dealt with a number of real estate developers. Everything from the single operator flipping houses to owners of huge development companies. There is a direct correlation between how successful they are and what insufferable pieces of s**t they are.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Despite the popular saying, the three most important words in real estate are not "Location, location, location". They are "Money, money, money".
#16
Car salesman in my experience. You truly have to poker face and swindle your way into a bigger pay check. I think you have to have some form of sociopathic heart to sleep at night as a car salesman.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
You have to love money more than your dignity and morals, that's for sure.
#17
I'm assuming property managers at apartment complexes. The three people in the world I hope the absolute worst for are the property managers from the three complexes I've lived in. I don't know what it is about that position, but they are the most truly f*****g evil people I've ever encountered.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
I've met some absolute thug property managers when I lived in cheap apartments. But the people working at the mgmt company that runs this block I live in have been really not bad at all. S**t gets done. I've had no bogus accusations. No issues with rent being received. We've been left alone. I hope they remain here for a long time.
#18
Fashion industry. I corrected someone who asked if the Devil Wears Prada is accurate. My reply was, it’s more like a Mean Girls version of SAW on the set of Office Space
StrangeOne 1 year ago (edited)
So, basically, the Devil Wears Prada is an accurate depiction, which was written by someone who worked for the Editor In Chief of Vogue Magazine, and Miranda Presley was inspired by that EIC.
#19
Grade school teachers. I have a lot of respect for the s**t that they put up with but some of the people I had as teachers in grade school should NOT be working with kids, and I don’t think my experience with that is particularly uncommon.
#20
Sales. People who can do sales no problem are psychotic to me. Doing a couple weeks of sales calls was enough for me and I quit. You get paid to be a nuisance.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
They are always super hyper at 9am. Like wound, pacing, loud, cocky and just in your face, not allowing you to just try to learn what to do without them getting impatient with you. I've suspected some of the most high-strung ones are on coke.
#22
I don't know if "deranged" is the right term, but generally academics and psychiatrists always end up having screwed-up children. Like for some reason if you have a kid who eats shoelaces and cakes his face with deodorant stick, someone will say "Oh that's Billy. Both of his parents are professors at MIT.".
#23
Have you ever met a stand-up comedian? Now there's a profession full of crazy geniuses you have to be a little off your rocker to willingly subject yourself to hecklers every night!
#24
University faculty, especially in disciplines that are unrelated to anything that makes money or has real-world applications. Some academic departments are holding pens for personality disorders.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
google Sokal Hoax if you want to learn more about why a large proportion of academia is just a wank.
#25
Back in the 70s, College professors, at least at smaller schools. These people were power tripping narcissists with massive delusions and paranoia especially around the tenure process and politics to become permanent. As a kid of two professors, saw some S**T at parties.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
100% can confirm after over 20 years in higher education. F*****g narcissistic asshats who think their stupid waffle will save the world.
#26
Psychiatrists. Different side of the same coin as their patients but think theyve found socially acceptable ways to be deranged.
#27
Construction trades are full of angry a******s with broken bodies who resent every decision they ever made and whose only joy in life is making apprentices as miserable as they are. .
StrangeOne 1 year ago (edited)
I saw one on the bus, just gotten off his shift and still wearing his tool belt and steal toes, start going off on a family with a couple of kids because another lady was harassing them, too, and accusing them of being on welfare. The guy got up and took out his hammer like he was about to assault the family. Everyone was shocked. The bus stayed at the bus stop until police arrived, which wasn't long. This guy was ranting and complaining to the police. Ended up pissing off the cops and getting arrested. The family had already gotten off the bus and walked away. They did absolutely nothing but exist.
#28
Line cooks. Best and worst of all humanity. Don't bring a gun to a milk crate fight.
Hugh Cookson 1 year ago
Ex high end Chef with 37 years in front of the stove. The job nearly killed me several times - 1 heart attack, 2 mental breakdowns, 1 major fire that I got trapped in and one where a faulty gas cooker (that the owner had known about for 2 years, but had done nothing to get it fixed) basically blew me across the room when I tried to manually light it ; that landed me 3 days in hospital, I then sued the owner sucessfully for a chunk of money. I loved the job and many of my co workers, hated most of my employers and tried my hardest to put out the best food I could within the constraints of budgets, surroundings and staff competence. Would I go back into it ? No, f**k off, what do you think I am, stupid ?
#29
Dog Show Handlers.
The entire operation is weird as s**t and the people who travel from show to show every weekend are often quite bats**t.
Julia Mckinney 1 year ago
For a funny, and sweet, look at dog shows, watch Christopher Guest's mockumentary "Best in Show".
#30
Psychotherapy attracts some very dangerous people. And the licensing boards that are *supposed* to hold them accountable, for that matter.
#31
Film producers. While you need empathy and humanity (or the ability to fake those things) to become a director, every successful film producer that i've met is some sort of a*****e.
#32
Nonprofits + union staff. Often terrible people hiding behind moral ground of "my job is to save the world" imo.
StrangeOne 1 year ago (edited)
For-profit charities and thrift stores have to be the worst people disguised as the nicest. Behind every smile, compliment, nicety are stress, worked up people, who shout, shame and form cliques around each other.
#33
Pretty much everyone in logistics (Truck drivers, dock workers, pickers, etc.).
The truck drivers have either killed people or are about to (And yes, Swift really are the worst). The dock workers are all ex/current d**g dealers. The pickers are tweakers and meth heads.
Every company Christmas party there would either be a fight, or at least someone threatening to stab/shoot someone.
Good times though, I always got along with them despite being office admin. Getting invited to their BBQs and parties was like going to a scene from Boyz n the Hood.
Dumb teenager 1 year ago
My grandfather was a trucky. Drove a petrol tanker. I don’t really remember him but every word I’ve ever heard spoken about him describes him as one of the best people you’d ever meet.
#34
Believe it or not, gift basket designers. I used to do gift baskets as a side gig and the amount of people that are unhinged are insane! I got hate mail from asking too many questions in one Facebook group. One quote I got was "your ugly basket designs are too much for the sophisticated gift designers" among other horrific quotes. They are self-centered, backstabbing, horrible people.
Pheebs 1 year ago
I think this is just particularly, uh MOTIVATED, crafters. Every craft I’ve gotten in to (woodworking, crochet, gift baskets, ANYTHING) you always end up with that one subset of people who are just weird af to deal with. Overly competitive, nasty pieces of work who can't stand other people doing well.
#35
I've heard that painters are the farthest off the deepend. The painters that have worked for me are good examples of this. Love them guys, but they are kinda crazy.
Stephanie Did It 1 year ago
Paint fumes. All day. After hours, they often drink heavily or otherwise indulge in order to continue the buzz. Many painters' spouses & families can attest to this.
#36
Small town post office workers... I don't know why but everyone I've dealt with has some kind of screw loose.
#37
Catering….looking back it was just an insane industry to work in for as long as I did as a kid….
Thee8thsense 1 year ago
Providing service to people who are demanding, particular to an impossible measure and stressed about making themselves look good via your work seems highly likely to be a recipe for disaster.
#38
I worked as a florist for 15 years and I can confidently say that floral designers are some of the most messed-up people I’ve ever worked with. Fights breaking out at work were not uncommon. Everyone is so volatile and angry, probably because the pay sucks and the hours are brutal (especially during holidays).
#40
Surgeons because how’re you that comfortable cutting someone open and playing with their guts.
What do you think ?
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
Genuinely surprised that Cop isn't on the list. Talk about a profession full of borderline sociopaths with anger disorders, superiority complexes and violent tendencies.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
My dad is a retired officer. He has PTSD and prefers to be to himself or doing something out in the country. Rarely goes into the city for much, unless there's something he needs. He absolutely hates rap music, has a negative view of any neighbourhood in the city that isn't affluent, regardless if it's not really a bad area to the general public, and he is paranoid af with new people. He has used his badge to visit me in the hospital after visiting hours (thanks, dad, the nurses thought I was a criminal with a new baby, and treated me so.), got access to my report card at school behind my mom's back (so she says), runs every boyfriend's name through the police system and checks out his friends, too, and would get his buddies to cruise by my house about every week or so, or make b******t visits that end up being "misidentification". This is what happens when your estranged dad is a cop.
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Ladedah 1 year ago
Wow. All I see here are a whole lot of generalizations and biased individual opinions. There are good and bad people in every profession. Why is this even posted?
Angelshark 1 year ago
I agree. People are out here talking a lot of s**t. JUst like one man's treasure is another's trash, one man's normal is another's crazy. Artists are on this list. Artists...on a list of deranged people. Artists are weird, yes, eccentric, absolutely. But deranged? Hard disagree. Just as someone else was surprised there were no cops on here, why are there no CEOs? Or Billionaires? We all watched the hubris of a billionaire implode at 12,500 feet and take his family with him. To me, THAT is deranged, not someone who paints, writes, or composes.
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Moosy Girl 1 year ago
I think this list was written by a cop or someone in a customer service job, because those are conspicuously absent… ;)
Mimi M 1 year ago
'I love humanity - it's people I can't stand!'. Or - 'Life would be great if it weren't for other people!'
Load More Replies... Toothless Feline 1 year ago
Lots of stereotypes and attempts to create stereotypes here. Far too many generalizations. And a complete lack of compassion and sympathy for others. Yes, every job has truly messed-up people, and some do seem to attract more than others. But there is no field that is without such people, and there is no field where everyone is that messed up. Like everything else in the universe, they’re distributed unevenly and mostly randomly, based on what opportunities fall each person’s way.
dollh h 1 year ago
The common thread seems to be the unhinged comments, from people that assume because they've met someone in a profession that they had issues with, that all are like this. This listicle is just a massive hate bomb.
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 1 year ago
Telemarketers and market researchers. One does coke, the other never stops being nosy when they're off the clock.
kansasmagic 1 year ago
My takeaway is that apparently every job has the "most" deranged workers...
BrunoVI 1 year ago
I don't mean to invalidate any political viewpoints through guilt-by-association. Or promote any conspiracy-minded politicians or organizations, like Q. But Washington, DC is today dominated by hive-minded people who hate their fellow humans and believe that the rest of America is too stupid to be entrusted with democratic processes. In a way, it's WORSE than a conspiracy; no-one needs to get their marching orders; it's just a perfect coalescence of minds of self-important would-be overlords.
Mimi M 1 year ago
Agreed. The purpose of gov't is to serve the people, to work for the people - but I think the taste of power makes some people forget that.
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Orysha 1 year ago
Seriously, no one said politicians when we know Trump and Milei or cops a job that attracts violent psychos ? ACAB
Reset Game 1 year ago
What should have been on the list - cops, ICE agents, social workers, customer service supervisors & executive management for homeless nonprofits All toxic toads
Dawn Davison Clements 1 year ago
I came to say that exact thing. As a former cop I can definitely say it should be high on this list.
visacrum 1 year ago
Podiatrists. I had a position where I regularly handled Medical Education meetings for Spine surgeons, Orthopedists (think extremities mainly), and Podiatrists. After each meeting, there would be a 'reception' afterwards. Spine surgeons were divas. Expected the best, scoffed at less than the best. Orthopedists were just after free stuff. They would bring their family to the reception (they weren't supposed to), they would pile everything (usually butler passed hors d'oeuvres) onto their plates. But Podiatrists...my GOD every single time it was like Animal house. Not even the same group of Podiatrists, it was a different group EVERY TIME. Stealing wine glasses. I remember one of their spouses (spouses were allowed btw) showing everyone about 'spirit hands' as a cheerleader and half the group immediately invaded the lobby giving everyone 'spirit hands'. One group managed to detach a decoration from a wall. And omg taking MULTIPLE to-go bottles of wine! I don't know what it is about them
h to da izzle 1 year ago
i might add the middle to upper management in certain parts of the social service system. especially here in germany. i worked at quite a few organisations and the base workers are all fine people ripping their heart out for the kids, but as soon as it comes to the middle management position people just don't seem to care anymore. they litteraly give a f**k about the kids, its all about numbers, money and how to manage it that you delegate all your work to the people that are actively working with the kids. screw you L.L.
WalterWhiteSavannah 1 year ago
I'm also surprised roofer didn't make the cut. 15 years in construction I knew some decent dudes who were roofers but a large majority were alcoholics, meth heads, and just generally screwed up people.
Mimi M 1 year ago
Yeah, I was thinking about roofers too. Not bad people, just have their decent chunk of d**g-users and alcoholics. Gotta respect 'em, though - hard work and often dangerous.
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Two_rolling_black_eyes 1 year ago
Physical therapist. I'm glad they exist and they perform a vital service but the job is to hurt people. You have to be sadistic to force a 77 year old grandma who is taking opiates just to stand up and make them walk.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
so I've seen two votes for florists and about 5 votes for shrinks in the list above. I suspect this means we agree that shrinks are nuts.
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
Home health care workers. I work in addictions. Scarily, the last job everyone goes to before they're completely unable to work is construction or home health care. It's frightening how many people with active addiction are being invited into people's homes to take care of a vulnerable individual when they can't even care for themselves. And they're actively stealing.
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
Genuinely surprised that Cop isn't on the list. Talk about a profession full of borderline sociopaths with anger disorders, superiority complexes and violent tendencies.
StrangeOne 1 year ago
My dad is a retired officer. He has PTSD and prefers to be to himself or doing something out in the country. Rarely goes into the city for much, unless there's something he needs. He absolutely hates rap music, has a negative view of any neighbourhood in the city that isn't affluent, regardless if it's not really a bad area to the general public, and he is paranoid af with new people. He has used his badge to visit me in the hospital after visiting hours (thanks, dad, the nurses thought I was a criminal with a new baby, and treated me so.), got access to my report card at school behind my mom's back (so she says), runs every boyfriend's name through the police system and checks out his friends, too, and would get his buddies to cruise by my house about every week or so, or make b******t visits that end up being "misidentification". This is what happens when your estranged dad is a cop.
Load More Replies... Ladedah 1 year ago
Wow. All I see here are a whole lot of generalizations and biased individual opinions. There are good and bad people in every profession. Why is this even posted?
Angelshark 1 year ago
I agree. People are out here talking a lot of s**t. JUst like one man's treasure is another's trash, one man's normal is another's crazy. Artists are on this list. Artists...on a list of deranged people. Artists are weird, yes, eccentric, absolutely. But deranged? Hard disagree. Just as someone else was surprised there were no cops on here, why are there no CEOs? Or Billionaires? We all watched the hubris of a billionaire implode at 12,500 feet and take his family with him. To me, THAT is deranged, not someone who paints, writes, or composes.
Load More Replies... Moosy Girl 1 year ago
I think this list was written by a cop or someone in a customer service job, because those are conspicuously absent… ;)
Mimi M 1 year ago
'I love humanity - it's people I can't stand!'. Or - 'Life would be great if it weren't for other people!'
Load More Replies... Toothless Feline 1 year ago
Lots of stereotypes and attempts to create stereotypes here. Far too many generalizations. And a complete lack of compassion and sympathy for others. Yes, every job has truly messed-up people, and some do seem to attract more than others. But there is no field that is without such people, and there is no field where everyone is that messed up. Like everything else in the universe, they’re distributed unevenly and mostly randomly, based on what opportunities fall each person’s way.
dollh h 1 year ago
The common thread seems to be the unhinged comments, from people that assume because they've met someone in a profession that they had issues with, that all are like this. This listicle is just a massive hate bomb.
Load More Replies... StrangeOne 1 year ago
Telemarketers and market researchers. One does coke, the other never stops being nosy when they're off the clock.
kansasmagic 1 year ago
My takeaway is that apparently every job has the "most" deranged workers...
BrunoVI 1 year ago
I don't mean to invalidate any political viewpoints through guilt-by-association. Or promote any conspiracy-minded politicians or organizations, like Q. But Washington, DC is today dominated by hive-minded people who hate their fellow humans and believe that the rest of America is too stupid to be entrusted with democratic processes. In a way, it's WORSE than a conspiracy; no-one needs to get their marching orders; it's just a perfect coalescence of minds of self-important would-be overlords.
Mimi M 1 year ago
Agreed. The purpose of gov't is to serve the people, to work for the people - but I think the taste of power makes some people forget that.
Load More Replies... Orysha 1 year ago
Seriously, no one said politicians when we know Trump and Milei or cops a job that attracts violent psychos ? ACAB
Reset Game 1 year ago
What should have been on the list - cops, ICE agents, social workers, customer service supervisors & executive management for homeless nonprofits All toxic toads
Dawn Davison Clements 1 year ago
I came to say that exact thing. As a former cop I can definitely say it should be high on this list.
visacrum 1 year ago
Podiatrists. I had a position where I regularly handled Medical Education meetings for Spine surgeons, Orthopedists (think extremities mainly), and Podiatrists. After each meeting, there would be a 'reception' afterwards. Spine surgeons were divas. Expected the best, scoffed at less than the best. Orthopedists were just after free stuff. They would bring their family to the reception (they weren't supposed to), they would pile everything (usually butler passed hors d'oeuvres) onto their plates. But Podiatrists...my GOD every single time it was like Animal house. Not even the same group of Podiatrists, it was a different group EVERY TIME. Stealing wine glasses. I remember one of their spouses (spouses were allowed btw) showing everyone about 'spirit hands' as a cheerleader and half the group immediately invaded the lobby giving everyone 'spirit hands'. One group managed to detach a decoration from a wall. And omg taking MULTIPLE to-go bottles of wine! I don't know what it is about them
h to da izzle 1 year ago
i might add the middle to upper management in certain parts of the social service system. especially here in germany. i worked at quite a few organisations and the base workers are all fine people ripping their heart out for the kids, but as soon as it comes to the middle management position people just don't seem to care anymore. they litteraly give a f**k about the kids, its all about numbers, money and how to manage it that you delegate all your work to the people that are actively working with the kids. screw you L.L.
WalterWhiteSavannah 1 year ago
I'm also surprised roofer didn't make the cut. 15 years in construction I knew some decent dudes who were roofers but a large majority were alcoholics, meth heads, and just generally screwed up people.
Mimi M 1 year ago
Yeah, I was thinking about roofers too. Not bad people, just have their decent chunk of d**g-users and alcoholics. Gotta respect 'em, though - hard work and often dangerous.
Load More Replies... Two_rolling_black_eyes 1 year ago
Physical therapist. I'm glad they exist and they perform a vital service but the job is to hurt people. You have to be sadistic to force a 77 year old grandma who is taking opiates just to stand up and make them walk.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
so I've seen two votes for florists and about 5 votes for shrinks in the list above. I suspect this means we agree that shrinks are nuts.
Tyranamar Seuss 1 year ago
Home health care workers. I work in addictions. Scarily, the last job everyone goes to before they're completely unable to work is construction or home health care. It's frightening how many people with active addiction are being invited into people's homes to take care of a vulnerable individual when they can't even care for themselves. And they're actively stealing.
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