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Every workplace has gone through a questionable set of employees. Perhaps it's a case of "they are who they are," and they portray the same personality outside of their professional life, or maybe assets like power and money are to blame – who knows? 

This netizen, however, took to Reddit and posed this question: "Which profession attracts the worst kinds of people?" The thread has garnered over 34K upvotes and almost 30K comments establishing what careers do, in fact, attract a greater number of jerks. 

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Unpopular opinion but nurses. There is a lot, A LOT, of toxic abusive high-school girl drama type behavior among nurses.

It's such an important job and about half the people doing it shouldn't be responsible for a yogurt, let alone a human being's life.

I've seen some s**t, man.

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Julie Schulz
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who worked HR for a medical clinic, I can vouch for this. I never wanted to yell "Grow the F-up!" more than when I had 30+ nurses to deal with. It's insane.

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Mathew Aaberg
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is because it is one of the "default" careers for women when they leave high school. There are some amazing nurses who really care about people and then there are those who never really applied themselves and put thought into what they would enjoy or be good at so went into a default, another is Teaching (I say this a mid-life teacher in training). Men tend to have mechanic or construction related trades. There can be some amazing ones but there are also a lot of mediocre ones too.

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Mel V
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a nurse myself, I absolutely agree with this one. I've wanted so many times to tell coworkers to shut the he!! up

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Angela Schiller-Jones
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had another nurse tell me I was a s**t parent for leaving my preemie in the SCN because I had "other responsibilities" as she nodded towards my autistic 3 year old. Same nurse physically assaulted my arm with her knuckle because I was loving and gently stroking my preemie's head. "You like that!? No!? Then don't do it to your baby!" No warning, just rammed that knuckle inbetween my bicep muscles at full force. Tears formed in my eyes... It hurt me in every way, physically and mentally. I was scared she would retaliate against my baby if I said anything so I just bit my tongue. Every one else was nice at MN Children's but f**k that one nurse.

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BluEyedSeoulite
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope you complained after your baby was discharged. Should not be around the vulnerable

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JustinTime
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they have to let everyone know they’re nurses on their license plates

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Vira
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh my gosh, yes! There's some overblown level of pride in nurses, I think. They're important, but their pride is to a level of scary, far too often.

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Shelby Marie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to nursing school and became a nurse. I worked as an RN for a couple years before it just clicked that I hated being a nurse. So much toxicity, and little time to actually care about patients. I switched to the veterinary field and love it more than I could've imagined. I keep my license up to date but have no plans to ever return to the field. The thought of going back to nursing makes me want to cry tbh.

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Shelby Marie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The things I saw disgust me to this day. Terribly neglectful and abusive nurses, rude and unknowledgeable doctors, managers practicing favoritism and turning a blind eye to serious incidents and abuse, staffing shortages, lack of adequate on the job training, the list just goes on and on.

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JK
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband's ex, who is the biggest walking epitome of a manipulative, gaslighting, mentally abusive, narcissist, who has also stalked both of us and even our families, recently qualified as a psychiatric nurse. Kind of says it all!

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've met SOME kind nurses. Most really are the most unempathetic, inhumane, condescending people.

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BeepBeepBoopBoop
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've met some amazing nurses. I've had three surgeries and they were all great! My first male nurse saw I was absolutely freaking out (might've been my first anxiety attack tbh because I could breathe) and he gave me a little bear which made me feel a lot better. I don't remember my second surgery ngl but I did get a blanket from a charity from a nurse because it reminded her of the hoodie I brought with me. My last surgery I loved my anesthesiologist, he was so sweet and made sure I was okay while I was being pushed to the surgery room on the gurney. I'm doing a 5 day hospital stay so this opinion might change next month lol

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BluEyedSeoulite
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And you'd hope the the incompetent would fail out of the profession. Nope. My aunt is head of nursing for a nursing home. She should not be allowed elderly people at all, let alone be in charge of their care or a department dedicated to their care

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RedMarbles
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Last I heard there was a nurse shortage. May explain why incompetent ones stick around.

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Vira
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know six nurses in my family. All but one are catty, crass, unemphatic, and a couple are downright ignorant of their own job. Four don't, "believe," in evolution. One thinks manipulating patients to make decisions based on her personal beliefs is ethical. The one person I think is truly a good person, and good at her job, was moved to a desk position just before the pandemic. This might be the next career in need of a "all cops" type movement.

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RedMarbles
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds like they reside at the peak of "Mt. Stupid" on the Dunning-Kruger graph. (Not calling names - it's what the peak is called.) Just enough knowledge to allow them to think they know it all, not enough knowledge for them to realize how little they've learned of what there is to know.

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Liz Clarke
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a non clinical worker for the NHS, I've had several managers in my time- mostly nurses. A couple have been the cruelest unemphatic people I've met.

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Tabby
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I worked at the hospital it was horrifying how many of these nurses got into the profession just to net themselves a doctor husband - no actual interest in caring for patients

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supertall
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES. Worked at a university with an excellent nursing program. It attracted such vile people.

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OmBoyGanesh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Husband is a physician. He’d rather be confined in a prison full of politicians and lawyers than have to spend 20 minutes with nurses. Yes, what they do is one of the most important roles in society, but it seems to attract catty, entitled people with a lack of emotional regulation.

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Bec
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to think you had to be really smart to be a nurse then so many were anti-vaxx and I knew one who was anti-vaxx and had her kids wearing pooka shells to detox them. What?! That being said, I still totally respect anyone who can be a caretaker, definitely not for me.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the recent and ongoing investigations into NHS maternity scandals, the attitude and behaviour of nurses/midwives seems to be the root of the problems.

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Lori Rommel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That made me laugh! I'm glad I wasn't actually eating or drinking anything while I was reading it -- it woulda been a spit-take.

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LynnCaster
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom is a nursing assistant, and yeah, she talks all the time about the mean girls cliques, petty power tripping, and general nastiness.

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Amy Burke
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed!! Rhis is not the profession for a modest, caring person as expected. Most are rude, impatient and self entitled ... worked with them I should know! This profession seems to attract those looking for status

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whineygingercat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Several people I've worked retail with were in Nursing school. The way they behaved at work and their toxic, high school mean girl personalities... if I were in hospital and any of them were my nurse, I'd DEMAND another nurse.

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Debbie Rakowski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Haven’t you heard that old saying “ nurses eat their young” women are caddy and venomous.

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Zelda Fitzgerald
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every nurse I know in my life is bat s**t crazy, so I believe it lol.

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Jen P
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

3 of the Nurses that I knew in my adult life, where abusing narcotics in their personal lives. Made me look at the medical profession in a new light.

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Tyranamar Seuss
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Psych nurses are the worst! MH professionals all have all our own emotional baggage. Makes for a bit of a mess.

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JoTheLizard
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s true that some people use that as a “comic relief” type thing (not saying it is comic relief but the same idea)there is a lot of things u see as a nurse

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Donna Sempek
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a retired nurse I would like to think nurses should be held to a higher standard. Unfortunately there are many immature and unprofessional nurses working in many areas in the field. If you experience anything less hold that person accountable even if it means report them to a supervisor. The only drama should be keeping a person alive and promoting wellness. (And keeping the doctors in line 🙂)

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Luna Crow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm honestly surprised to see this at #1, I would've never imagined.. but apparently it's not such an unpopular opinion after all 😯

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Deborah Enwright
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nurses and cops hmm, we marry each other too !! Walk a mile, no walk a yard in our shoes

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Megan Lauhon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dad's been in medicine for almost 40 years now. Hospital corpsman in the navy to a PA. He cannot STAND nurses by and large. He's got some stories about petty, child like behavior right down to bullying junior nurses and MAs. It's wild. Bless the good ones, they're getting from all sides 🙏.

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Jude Laskowski
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are many wonderful caring nurses out there, but some are just in it for the money. Some in the San Francisco Bay area need to improve their English, as patients have thrown them out of the room because they can't understand what their nurse is saying. When some have become really stressed, they can't think of the English words, and one patient died as a result. The nurse was fired on the spot.

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Ingrid Rose
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have been a nurse for 35 years. I felt very lucky that my career started back in the late 80's. Most of the nurses I worked with were amazing, but a few were bullies, jealousand insecure. It does create a toxic environment, but you have to have a strong personality to put up with that. I also know a lot of docs that were verbally abusive and bulliee. Usually a letter to the administrator took care of that. My attitude was "I'm nit here to be someone punching bag", which included nurse, doctor, patient or family.

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Tuesday Next
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hold to the theory that the awful boys in high school become cops, and the awful girls in high school become nurses.

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Christina Tunks (Crissy)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This pains me to agree but it is true. I wirk in a large family practice, hearing the way at least half the nurse speak to the patients is so sad, they are rude and so uncaring. I understand the are short staffed most days and their stress levels are high but the person they are dealing with doesn't deserve to have extra c**p projected on them when as the patient they are generally already dealing with their own stuff.

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Synsepalum
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been hospitalized three times in the last two years, and the first two times (in the ICU) the nurses were so mean to me. It's awful to be helpless and have to rely on mean girls to survive.

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foryouwhynot IB
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think any job with ‘power’ of any kind will be on this list…

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Joe Hurd
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Worked with a nurse once, all she and her friends did was drink and do drugs. Probably because they see so much death that they do their best to live to the fullest

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Harvey Vostrejs
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want to become an ER nurse. It's so disappointing that there are people like this :(

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Fred L.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, humans. What buffles me is the number of dangerous people in the business, not just having anti-vaxer "opinions" but acting on those.

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DC
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I met nurses I cannot not love. I met nurses I cannot not hate. The latter ones were the ones with decades in the same job. How come? Abusive workload, abusive payment, abusive patients even sometimes. I just sign out the moment I can move my hand and don't need life support - eases it on them and me.

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Lizzie Lola
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who went to nursing school for more than a minute, I honestly think this is 8n part because of how competitive it is to get into the ACTUAL program and then get treated like s**t.

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Wendy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's really sad to hear. I've been a nurse for 39 years, love my job and love to help people. I'd like to think there are more nurses like myself than the other type.

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Terry Mahlon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So right ! Met all sorts of nurses during my ten years in ems. Some are amazing. So make you wish you could go to a different er.

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C W
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was a nurse for several years before burning out entirely and switching careers. OMG I knew it was toxic on a lot of the units but I guess didn't fully realize the extent until I left. The bullying can be insane.

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RJ
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A thousand times YES! Speaking of unpopular opinions: Every time I see people clapping or banging pots or thanking Nurses for being front line workers, I remember all the bad stuff I've seen them do over the years and think 'really?' It's like watching people applaud the people who've bullied you all your life for showing up to work! Doctors, doubly so.

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DrBronxx
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is interesting. According to FB, of the people I went to high school with who fit the description in this post, most became nurses. That's not to say they didn't turn out to be lovely people, which they very well may be, but if they haven't changed much, then this is alarmingly accurate.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was 22 (40+years ago) and having my first child. The in-take nurse was absolutely horrible. Because she didn't see my husband right away she basically called me a slur because I didn't know I was supposed to shave down there and she thought I was just another unwed irresponsible person

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Maisey Myles
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My daughter is a nurse. I hope she doesn't deal with this c**p

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the whole less than 1% of Law Enforcement Officers will ever have a problem of doing something bad or crossing the line. However that tiny group tends to commit a lot of problems (like the guy with Floyd's death, he had 17 excessive force and abuse complaints on his record before then), but DA's and Police Unions protect the bad ones, which allows them to flourish)

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online I'm probably gonna get some hate for this... the military (The US Army to be precise). Probably 99% of the Soldiers are good, honest people. The nature of the job just simply attracts some sickos. The Army does what it can, but It takes a long time to kick someone out of the Army. Source: 6 years Active Duty

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was in the marines and most higher ups are sociopaths, got promoted by kissing the a$$ of the sociopaths, have questionable mental stability, negligible intelligence, and power trip like it’s heroin. I couldn’t believe my life was in the hands of these people.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online The executives that run MLMs.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Academia.

Intelligent people in very niche areas, with no consideration for the real world and social interaction, whilst simultaneously being told they are the best in the world at certain specific subject areas (which is true, but just not as many people care as academics think they do). You end up with an unnecessarily toxic environment of people trying to intellectually one up each other and throw anyone off the ladder on their way up.

It's a cruel, nasty, petty, and poisonous environment.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. The absolute worst, those people will see you and talk to you like you're nothing because they believe they know so much and are touched by God. Ugh! I have a graduate degree. Had to deal with this bs from these fools who wouldn't make it outside academia

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online My mum worked in a prison. She said that a lot of the men in there for sex offences against children had/were looking for jobs like driving ice cream vans, dressing as Santa at shopping centres etc as they liked kids sitting on their laps etc. Apparently it's way more common than people would think

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Predators go where their prey is. If someone wants to prey on kids, they'll look for jobs that allow them access to (and authority over) kids

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine was fired for trying to turn our youth group into a cult. Perhaps it's a power trip thing.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Hollywood producer it seems.

Over and over and over.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Investment banking. Not all of them are terrible but to be successful its benefical to be a complete c**t

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Khandnalie E
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They basically make their money by siphoning wealth away from those who do actual work. They're pretty much economic parasites, like landlords

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Stockbrokers. I have some friends who are stockbrokers. I love them, but man, they are some b******t artists. And not like, "Oh, they're a good salesman, and could sell you anything," No, it's like they make s**t up as they go along and try to sound confident in what they say.

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David Paterson
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went looking for a stockbroker five years ago. I didn't find one. They're an extinct species, in my country anyway. You can only find "investment brokers" these days.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Psychology. There are lots of great people in that field, but it also attracted the most manipulate and destructive a*****e I've ever known. He's a licensed therapist now, and I feel sorry for anyone who crosses his path.

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Bec
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not bad people but I do think a lot of people start studying Psychology to try to get a handle on their own issues and are not always the most stable. I suppose the best ones figure their own sh*t out and are then able to help others

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Police

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely not true. There are black sheep in every profession, but police are not shady figures in general.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Sales, estate agents, recruiters

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had many jobs and the recruiters have been nice and hardworking people.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Substance abuse mental health professionals seem to fall into one of the following categories: a) wonderful, angelic and highly competent souls who truly want to help drug addicts/alcoholics (they're maybe 20% of the counselors, optimistically); b) burnt-out incompetent/lazy/don't-care types (another 60%); or c) absolute personality-disordered, narcissistic/ Machiavellian sadistic types who really get off on the enormous power/control they have over the lives and fates of the people under their care (maybe another 20%). YMMV. The last group can do a LOT of damage.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually... Idk I disagree with this one! I'm in recovery and have worked with many, many substance abuse counselors and professionals and I can truly, honestly say I've never had the misfortune of meeting a bad one they have all been super kind and helpful and just amazing. They saved my life I have nothing bad to say about any of the ones I've worked with ❤️ that's a good thing right?! Most or a lot of them are also recovering addicts so it's possible that is the reason for my good experience. Actually I've had a lot of terrible experiences at hospitals like emergency rooms and stuff and once the ambulance people were really mean and scary to me.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Elementary School Front Desk Administrator.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online I thought I wanted to be an architect… but then I met a bunch of architects. And architecture students. And architecture professors. And they were pretty much all A******s. It was weird. I mean… how could it be so consistent? But there ya have it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

George Costanza wanted to be an architect, so it sounds like he would have fitted in just fine

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Sales.

Ironically i am also getting into sales 🙄

KnightCastle171 , Kampus Production Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on the sales by extension: marketing. There’s some truly amazing people in that industry but also some genuinely scary psychopaths

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Ok so not really a profession but… there is a certain subset of musicians who are also wannabe influencers… particular people who are very on twitter. so back-stabby and clout hungry

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Tow truck drivers. At least 80% of all the tow truck drivers I've met have been felons, and about 98% have been shady d**kheads.

Blue8Delta , Giulia Lorenzon Report

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe I've just been lucky, but every tow truck driver I've interacted with has been extremely kind. One pulled me out a snow bank and refused payment, another drove me several miles looking for an open motel (before smart phones).

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Insofar as psychopaths tend to be dangerous kinds of people, heres a [list of the professions that seem to attract a disproportionate number of psychopaths]:

* Civil servant
* Chef
* Clergy
* Police
* Journalist
* Surgeon
* Salesperson
* Media
* Lawyer
* CEO

Personally, I'd go with sales because there's simply a lot more salespeople than CEOs or police, so it's a lot more likely that you're going to encounter a terrible person who's in sales. My anecdotal experience would also tend to confirm this.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Prisons are full of unsuccessful psychopaths, c-suites are full of successful psychopaths.

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Bouncers. I swear those people are always looking to create trouble so they can exercise their right to kick a*s

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29 Professions That Attract The Worst Kinds Of People, As Shared Online Line cook. A lot of them are great people, but every beyond horrible person I've met has always been a cook

yetogev226 , Rene Asmussen Report