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We currently have jobs that didn't exist 30, 20, or even 10 years ago. In fact, by one popular estimate, around 65% of children entering primary school today will ultimately end up working in a career that's not even on our radar yet.

Interested in the changes of the labor market, Redditor u/jaysmith007 asked other platform users last week, "What profession was once highly respected, but is now a complete joke?"

And people gave plenty of examples. From flight attendants to nurses, continue scrolling to check out those that have received the most upvotes.

#1

“What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) US President

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K Witmer
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't believe we had a Russian plant in office and there are brainwashed traitors that want him back in

ZAPanda
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

His IQ was too low to be a plant. Fungus?

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Droopsnoot
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I recently thought on how america was going in a good direction by electing Obama, I was a big fan of his work. Say, they just went back to silly old men afterwards.

ZAPanda
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, the rest of the planet liked obama a lot... except I think maybe the couple of people that he permitted drone strikes on. But he was preferable to the other vile creatures that have been in office.

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Rick Hoppenbrouwer
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have to admit us people in Canada saw him as a massive joke but also a massive threat to the world in general. And we were right.

Thomas Sweda
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so pleased to see all these negative comments about the worst President, and one of the worst human beings that ever existed. And of course, the millions who elected , and still follow him, are criminally stupid.

Oma Dudley
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3 years ago (edited)

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Political hate speech like this that I am seeing regularly on Quora has me distressed. It is so sad to see people promoting hate and engaging in and actively promoting hate speech toward 70+ million of their fellow citizens simply because they did not vote for Biden or Hillary.

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Chuck daniels
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3 years ago

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Yes Biden is horrible. He committed an actual quid pro quo against the Ukraine and everyone ig ores that

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AndersM
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All it took was one man and a lot of really stupid voters.

Chuck daniels
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3 years ago

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Name one bad policy trump enacted. How's gas, the southern border and foreign realtions under Biden exactly?

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Tarryn Louise
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't believe he is talking about running for office again.... that's terrifying.

Chuck daniels
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It would be great for America again. Back to oil independence and a country that is actually feared

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*me*
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you explain to your kids that this man tried to sabotage the United States of America

Chuck daniels
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3 years ago

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Except he didn't and the second sham impeachment showed that democratic leader altered videos.

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I I
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

UK here , you guys need an IQ test BEFORE they become POTUS , not a dementia test a few years in....... MAN , WOMEN , CAMERA ,. PERSON , TV

Michael Sanders
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think Trump was an idiot and a stain, but you’re not exactly killin it over there in the leader department UK.

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John L
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3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sadly...this deserves the number one spot. Also, oddly enough, it seems that the requirement now a days, is that you must be way past retirement age to be POTUS.

Chuck daniels
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3 years ago

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Over 35, American citizens, no felonies....only requirements to be president.

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    #2

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Teaching. They get completely s**t on by the kids and the parents.

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    DUN DUN (she/her)
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely. Sometimes parents meddle too much in their child's school life. It's ok to supervise what your child's been doing and whatnot, but for god's sake let the teachers handle how and what they teach in class. And I get it, there are some wacko teachers and they need a constant reminder of their job, but there are really good ones who have become so frustrated with all the nags! As if the school's pressure and the workload wasn't enough :(

    Ally MacMann
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somehow teaching seems to have become customer service, with the parents being the customers. And believing they're always right.

    Olivia Pannier
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All teachers do is the best they can. My school had a shooting today, where the principal and resource officer were shot, but even though kind of a chaotic situation the teachers handled it very well.

    Memere
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OMG, I live in the same city as you! I'm so sorry you kids had to go thru that, I was horrified when I saw the news this morning. I'm so grateful that there weren't more injuries & I'm praying for the injured. And I've seen the reports about how well the teachers handled the situation.Sending you hugs from the west side of town tonite, and Go Hawks 🤍💙🧡!

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    Quasar
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not like the American school system is doing a good job in solving the situation

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Might have to do with that horrible person that has been responsible for public schools from 2016 -2020 who HATES public schools and wants everyone (aka: the rich everyone) to private schools? I mean... wild idea, but it could be!

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    Patti Bulldog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My best friend is a teacher. I never realized how bad the job has gotten but parents these days are really ridiculous, they text her at all hours with the dumbest crap, their kids are not going to know how to handle their own problems as they mature. So much of her time is spent coddling all the sensitive children and if anyone gets punished she is sure there will be a meeting with the parent and the principal the next day.

    Tee Witt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why do you think I quit?

    Birgit M
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So did I! It wasn‘t even a decision, the job made me really ill. I just had to go.

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    Jo Choto
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still respect them highly.

    Katiekat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Retired teacher here, 54, 5'5" female, and no one ever dared s**t on me, or they might have tried it ONCE, got told, got set some STRONG boundaries and limits, and told they could go take a long jump off a very short pier. Worked in a couple of states, half a dozen schools. People absolutely never have anything good to say about education, mostly due to their own insecurities that get projected outward. This is one of those times. The person who wrote this, I would bet good money, has NEVER and would never be behind the desk and speaking from experience. Twenty six years experience here. Sh*t free here. Don't believe bad hype from people who would not and could not do the job.

    Heather Wright
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I teach the after-school program & omg do I see how teachers don't get the recognition they deserve! Being in a room with 20+ kids, some with adhd or behavior problems, for an entire day!

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    #3

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Nursing. Long hours, hard work, front line workers for dealing with annoying ass and insane people, the definition of “I don’t get paid enough for this s**t!” Edit: thank you for the awards! My first ones :)

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    Caro Caro
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This thread is about disrespecting professions. I don't know about all the other countries but here in Europe they get our respect. I will punch anyone in the face who disrespects these fantastic people.

    Nadine Bamberger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then pay us accordingly and stop overworking us. It's hard on your body and hard on your soul and psyche. I've been a nurse in Germany for decades now and I'm done, the job broke me and so many of my colleagues. Respect from patients is nice, but that's not enough to survive ever changing, understaffed shifts. They work us to the bone, guilt trip us into coming in sick and take double shifts for a salary you can't feed a family with, one of the reasons why so few men work in this profession. I don't know any nurse who hasn't been told she's only there to wipe asses and be a glorified waitress. We are literally at the front lines and being treated as cannon futter.

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    Nilla
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See my comment under farmers. 30 years as a RN in a kid ICU. There would not be hospitals without nurses. Docs are always in an ICU and ED, but it's the nurses that generally tell the docs what's going on with patients. Excellent chance a nurse saved your life if you've ever been in a hospital and very sick

    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's best, when you are sick, to not give any s**t to the nurses. They are on your side. You need to be on theirs (no, I am not a nurse).

    Ela the lazy panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't upvote this enough! I'm a nurse and I really really love my profession and helping people, but sometimes it's really hard to put up with long exhausting hours, rude people, that think just because you're a nurse you don't know anything... It's hard

    BigFootToo
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, a lot of nurses have turned their chosen profession into a joke. They forget they were required to have all up to date vaccinations, before doing any patient care. You can't spend a few years in a nursing program, learning science, only to turn your back on the same science you just learned. It's baffling. Also to the doctors, if you're spreading misinformation about a vaccine or virus, maybe doctoring isn't for you. You literally have an oath that says, do no harm!

    Requiem
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I deal with nursing students at a college and half of them felt they didnt need to wear masks around each other, a Surgical mask is what you signed up for till you retire. one of them was even part of the trucker convoy. Should have been a fail right there, no graduation

    Jp@nda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't worry they'll get eaten alive once they reach the hospital. As a wise nurse once told me when I complained about nursing students at my old school, " it's okay, we will knock them down a few pegs, nurses are known for eating their young" so they might be jerks in school but that does not last once they hit the floor

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    Wendy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They still have my greatest respect

    Mieke
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you Wendy. There are a lot of people who do respect us, but generally here in South Africa we are called whores.....

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    The Cute Cat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely.. As an ex paramedic I can tell how tiny our salary is when compared to the risk, dedication, stress etc.

    Shortstuff
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Disgusting to see signs all over a hospital saying "please don't abuse the nursing staff or doctors". My husband was in Emergency with a heart attack. Woman in next cubicle yelling, swearing and lashing out, as she was drunk. The noise was horrendous. For God's sake, control yourself with alcohol. 😡

    Steve Fischer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Without nurses a lot of people would be dead by now

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    #4

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Farmers. Agriculture used to be something everyone had to do. Now people don't give a second thought about where there food comes from.

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    Dre Mosley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Grew up on a small farm. The work never stops.

    Requiem
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cousin runs half the county of Canola fields since his 30s and goes to Vegas or hawaii in the off season.

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    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the farms were bought out by corporations. So all the "farm relief" type bills that some politicians try to paint as being small farmer-friendly are just another way to siphon money to their corporate fat cat friends.

    Marianne
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Farmer is the most important job in the world.

    Nilla
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    farmers and teachers should make more money than grown-ups that chase balls around or 'actors', and certainly reality 'stars'. We would literally be dead without the first and too stupid to be the first without the second

    James016
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife's dad was a farmer. It is the hardest job.

    Requiem
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    3 years ago

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    combines are all remote controlled now

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    Sawyer Kidder
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who needs farming, we got McDonald’s to survive (Trust me, I’m jokin, farmers are very important)

    Brian Bennett
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We need them badly - with the pandemic prices have gone through the roof but do the farmers make much - nope but the supermarkets are making one hell of a profit!

    Steve Fischer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Without farmers we don't eat. Period!

    Cuppa tea?
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hedge funds buying farms just because of "asset value" but not letting farmers work on them so it just empty plot of land. Meanwhile farmers struggling to buy more land to farm on due to sky-high prices.

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    #5

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) In these current times, apparently a scientist.

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    Hawkmoon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are too many scientists. On my Facebook wall alone, I have dozens of virologists, who have also just become specialists in wars and geopolitics.

    Tee Witt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am a scientist, I know I do not understand politics well enough to make strong arguments but I do know wars are Wrong.

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    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guys here's an interesting exercise. Read novels from the early 20th century and late 19th. Often the hero is a scientist. Then read novels or watch movies from later times. The hero is an average joe or an action man. Case in point. War of the worlds. The hero: originally a scientist. The 2005 version? Average joe is the hero. America fundamentally has become anti-science. In fact, since the whole Scopes trial.

    Tamra Stiffler
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And Republican lawmakers are trying to ban the teaching of evolution in some states, so as not to contradict christian beliefs. Mind-boggling.

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    Otter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scientists used to be well paid and have secure jobs, that's what's changed! Now you have people like Mayim Bialyk leaving science for acting because she needed medical insurance for her family, and the guy in my nursing school who left "the uncertain income" of a research science to be a nurse anesthetist. Too many scientists are treated like temp workers these days, constantly looking for the next paying gig and wondering how they'll ever get benefits.

    Oopsydaisy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When acting is a more secure and better paid job than science, it is indeed a strange world.

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    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone who can think objectively and do math is the natural enemy of the Trump supporter and most Republican politicians, who rely heavily on public ignorance and stupidity to allow them to continue to rob everyone. So they viciously attack teachers, librarians, nurses, doctors, engineers, scientists, and anyone else with learning.

    Chuck daniels
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    3 years ago

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    Then why do all of the professions you listed have shittier lives in liberal areas?

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    Vix
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, my shop floor colleague KNOWS FOR A FACT that Covid 'isn't real and is made up by terrorists' , telling a group of us this and one lad lost his Grandma along with 11 others in the Care Home due to Covid.

    Auntriarch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really don't know how I have managed to get through the last couple of years without punching anyone in the snoot

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    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back then, scientist was more than just someone with a degree. If you finished university, you're not immediately immune to sprouting b******t

    Christopher Duffy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its the same now. No-one can claim to be a scientist simply for having a degree in a STEM subject. Its a professional position that involves conducting research, publishing findings, training other researchers and having proven impact. I think the problem is that the general public dont really understand what science is and what scientists actually do. The ethical scrutiny we are under is enormous, our pay is typically low (in exchange for a very rewarding and flexible job) and we are our own harshest critics (because publishing something and then being told you've made an elementary error is mortifying).

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    JJ
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then (real) scientists also disrespect other (real) scientists, esp. of other sciences... Discourse culture has changed a lot recently.

    Philly Bob Squires
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ask the dear leader who knows more about science than any scientist that ever lived, and more about medicine than any doctor that ever lived... OH and more about war than any general who ever lived and more about weather than any meteorologist that ever lived and more about business than any businessman who ever lived... ad nauseam. The biggliest, the bestest and he never fails or loses. Always the best... just ask him!

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    #6

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Journalist. It used to be a respected and necessary career, now, for more than one reason, it's lost almost all the respect it had.

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    Carbonel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    … which is a shame because we really need proper journalism… the kind that seeks to uncover and lay bare the truth.

    Dennis Mikulus
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Journalism ideally should be: Report truth and reserve opinions and judgements for the readers/viewers and the op-ed page. Now it seems there is little separation between facts and opinions and only a token consideration for opposing views. This is why journalists are disrespected, they disrespect the views of half the audience.

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    madbakes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It seems that now people use the terms "media" and "journalist" interchangeably. There is and always has been a very big difference.

    Loty
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, journalism as a profession lost all respect once journalists started spinning news to agree with their agenda, both on the right and on the left.

    Pamela Blue
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I believe journalism lost respect once the news went to 24 hours. That's a lot of time they have to fill up, so they began filling it up with opinions. Not good.

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    Dash Blue
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Serious journalists deserve a lot of respect.

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    our journalists here are super super respected. We have a specific group called amaBhungane who often discover s**t that is dodgy WAYYY before the cops or feds do. They're awesome.

    Raven Sheridan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We need more Woodward and Bernstein's.

    Lemaire
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We have them. They work behind paywalls.

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    Dave P
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a lot has to do with a lot of low quality and shoddy work at some of the major news outlets in recent years. They did it to themselves

    Chich
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jounalists should report the news, not create it.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do! Usually, that's what they do. the media-concerns that pay them create the news.

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    Braineating Spleen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes but too often these days what passes for "journalism" is actually opinion and has no journalistic integrity and does not include facts at all ... looking at you TUCKER "JUST ASKING QUESTIONS" F*****G CARLSON

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    #7

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Philosopher. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle. Now if someone tells you they are a philosopher you probably assume they don’t have a job and do a lot of drugs.

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    rspanther
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A stand up philosopher is a better career path. I wonder who will get the reference?

    BorPand8
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember it from Mel Brooks' History of the World Part I. Dole Office Clerk: Occupation? ... Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. ... Dole Office Clerk: What? ... Comicus: Stand-up philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of human experience into a viable and meaningful comprehension. ... Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a bullshít artist! ... Comicus: [grumbles] ... Dole Office Clerk: Did you bullshít last week? ... Comicus: No. ... Dole Office Clerk: Did you *try* to bullshít last week? ... Comicus: Yes!

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    An Co
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Socrates was a teacher hired by the wealthy. Think private tutor. In fact, he was hired by.... Plato's family was wealthy. They paid Socrates to teach Plato. Plato retained the family money and used it to start an Academy. Aristotle's father was a Royal Physician. When he died he was taken care of by nobles and enrolled in Plato's school. He went on to teach others. At NO POINT was 'philosopher' considered a respected 'job'. Philosophy was a hobby, Teacher was a job.

    Tom
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Socrates, Plato and Aristotle didn't spend 100k on a philosophy degree though. The simple fact of the matter is 99% of philosophers are annoying posers.

    Francisco Manuel Teruel Gutiérrez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I pissed on the man who called me a dog. Why was he so surprised?" - Diogenes (obviously, Athenians loved him a lot).

    Kona Pake
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that why Donald P’ed on the girl…

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    Jasper Cool
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Socrates was sentenced to death after being put on trial for corrupting the youth. He died by poison. That's not exactly respected.

    jolie laide
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think philosophy should be taught in schools. It helps to teach you how to think. When I was in school, it was all about memorization for times tables in math. Names, dates, places for history, etc. You were pumped full of things to memorize but you were NEVER taught to think and when you were, you heard: "This isn't appropriate for your age/grade level", "This is something you'll learn in college", "See me after class", etc. When I was in school, it was billed as "basic learning" and college was touted as, "Teaching you how to think". I always thought, if you don't already know how to think in high school, you're f*ucked in college. This is why I LOVE philosophy, it helps teach you how to THINK.

    David Woollands
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not even a job in my opinion - famous quotes or inspirational quotes are the closest we get now!!

    Rick Miller
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What if you are legitimately a philosopher and do a lot of drugs, does that validate your argument or cast aspersions on the claim that conforming to a belief makes you less of a philosopher?

    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Old sages and all did drugs too, to see beyond. Sadly, current people aren't exactly responsible with drugs

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    #8

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Police, you would have to be crazy to join the force right now.

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    Al Christensen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the crazy people are joining, which is why police are disrespected.

    John L
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! In the US the standards are WAY too low....for someone to run around, unaccountable, with a gun. It's a major reason why bullies are attracted.

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    Kat O.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's infuriating that a large number of racist, perverted, sick individuals have ruined a great profession.

    Leodavinci
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    3 years ago

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    I'd say the profession was never really great to begin with.

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    Vishy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In India they are not racist. They are are made for the rich. You can pay your out of anything.

    Heidi
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why many of them are the high school bullies. I think we should require more stringent training beforehand, licensing like nurses and pay people a decent wage for putting their life on the line for a disrespected job, TRUE ACCOUNTABILITY, and a national database which tracks problem officers so they don't get rehired in another precinct and in turn can't continue to abuse civilians.That would weed out a lot of the problem folk, but not all sadly. It really isn't easy to find a happy medium in a career such as that. There are numerous ways to address this situation but it would still take years of implementation and adjustments.

    MandiMay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Carrying accountability insurance similar to malpractice insurance would weed out a LOT of the foolishness.

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    Ally MacMann
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The US police has one of the shortest periods of training in the developed world. That might be place to start reform.

    Terry Filkohazi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right. Some countries require a college degree, not here. HS Diploma or equivalent=hired. 500 hours of training, mostly weapons & zero hours on de-escalating the situation.

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    Tee Witt
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is only relevant to some countries. In the UK, in general, police do their best.

    MandiMay
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes but I take it you are not a POC. Totally different perspective.

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    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the U.S. a lot of problem is wealthy elites making sure the police are unaccountable for their actions under any and all circumstances. The officials in charge of many departments are constantly "backing up their people" no matter how heinous their crimes and pretending to investigate when there is a crime committed by cops. Add in the "Patriot Act" allowing cops to seize and keep anything they feel like seizing and keeping, regardless of whether anyone is accused of a crime. And it's come to light that good cops are driven out of the job by their sick, corrupt colleagues if they ever speak up about what any other cop is doing, no matter how immoral. So this means that psychopathic sadists can do whatever they want whenever they want, and they're signing up in droves. Meaning that the public has very good reason to fear that the cop stopping them is one of these monsters.

    Big Blue Cat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is US maybe but in Europe we still trust our well educated law enforcement.

    Mim Sörensson
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well… not explicitly. There are dirty cops everywhere, I should think - although when presented with the situation in for instance the US, I have nothing at all to complain about. When cops kill one single person here, it’s usually on national news and gets serious, heavy investigation. As of course it must, since someone lost their god damned life. So yes, I do trust the police as a whole - but they’re human and some bad, corrupt sh*t went down here as well. Basic trust, but not explicit trust.

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    De Gueb
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true. All the deadbeats, pot dealers, lazy dropouts and psychopaths from my school days are in the police now.

    Leodavinci
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or power hungry... which I suspect is the main reason many people become cops.

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    #9

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Priest for obvious reasons

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    Dre Mosley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They(the Catholic Church)did it to themselves by sweeping things under the rug and paying hush money for decades.

    Nadine Bamberger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's most evident and thankfully now talked about when it comes to the Catholic Church, but they're by far not the only ones.

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    Nevid
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be honest, priests used to enjoy a lot more respect than they deserved, and they still do. That's exactly what allowed them to hide the pedophilia for so long even though it wasn't that hidden to begin with. In most cases, a lot of people knew, but said nothing because that was a priest. They are human beings like other people, but are often treated with more respect and as if they were wiser than other people, just because they are priests.

    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Religious careers were never really trustworthy, messing with money and their own rules has been happening since the middle ages... Now that bubble defeniteky burst

    Kat O.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a shame that the perverted few have ruined it for the many good ones.

    BorPand8
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except that the church covered for the bad ones -- moved them to new locations where they could find new children to victimize. That makes them just as bad, if not worse. It would be different if all the offenders had been sent off to a 'special' monastery where they could never hurt anyone again, but no....

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    sheldon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is priest considered a profession ? No jokes and no sarcasms ... just a genuine and pure question

    Hazz
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, professionals have regular supervision. These people don’t. Which is why they get to go off the rails so quickly and no one does anything.

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    Ally MacMann
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Priests, particularly Catholic ones have totally lost any moral authority they ever had to me. How they can possibly object the things like abortion after their own behaviour as individuals and as a church is totally beyond me.

    jolie laide
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate that this is on the list, but I get it. Any group where sexual predators would have an "in", they'll flock to. Priests, Pastors, Reverends, etc. Instead of kicking them out and holding them accountable for prosecution, they bury it. Same with schools, Boy/Girl Scouts, sports coaches, etc. Instead of weeding out the freaks, tossing them to the wolves for prosecution, they always say "No, no..." I don't get it. WEED. THEM. OUT. Toss them out, same with cops, firemen, etc. Get them out, weed your own fu*cking ranks.

    IlovemydogShilo
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nuns too for much the same reasons.

    Bob Standen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An nuns, in my primary school they were the biggest bullies of young children. We were told they were the brides of Jesus, but is seemed being a bride but never having a honeymoon turned them mean.

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

    A lot of people are going to say the Catholic Church, but well their right, we need to remember that this has happened in all religions. Those who are meant to be our shepherds have betrayed us.

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    #10

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) My aunt crushed it as a travel agent in the '80s/'90s. The internet totally blindsided her

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    Janice Hazeldine
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you can get a really good one that does their research they are worth so much. Sadly most of them just book easy stuff so you might was well do it yourself.

    Dianellian
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve been to them, found the price outrageous, so then went home and did it myself for nearly half the price at better quality flights and accommodation. Some of them haven’t even travelled OS!

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    The Queen Of Upper Butt Crack
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Going to Europe with my son in less than a week. Had an agent book my flights, they had a small fee. So far there has been 4 schedule changes from the airline that the agent fixed saving me many hours of sitting on hold. I know if there are issues on the return the agent will be there doing all the work while I continue to enjoy my vacation. I was stuck in Iceland during 911 and my agent kept in touch with updates like I was part of her family. Im sticking with her till she retires.

    Caro Caro
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope you have a great time here with us in Europe!

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    F. H.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Absolutely. The last one we used told us to look at their offers online and then come back. What an ass.

    Chich
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This goes back to the early 2000's but I looked online and most flights to where I was going were $3-$7K return. I went to a travel agent and they found one for $1800. They knew the buisness and where to find deals.

    Vinay Pai
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can only imagine the superhuman skills she'd have had to do this job without the internet.

    Requiem
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    travel agents still exist, a lot of them

    madbakes
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I understand the initial appeal of internet deals, but travel agents are an amazing resource. Mine has actually been everywhere I go, so she has tremendous insight and gets me perks while I'm not paying anything extra.

    Mitchell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I stopped using travel agents years ago, but rely on one now to decipher all the COVID rules in the countries I travel to. They have the opportunity to make a comeback.

    Leslie Burleson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dear friend owns a very successful travel agency. You've got to move with the times . She offers a lot of planned excursions for groups or families or single travelers . She usually goes to places and tries out everything available , then plans out the best things to try . She comes from money , so it's easier for her to do this of course . But you've got to adapt as the world changes

    Justreading
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not even an option in that Life game anymore 😕

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    #11

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Lawyer. I’m one and I’ve already heard all the jokes, thanks. In the 19th century it really was a position of prestige. In the mid-20th century it meant Atticus Finch. Now it’s just the equivalent of ambulance chaser in the minds of most people. And it’s too bad, because when you actually need one, you see what they genuinely do.

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    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lawyers are great, but you have to admit the big, blaring "I will sue anyone for you" billboards don't give a very nice look into the profession.

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lawyers have ensured that law and justice have become two completely different things. Because of them, there are now unjust laws that no longer have anything to do with justice, but have everything to do with legal mumbo jumbo.

    UpQuarkDownQuark
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lawyers don’t pass laws. Look, there are plenty of shitty lawyers who will work the legal system to their clients’ benefit for the money. But I know two lawyers. One is in construction law, and he works hard to hold contractors and developers accountable, both environmentally and regarding code. The other is an environmental lawyer who works hard to hold corporations accountable to prevent them from or punish them for poisoning the environment.

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    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lawyers are disgusting. They take money to protect crooks and the poor and oppressed cannot afford their services and have to accept substandard lawyers from the state, resulting in them losing their case every time to the rich prick who can afford a hotshot lawyer. They profit off the misery of others and charge rates which are outrageously high. In our country they are paid (I can't say "earn") regularly more than the president, regularly! Arrogant knowitalls who just have undergraduate degrees in memorising what the rules say and dogmatically applying them. I hate them passionately.

    Chuck daniels
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You sound like you haven't made great life decisions.

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    Madzdad the Bard
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People hate lawyers until they need one.

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

    Nope, still hate them even then. Doesn't matter what happened, doesn't matter who's right or wrong, lawyers are NEVER on your side. They only care about the money, not about truth and justice.

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    Tina Russell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine did nothing. Proof of that is my separation agreement was not drawn in my favor. As well, when I pointed out a blatantly obvious clause that was not in my favor (If I Iive with a man 6 weeks, this voids alimony payments to me), "my lawer" said, "I didn't see that." One depends on their lawyer to look after their best interests. My ex had two lawyers working for him. His lawyer and my lawyer.

    Oopsydaisy
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    3 years ago

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    I'm not a family lawyer thank god (clients involved in family law and wills and estates disputes are much worse to deal with than criminals). But a family lawyer once told me the best result you can get in family law is when both parties are unhappy.

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    P. Mozzani
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked in law offices, for over 25 years. In my experience, I can attest to the fact that I came upon only TWO lawyers were ethical and fair. The others put more emphasis on on their billable hours and the reputation of the firm, much to the detriment of clients. One of the lawyers, for whom I worked, received a frantic phone call from a distraught client, whose husband had beaten her so badly that she spent 10 days in the hospital. She called to say that he was being released from jail and that he said that he was coming to kill her. My attorney boss asked, "How much does she owe me?" When I told him, he said, "She'll have to pay the balance, before I will help her." Most of the others were like him.

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

    " ... when you actually need one, you either cannot afford one or it will ruin you for the rest of your life" Corrected that for you.

    Kona Pake
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Steal from your client and they’ll come after you eventually. Steal from another lawyer and they’ll reign hellfire down on you.

    Kona Pake
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Michael Avenatti and Alex Murdaugh are just 2 of too many.

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    #12

    News media, regardless of their "slant." We've gone from Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite to talking heads and sound bites. Kids today won't believe that back in the day somebody came on TV or the radio and told you the who, what, where, when, why and how- and you were expected to make your own mind about it. Yes, there were editorial/opinion sections, but they were separate from the news reporting. And "journalistic integrity" is filed away somewhere with buggy whips and vacuum tubes.

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    Braineating Spleen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tucker Carlson is the the embodiment of what wrong with the news

    A_UserHere
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not just fox msnbc cnn abc all of them put their opinions and bias and call it news.

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    Kevin Fodor
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read a study done nationally that showed the media had less credibility with the public than Congress. And it was all done by marketing. Murrow warned about mixing marketing and journalism. And he was right. All of today's news is really run by marketers who are out for ratings.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This might be only true in USA. Here we have quite a range of media sources and their owners are well-known so you know what their "slant" will be. There's not just this fox/vs/cnn vibe. For example, newspapers I consult about 5-6 on our local news and generally the range of commentary is the same on the facts, with opinion pieces clearly marked. Obviously in dictatorships there's official news and nothing else, but not here. We also have indepdendent providers who are not censored etc. (in fact we don't censor).

    Huddo's sister
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was thinking that too. In Australia we have two really good, impartial, news sources on our government supported channels. On commercial tv you know the news and current affairs shows need to be taken with a grain (or bucket load) of salt but there are people that like that. It depends what you are looking for in your news source.

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    MaggieWest
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's because of the advent of the 24-hour a day news channels. It used to be that there was a news cast a few times a day and a newspaper. Now they need to find fluff to fill all that air time with!

    Kittymisfit
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is also responsible for the lack of respect for journalists and scientists, among others! When our news presentations stopped being genuinely unbiased (or as close as possible) to labeled unbiased but truly biased, sensational and fear mongering, we started to buy the idea that everyone's opinions on every topic are equally valid, regardless of experience and expertise. It's ironic that these sleazy infotainers are the ones who are trusted and they've turned the average citizen against the unbiased reporters and against experts. Think for yourself-- yes, absolutely!! But also learn to gauge the reliability of sources and think critically. So many people lack critical thinking skills and training in logic, and they are praised for it by theose who stand to gain the most by it.

    Steve Fischer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fox News is the propaganda wing of evangelical white supremacists and will ultimately be a force in destroying Democracy

    Nadine Bamberger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a global problem but more so in dictatorships and the USA.

    Mary Doe
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I remember when the only "fake news" was the National Enquirer. Those were the days!

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    #13

    Human Resources. I get it, the protect the company and not the employee, but over the last 20 years that scale has tipped so far that modern HR practices are barely legal and usually unethical.

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    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I emailed my HR lady last week. I know she’s insanely busy but I got no reply, so I asked her if she received it. She said, very irritably: “oh, no, we never read your emails.” 🙃 not sure why I deserve that cause I only email them like 3 times a year about tiny routine things that I’m required to do. I unfortunately told her to her face “weird flex but okay” and she didn’t like that 😂 (pray for me)

    Tom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HR has a bad rep because they are there to protect the company, not the employees. They are not your friend.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It depends. We have a great HR person at work who really fights for our rights.

    M R (Scello)
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    HR at my previous job was super awesome, beyond helpful! And he showed me how to work loopholes in the paper work so I get the best of what I could. :) I'm in animal health care so I think we are a different breed, our HR dealt with more 'inter staff' issues and our head of HR started off at the company as the lowest of the lower as a ward/kennel attended that was basically a glorified janitor.

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    Vishy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work in merchant shipping. The most useless department is the HR. They have no clue about safety and security of the seafarers and us. It's all about protecting the company.

    HarriMissesScotland
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I discovered that the man that hired me twice, in 2 very different jobs, was in fact related to me. Our great-grandfathers were brothers, and his father and mine were best friends back in Indiana.

    ohjojo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never met reliable or competent HR

    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess I was lucky. The HR folks where I worked for 40 years were great. There was only ever one in all that time that I thought was rapacious and rude. Talk about entitlement. She had it bad.

    Kona Pake
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too late to hide, they’ve already got your personal email address, your social media accounts and banking info.

    Brian Bennett
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my day they were called personnel managers most were shitheads and from what I hear nothing has changed!

    John L
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, it used to be that HR was there to protect the employees. Now they only protect the employer.

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    #14

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Critic, for the most part. It used to be that to be taken seriously as a critic, you had to have some accomplishments in the field you were critiquing, to show that your opinion on the subject was worth some value. Somewhere along the way, the position devolved to "any as***le with an opinion is a critic". It has fallen even further in the internet age, with "critics" giving obviously stupid "hot takes" just so their name can be spread out among the media.

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    Kat O.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In other words, the person with the biggest, rudest mouth is considered a "critic".

    -logansucrose-
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    off topic (ish) but i love gordon ramsey

    Kona Pake
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The critic “could actually be a 300 pound dude who lives in his momma's basement in suburban Detroit. And her name is Chuck."

    Amelia Joy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    300 pound dude.. and her name is chuck? Sorry if i sound rude, its probably a typo, but how is a dude using her pronouns ;-;

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    Pixie101
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Must admit.. I don’t like stupid people too

    Big fat nerd
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well y'all are all being critics right now

    A B C
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ramsay is just an ásshole though. At least during his show and in my opinion.

    Pungent Sauce
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s an act. Watch him on any interview or Master Chef Kids.

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    Craig Reynolds
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Critic today = Entitled Influencer with zero life skills and minimal education.

    Random Anon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These days any mouth breather with a wide enough pie hole can call themselves an "influencer".

    Mike Loux
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This mushroom is so raw, IT TOLD ME THE PRINCESS WAS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!

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    #15

    No professions seem to be respected these days. Respect went away roughly 10-15 years ago.

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    Leet_loves_space
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what about dinosaur trainers or pirates?

    Donkey boi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dinosaur trainers get no respect until someone see them doing their job. Then they get a huge amount of respect.

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    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Billionaire always seems to get respect. I should have gone to school for that, but no

    ilikeplants
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It mirrors the rise of the internet. The more easy it became to google things, the less people had respect for experts. They figured they can get the same information in a quick search as someone who spent their entire career studying a single subject.

    Question everything
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's about the Internet and people's ability to find information for themselves. They realised a lot of jobs are now obsolete. Also with social media people learned that many respected individuals are just frauds, are bad at their jobs or have the jobs only because they were born rich rather than because they are smart and work hard.

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    Hannah Edwards
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think Doctors must feel like this. Now all their patients have self diagnosed from the internet and think they know it all from a quick google search.

    M R (Scello)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed lol people have gotten lazy and just want everything done for them,l

    Steven Meyer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Respect goes away because the parents in the last 20 years have not taught respect to their children. It’s not the schools job to teach your child respect for others, it’s the parents job.

    More!
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There definitely has been a shift.. I remember when my teenagers were in primary school and they knew theirs teachers first names. That information was top secret when I was a kid, and you’d never dare ask. Only doctors or lawyers drove a Mercedes, Jaguar or BMW, now even pensioners and provisional drivers get around in them.

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    #16

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) School principal. Teachers who fail in the classroom flee to administration because they're too heavily invested to quit and start a new career. Of those, the ones with high ambition, low self-awareness, and weak personal character tend to fail upwards by parroting trendy buzzwords and supporting failed pedagogy. You'll meet the odd unicorn, but most principals are incompetent at everything except camouflaging their incompetence behind buzzwords and task-offloading.

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    Meg Hurst
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is explained quite well!

    WilvanderHeijden
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the Netherlands incompetent principals won't make it for an entire year. They have so many authorities to answer to that their incompetence won't go unnoticed. An average Dutch primary school has a budget of a million Euros of tax money, so authorities are very keen on making sure that the money doesn't go to waste because of bad management.

    Alex Ernst
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was bullied hard all through middle school. The principal's solution after three years of physical and emotional abuse was to have me and my main bully burn a lunch period filling out a "conflict resolution form".

    strawberry idiot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a principal who collected wacky ties, dressed up in a superhero costume on days that ended in a zero and called himself "Zero the Hero" (I think that was it, it's been too many years since he was my principal) and he was my favorite principal out of all of the ones that cycled through my school 🙂

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here principals are basically guys who cosy up to or bribe union officials. They're quite often useless and tolerate really poor behaviour from their teachers, e.g truancy and sexual harassment.

    v
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is also a perfect description of the corporate leadership ladder.

    Leodavinci
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like an extension of the old saying, "Those who can't, teach".

    Marco Hub-Dub
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS!!!! The teachers aren’t the cog in the wheel causing the problems. Well, not always. There are those driven to make decision based on their ego and that’s a common factor. But it’s the admin that creates pandering policy.

    David Geurtsen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow. I feel like you read my mind.

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    #17

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Chef. My dad was a chef and in his day you could have your pick of jobs. Literally walk out of a restaurant and into another by the end of the day. People respected them and allowed creative and financial freedom. Now I work as a chef and I constantly have to answer to people ( managers, waitresses etc ) who have absolutely 0 culinary experience. The pay is sh**ty, the hours are ridiculous it's about 3 decades behind in terms of workers rights. This goes double for smaller places like non-chain bars and restaurants. They know that theirs always another chef looking for a new gig and often have no problems treating chefs like absolute dogs**t.

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    Mitchell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That sounds awful. Not helped by a*****e celebrity chefs that give the impression that all chefs are entitled, arrogant dickheads allowed to throw tantrums and abuse people.

    Bettie-Jean Neal
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I divorced my hubs because he was an exec chef. I helped him get through culinary school, supported us while he worked part time in school, he bounced ideas off of me, etc. Total 1000% support. Then he started to make a name for himself and I couldn't take it anymore. 17 years of NO vacations, NO weekends off, working every single holiday, anniversary, and birthday. Sitting at the bar on your birthday all alone and waiting for him to come and give me a kiss is not my idea of fun. After 10 years of sitting at the bar alone, I stopped going. Then I had another 7 years of every night alone except for Sunday nights. When I left him, he had a girlfriend with 2 weeks and had moved in with her. It was one of the desperate older women who hit on all of the busboys and bartenders and we used to mock them. Whatever, knock yourself out dude.

    Bob Belcher
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Food Network killed the industry

    buttonpusher
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uncle is a top chef and according to him it's long hours, crap pay and drugs are rife, particularly speed.

    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really hope that the above depiction of "classy presentation" dies aborning. Wooden salad bowls are one thing, chunks of log are another. What a waste.

    Faramir10
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't want to eat off of a tree trunk. What a stupid reason to cut down a tree.

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    Janice Hazeldine
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a joke. Get a great one and its wonderful. Sadly too many of them are far too overworked and underpaid. At least in the US. Hopefully better in Europe.

    Sue Knerl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are they putting food on tree stumps, fer Christ's sake?

    Cass Malone
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My man is a cook (there are no chefs where I live) and he's worked at just about every restaurant in this town. The one he's at now actually sees his worth (finally someone does) and he's actually getting good pay.

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    #18

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Air hostess- Once the symbol of glamor now its like a joke

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    Kai David
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My husband is an airline steward for one of the major airlines. People that fly have become rude, abusive, confrontational, physically attack staff, defy and ignore rules

    Rick Hoppenbrouwer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially with all these entitled assholes getting on planes.

    John L
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Went from being a joke, to dangerous now.

    Zol
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think its a certain percentage of passengers that are the joke . Rude , entitled scum that should not be allowed to board . I once flew Emirates where the flight attendants had a total of 11 languages covered between them ... they were all multi-lingual

    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't think it's a joke. Am not sure where this is coming from. Sure it's not as glamorous as it was in the early 1960s, but I don't remember a lot of demeaning talk about aircraft attendants. Unlike the "glamour" days, passengers and aircrew can't sexually harrass them anymore without consequence. And you didn't used to go to jail for doing or saying things the hostess didn't like.

    Nicky
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are called flight attendants and we are flight crew in charge of safety - if your plane is crashing, you realize we do a lot more than serve sodas.

    Tanya Engesser
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boosting this comment. I’ve been watching the Mentour Pilot on YouTube explaining various air disasters, and he gives high praise to flight attendants as being a valuable part of the flight crew as a whole.

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    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IMHO they need more burly guys... I'm thinking bouncers. To smack the entitled chads who think that they don't need a mask on an enclosed metal tube with recycling air.

    Mitchell
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flight attendant. There are competent men in that job.

    Nicky
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are flight attendants and can evacuate planes during emergencies. Our primary job is safety not serving sodas.

    Tanya Engesser
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Boosting this comment. People need to aware that offering snacks and drinks is not your primary purpose while onboard. Though hopefully we never need to see your primary purpose in action.

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    Annette Easton
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you think that all flight attendants do it stand around, hand out drinks and smile while they jet off to exotic locations, then you really need to talk to some actual flight attendants.

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    #19

    Spinster. In the middle ages, it was a respected career which could keep a woman financially independent and secure. She worked damn hard and had to be physically strong and good with money. And a spinster could choose to be in a relationship, but it wasn't imperative for her survival. Nowadays it's just become a term for middle aged or older single women and the fact it used to be a respected job title has been all but forgotten.

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    Katie Lutesinger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were called spinsters because they worked spinning wool, if anyone's confused.

    Anapv
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you, Katie. I was really confused, I googled it and only got that's an unmarried woman

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    F. H.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not true. Spinning was not a profession in the middle ages. It wasn't something that could earn you enough to keep you alive, but side work done mainly by peasants in winter.

    Otter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, spinning was not a profession, it was usually unpaid gruntwork given to the lowest-ranking female in the family home. That's how it worked, unmarried women were always deliberately given the worst jobs as a form of social pressure to encourage marriage, because obviously given financial independence or the freedom to choose, some women won't want to marry. This was considered a bad thing, back in the days of patriarchy.

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    Missy Corron
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spinsters were adult unmarried female family members who generally lived with family helping to care for parents, children, etc. When they weren't busy in the kitchen or nursery or sick room.... they had small jobs... knitting, spinning, sewing, darning... they had to earn their keep with work rather than money. 18th and 19th century when families still had to provide for themselves.... clothing, food, etc.

    ohjojo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spinster as a job title hmmm. If I marry can I get unemployment?

    HarriMissesScotland
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true. Spinster's, many of them still lived at home to care for family, and had no chance for a life of their own. Most were pitied or ridiculed.

    Requiem
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nowadays? its always meant someone who never married and has too many cats, are you from the 1900s?

    A Strike
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Nowadays”? This has been a term for a century or two to describe unmarried women…. How old exactly is this person claiming to be? :/

    Betsy Novack
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And how is it spinster, old maid, etc is used when speaking of a woman gets used and bachelor, playboy or distinguished gentleman player is j how men get defined?

    P. Mozzani
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm still trying to figure out what your post means. A spinster was never a career. It was a societal construct for a woman, of a certain age, who was not married.

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    #20

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Milkman, now they are just everyones secret father.

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    Robert T
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is BS. My MILs milkman turned out to be an excellent plumber. Radiator burst and what we thought was a little drip was pouring water into the outside porch. He managed to get it isolated before I managed to get there! He is an absolute star in my book!

    Susan Atkinson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I really was The Milkman's Daughter. My younger brother's the Insurance man's son! Lol, Dad changed professions a lot.

    Auntriarch
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Snort-laugh! You had me there for a second

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    Becky Moore
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the UK milkmen have started to appear again! They must have been in hibernation :P

    Brian Bennett
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dad was a milkman for years started out with a horse and wagon, you just took enough milk in a carrier to do 2-3 houses and the horse would meet you at he last house! In some places had to go in the house and put it in fridge but usually it was just on the step or milk box!

    Lou Cam
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Dad was a milkman at the time I was conceived and born so yes the milkman is my father.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is obviously a joke guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjhpo0Frxig

    Lynn Morello
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You used to be able to leave your money on the window sill for the milkman. Then the local louts got wind of the free monies.

    backatya
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    bastards couldn't keep it in their pants because horny house sluts keep taking out of men's pants

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    #21

    I wanted to say politician but they have always been hated the more I think about it

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    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do royals count? They were once honorable leaders, now either dictators or useless fools

    Pearl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They've pretty much always been dictators or useless fools. That's why smart people in some countries overthrew some.

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    Tamra Stiffler
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I live in the US, and I have become utterly, completely disgusted with all politicians. Lying, self-serving, the lot of them. The people who should have power are the people who don't really want it - those who actually might work on behalf of the people they're meant to serve.

    MorgothBauglir
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree--Power Corrupts. The more power you have, the more morally corrupt you are.

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    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's sad, really. Of course there's always corruption in power - sadly, it's human nature. But there are still good, honest politicians who truly want the best for their people, but they have to fight against competition with more influence and more money and battling idiots in congress and senate and whereveer they gather to make decisions and slowly, they either turn on their 'eff-it-switch' or become corrupted. Accountability would help - and also voters who don't fall for pretty lies and big campaign-posters with nothing to back it up.

    Thomas Sweda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about all Republicans, especially those kissing trumps ass?

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    #22

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) President of russia

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    Raven Sheridan
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a difference between being respected and towing the company line, for fear of being shot. 🤔

    Thomas Sweda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please tell me when, and which were respected ?

    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty much all presidents of russia were morally questionable

    Steven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an unfair generalization which implies that pretty much all presidents of the USA were highly moral people!

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    Steve Fischer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pig Putin is the twenty first version of Hitler. But I'm sure Trump is a close second

    laura lee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I see he uses dictator orange as well.

    J P
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    World is more obsessed with Trump who just says crazy shyt….while this dumbfuk actually does crazy shyt and everyone is just mum.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    what do you mean everyone is just mum, are you out of your mind? did you not notice the 148 state UN resolution against him???

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    Dave P
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When were they ever respected?

    Bill
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They have only had three

    dido74
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s not a President … he’s a Dictator

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    #23

    For me personally, doctor. I used to hold them in high regard until I started working with them. Most are lazy, greedy and do not know a single thing outside of medicine. Some don't even know medicine!

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    ChimeraBubbles
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I only respect a doctor if they show respect for me. I'll acknowledge their expertise, I'm not questioning that. As soon as they try to tell me what I'm able to sense in my body or what my life is like with a disability they can piss off. I don't know what life is like in their body why assume they know what it's like in mine? Keeping me as healthy as possible is a mutual endeavour. Respect goes both ways.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was told by my doctor that I wasn’t eligible for a covid test even though I BEGGED because it was the worst “cold” I’d had in over a decade and I could barely breathe, coughing everywhere and a fever. Went back to work as soon as fever was over for 24 hours and I “felt well enough,” (symptoms were mostly gone, just a sore throat and cough which he said was fine) just like he told me to, and I ended up infecting 6 people with covid. They in turn infected at least 12 other people. I got CHILDREN sick ffs. Called the national nurses hotline and they admonished me for not getting a covid test before I went back to work. Super confusing and shitty and I feel like the worst person for not using my own judgement.

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    Papa Bonez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find that more doctor's are really just "practicing" medicine rather than knowing medicine. As a diabetic, I get a lot of "here try this and we will see how it works." Which is hard for me because even if you have insurance, diabetes medicine cost a lot of money still.

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Consider emigrating to another country? USA is notorious for diabetes medicine prices. It's about $5 here.

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    IzaCoder
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Warning: turns into a vent I have lost almost all respect for doctors, except for literally 2, my audiologist and GI. Those are pretty much the only helpful doctors I’ve seen, the others are just “try this. Oh it didn’t work, let’s refer you to this other specialist,” and repeat until the last referral can’t help and doesn’t refer you again. Sometimes it takes months, sometimes it takes years. Still haven’t figured out 90% of my issues, and I’ve been going to specialists for literally ages. Sorry for the vent.

    Cesha Wells
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My doctor knows that I trained as a medical assistant in the early 90s. I was unable to certify though because I became very ill and I'm now on disability . Whenever I talk to my doctor she will always ask me what I think it is and then she will tell me whether I'm right or wrong and why. She explains everything to me in terms that I can understand and she lets me give her my opinion.I respect her greatly for that. The clinic I use has a lot of old school doctors and I really like that. Other clinics in the area are filled with young twits that don't know an x-ray machine from MRI machine.

    Pamela Blue
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not their fault though. They are thorough trained in anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and diseases. Somewhere along the line, medical schools dropped the part of the curriculum that says that patients are human beings and know their own bodies quite well, (well - some of them, anyway). Bedside manner would make a good course, too.

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    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked with doctors, too, and for every lazy, greedy, incompetent, one there were 50 good ones. But I agree, mutual respect is essential for successful healthcare. I am my own best doctor.

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still respect doctors (I am one). Here it's easier if you just ask which university they were at. Some are better than others.

    Kittymisfit
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is true, but some people are just shitty at their jobs. Some people start out great and burn out and others don't adapt well from the educational experience of competing for grades to competing with themselves to be the best physicians they can be for their patients. There are definitely schools that (from experience) I look for when choosing a new doctor- mostly schools I know to avoid, but a name-brand school is no guarantee. I got my PhD at Vanderbilt Medical school and was alongside several MD and MDPhD students. Some of them were brilliant and cared about doing their best to help people and others should never have made it into med school to begin with. You have to trust your doctor and find a new one of you don't like your level of care. That's really hard to do in some countries and under some healthcare plans.

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    J P
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s just wild generalization.

    Cecily Holland
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    3 of my cousins are Doctors. All asshats. Part of the problem is some of the publics tendency to put them on pedestals. They are humans like everyone else

    Rick Hoppenbrouwer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Once told a doctor that I was firing him. The look on his face was priceless. It's a job, your not a god.

    Winter Eleven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My former doctor told me my pneumonia was just a cold and to just drink tea with honey... Until I demanded that ahe writes that in my record. Who knew if you make them accountable they'll send you to get your blood tested

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    #24

    Musicians that played dynamite saxophone solos in rock and roll songs.

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    Donkey boi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Born to Run, Baker Street, Moondance... heck I'd even add Careless whisper by George Michael.

    WilvanderHeijden
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cut it down to "musicians". Autotune, computers, vocoders and synthesizers changed the music industry. Now Rhianna records a fart and a sound technician processes into her latest hit.

    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about the poor harpsichord players? And hurdy-gurdys? No respect for them either

    James016
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Check out Apocalypse Orchestra, they have a member that plays the hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes

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    Mindy Keys
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still believe. Yes, I still believe...

    Cath poop
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just saw volbeat and they had a pretty badass sax due..

    Wonderful
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the sax player in the movie “Lost Boys”? All shiny and muscled up with a chain being used as a sax strap.

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    #25

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Elevator attendants. Once revered engineers capable of lifting humans hundreds of feet in the air. Now a comedic relic of a by gone era.

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    Janice Hazeldine
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the only one on the list that actually fits the descriptoin of this list.

    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The description is of jobs that are now disrespected. The elevator attendant is not disrespected, he's extinct. It happens. New careers appear as old ones evaporate, no disrespect intended.

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    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That happens a lot with bygone jobs, you don't remember exactly what they did, you just remember them for being liftboys with funny clothes

    Leodavinci
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A long time ago, you actually had to "operate" an elevator. That attendant knew how. There weren't just buttons to push.

    DaVo
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In 1945 they went on a mass strike and people learned they could work the elevator themselves.... https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-historic-strike-paved-way-automated-elevator-what-henry-l-

    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Its' my understanding that elevator attendants once went on a very wide-scale strike to get higher wages. Only for building owners to find out that automating the elevators would be cheaper than meeting those demands.

    Hannah Hudson-Lee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are still elevator attendants in a few buildings in the UK, but only from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. They are hired so that Jewish lift users don't have to break Shabbat rules to operate the lift. Before anyone says anything about taking the stairs, some of these observant folk are elderly or less mobile.

    Amanda Hunter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a child i remember the elevator attendant would announce the merchandise for sale on each floor in department stores.

    backatya
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    easy come easy go. I don't why they even had them

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    #26

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Human Computers' to do mathematical calculations.

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    ADHORTATOR
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they will come back as mentats :-)

    John Brant
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is by will alone I set my mind in motion...

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    Tracy Wallick
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They might not get used as much anymore, but since when did mathematicians lose respect?

    Charlotte A.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree - that they're no longer needed doesn't mean that people stopped respecting them.

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    Miss Cris
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If it had been respectuf, they would be men, not women :(

    Kittymisfit
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree- some of the most important and brilliant mathematicians on recent history were women and minorities. It has only been in recent years that people have made an effort to make their names and contributions known, and there is a huge movement to prevent the inclusion of their stories in history books and in the zeitgeist.

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    Vinay Pai
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandma knew around 10 phone numbers by heart. And those were all the folks we knew who had a telephone :)

    Pamela Blue
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whatever happened to the piece of our brain that used to hold all the phone numbers?

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    P. Mozzani
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is an entire generation that does not know how to do mental mathematical calculations. This "trait" will continue, as technology continues to take over human tasks that increase mental capabilities.

    Melissa Powell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Watch Hidden Figures. Truly astounding

    Scott Baysinger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never seen an early microfilm reader but that must be one!

    2022emmam trent
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I respect anyone who chooses to do math and does it well

    Hazz
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They’re called women

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    #27

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Optician. Back in the day, if you were an old-school Optician you knew absolutely everything about complicated prescription issues, making glasses, grinding lenses, manufacturing a complete set of glasses yourself from your own lab in the back of the store. Nowadays it’s mostly 20 yr old idiots who take a cr**py little express program to certify themselves as ‘Opticians’ , but all orders are sent to an outside lab to be made. If you have a problem with your glasses, 90% of these ‘opticians’ have no idea how to solve your problem. It’s also now essentially just a glorified salesperson job. Source: Im an ex-optician who’s biggest mistake in life so far was wasting years on that sh**ty low-paying “career”

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    Mitchell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Always struggled with the fact that 90% of the script I end up with is dependent on my own unqualified interpretation of “which is clearer, this one…or this one”

    John L
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Whom else's interpretation of which is clearer, should they use????

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    Sherrie Jaworski
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Optician for 20+ years and my biggest regret is going to retail. I thought I had it rough in private practice but nothing prepared me for this. Every day I am just astounded by the level of stupidity of the general public. Buy your glasses online get your exam online please don't come to me when you have problems! My services are not free. I am not a sales person. I have years of education and experience. Sometimes I feel like a joke due to the way I am treated.

    Luther von Wolfen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandfather got off the ship in 1945 and worked as an optician for 50+ years. He was happy with it.

    Colin L
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife is one of the best opticians on the west coast (US). Seriously, she helps make and repair medical devices. Why do people feel like they know better!??

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still respect these guys because I actually did physics and know that the equations for focal length etc are not trivial.

    Kai David
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid, going to the optometrist ment we had to dreß up in our best clothes. It was a very formal event that required an appointment set up months ahead of time. This was in the 80's.

    Pamela Blue
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are three types of "eye" professions. An Opthalmologist - a medical doctor and surgeon who deals with eye issues. They do not deal with getting your glasses. An Optometrist - can still be titled Dr., as it is a post-graduate profession and requires specialist knowledge. They check out your eyes right back to the retina to see if there are any issues ahead. Then the Optician - strictly vision tests and getting your glasses.

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    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess that once again has to do with machines to do the difficult parts

    Otter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I consider myself very fortunate to have found an old-school optician who knows everything about getting people's prescriptions right! He's awesome, and I hope he doesn't want to retire too soon...

    M R (Scello)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed, it's really hard to find an opthomologist to see for your routine check ups now

    Steven Meyer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I’m looking at two blurry objects, how the hell can I tell which one is clearer?

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    #28

    Translators used to be members of royal courts, but are now full-on taken advantage of by agencies who know nothing about the industry, but hold all the clients. They often expect people with B.A.s, M.A.s, multiple certifications, and decades of experience to work for very low pay

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    Samantha Lomb
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or people who think google is a capable translator and just want you to tweak what google shat out a little for pennies.

    Francisco Manuel Teruel Gutiérrez
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And people who wants to translate a book they wrote (maybe 80,000-90,000 words and you send the quote, they say that they expected to pay $200-300...

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    Francisco Manuel Teruel Gutiérrez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oops! I'm a translator... There are good agencies, good translators and good clients, reliable people who know the industry. And there are also shitty agencies, shitty clients and shitty translators. So, there are different leagues, the same that you can find in web developping or graphic design.

    MarmotArchivist
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I admire translators; there is so much work, nuance and cultural context that goes into a good translation. And simultaneous interpretations are a whole other story. Especially if the grammatical structure of the languages are opposite and the speakers talk in long sentences.

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    Jo Choto
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bane of my life is people coming to me to check that their "google translate" text is okay. It's not. Beyond a few very short sentences, it is NEVER okay.

    Steven Meyer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the translators have to do is refuse to work for that low pay period of every translator across the country unionized, and said we’re not going to work for under $50 an hour, then people would pay $50 an hour for a translator. It is supply and demand, when the demand is needed the supply needs to be there.

    Öz Deniz Boro
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not to mention translation programs which, in my language can translate grilled chicken as chicken translate or "wc at the end of the corridor" as "the wc is advanced" or "the wc is in the future". Computer translations cost nothing whereas a wrong translation can shame your company and cost you thousands in a tender or a contract.

    Marco Conti
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't see it coming, did you?

    Öz Deniz Boro
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I honestly didnot expect to laugh at so many funny translations. They usually make my day. How could I otherwise read about a female's circumambulating a bank counter in the annual financial statement of a well known bank.

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    Cecily Holland
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or left in Afghanistan to fend for themselves as targets of the Taliban to murdered

    Lori
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We still need people to do sign language!

    v
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Possibly because there are now more people who are capable of functioning as a translator? Back in the days of royal courts the world was considerable smaller and people who actually knew multiple languages were few.

    Öz Deniz Boro
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are degrees of knowing or speaking a language. I wander how multilingual people will do in translating an insurance policy from their mother tangue into their mother tangue let alone into a different language.

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    Requiem
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope, translators work in Court houses and dont need anything other than knowing languages.

    Vladimíra Matejová
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you also need to understand what you are saying that means if you are translating (or interpreting) at a court you need to know also a little bit of law. you cannot translate word by word or it will not make any sense. you need to translate the meaning. similarly in all other branches. it is not "just know the language" we are not dictionaries

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    #29

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) My friends Dad was a pretty successful ad salesman for yellowpages. After no one needed phone books anymore and he cheated on his wife and had 2 divorces, and bought a purple harley with a dragon on it, he then became a seller of funeral packages...

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    Mitchell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This sounds like it should be a 13 part series in Humans of New York

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds to me like evolution. Your environment changes, you have to adapt... or die.

    Huddo's sister
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. There are still people protesting changing to renewable power because of the miners that would lose their jobs but surely they can transfer skills to a new field when they need to.

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    An Unpopular Opinion.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's.. something (I also kept reading it as he bought a purple dragon)

    Emmett O'Brian
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait, he had 2 divorces? At the same time? s/

    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    One more job made obsolete by the internet. No disrespect intended. I am sorry for that man.

    backatya
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    he sounds like a scumbag. funeral people are greedy scumbags

    Bobby
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For all of his wrong doings, Is Yellow pages involved?

    Betsy Novack
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bet no one has seen a salesman for encyclopedias in a billion years. Bakery trucks, guys with ponies door to door for photos with kids, trick or treaters.

    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Another proof that computers came up too fast

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    no - people were luddites and did not adapt. The first home computer and BBS system I used was in 1983. Internet replacing the yellow pages was around 1998. That gave these old bastards 15 years to get with the programme.

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    #30

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Alchemist

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    Guy Incognito
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thanks to particle colliders alchemy is a real career now.

    Jake B
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was in Nicholas Flamel’s day too. He had a long career as an alchemist. :)

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    Requiem
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because we know you cant make Gold from lead, and they also sell snake oil

    Bob McDaniel
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read an article a while ago that said with modern technology we can make gold from lead, but it would cost more than the gold to do it!

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    Batwench
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they are now called Chemist’s.

    Requiem
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No thats the other side, like a Naturopath thinking they are a Doctor

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    moon
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    alchemy was originally how one changes their own personality for the better- then someone mistranslated and thought it was turning stuff into gold

    F. H.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's not true. It was really more about serious metallurgy with a mystic coating and less about makig gold. Many aristocrats who had mines in their countries employed alchemists for that reason. This was unknown until some decades ago.

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    laura lee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alchemist is still a chemist, they're just not transfixed (some still are) by the notion of turning lead into gold

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    #31

    Models - seems like anyone with a camera and a social media account can call themselves one now.

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    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    modelling industry was vile and cocaine-fueled. If you want to see a disaster go watch GIA, with angelina jolie. Depressing as fukc.

    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's one I'm not that sad about, I hate influencers and stuff but at least they make their own decisions more, instead of being in a ridiculously toxic, unhealthy industry

    WilvanderHeijden
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Influencers are the toxic industry selling people stuff they don't need, setting unreasonable beauty standards that no one can live up to and promoting fake lives of luxury and glitter and glamour funded by parasitizing on hard working business owners. They are low lives, too lazy to do some honest work.

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    Requiem
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They dont get respect, you dont get to take credit for winning the Looks lottery

    Anne Edwards
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don't need the looks. Photoshopped. Virtually everything. I saw a commercial the other day and the 'model' was hideous, so much filler, looked nothing at all like the usual printed/shopped to the nintieth degree image. Sad really.

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    MissMePhoenix
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would've said photographers instead of models (and if that's on this list later i apologize). People used to have to go to school for it, or study and immerse themselves in it, put hours, days, years of time into it. Nowadays any fool with a camera thinks they're a professional photographer.

    Alex K
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    also everyone is "beautiful" so yeah, why not be models.

    Robin DJW
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All the wannabe models call themselves "influencers." Talk about a disrespected "profession," that's one.

    Julien Ashby-Steele
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yes, the beauty industry went from "be your best self" to "heres some unhealthy bs so we can make money"

    #32

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Clowns were seen as funny back then, but now everyone is terrified of them

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    Chich
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can't sleep. Clowns will eat me.

    F. H.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still like them. I'll never forget that I saw the great Oleg Popov as a kid.

    Mindghost
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clown was a respectful job? One line with POTUS or teachers? Never thought of that ^^

    Captain Awesome
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When clowns come up I always ask. If you happened upon a clown in a back alley somewhere, would you be terrified? Unabashedly yes. There's just something "off" about clowns

    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently met someone who loves clowns. We were all surprised that was still a thing.

    Mitchell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t quite understand why so many people are scared of clowns. Yes, I read IT.

    F8th
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    John Wayne Gacy- another fantastic real-life reason to be afraid of clowns.

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    Rijkærd
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IT created the entire mess in Clownville

    Steve Goodman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, maybe they shouldn’t have murdered all those people lol

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    #33

    Journalists and News Anchors (at least in America) While there are still a great deal of respectable news outlets, a lot of respect for the industry has been lost because of those who are simply mouthpieces to the corporate propaganda machine. Most major news networks and publishers have put profits over journalism, turned the news cycle into 24-hour theater, and caused untold damage to our collective mindset. They hire charismatic anchors and manipulative writers to try and make the readers and watchers believe whatever will bring the most profits and help those in power the most.

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    Scipio Africanus
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    News companies shouldn’t be affiliated with any political party

    Char Panda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw a CNN commercial showing how they are covering the Russia/Ukraine stuff and they were damn near giddy to have something so big to talk about. It disgusted me. These aren't just countries at war. These are PEOPLE!!!!

    Cath poop
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I saw that it was a bit cringey, I'm sure the last thing those people want is a camera in their face.

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    Maureen Matthew
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most just rewrite press releases of governments

    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    On top of the non-corporate "journalists" who do nothing but create click-bait or promote themselves as "influencers"

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is really america only. We have several news channels controlled by different groups with different interests. The state news channel only makes very bland claims and almost never spews anything close to propaganda. Our newspapers also. We have an active journalist community who aims specifically to find corrupt politicians etc. Check out amaBungane and Daily Maverick for example. We take freedom of the press really seriously.

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    #34

    Singer. They just use autotune with no real skil

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the singer. I think Floor Jansen is highly respected and it's deserved.

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think you mean pop stars. If you mean alternative scene, no.

    Violet Jensen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don’t like modern pop music that much but hey, just let it evolve naturally. It’s just evolving and changing just like language and culture.

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    Return of Saturn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I disagree! I think I would just die without my favorite singers

    The Coated Dev
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because you need and like them doesn't mean they're respectable, many singers do use auto-tune to cover up the skill they are missing.

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    #35

    Lawyers are both loved and hated. Notice how parents are proud to say their child grew up to be a lawyer. How prestigious! But then when, as a society, we talk about "slimy money grubbers" lawyers get lumped in to that group not uncommonly.

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    #36

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Witches. Or Magicians.

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    Jasper Cool
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd love to know when witches were predominantly respected. Maybe in fantasy novels.

    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty much in pre-Christian societies I guess, witches were who you'd go to for medical and mystical help.

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When were they respected? There's a difference between tarot reader, oracle, magician, witch and Wiccan Magick.

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we have witches and magicians here called Sangomas. However, the level of respect they receive depends on race. White people consider them mere witches (as in not really doctors) but our African people take them seriously. Also, we don't (africans) distinguish medicine and witches as much as white people do. There's a doctor (white) who gives you pills, and there's a Sangoma who does other things as well like remove curses etc. Not that I beleive any of this, but many people do. So the generalisation of lack of respect - yah, in the west, I suppose?

    F. H.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, there were defenitely times when they were less respected than now.

    Anne Edwards
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where is Rasputin when we really need him?

    Requiem
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because.... We found.... SCIENCE!! Sure it would be great if magic existed but No Witches try to get money out of people for tarot reading and being psychics and Magiacians do Illusions

    Lara Verne
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nowadays we have Illusionists and so-called Fortune-tellers.

    Julien Ashby-Steele
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah, mst people dont like it because its satanic or some bs

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    #37

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Radio DJ. Even in small cities, the dj’s were well known. Today, there is still some level of fame in large cities (the morning drive time team), but radio is dying….

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    Zoe's Mom
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm sick of these 'shock jocks' that thinks it's funny to put people in harm's way to increase their listening audience.

    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the 90s, I was listening in on a radio show that was giving away tickets to people who called in and agreed to do a dare to win the tickets. They dared this one woman to take her top off in the middle of downtown. She did. She got arrested for indecent exposure. It made the local news. It was too long ago to dig up on the internet. But I did hear about it later.

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    Paula Marowsky
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Radio dj are really annoying. Interrupting songs, commenting any kind of bs... and completely ruining music by adding sound efects. I don't really think dj was ever a respected "profession"

    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom would always be shouting at the radio SHUT UP whenever the djs yapped through her favourite songs. People would record songs off the radio and that was well-known. I wonder if they are required to interfere to prevent people from ripping off the song. Youtube has the same the same rules for those who want to use copyrighted content. That's why music react channels pause the music every few seconds.

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    Cliff Anderson
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I left after 8 years in 2011 when NPR “ate” my independent college station and we replaced great people playing great music with canned programs and talk. I do notice that my old market (Charlotte/Gastonia/Rock Hill) has dropped from 13 then to 22 now so I guess I’m not the only one that left and didn’t look back.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Again, evolution. Internet streaming of whatever you want, without an imbecile butting in with his opinion or joke or whatever, is far preferable. Havent listened to the radio in over 20 years.

    Rijkærd
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Reincarnated as podcasts...everyone now is one...silly...

    Eleanor Green
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kevin & Bean Show (KROQ). Opff, the amazing story and sad ending.

    Eleanor Green
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would actually pay cash money to see that documentary.

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    Giga Bit
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My stepdad's cousin is a radio DJ! He's really cool

    Droopsnoot
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here, there are still a number of well-known radio djs, but most are rude and unfunny

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    #38

    Royalty

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    Dre Mosley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never understood the infatuation with it.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone who reads gossip mags or knows who in hollyood is married to whom, understands the infatutation. There's even a satire song about this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-KkS8P0gg

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    Vinay Pai
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. And that's exactly what I think the Queen is thinking in those smiling pics. "Let's see how long I can carry this on (hehehehehe)"

    Rijkærd
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was stupid to begin with....

    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think they were ever respected. People just showed enough respect to not lose their head, literally.

    #39

    Congressman

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    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well if yall stop taking bribes and calling it "lobbying" maybe that will improve.

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    #40

    Astrologer

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

    Back in the day they were respected scammers you could look up at the sky and say “the tongue of Gekoquatal has appeared! The harvest is going to be a success!” And the would believe you.

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    Béla Kun
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never had respect for con man, good riddance we should know better to believe that crap

    Violet Jensen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think they served a similar role to therapists— giving generic advice and comfort based on random things they’ve made up that will actually apply to everyone.

    Requiem
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Science explained away the Church and woo medicine. Astrologers are fake

    Robin DJW
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    right up there with witches and fortune tellers.

    Dash Blue
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do astrologers really deserve respect?

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ... well yes, except about 100 years ago they were, when people didn't know much about science. And even today some still do, like my ex.

    Thomas Sweda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What, they were once actually respected? Next you’ll be telling me hey we’re once believed too !

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    #41

    Anything in the corporate media

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    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    well of course, because it's basically punting s**t you do not need to buy and interrupting your tv show. die.

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    #42

    Commercial Pilot. Back in the day, a pilot was a man's man with great pay. Today the regional carriers pay less than a minimum wage job at 40 hours a week. Just to get to that point a person must spend years of time building or fast track by spending a fortune.

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    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm maybe usa. Here they are still considered rock stars and overpaid.

    Dre Mosley
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know about this. I know a pilot who flies for one of the bigger airlines. They get paid well.

    Dorothy Reiser
    Community Member
    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son is a regional pilot and loves it--and it's a stepping stone to the major airlines. The uniform still makes for respect.

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    #43

    Probably pilot Once second only to astronauts, now just glorified bus driver.

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    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Last I heard it was almost impossible to make a living as a pilot, they don't get enough flying hours to survive on and it's hard to even keep enough flying hours to maintain qualification.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No way pilots are awesome. Even if they are just bus drivers. That's a huge responsibility.

    Robin DJW
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pilot? Really? See US Airways Flight 1549. My respect knows no bounds.

    Mistralok
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please don't compare bus drivers to modern pilots. Bus drivers must keep their minds both on the road as well as all of the passengers. Modern pilots are just lazy bums that sit on their backsides and do absolutely nothing for well over 90% of the time while the plane runs itself.

    Madzdad the Bard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because much of flight is computerized to take the load off of the pilots doesn't mean they don't still know how to fly stick & rudder.

    #44

    IT support

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    Dre Mosley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The company would pretty much implode without the IT guys though.

    albernistuff 4sale
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was never fully "respected" IMHO. Been at it for almost 30 years now. For many folks the whole computer/internet is black magic and they are very much afraid of it. But they still need need tech for their jobs, and now their entertainment and social structures. The mindset of the average IT person is " hey that's neat!" and "I can fix that for you"; we generally focus on solving the problems but get impatient with those who don't understand tech or created the problem. IT support SHOULD have been a trade, like electrician. Instead it fell somewhere between a science and a profession, but with a huge number of serious hobbiests to skew the labor pool. Apple did not help with the arrogantly named *genius* bar. FY Jobs.

    Anne Edwards
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you tried turning it off then on again?

    Vinay Pai
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still, the only guys who can find the power outlet. Even for toasters.

    Robin DJW
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. We got screamed at a lot. But 99% of the time, it was because they depended so heavily on IT to do their jobs (taking care of very sick people). We were usually able to validate and defuse and get to the issues. Healthcare systems in big organizations are incredibly complex, with the primary patient care record having hooks to dozens of ancillary systems. Any one of those smaller ancillary systems can fail and cripple the big one, if not killing it outright. Redundancy can take you only so far.

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

    True, google made everyone "qualified" for IT support.

    Droopsnoot
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    3 years ago

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    With how easy computers are now, people who like working with it are seen as stupid nerds

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, most people are really really really really really stupid and desperately need IT support all the time. Only smarter people actually can cope. I've had people I thought were smart ask me for help figuring out something on iOS. iOS FFS. Not linux, not BSD, not solaris. iOS. jesukristu.

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    #45

    Journalist. I still remember wanting to study journalism in college back in the early 90. I wanted to be the next Hunter S. Thompson (I definitely did enough hallucinogens) and in high school I had several short stories and articles published in a very niche tabletop gaming magazine that was distributed internationally. My life took a different turn and I'm glad it did. Nowadays there's no such thing as a respected journalist. They're all basically shills who seem like they need to hustle for every dime they make because thanks to the internet anyone can be a "journalist".

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    Béla Kun
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the internet's fault. The problem is that we made it so that morons can use it now and they flooded the whole network, then companies realized that they are the main base and started to cater to them, and from that point the internet is f-ed.

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Journalists ruined their business themselves. People get it when you write about an 18 year old black man and the 19 year old white boy that attacked him or about the 17 year old woman that was raped by the 22 year old teenager.

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    #46

    Chief Information Officer; in the 1990s that was a very prestigious position in a company. It showed the street that the company took technology seriously. Now, if you work in a business where tech isn't the product, your CIO or SVP of Tech reports to the Chief Financial Officer. Most times it isn't a strategic C-level job. You watch the budget and look to outsource as much as possible. Try to be aligned with the business, who really doesn't want anything to do with you other than what you can give them for less money. Rough gig.

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

    One corporation I worked in, I know the CIO was completely handicapped by the fact his colleagues didn't want to hear or understand how technology affects the company and what the technological needs were, saying that was all to hard to understand. And even told him to never say big technical words like "computer". In other words, they were a bunch of morons. That corporation is a slim shadow of its former self now, though -- all thanks to technological competition they were too incompetent to deal with.

    Madzdad the Bard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read in a computing trade magazine a few years ago that the average tenure of a CIO or CTO is less than 18 months and most were fired or otherwise removed from their position. It is very difficult to lead in technology and plan a five or ten year roadmap with years long run ups when tech changes so fast. If you guess wrong, you are gone.

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My company is not a tech company but my CIO reports directly to the CEO. Thankfully she has the backing of the CEO to drag the IT into modern times. The previous CEOs and IT director were happy to keep things as they had been for years.

    #47

    Anything in retail (mostly food shops) I often hear people saying to their children if they don't do well in school then they will work at "tesco" for the rest of their lives. But in reality people in retail usually do it as a waiting ground or to fund other projects. For instance I do it to fund my films whilst I learn how to drive.

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Believe it or not, some people want to work in retail. They enjoy certain aspects such as merchandise displaying, organizing, they actually like the products and get a discount on them. I used to think waitstaff were just doing it to get themselves through college or rank up in the restaurant business. I asked a girl at a restaurant what she wanted to be (I believe there was more leading up to this question but I can't remember what), and she surprised me by saying a waitress. I didn't know this was a career goal. It gave me a new perspective that it's okay for any job to be a career goal if that's what you enjoy doing. Money can't be about everything.

    Amanda Nolting
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It does have a reputation for being where people work while waiting for or working for something better. But there's also nothing wrong with working retail as a career. There are chances to move up. Many times the upper management in places like that worked their way up. And sometimes people just want to stick with what they know and they're good at. They don't need to pay college loans. They don't have to go out and battle for the "good jobs". They make a paycheck, pay their bills, and they're happy. Nothing wrong with that.

    J. F.
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Germany we go to college alongside working for 2 years as shop clerk and 3 years as retail salesman /woman during the traineeship - we learn a lot about marketing, customer interaction, storage systems, etc.

    Droopsnoot
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shop worker is a respectable and imporyant job, but now they just have the reputation for being places where talentless idiots go to

    ChimeraBubbles
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know at least two people who made a life out of working in grocery stores. Most people just want to go to work and then leave it there when they get home, you can do that for the most part in retail. It leaves time for the things that matter in life like friends, family, hobbies, etc. Or as my buddy used to say "frayed cuffs over frayed nerves any day".

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    #48

    Umbrella repairman. We had one in our town years ago

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    Ogre Juan Canolli
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anything Repairman. Now It's "Broken ? F*ckit. Toss It."

    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the town you live in. We still have a vacuum repairman and I see his shop full of older models of vacuums. You could probably still by a Kerby from him.

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    Requiem
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i had an umbrella once and it turned inside out the first time being used.

    Anne Edwards
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me too and it was a $40.one. I bought a $4. one two years ago and it's held up through multiple rain and gale-force wind storms.

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    #49

    The town crier

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    Thomas Sweda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know bro, I cry, and NOBODY in my town shows me any respect.

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Today a town crier would be assaulted for announcing news that was offensive to someone in the crowd.

    Anne Edwards
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone in the crowd. Once the crier gave the cautionary advices to the crowd there would be no time left for the main event.

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

    Telephone telegraph tell a grandma/nosy neighbor

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    #50

    “What Profession Was Once Highly Respected, But Is Now A Complete Joke?” (30 Answers) Jester. In the olden times they used to be entertainers, housekeepers, comedians and yardsmen to kings and nobles. They had to empty the toilets and entertain the king while he took a dump.

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    Droopsnoot
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    See "clown" for this (and possibly politician).

    Anne Edwards
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Journalist and talk show hosts certainly foot this bill.

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    Damitria
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the modern equivalent would be stand up comedian or comedian? Except for the whole emptying toilets and housekeeping thing.

    #51

    I feel like the Air Force soldiers are made fun of because 'their work isn't holding a gun on the ground,' and feel like they only ever do work when there's a war and they need to fly planes. This is absolute bulls***t. More air force soldiers work with the space division, control satellites, do mapping, fly planes (yes) but not just during a war. They safely transport important politicians to necessary meetings. Their lives are high risk out there too. They are not to be demonetized just because they aren't out on the fields holding a gun. In fact, they do that kind of training too in case their plane gets shot on and they survive.

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    Francisco Manuel Teruel Gutiérrez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Military pilots being less respected than infantry soldiers? In which country?

    Catherine Binder
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The US Coast Guard. They have the most dangerous roles in the military in times of peace and the single most dangerous position at any time, rescue diver, but they are still the punchline of the US Armed Services. That includes the Space Force.

    J. F.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We in Germany have this joke: "Every soldiers smells like water - The infantry like groundwater, the navy like ocean water and the air force like razor water (aftershave)." Every service has jokes about them, but it's usually not mean spirited

    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Getting shot down in a plane sounds beyond terrifying. Since wars have been so eminent lately, I don't know how anyone can decide to join any division of the military. lol Imagine everyone in the world quit the army and the governments had 0 minions to fight their wars and the governments would have to go to each other's parliament buildings and fight amongst each other in a designated "war" ring.

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    #52

    Policeman in Germany... Used to be highly respected and popular among people. No the situation is different. Police forces had and still have problems with too many old officers retiring and not enough young people starting to work that profession. So they decided to lower "job entry requirements" which leads to complete idiots joining police academy

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    J. F.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The real problem is that our government bashes the police force when- and wherever they can. The criminals are often better protected than the cops. If they control or arrest the wrong person they get called Nazis, when they get beaten up by the Antifa they are the ones that provoked them... guess why nobody wants to do that job anymore

    Thomas Sweda
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    3 years ago

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    You’re not talking about the Gestapo are you ?

    #53

    Bard

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    Thomas Sweda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Court jesters . You know, like all the people that were in trump’s administration.

    Paula Marowsky
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They just became influencers, youtubers, entretainers...

    ZAPanda
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    3 years ago

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    Yes we now call them pop stars and they suck.

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    #54

    Pharmacist.

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    Chich
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not for me. The doctor often has a passing knowledge but the Pharmacist will be the one to really ask about the prescription, side effects etc.

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

    Not getting where this comes from either.

    Robin DJW
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I DISAGREE. They are human and can make mistakes. That their mistakes are so rare is sufficient cause for respect.

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

    In Europa, if I needed meds, I would go to the apotek/ pharmacist. Culture shock in the USA. One has to go to the dr to get a script then go to the apotek

    Paula Marowsky
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah... once they made every medicament... now they are only labs salesmen

    Requiem
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NOPE derpy, they wont give you anything the Dr doesnt say so. They do sell the water "medicine" I know you love.

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    #55

    Mail man. To clarify I was a mail man for a bit and liked the job sometimes but all the old timers used to tell me the job isn’t what it used to be. Used to have to take a standardized test to get in for one. Also the increase in e-commerce made delivering all the mail in a reasonable time in our office an impossible task.

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    Thomas Sweda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And, you used to have to DELIVER the mail dammit!

    James016
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would be nice if the postman here would deliver next door's post in next door's letterbox instead of ours.

    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the Netherlands they used to check your credentials when you applied for the job. Now any fool or criminal can be a mailman and they are trusted with delivering your bank statements, credit cards and all kinds of official and important mail.

    Droopsnoot
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Same problem with milkmen, they starred in way too much cheap jokes ajd stories

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we don't really have them anymore here. Everything is couriered. Very seldom get anything in the post. Most people who still get paper post will sign up for a post office box and the post office workers just plonk the letters into your box.

    Maureen Matthew
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The bigger problem is that they are not needed. I might get a first class letter once a month. My packages come from UPS or FedEx. My mailman does the work of 12 year olds - deliver flyers

    #56

    Newspaper Journalists With the death of print media, Journalism has died as well. Ultimately it has also killed the attention span as well.

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

    I witnessed it first hand and still don't understand how they missed the digital jump?

    A_UserHere
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    holy f*****g s**t bored panda i get it journalists arent respected pick something new for christs sake

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    NO. Only USA. Please for example see dailymaverick.co.za. Great site, great analysis, good quality, few ads.

    #57

    Elected official

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    WilvanderHeijden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because it turns out that every elected official does the opposite of what they promised they would do after the elections.

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    #58

    Door to door salesman — just not a thing anymore for safety and practical reasons

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    Paula Marowsky
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was ever door to door salesman a respected profession?

    Dre Mosley
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a "No Soliciting" sign on my front door. Don't even knock. I'm not interested in whatever it is.

    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one respected salesmen. They were always viewed as con artists and liars.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Horror, thank be to FSM that we never had these imbeciles here.

    #59

    Soldier, police officer. I became a soldier but I can remember when I was a kid how all I wanted was to be a bike cop. That changed ricky f**kin tick quick.

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    Solidhog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think all trades at some point have a hey day. But once they hit the headlines for being well paid and the market gets flooded by people jumping on the bandwagon. This then leads to companies being able to recruit people for less. The IT industry is a classic example. People are now doing the job of 4 people for less than the wages one person earnt 30 years ago. Add to that there has been a massive decrease in loyalty from companies towards employees which gets returned in like.

    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Solider and cop's job is to inflict misery on the poor. Neither are admirable. Yes, they were once respected, but women and poor people were also more oppressed in the past. A soldier's job is to either stop warmongers entering or to inflict the will of warmongers on weaker countries, e.g. ukraine, iraq, iran, afghanistan, syria, vietnam, cambodia, laos, native americans, etc. A cop's job is to protect the property of the rich from "theft" ie redistribution of the wealth, to the poor, who are only poor because of the artificially created human economy that needs slave labour as cleaners, miners, waiters, etc. Cop and soldier are both fascists, inherently, and exist because of structural violence in our society. Feel free to downvote but this is a fact. While one can respect a soldier defending one's country they're only necessary because of fascists elsewhere.