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30 Of The Most Entertaining ‘It Doesn’t Work Like That’ Stories, Told By Professionals In This Online Community
Each era has its own folklore and its own myths. In the old days, these were mighty heroes and terrible monsters, then noble knights and beautiful princesses, cowboys shooting without a single miss, and bulletproof superheroes. The contemporary world also has its own myths, and moreover, we face them literally every day.
Ask any software engineer you know how many times in their lives they have been asked to fix a desktop - simply because they are "programmers". Or how many times an accountant - even if they have never dealt with a tax report in their entire professional career - receives requests from acquaintances to sort out their taxes?
Myths, myths and more myths surround literally every profession, and we create these myths ourselves. Just from watching a couple of James Bond films, we are sure that spies spend their lives doing nothing but driving around in luxury cars wearing insanely expensive suits. Just from watching a couple of children's films, we will strongly believe that the workers at the animal shelter have the most wonderful job in the world, as they pet doggos and kitties all day long.
The list is literally endless, and a popular thread starter in the AskReddit community recently helped us by asking people the question: "What's your profession's myth that you regularly need to explain 'It doesn't work like that' to people?" In just a few days, the thread has racked up 2.5K upvotes and over 3.8K comments, bringing together an incredible collection of today's mythology.
To make it easier for you to figure out all this abundance, Bored Panda has made a list of the most popular comments of the original thread. So now feel free to read stories on debunking modern myths, scroll to the very end, and if you have your own professional experience that can also dispel some myth literally in the wind, please be sure to tell us about it in the comments.
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Your terminally ill grandmother isn't "becoming addicted" to her pain medication. She's dying in as much comfort and with as much dignity as we can provide.
Pet euthanasia. There is a wildly popular post that goes around about how pets dropped off for euthanasia “look around for their owners” and know they’ve been “abandoned”. It’s nonsense, and I will defend clients dropping off until I myself die.
I’ve seen what happens when owners can’t say goodbye so they don’t. The animal suffers for days to weeks until their bodies finally give out. I have literally seen a dog rotting from the inside out, SOMEHOW still alive, but the owner couldn’t commit to euthanasia so she didn’t and that dog suffered tremendously for it.
Everyone has boundaries to what they can handle. Requiring an otherwise loving, doting, and responsible owner to be present when it was all they could do to make the appointment doesn’t help pets the way you think it does.
Furthermore, in the nine years I’ve worked in this industry, I have *never* experienced what is described in that post. Ever. And my colleagues overwhelmingly agree. We love on them and hug them, and tell them they’re a good boy until they pass. **By the logic in that post, you should also never drop off for sedated or anesthetic procedures either because the process begins the same way (with sedation). How is that pet to know that death is imminent? They don’t.**
You’re projecting your emotions onto people who are already suffering, and you’re not helping pets by shaming owners, and my local, professional cohort overwhelmingly agrees.
Every time I take one of my dogs to the vets they hate it, the Vet always asks me or my partner to stay whilst they do whatever it is they are doing in order to calm the dog down and help her/him relax. There is no way on Gods sweet Earth would I leave my dogs alone whilst being euthanised, no matter how much it would kill me inside I will be there at the end giving them my love and comfort ..
Weight loss surgery is NOT the easy way out. There is nothing easy about getting your stomach resized to hold a cup or less of food, it f***s up your metabolism, eating the wrong things can cause serious pain, and guess what you're on for the rest of your life? A restrictive diet. Because your stomach's tiny but you still need all the nutrients.
Weight loss medications are not the easy way out either. They don't work unless the patient does, and even then, sometimes it takes months to find the right combo of meds. And there's still nutrition and exercise requirements.
Basically, being obese is really hard, and getting to a point where one is no longer obese is also really hard, so when you see someone obese, assume that they're doing their best and could use some kindness.
Yeah, there is no ‘easy way out’ of being obese and for some of us it’s not possible at all (disabled, messed up metabolism due to ED and medications…). So don’t look at us and think ‘lazy’
No Ma'am, we aren't going to 'shock' (defibrillate) your family member because their heart isn't actually beating.
Defibrillators do not restart a heart, they reset a malfunctioning cardiac rhythm. If the heart isn't at least doing something then our options are CPR and meds until we get some kind of rhythm.
Sincerely,
Tired Medic
Yup, the hearty-starty machine is actually a hearty-stoppy machine. A heart needs to have a shockable rhythm, that is it needs to be fibrillating (like quivering) in order to be de-fibrillated. To de-fibrillate means to stop its rhythm which usually, and certainly hopefully, prompts the heart to restart itself in a sinus rhythm.
Antibiotics don't work on viral diseases.
What? You mean you need to let a virus run its course and treat the symptoms or take an anti-viral!?
Child welfare investigator here
My job isn’t “hard” for the reasons most people think: constantly being exposed to and interviewing abused children
It’s hard because 90% of the time, it’s just disgruntled exes calling on each other over nothing..and dealing with grown adults’ drama is exhausting af.
Yep!! My friend's ex husband called CPS on her and put her life into a tailspin. She did absolutely nothing wrong. The incident in question? Their daughter was angry her phone was taken away as punishment so she told her dad her mom threw the phone at her face. My daughter was there when it happened and said that it was an absolute lie. She felt really bad for not backing up her friend, but I told her the truth was more important. It cost my friend thousands of dollars to fight him in court.
Just because I’m a psychologist doesn’t mean I’m immune to psychological disorders or distress.
I'm a retired used bookstore owner. People were always saying "Oh, I would love to own a bookstore. You can read all day.". Um, no. It's actually a lot of hard, physical work, (boxes of books are heavy), lots of bending and reaching. And then you get to clean the store and do the paperwork. Owning any retail store is not an easy job!
Sorry, but anyone who thought owning a book store would mean „reading all day“ is an idiot
Retail. If an employee tells you they're sold out of that hot sale item. They're sold out. They're not hoarding them in the backroom, because f**k you. They know they're sold out, because you're the 10th person to ask about it, in the last 20 minutes.
Former pastry chef, and still work in a hotel. No I do not make amazing food at home. I barely survive on a diet of cereal, sandwiches and chocolate bars. Pot noodles if I’m feeling fancy.
Also most people in the industry are either junkies or alcoholics to cope with the brutal schedule. My extended family still can’t fathom me working the amount out of hours a week I work.
Also we do not enjoy weddings, they are fun to attend, but nothing but a headache to run.
The restaurant industry sounds a lot like the film industry, lol. People are in utter disbelief when I tell them that I work 18 hour days a lot, and that a 10 hour day is a "short" day in my industry.
When I was building decks I remember a lot of people asked for shorter railings because it'd look nicer. I totally agree, but if 42" is the minimum in this state we're gonna do 42"
Although I'm a skilled teacher the students need to do the learning. I can't do it for them.
I'm a language teacher, teaching English to kids and teenagers. As a native speaker it's astounding how much English grammar that I wasn't actually taught in school and I now have to learn myself as it was considered common knowledge in my native UK.
No doctor does all aspects of medicine and surgery.. it’s specialized and sub specialized. Obviously in more rural areas people do more, but for the most part, complex things get sent to very specialized folks and a doctor like House would never exist (and anyone who acted like him would be fired in about a week)
Being a car machenic that specializes in a couple of cars. We dont know everything about how to fix the car out of our heads. we use youtube a lot to figure out stuf we dont know.
"I have this great idea for a book. You write it, and we'll split the profits."
Nope.
I've published several bestselling novels. I'm neither rich nor famous.
That vet techs get to play with puppies and kittens all day. It’s a physically and mentally exhausting job.
Wearing glasses doesn't make your eyes worse. There are so many misconceptions and so much false reasoning that goes into that one belief that I don't even know where to start. But I'll try anyway I guess.
1) "I noticed my eyes got blurry only after wearing glasses!" That is because your eyes have adjusted to seeing things with more clarity. So of course you're now going to notice when you're missing that clarity whether it be because you took off your glasses or your prescription has changed.
2) "Wearing glasses cause eye strain!" No it doesn't. Your usual eye strain is from working long hours or staring at screens. But you're only noticing it now because the adjustment period when getting glasses for the first time or when getting a new prescription does increase eye strain until you adjust.
3) "I used to never need glasses but now I need new ones every two years! My eyes are getting worse because of glasses!" Refer back to 1. But also you didn't need glasses previously because your eyesight wasn't s**tty enough for you to notice yet or be really othered by it yet. That doesn't mean you didn't actually need them. Your eyesight was probably changing every year even while you didn't notice. Now that you are used to seeing with clarity, you'll notice when things aren't clear and crisp anymore.
I have dealt with many adults who insist they don't need glasses, either distance or reading or both, because they just don't want to concede that their vision isn't great anymore. These are adults with nearsightedness, astigmatism, and sometimes who even need reading correction. And they can't see s**t. Like why are you so stubborn.
Bad eyesight can happen anytime not just when you "get old". Unless being 24 is old cuz that's when I first got glasses
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Now that I'm getting old, I'm glad I've had glasses since I was little. It's not really a big deal to have my already c**p eyesight getting more c**p.
So true. I've had glasses for distance (nearsighted) since I was 9. When I was in my 40s I started to have problems reading & seeing close. Now I have no line bifocals. Your eyes and a lot of other things change throughout your life. You can't blame it on anything other than aging. I don't necessarily like having to wear glasses all the time, but you just gotta deal with it, or not see!
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Meanwhile my insurance will pay for an exam every year, but only pays for new glasses every TWO years. So here I am KNOWING I need a new prescription and unable to get one. YAY AMERICA!
Your insurance covers that? Mine Only covers an exam at a very specific location nowhere near me, and takes some amount on glasses off at that same location...and they only have giant bulky plastic frames.
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My friend used to take out his contacts when he needed to read rather than admit he needed reading glasses. Can you imagine being that vain?! Contacts out, turn up all the lights (not at his house, as a guest in my house!) anytime he needed to read something!! Swore he didn't need readers...smh.
Okay but tell the whole story at least. If your issue is accommodative spasm (which is real common these days because smartphones), correcting it with with lenses DOES in fact make it worse.
I remember when I first needed glasses. I had no clue I'd needed them, I figured I was just fine, but the eye exam we did for practice in my class told me severely otherwise. My left eye couldn't even make out the giant E. It was a black block lol and getting used to glasses f*****g HURT. I went to the hospital a few times because the migraines were so bad. But once I got used to them, that stopped right away.
This gets me when people apply it to children. #1 ALL children should have regular eye exams starting at the age of 6 months.. 2.Eye exams also check for eye disorders and diseases like lazy eye (which when caught early, can be treated more easily than later and brain cancer, (retinoblastoma) which when caught early, can be life saving. 3.NO, YOUR KID CAN'T TELL YOU THAT THEY CAN'T SEE!! They have had shitry vision since they were born, they CAN NOT tell the difference because they don't know the difference. An eye exam will check to make sure they are seeing the the best that is possible. Just because your kid can see across the field , doesn't mean they can see the chalkboard!!!! 4.They will not grow out of it, reading did not cause it, but not going outside and getting sunlight on the eyes can prevent some poor vision. 5.Yes, KIDS need sunglasses too. It's not a vanity thing! I see parents with sunglasses but not the kids!!! Sunglasses with a UV400 rating!
Sounds like we got an optometrist talking here! Thank you!
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Focal distance can cause eye strain if you need glasses for the range of a computer screen and a different pair for distance or reading get them don't cheap out your eyes will suffer
I need to wear my glasses but I hate wearing them. They're so uncomfortable on my face. I would get contacts but I tried them and I had a panic attack when I got it in
People also assume cataracts are an 'old people' issue. I was 25 when I had my first cataract surgery due to congental cataracts.
Is this culturally or regionally specific? I live in the Midwest (USA) and have never heard of anyone having the idea that glasses make your eyes worse. Or maybe that's just because most of my family wears glasses/contacts
I fall into the category of ignorance. I assumed that correcting your vision would weaken your ability to accommodate. When I was given eye exercises, i was told it would help my accommodation, which implies I needed to exercise my eyes. Does wearing glasses mean you're getting less exercise/ variation from independent accommodation? I only have one eye that is prescription worthy but would I weaken it by relying on glasses?
I think your condition is not included in what the OP was talking about
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I was born with 20/400 eyesight. That's not a typo. I had lens replacements due to cataracts. My new ones are also corrective. I now see at 20/20 to 20,20/30!! I had to wear glasses for over 60 years because I was legally blind, and now I can even drive without them.
when I was a kid and really needed to be in glasses I had an optometrist tell me that I just needed to do eye exercises and I was having trouble seeing because I was lazy. So yeah
I can't believe that there are people who actually believe that glasses makes your eyes worse??!! Really? SMH
Ugh my sister-in-law literally said that she disagrees with glasses for kids because "it f***s with their brain". Yeah, they makes it so the kid can see! She is the only one of her family who doesn't need glasses, her husband and two boys do. They make decent money but she's cheap and doesn't want to spend the money on glasses but will name drop brands all the time. Gah, she's so fake it's irritating and has said other doozies like the thing about glasses.
Tell your sister this... Coming from an eye doctor. Lease case scenario by not getting glasses for her kids, she's making it more difficult for them to read the board at school, and more difficult for them to study and read up close. The kid may not even realize they're having any problems, because they don't know any different. They're supposed to think it's okay to squint at the blackboard to see it. Or they think it's supposed to happen that they get headaches or eyes trained or tired eyes or get sleepy when they do a lot of reading or studying. They don't know any different. Worst case scenario is she's permanently damaged her children's vision because she didn't get a corrected early enough. Tell her to do some reading... The ocular cortex in the brain is still developing until your 10 or 12 years old. If the optical cortex does not get a clear image during that time, it will forever be deprived at the visual forever. Be poor in that eye. Nothing will help it. Ask her if she's wor
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My BFF, whose glasses were stole ....put on my glasses said she could read the st sign, they needed 2 be a little stronger. Then....took them off and said see I have 20/20 vision I don't need glasses
30 years after laser correction, I need readers mostly because product makers keep making printed instructions smaller and smaller, :)
I've been hearing that one ever since I've been an optometrist for the last 35 years
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Prysbeopthia- I probably misspelled it but it means "aging eye" - eyesight changes as we age period, eyeglasses are nor responsible@
I have NEVER, EVER heard this! If you can’t see, get glasses. So many of us wear them.
1. People resist change 2. People hate to admit their own perceived "weakness" 3. Our culture reinforces 1 and 2 constantly
I understand this is anecdotal but I've been given glasses twice and later confirmed to have 20/20 vision. I think for me it's the "number one or number two" aspect of an eye exam. Not ideal for those of us who are anxious people pleasers who honestly can't tell the answer! :)
I'm 58, and I've been wearing glasses since I was 30. It used to be, every 3-4 years, I would need stronger glasses. At 45, every 2 years, at 56 every year. I got a new pair, in February,. Guess whose glasses aren't strong enough, again. It happens, it sucks, but I want my clarity Back! But, with my insurance, I have to wait until February to get a new pair. Get your eyes checked, wear your glasses, you only have one set of eyes, take care of them. Your eyes will thank you.
I thought that second sentence concluded with the phrase "where to fart". Time to reach for my specs, methinks!
You forgot to add the I don't need bifocals! I finally had to concede that progressive lenses are better than not being able to see
Can someone help me? I am young however have myopia since very little and my eyesight is deteriorating at unheard of speeds… at I’d like to say 6? Idk whether minus or not, I can’t see far is all. But it’s REALLY bad… know what I can do to help it?
As an eye doctor.. The general answer is you can't really do anything about it. They have special types of contact lenses that can reduce your need for glasses, but not up to where you are at a minus 6.0. get contact lenses if you're concerned about the cosmetics. Otherwise get glasses with the finished lens material possible, and keep the size of the glasses small. That way they won't be as thick. Then if your prescription stabilizes for two or three years in a row, consider LASIK
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I've needed glasses since I was about 10. I already tried experimenting with not wearing them to see if my eyes could relearn seeing when I was about 15/16. Already concluded they can't.
This reiterates to me why I'm do glad I got LASIK. Do it if you can. Yes, ocular degeneration will still occur. I'll still need reading glasses in a decade or so but otherwise perfect vision. And no pesky glasses to deal with.
Yup! I didn’t need glasses until I was 10 years old but I have the worst eyesight in my family second to my dad now! Many of my family members on both sides also wear glasses, so that’s basically a confirmation that the need for glasses is genetic in my case!
Yeah I've been told by different people that wearing progressive lenses ruins your eyes. Making them worse and worse. No staring at that damn line in lined bifocals screws up cause it's all I see
Yeah, and masks and vaccinations don't work and Q-anon is a real thing
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Looking at screens for hours only strains your eyes if the ergonomics or prescription are wrong. FWIW, I use three different pairs of glasses. Shades (mostly for driving), one pair for seeing far and one for desk work (sharp range begins at a bit under arm's length (screen distance) but doesn't go as stupidly far as the other glasses). Can't use multifocals because the "near" area would need to be in the center and that's not possible. My glasses have been basically identical for nearly a decade now.
I worked for an ophthalmologist and a woman came to the office and said 'Her arms were getting too short to read'. We all (including the patient) had a good laugh at that.
Not quite. Our eyes, like any other body part, adjust to the workload we put on them to some extent. It's entirely possible to overcorrect yourself into myopia, a little bit at a time.
Not if you have a good optometrist. If he takes his time and it's good at doing a refraction that won't happen
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I work in childcare and no, I don’t just get to play all day and have fun. I have to deal with behavioral issues, developmental delays, diapers, injuries, curriculum, art projects, huge messes during mealtime, working with one other person to put 12+ toddlers down for nap, etc. Of course it’s fun at times but dealing with all of that is so stressful.
The "defense attorney" aspect of law
It's not your job to lie, deceive, and cheat to get your client acquitted. You give them the best legal defense so that they receive the due process that everyone has a right to.
*"The job of the defense is to make sure the prosecution does theirs."*
If your client is guilty, then the prosecution should be able to prove it fair and square. If they can't then the quality of evidence does not meet the minimum standard and your client should go free. Full stop.
Does that mean the occasional guilty person gets away with it? Yeah. But far worse is a system where innocent people are more likely to go to jail because a s**tty prosecutor's weak arguments were accepted.
A good defense attorney would recognize a losing case and just try to get the best deal for their client, and getting the weaker charges dropped (in case the prosecutor just decides to "throw the book" at them)
Computer animation doesn’t mean the computer does the animation…I do.
There are no skeleton keys. There is no "one key that fits all locks". There are master keys that have been painstakingly installed into a buildings locks, some of which might fit all the locks depending on that particular keys chosen mastering levels, but no. There is no skeleton key. I, a locksmith, use special tools to open locks. I have a big bag of them. Tools like picks, jiggle keys, bump keys 2in1 Lishi keys, and many more. Yes, I got into your house fast. That's because I know how your lock works and know how to defeat it. No I did not turn up with a working key (disclaimer: sometimes I do as I have codes recorded for places I've worked on and I can get codes from car dealers so I can make a key before I turn up.)
The phrase "skeleton key" comes from the time when locks were all very basic and had "wards" that would physically stop the wrong key from turning. A "skeleton key" was therefore the "bare bones" necessary to slide the lock pin, while missing all variations of wards *for that particular size lock" so even then it was never meant to fit *all* locks.
Something being 'off the record'.
If you're speaking to a journalist, you can't just say 'off the record' and then spill your guts. You need to have agreed with the journalist beforehand that you will not be quoted.
University prof. I do not get summers off.
Teaching in front of classes is only about 30% of my job. The rest is one-on-one supervision of graduate students. Doing research, writing grant applications, writing research papers. Summer is the time of year when I finally have the time to do all that other stuff.
Worked in wildland fire and got "what do you guys do in winter, theres no fires. Must be nice sitting around all day". In the fire season I had a seasonal staff of 70+ and in the off season there were three of us. Lots of wrapping up the last season and getting ready for the next (reports, equipment restocking, invoice processing, hiring, giving/taking training, contract prep, etc). Although some would take a week or two off in summer, especially if they had kids and were able to, we also took our annual leave during the winter. I rarely had a "summer".
Tax professional.
Most clients think that the best tax Pros necessarily get them bigger refunds. If you get a smaller refund in a particular year it may be because tax laws change, because you didn't pay in as much, or because you didn't have as many deductions. Explaining stuff to people doesn't work if their eyes are all glazed over because tax law discussions bore them
Going to another tax Pro to get a bigger refund, thinking that that tax Pro is "better" may just get you an audit
But the worst myth about taxes manifest itself when scammers call people on the phone climbing to be IRS agents. They tell folks that they owe money and that authorities are coming to their house to put them in jail if they don't pay up. The truth is that the real IRS does not call anyone on the phone unless they have contacted IRS first and are expecting them to return the call. IRS does not accuse you of text fraud. Even if they truly believe you have committed tax fraud they will simply send you a letter stating that they think you have underpaid your taxes. They will give you a chance to prove your case. If you don't do this or pay them what they say you owe, they will simply Levy your paycheck or your personal property. They do not show up at your house to put you in jail. So please if a scammer calls you do not give them your credit card information or give them payments in any form. Call the real IRS and report them.
That converting to salt water pools does not ‘get rid of the chlorine’. Salt is sodium chloride, salt gets converted to chlorine in a salt water pool, and you use the exact same test kits to monitor the chlorine levels in the pool water.
But at a MUCH lower rate, and yes the water is salted, small electrode blades convert a small amount of salt into chlorine.
Just because your old technical device (laptop, tablet, phone) is in good condition, doesn't actually mean that it's any "good" today.
Especially if it's made by Apple, and can no longer install software updates.
I work in a hardware store and apparently people think we have a huge underground storage big enough to hide every product in existence. No, i can't just go and fetch a part for your 20 year old fireplace or power tool from the backroom.
I work in a bakery.
Baking stuff for 5000 people every day will take all night to do so when we run out of something during the day. We can't just slap something together in five minutes.
Come back tomorrow and we can get it for you.
If something isn't stocked on the shelf and I tell you it isn't in the back then it isn't in the back and I can't magically make it appear out of thin air... that being said if you are a d**k I also might just tell you it ain't in the back
Shoe stores are the exception - very few can have all sizes and all styles out front. Asking them to check / get your size from the back is valid.
Factory worker here.. Once a machine is set up, it can run all day, perfectly, without adjustment. Nope. Steel can vary in hardness, even within a continuous coil of wire. Humidity, ambient temperature, tooling wear can also spoil parts.
Machinist here. Everyone thinks I just push the green button and magic happens. Sorry, I have to do hours of programming, cutter specific geometry, and lits of a*****e puckering to make your part.
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As a pharmacy technician, we do not set the prices of your medications, it’s your insurance company. They don’t tell us why your medication costs more than it did last month, nor do we know what your deductible is. You can use coupons like GoodRx which MIGHT make your medications cheaper, but it can’t be used with your insurance. Any questions about why your medications are so expensive can only be answered by your insurance company. Please call them and not yell at us. We just fill your medications
Animal rescue "oh it must be so great working with animals all day I love seeing the baby puppy pictures" no actually most of my job is either cleaning poop or heartbreaking. Most animals in rescue are sick and in terrible condition when they come in. They have trust issues they will bite. Dealing with half a litter dying or even the whole litter because their mom was practically dead when she came in because even though she'd been "hanging around a few weeks" you couldn't be bothered to call till now. Dealing with the people is just as bad. Older folks that just had to many to take care of but genuinely loved their dogs as much as you do,a*shats that breed pitt bulls even though shelters are over with them already because spaying they dog is "just wrong",the couple that are having a baby so no longer need a dog , ect. The animals that have purposely been beaten,shot,burned,cut ect. makes you loose all hope in humans.
But is is also the small things that keeps you trying. A 6oz preemie baby finally leveling out and eating normal, the fur growing back on mange puppies giving them a mohawk look for a couple of weeks,a dog finally wagging their tail at you instead of being scared of people, a tri-paw finally recovered enough after being hit by a car to play with others, finding the perfect forever home and getting updates with happy pictures. Also only working in rescue teaches you that you can actually be happy and animal is pooping everyday. 😂😂
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As an Artist, it doesn't mean since I'm doing what I love that it's not work. Everyday I am thinking of ideas, sketching, preparing, then gets into painting which can take days or months. I have to get things scanned in, take photographs and manage bookkeeping. What are my expenses, how much is the cost of supplies and running a website. Then I have to have social media accounts so people know this is what I'm doing all day. Not to mention reaching out to potential clients and doing art submissions. So no I am not going to make you a painting for free, or submit my art to a show/gallery where I am not paid for my time. No I am not going to join your art group with a membership fee or apply for a grant that won't guarantee me a steady income. Work is work no matter if you are in a field you enjoy. And if I'm not making money through my artwork then it would just be a hobby. Which it's not, so yeah just pay artists people.
As someone who works in an obscure branch of IT, no I have no idea about your consumer device and I don't give two hoots, in fact I loath consumer tech stuff so much I minimize my exposure to it, so I have a simple smartphone with the bare minimum of apps, a TV with an on/off/select channel buttons, and none of this household automation nonsense. The last thing I want to be doing in my spare time is troubleshooting tech stuff because it feels like work.
As a pharmacy technician, we do not set the prices of your medications, it’s your insurance company. They don’t tell us why your medication costs more than it did last month, nor do we know what your deductible is. You can use coupons like GoodRx which MIGHT make your medications cheaper, but it can’t be used with your insurance. Any questions about why your medications are so expensive can only be answered by your insurance company. Please call them and not yell at us. We just fill your medications
Animal rescue "oh it must be so great working with animals all day I love seeing the baby puppy pictures" no actually most of my job is either cleaning poop or heartbreaking. Most animals in rescue are sick and in terrible condition when they come in. They have trust issues they will bite. Dealing with half a litter dying or even the whole litter because their mom was practically dead when she came in because even though she'd been "hanging around a few weeks" you couldn't be bothered to call till now. Dealing with the people is just as bad. Older folks that just had to many to take care of but genuinely loved their dogs as much as you do,a*shats that breed pitt bulls even though shelters are over with them already because spaying they dog is "just wrong",the couple that are having a baby so no longer need a dog , ect. The animals that have purposely been beaten,shot,burned,cut ect. makes you loose all hope in humans.
But is is also the small things that keeps you trying. A 6oz preemie baby finally leveling out and eating normal, the fur growing back on mange puppies giving them a mohawk look for a couple of weeks,a dog finally wagging their tail at you instead of being scared of people, a tri-paw finally recovered enough after being hit by a car to play with others, finding the perfect forever home and getting updates with happy pictures. Also only working in rescue teaches you that you can actually be happy and animal is pooping everyday. 😂😂
Load More Replies... As an Artist, it doesn't mean since I'm doing what I love that it's not work. Everyday I am thinking of ideas, sketching, preparing, then gets into painting which can take days or months. I have to get things scanned in, take photographs and manage bookkeeping. What are my expenses, how much is the cost of supplies and running a website. Then I have to have social media accounts so people know this is what I'm doing all day. Not to mention reaching out to potential clients and doing art submissions. So no I am not going to make you a painting for free, or submit my art to a show/gallery where I am not paid for my time. No I am not going to join your art group with a membership fee or apply for a grant that won't guarantee me a steady income. Work is work no matter if you are in a field you enjoy. And if I'm not making money through my artwork then it would just be a hobby. Which it's not, so yeah just pay artists people.
As someone who works in an obscure branch of IT, no I have no idea about your consumer device and I don't give two hoots, in fact I loath consumer tech stuff so much I minimize my exposure to it, so I have a simple smartphone with the bare minimum of apps, a TV with an on/off/select channel buttons, and none of this household automation nonsense. The last thing I want to be doing in my spare time is troubleshooting tech stuff because it feels like work.
