Let’s face it—some people have no idea what our jobs are all about. Sometimes, we might enjoy explaining the basics with a few polite sentences but when they ask the same questions over and over again, it can start to feel slightly annoying. Luckily, there are plenty of people on the internet ready to enlighten the masses about the realities of what they do for a living.
One Reddit user posed a question on the r/AskReddit forum, "What is something that people in your profession understand, but the general public can’t seem to grasp?" From lifeguards to teachers, hundreds of people rushed to share insider knowledge and debunk the myths surrounding their jobs.
Take a look at some of the illuminating observations commenters revealed in this thread and make sure to upvote the ones that you might not have known about. And if you can relate to any of them, don’t be shy and share your insights in the comments below!
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I work in healthcare. People are dumb and I’m just going to leave it at that.
Pencils are expensive. Prints are expensive. Proper paper is expensive. It takes a lot of time to do a painting. So, no, I can't give it to you for free or 'exposure.'
Mental health is real health.
It's all tied together. Your mental health WILL affect your physical health - and vice versa!! Pain management is mental health care too.
We managed to get in touch with one of the Redditors who had enough of people misunderstanding their profession. User Substantially-Ranged left an illuminating comment under this thread, explaining the common misconceptions they face as a teacher.
"Teaching children takes more than subject knowledge," they wrote. "Many people think that their experience as a student qualifies them to be teachers. It's called the apprenticeship of observation. There are strategies for both classroom management and teaching that you don't learn from being a student."
Substantially-Ranged was kind enough to have a little chat and share some thoughts about the topic. They started by mentioning that, sadly, teachers in the US feel unappreciated.
I work on super yachts. We understand that the rich and famous can get away with ordering drugs, hookers and whatever else they want to their yachts. I've been stopped by police with drugs, but when I tell them it's for the owner of the yacht I work on they let me go. Rules and laws do not apply to the rich and famous. Oh,....... And yacht owners are rich and rarely famous. The really rich don't want to be known.
Public libraries are not safe places to drop off your kids. It's not the books that are unsafe; it’s the other patrons, and the fact that librarians are not babysitters.
In most places, we don't set the prices for anything. Your surgeon is not making $50,000 on your grandma's hip because the hospital charged that much. He or she is probably getting $1,500, and the institution gets the rest. Insurances and institutions are the problem.
"When classes went online due to COVID-19, the public attacked teachers as being lazy and suggested that they should be paid less because they were not actually in the classroom," they told Bored Panda. "It starts to feel like your education, your commitment, and your effort aren't appreciated."
The user believes that the general public does not value and respect "the amount of education and experience it takes to be a skilled teacher." One of the reasons behind this could be that "the apprenticeship of observation makes people think that because they've seen teachers, that they can teach."
Your children are generally [jerks] and we don't find them nearly as charming as you find them
The thing with this is, you ALWAYS notice the naughty kids, running amok in the restaurant. I would hazard a guess that because the other kids are well-behaved you NEVER notice them. It's always a minority spoiling it for the majority. Note: You can apply this to adults too.
This should be higher. No, your kid isn't so special and unique that they should get special treatment. Also, be a parent and stop letting them run around in businesses like a rabid badger.
It also works the other way around. The "bad" kids are drawn to me. I don't know how many times I'll tell a parent I wish all my students were like their kid and they would be baffled. Makes me wonder how they treat their kids behind closed doors. Some times compassion is all thats needed.
I hate comments like this. Like, if that's your attitude, why did you choose a profession where you're working with children?
And I hate comments like this. Working with children we can deal with, even when they're rough around the edges. The comment is focused on the parent(s), whom are insane enablers that make the job so much worse than it could be.
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I'm always so self-conscious about this. I have a toddler, but prior to being a mom never understood how parents can let their children be disruptive to other people's lives. My husband and I rarely go to restaurants with her, but if we do we pick a time that the restaurant is slow and the second she gets loud or restless or disruptive in any way, one of us takes her outside and the other requests to-go boxes. Sometimes it's frustrating to have to do that but why the heck should other patrons have to listen to your kid? Same with stores, etc. Also, pics/videos/holding her is generally reserved for family and very close friends. I am fully aware that although I think she's adorable, I'm biased lol. Before having a baby, I didn't want to see baby pics or hold babies.
My daughter has always been well behaved and conscious of how her actions affected others (well, she went slightly rogue at 18, but only for a couple years of testing new freedoms. She's a lovely adult. ^_^) I started when she was a toddler. I would explain why what she was doing was wrong/dangerous/disruptive, start slowly and loudly counting to 3 in angry-mom voice, and spank her three times just hard enough to make my hand sting. It sounds awful, and it felt awful to hurt her little bottom, but I only had to do spank her a few times. I rarely got past 2 when counting. Getting her attention when counting was key. After that I'd ask her why she wasn't supposed to be doing what she was doing. She has never been in trouble at school, is smart enough to think of consequences (no drugs, alchohol, "bad boys/girls"... I mean, i was a boring kid, but she is a league ahead of me in avoiding trouble! )
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I, working in afterschool care as an educator for over 20 years must say that this is not right. Most children are nice and every human has bad days. But no, they are not "jerks".
I've worked with kids for 17 years now and I find kids adorable! Even the ones that are kind of jerks. Because people are generally both jerks and charming. People are complex and interesting, even children. Kids parents are also generally adorable, jerks and charming and complex and interesting. All at once.
And NOBODY except relatives wants to see your baby photos. They are only even asking to be polite.
Not sure which profession this is coming from...? As a general rule, genetically and biologically you will find your own offspring to be prettier/smarter/better than anyone else's and everyone else will disagree with you. Doesn't make your kids A-holes, but it might make the parents A-holes.
I don't believe kids are jerks, just the parents who don't prepare for a restaurant visit. It's not fair to blame the children for the parents not teaching them and understanding their age and maturity.
We also don't like the liability that if we look at your kids wrong or bump into a kid wrong, we'll go to prison as a sex offender. Just keep them in a different space from adult strangers, please.
Some of them can be sweet and polite,but it’s they way how parents discipline their children. Those parents shouldn’t have kids if they do not know how to train them properly
Jeez. You make it sound like children are performing animals that need to be broken in, rather than human beings.
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I always found it sad to see people seemingly shocked at my children behaving properly/being polite... so much so that many times strangers have gone out of their way to be sure to compliment them and us. I always appreciated that kindness but felt sad that it's not the norm anymore. It should be the other way around. We'll behaved, polite kids should be the norm. Parents need to guide their children and expect more from more from them so they grow into the decent adults we need them to be. For their own sake and everyone elses.(And no, not pretending to be a perfect parent or that my kids are perfect) BUT yeah... we do our best to raise responsible, decent humans.
Western society is sick to the core. What sort of society banishes mothers, babies, young children, and even the elderly as though they're a 'nuisance' and a 'burden'? Why is selfishness being held up as a virtue? It is no surprise to me that people are suffering from more and more mental illness when the very basis of humanity is being stripped away.
I assure you I'd be suffering more if I had to be exposed to noisy children and their parents who've given up on even trying to raise them or correct their behaviour. Don't know why you drag elderly people into it, no one mentioned them. Maybe just get real and accept that most people don't like your crotch goblins
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Ugh yes. We get that you love your kids but they aren't as smart as you think they are. Most kids are about as smart as yours, I promise. So stop talking about how 'gifted' they are. And stop letting them order in restaurants and holding up the line. Ask them before you get in line. You aren't being a good parent by letting them order. Give them independence in other ways...not inconveniencing an entire room of people.
In the 50's and 60's one or two in every school were on a power trip concerning these young lives. The 80's came and Teachers lives started getting dangerous dealing with young thugs and it has gotten worse over time. Would I be a teacher? Not unless the State allows God back in the classroom.
YES. was a preschool worker for over 10 years. I got so burned out now most children annoy me. lol I like them when I am not responsible for them and they don't scream, cry, run around and put their nasty hands on the food that is waiting to be eaten by everyone.
Children are like farts - you can deal with your own, but you hate everyone else’s!!!
Then you shouldn't be in a profession that requires your contact with children. Children are NOT typically jerks, they are new humans who do not have the experience to follow all societal rules yet. There is a whole generation of people who dealt with and were patient with you. Pay if forward.
This from someone who was once a small jerk him or herself! Glass houses, people! Don't throw stones. That's why the world is so bad ... We're a bunch of judgy a-holes!
So? Where does it say I'm required to like little brats, just because I was once one myself?
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No other creature in the whole world disdain, despise and unlike their own offsprings than "humans". Maybe that is the reason why the world is so fuc**d up.
A lot of animals hate their own offspring. Some even eat them. You need to watch some animal planet.
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I find my kid highly annoying yet everyone around thinks she's the sweetest. The irony.
Am I the only one who got constant compliments on her "oh so well behaved, polite and helpful (what??) sons? If they were visiting somewhere, they'd help clean up and cook, set the table and do the dishes... without being asked. At home, I had to bribe them to take the dirty dishes from their rooms to the kitchen every 4 weeks... and then they would leave them there, so I could "take care of it". My sons were jerks at home, and angles elsewhere. Not always... but well, puberty for sure, was annoying as hell.
I hope the person who wrote this isn't in a child focused job, because I worked at daycares for years and loved every child. If you think kids are jerks, don't work with kids
Listening to everyone comment on how stupid people are proved how stupid you are
As a Nanny and past preschool teacher, I found that kids are usually much better behaved for people who aren't their parents. Of course it's the problem ones that stand out. When I am out and see kids doing a good job of being appropriate I generally tell them and the parents. People are So quick to complain but rarely remember that a positive comment can really be appreciated.
Cute doesn’t cut it in my world! Can’t let it when you’re a dog/puppy trainer. What the owner (parent) thinks is cute or funny could literally mean life or death for that pup. EX: he got loose & ran all W***y-nilly right up to the guy walking his huge Chow (turned out it was muzzled due to “attitude” so big thanks to him for being responsible because it could have been ugly! The owner(parent) thought it was funny how the little guy had no fear (dachshund pup> 6lbs tops!) & ran right up into the bigger dog’s face… until the day he couldn’t get the German Shepard to “let go”!?! So no, not everything your child does (be they a fur baby or human) is “CUTE”… hell, most of the time it’s ugly!) my suggestion to new “parents” is always this: think like this, everything you’re “child” does will always be a reflection on YOU! Sometimes they care, sometimes they don’t, kinda depends on how they were raised… 🤷🏻♀️
Children are people. They all have their own ideas, personalities and behaviours. Even the best ones have bad moments. You don't have to like every one of them, but you don't have to lump every Brayden, Jayden and Megan with the same brush.
Its 50/50 some kids are sweeties some not at all. Had one cute kid at the movies who ADMINTLY slammed down candy he wanted. When i (jokingly) told him how much he got a surpised look (likely didnt realize he had to pay for it XD) n just looked up at his dad for help xD who chuckled placed his order ontop of the candy n payed xD kid was veeery happy
Children are different when they are not around their parents, some CHILDREN, are a duplicate copy of their parents.
We rarely tell you what horrible stuff your kids have been doing all day. We get aggravated and annoyed with them and their antics but when you pick them up at the end of the day.... We just smile and tell you we can't wait to see them again tomorrow.
This person should not be a teacher. As parents we can call them that and if this person is ever to be found singling a child out some one pull this post.
I didn't raise any jerks. A doctor who had a brief conversation with my son at a BBQ called him "an intelligent and articulate child."
I really wish we could get child free places! I hate been around other peoples children
Please let this one be from a charm school instructor. Thanks solely to television, I do assume that pretty much anyone who willingly attends charm school (aka finishing school) is, generally, an a*****e.
What profession is this? Cos if you’re a teacher or a childcare worker or something can you please leave that? Like, now.
Are you really telling teachers to leave during a teaching shortage just because they think some kids are jerks? Lol, no. I love teaching and, for the most part, I love the kids. But does that mean all of them are perfect angels who will never be rude? No. Especially in the upper grades, kids can be mean, rude and jerks. Expecting teachers to like all kids is just asinine. Look back at your own life in school? I can guarantee you were a jerk at some points.
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Military spending.
The U.S. spends the most by far, but it doesn't mean that money goes towards making sure Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Marines have the best training, facilities, education, and equipment.
The vast majority of that money goes to private companies for programs that never produce anything or contribute in any way to the effectiveness of the fighting forces.
There is no concrete evidence that the U.S. has "The Best" military in the world.
A lot of "tough" parenting stances don't work.
I work with teenagers who have committed minor offenses and are not required to do jail time, but seeing a youth worker and working on anger management/social skills/life skills is required of them. There is not one single teen that has been sent to me who has come from a background of "gentle parenting". Not one. Every singe one of them without fail as long as I have been doing this will tell stories of all the times they were hit as punishment, and it becomes their logic when faced with conflict, "He disrespected me so I bashed his face in", "He called me a wanker so a smashed his car with my baseball bat", "I didn't do anything wrong, he stole the girl I like so I kicked him and his knee just broke, it's not really my fault".
This whole "Back in my day we got hit and we grew up right!" is just silly. Back in "your day" hitting was more prevalent so it's safe to say that most, if not all, violent crimes were committed by those who were hit. Most of the more shocking serial killers and so on have very well documented back stories of abuse.
Not every child who is hit will resort to physical violence when things don't go their way, of course, but children who are taught proper coping mechanisms for anger other than hitting people or things are very less likely to resort to that themselves, because they've been given conflict resolution skills that they can carry on into young adulthood.
And yeah, here's the point that a lot do understand in regards to this- if you are saying that you were hit and you grew up okay and you are using that to defend physical violence against children who most of the time actually don't know any better (and it's even worse when it's "Oh well they're too young to understand why they shouldn't touch the stove, so I hit them so they understand"- if they can't understand why they can't touch the stove they won't understand why you hit them either), you didn't grow up okay, you grew up with violent tendencies.
General rule, don't hit people.
If you hit children, they will learn to hit.
When children grow up and hit other grown ups, that's a criminal offense and they will go to jail.
I was hit as a child and I did NOT turn out ok. There are better options.
It can be quite hard to figure out why the public has so many misconceptions about other professions. Whether it’s seeing librarians as babysitters or assuming that the IT guys can do it all, there seems to be a general lack of common sense when it comes to appreciating what others do for a living. "It can be difficult to have empathy for others and realize that they have to work hard," Substantially-Ranged added.
The user continued by saying that it’s necessary to talk about such issues. "The beauty of Reddit is that it creates an environment where positive and open discourse can occur. A simple subreddit like r/AskReddit has the power to educate people and enlighten them about things just by scrolling," they concluded.
'Switching it off and on again' in I.T. usually resets the device to the state before you pissed about with it — this quite often solves the problem.
Just because I "play" in a band, doesn't mean it isn't work! For every hour you see me on stage, I spent probably 100 hours practicing and rehearsing, so you would enjoy listening to me.
In Chinese there's an expression, One minute on stage comes from ten years' practice.
Veterinary- just because you can’t afford care for your pet, doesn’t mean I have to give said care for free. Nor does it it mean I’m heartless and cruel and killing your pet. It just means you can’t afford it.
I have bills to pay too. I have a right to make a living wage. I need to get paid. We get no government funding, we exist solely because people they their bills.
Well this goes for healthcare as a whole. I don't think it's the fact people have to pay that is the problem, it's the ammount of money that needs to be payed that is the issue. Sometimes a vet just looks at my cat, gives a short diagnose 'give it some rest' and I walk out fo the door with a € 80,- Bill. I know they deserve a good salary (studied long, have a big responsibility), but this I find ridiculous. I take care of kids in my profession, a big responsibility, but the pay is lousy. Just to compare.
Emergency Rooms are NOT first-come, first-serve businesses! We triage you for a reason, and you CANNOT cut the line in front of somebody with a more serious complaint just because you got here first!
Sorry, Jenny's non-Covid sniffles have to wait behind that guy's bone sticking out of his arm.
As a teacher, No! Your "babies" are not babies. They are delinquent teens with sociopathic behaviors that you allowed to go unchecked, and now we have to deal with it when they disrupt learning environments and harm others, while you throw a fit when we call home about it, even though we have video evidence of them brutally hitting others, including staff, and behaving like out of control animals. But your little "baby" would "never do that."
I am not a babysitter. It is your job as a parent to watch your kid when swimming and if they can't swim, you have to be in the water within five feet of them at all times.
YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN IN BAD WEATHER!!!!!
(Two wheelers)If you ride faster in rain, the rain will pelt you like bullets. Driving slower makes it a bit bearable.
That the eighty thousand pound truck I’m driving can’t stop in a dime
Thiiiiiiissss! That extra car length in front of them isn't for your beemer to slide into! And if you can't see the driver's face, the driver can't see your CAR.
You actually don't want an exotic animal as a pet.
Not very exotic, but we(my wife) just "adopted" a mouse. Not a lil white mouse from a pet store, but a field mouse that we found almost dead in the toilet. I didnt want to put it out in the cold while half dead and wet, so I had it in a box to recover. Showed it to my wife...she deemed it🤩 "precious, with its little ears and feet"...so now we have a house for a mouse in our house. So far, it doesn't seem to have any diseases, but its still under observations. Hoo boy...
Marriage and Family Therapist
Your partner only wants your advice if they ask for it. They want you to listen and emphasize. Tell them what they're going through must (fill in appropriate adjective here- examples: suck, feel amazing, feel overwhelming, etc)
No, you haven't found your soulmate. You're brain is giving you a super boost in brain chemicals so you screw like bunnies and have babies. Tell me in 1.5-2 years if they're still your soulmate. That's how long it takes for that chemical boost to return to their "normal for you" state. And not feeling fireworks at the first kiss doesn't mean anything. Plenty of amazing long-term relationships started from friendship (which by the way is what you'll need to have a long-term, fulfilling relationship).
Also... be kind to each other. You will each f*** things up in your relationship. All is not lost because one of you talked to an ex, forgot a birthday, etc. Relationships go through seasons and I promise if you can work though the winter you'll have an amazing summer! Every relationship sucks sometimes (screw you social media and your highlight reels).
Lastly, though there are so many more- I can't stress this one enough, there is no such thing as my problem or yours. Though the work to get through it will look different for each of you, once you decide to become partners, everything becomes ours to work through together. Yes, even that thing that happened before you met but is getting in the way of your healthy relationship. And especially that thing you never want to talk about that is getting in the way of your relationship.
Your kids lie to you. If we said they didn’t do the homework and they said they did, it’s a 99.985% chance they are lying. If they say they weren’t doing xyz behavior in class and we say they were, it’s a 99.985% chance they were doing it. I have so many more demands on my time than to make up random c**p about your kid.
Flossing actually helps.
You can lie all you want about falling on or accidentally sitting on the stuff that gets lodged in your [butt], none of us HCWs believe you though!
Dear lord.. I'd probably die of embarrassment if I 'fell' onto anything.. But I'm pretty sure people make up stories to cover their own embarrassment in these situations,rather then think they'll ever be believed....
Teachers don't "give grades" - students earn them. The teachers just calculate them.
Sure, some teachers can be d**ks, and actually give grades, but that's not how it's supposed to work.
That office work is more than just making excel spreadsheets and chatting at the water cooler. A busy day in an office can be exhausting.
This. Mental exhaustion still counts as exhaustion. Just because I'm not in the middle of a forest chopping down trees all day it does not mean my job is less taxing than yours
My god, your chocolate will last the two weeks until Christmas. Buy it now and give it next Christmas. It has a shelf life measured in years. And stop putting it in the fridge. I made it three months ago and it's been sitting at room temperature in a box since then. If you put it in the fridge for a week it'll get condensation on it and turn sticky, or the cold will ruin the tempering.
I like my chocolate from the fridge. It's never in there for more than a day cos I'm a pig :P
Yes, the animal is in the exhibit. Sometimes you have to look for longer than eight seconds.
I would try to stay hidden too if I was forced to be stared at all day by hundreds of strange looking beings.
Bathroom renovations — things take time. Drying times are a factor. If I ask your budget, it’s not because I’m trying to empty your account. I just need to know your expectations so I can meet them.
Teaching children takes more than subject knowledge. Many people think that their experience as a student qualifies them to be teachers. It's called the apprenticeship of observation. There are strategies for both classroom management and teaching that you don't learn from being a student.
Absolutely! I had two kinds of science (phy) teachers- one who came in, stood like a robot, and puked out everything written in the textbook. And one who made us learn through real-life experiences, telling us topic related jokes, bringing all types of teaching aids, etc. The thing is, we still talk about the second teacher and miss him so damn much, whereas almost everyone has forgotten about the first.
Correlation is not causation.
I had 4 vaccines today, and one of them was the MMR. I wonder how long till I get Autism. lol
The Cloud is just someone else's computer.
See also: "Microsoft are reading all my emails, accessing all my files and examining all my data" - Trust me, no one's interested in your furry porn collection son...
Just because I'm an electrical engineer doesn't mean I can rewire your house. At least not legally.
Well, you CAN, but it will cost 5 figures, a few permits, and a couple of inspections, plus a crew.
I work in long term mental health care with special need adults.
I see al kinds of s**t, trust me. Most people get that. I get the 'ah you are such a hero for doing what you do, I could never do that' quite often.
What most people don't grasp is that the good moments are equally amazing as the bad things are horrible.
My residents are capable of such great things. Or they become so happy in our care it's just amazing to witness.
I could tell amazing or terrible things about my job, depending on the mood you're in to hear about.
Having spent some significant time as a patient on Psych Wards (not special needs, just adults) I feel quite well placed to comment on my experience. The ward staff were always ready to offer an ear, a hug or to nip to the shops. If it was in their power, they would do it for you in a heartbeat. Whilst the modesty of this chap is admirable, I have to disagree, these doctors and nurses ARE heroes, do a wonderful job and deserve praise.
No, I can't grab your iPhone and take a picture to match my best studio works, even if it's the most recent model of an iPhone. Also, yes, I do charge money 'just to take a picture.
Lots of ppl are willing to pay lawyers $$$ per hour for advice on the law "because they had to study long and hard" but somehow think artists just somehow "know" how to paint/take photos etc. beautifully and therefore don't deserve to charge much. Like..it's just drawing sth with a pencil, or "push a button" etc. Sure, you also know how to read but you still pay lawyers so what gives?
Unpleasant feelings are healthy and needed for us to function properly
Yes, but if I feel my depression signs building on top of grief and stress, I should be able to get requested relief from my MH team during a time of additional mental stress.
That everyone is entitled to due process and to be presumed innocent until proven guilty no matter how sleazy or guilty they are.
Complaining to my manager isn't going to get me fired. If anything he's going to be even more blunt with you about how much of a power tripping c**t you're being because he knows for a fact that you can't get him fired either. Retail workers, especially during a labor shortage and especially when they've got a few years experience, aren't so replacable that you can get one axed just by complaining to management. Most of the time your complaints won't even reach anyone with the authority to fire someone. Even if they do, they get so many complaints from unreasonable people that the management is far more likely to side with an employee that's in good standing with the store than with some random weirdo that didn't get what they wanted.
Teaching English in Japan does not elevate you to godlike status among the locals and Japanese kids can be as ill mannered and unruly as kids in the West.
The only certainty in medicine is that everyone dies eventually.
I am a material scientist.
America will never go to war with Russia. We buy too much Titanium and Helium from them.
Yes, this is a weirdly false assertion. We produce many times more Helium than Russia and we could easily skimp if we needed to. (How about stop wasting it in balloons?)
If you want to fit a portrait image into a landscape canvas, you either have to crop it, leave a black or white border or empty space left and right, or distort it (which is almost always a bad idea). On a regular occurrence, clients are unhappy with either of these options, they just want me to somehow make it fit.
Please turn your phone sideways when taking pictures of scenery or large groups!
Note: this post originally had 78 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
From medicine: No, we are not all just googling things when we look at the laptop or blackberry. We're often looking at the PDR, and it's much faster than the physical PDR. (The Physicians Desk Reference, a pharma guide that's about 2,000 pages of tiny print.) We may be reviewing your medical history, if it's available. We may even be checking to see if a specialist is in the hospital at the time. Do not assume we're going on Web MD. Please. Thank you.
Most people don't understand that before they get a med prescribed you have to first make sure there won't be any reactions
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Every person that doesn't want socialized medicine because they won't want their taxes to pay for someone else's healthcare....they already are. The tons upon tons of people that treat the ER like a walk in/minor care clinic because it's "free"...how do you think the hospital recoups that loss?
Exactly! ... And now you can explain the idiocy of medical costs in the US to some extent. (They also just like big profits. Patients second, the ba*tards.)
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I think what's most annoying is when people constantly complain about their job and have to go on and on about how exhausting it is. My job is hard, your job is hard, most jobs have some negative aspects, working sucks. I mean it's one thing to vent about a bad day but some people just need to either switch their careers or at least switch their attitudes.
"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody and they meet at the bar" - Drew Carey
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When you see errors in films and shows, like camera crew reflections or background things from the wrong time, it's very likely the production knew about them but let them stay in. Fixing things in post costs _a lot_, and you are on tight deadlines to air the show. Quality control will catch a lot of errors, and most will be fixed, but some there won't be the time or budget for so the flaws are knowingly left in.
IT architect and tech.... yes, if we are competent - we do have periods where we don't do much..... that's the result of designing and implementing something well.... and we were doing 80-100 hour weeks during implementation.... that's the life-cycle - get used to it. If you see someone who is busy all the time, they are an average (at best) tech.
When IT are busy fixing an emergency: Why did this happen, what do we pay you for? When IT are not busy: What do we pay you for?
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Digital artist: I don't just draw a couple lines and a finished piece appears lol. Digital art is basically just as much hard work as traditional art, though having some specific advantages (the ability to resize, separate layers, THE UNDO BUTTON) and disadvantages (different colors on different screens, less leeway for brush and blending techniques, you can't see all of your canvas at once sometimes). Art is art and it all takes time and skill.
I don't even have a child and I know that's something you don't wanna skimp on
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lol... what? You have a gross misunderstanding of how the system works
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Market Research: When you give one company providing a service your contact info and they have sign a contract or application for anything, read the fine print before you go off at a research interviewer because you didn't realize part of the fine print included possibly being contacted for customary feedback or market research.
Behavioral health worker here. No, we don’t “do this job for the money.” The vast majority of us are underpaid and overworked. We subject ourselves to hearing some of the most awful things a person can do to themselves, or someone else, because we want to help you get better.
Honest question, every bmh worker I have dealt with mostly tells the patient "you are not trying hard enough" would you also say that to a cancer patient? (Btw, meditation, journaling, crafts, eating right (not eating when I can not afford good food). Still not good enough?)
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The only reason you survive break checking a tractor trailer is because the driver needs to keep their job. Even with a dash cam it's not a given that we won't be found at fault. Your vehicle (yes even your jacked up obnoxious pick up "truck") may as well be made of tin foil. You've no idea the self control and reflexes it takes to not just drive over you for being an idiot putting the lives of everyone around you at risk.
from someone who works by taking art commissions: please be specific about what you want—no it's not rude to show us the exact pose you'd like! that's actually a major help! art isn't magic, it needs instructions—if you're unhappy with the sketch you're shown, say something before I pour hours of work into lines and coloring! don't complain once I'm done with it because there's nothing I can really do at that point
Here's one for ya: Digital and traditional artists don't make a lot of money unless they put in a few years of good, solid practice, and being with the right audience. I cannot tell you how many people don't realize that just because You draw well and have a few fans it means nothing without a presence and a firm grasp of the craft. Even if your art is considered bad, you're still rooted in those years of trying, you may just not be in the right place, forum, or site.
CGI artist (student still): No, we cannot just magically turn a bad shot into a good one. If the scene looks good, it means that both the VFX artists and the camera crew did a good job, because a terrible shot will still look bad even with ungodly amounts of visual effects thrown on top of it. Appreciate the camera crew!
The so called material scientist confused me. The US has the world's largest helium reserves and has been selling them off at cut rate prices to avoid the cost of storage. So who is this person?
We don't just put your pcr in a magical machine and get results, we don't just look at random stuff in a microscope and show the doctor, we don't just draw your blood, put it in a bag, and just transfer it to someone else. We are also healthcare professionals know perfectly and diagnose based on your samples, we don't just pick up some fancy machine and use it, even through years of working with centrifuges, if I get a new one, I have to read the entire manual because medical equipment is delicate and all manufacturers are different, pcr is a much more complex process, no machine does the work, machines are just tools for us to analyze the samples, separate, calculate and everything our works needs to be able to do something so delicate, we are not just there to control the machines, they serve us, not the other way around
In animal rescue: adoption costs are small potatoes compared to the amount of money rescues spend in animals before they can be adopted out. Rescues don't charge that fee to screw over adopters. Most rescues focus on donations to keep running. Complaining about a $500 adoption fee when you just got a fully better animal is ridiculous. Also, a good rescue will work hard to make sure you're adopting an animal will fit in your home. If the fosters rejects you, it doesn't mean your bad. It just means they it wasn't the best fit.
This was mostly ill written garbage. I think I'm done with this garbage site??!!!!!
No not on the computer playing games I'm usually charting. Looking at test results, your medical history, the meds you are using etc.
From medicine: No, we are not all just googling things when we look at the laptop or blackberry. We're often looking at the PDR, and it's much faster than the physical PDR. (The Physicians Desk Reference, a pharma guide that's about 2,000 pages of tiny print.) We may be reviewing your medical history, if it's available. We may even be checking to see if a specialist is in the hospital at the time. Do not assume we're going on Web MD. Please. Thank you.
Most people don't understand that before they get a med prescribed you have to first make sure there won't be any reactions
Load More Replies... Every person that doesn't want socialized medicine because they won't want their taxes to pay for someone else's healthcare....they already are. The tons upon tons of people that treat the ER like a walk in/minor care clinic because it's "free"...how do you think the hospital recoups that loss?
Exactly! ... And now you can explain the idiocy of medical costs in the US to some extent. (They also just like big profits. Patients second, the ba*tards.)
Load More Replies... I think what's most annoying is when people constantly complain about their job and have to go on and on about how exhausting it is. My job is hard, your job is hard, most jobs have some negative aspects, working sucks. I mean it's one thing to vent about a bad day but some people just need to either switch their careers or at least switch their attitudes.
"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody and they meet at the bar" - Drew Carey
Load More Replies... When you see errors in films and shows, like camera crew reflections or background things from the wrong time, it's very likely the production knew about them but let them stay in. Fixing things in post costs _a lot_, and you are on tight deadlines to air the show. Quality control will catch a lot of errors, and most will be fixed, but some there won't be the time or budget for so the flaws are knowingly left in.
IT architect and tech.... yes, if we are competent - we do have periods where we don't do much..... that's the result of designing and implementing something well.... and we were doing 80-100 hour weeks during implementation.... that's the life-cycle - get used to it. If you see someone who is busy all the time, they are an average (at best) tech.
When IT are busy fixing an emergency: Why did this happen, what do we pay you for? When IT are not busy: What do we pay you for?
Load More Replies... Digital artist: I don't just draw a couple lines and a finished piece appears lol. Digital art is basically just as much hard work as traditional art, though having some specific advantages (the ability to resize, separate layers, THE UNDO BUTTON) and disadvantages (different colors on different screens, less leeway for brush and blending techniques, you can't see all of your canvas at once sometimes). Art is art and it all takes time and skill.
I don't even have a child and I know that's something you don't wanna skimp on
Load More Replies... That who you vote for makes no difference because the elections only replace ministers ("secretaries of" in USA). Elections do not replace any other officials. Especially not the ones in charge of fixing potholes in your suburb's streets. Therefore, if you really want a change in your country, e.g. you want free healthcare, you have to actually change your entire system of government, because as it is presently structured, it is designed to keep things as they are.
lol... what? You have a gross misunderstanding of how the system works
Load More Replies... Market Research: When you give one company providing a service your contact info and they have sign a contract or application for anything, read the fine print before you go off at a research interviewer because you didn't realize part of the fine print included possibly being contacted for customary feedback or market research.
Behavioral health worker here. No, we don’t “do this job for the money.” The vast majority of us are underpaid and overworked. We subject ourselves to hearing some of the most awful things a person can do to themselves, or someone else, because we want to help you get better.
Honest question, every bmh worker I have dealt with mostly tells the patient "you are not trying hard enough" would you also say that to a cancer patient? (Btw, meditation, journaling, crafts, eating right (not eating when I can not afford good food). Still not good enough?)
Load More Replies... The only reason you survive break checking a tractor trailer is because the driver needs to keep their job. Even with a dash cam it's not a given that we won't be found at fault. Your vehicle (yes even your jacked up obnoxious pick up "truck") may as well be made of tin foil. You've no idea the self control and reflexes it takes to not just drive over you for being an idiot putting the lives of everyone around you at risk.
from someone who works by taking art commissions: please be specific about what you want—no it's not rude to show us the exact pose you'd like! that's actually a major help! art isn't magic, it needs instructions—if you're unhappy with the sketch you're shown, say something before I pour hours of work into lines and coloring! don't complain once I'm done with it because there's nothing I can really do at that point
Here's one for ya: Digital and traditional artists don't make a lot of money unless they put in a few years of good, solid practice, and being with the right audience. I cannot tell you how many people don't realize that just because You draw well and have a few fans it means nothing without a presence and a firm grasp of the craft. Even if your art is considered bad, you're still rooted in those years of trying, you may just not be in the right place, forum, or site.
CGI artist (student still): No, we cannot just magically turn a bad shot into a good one. If the scene looks good, it means that both the VFX artists and the camera crew did a good job, because a terrible shot will still look bad even with ungodly amounts of visual effects thrown on top of it. Appreciate the camera crew!
The so called material scientist confused me. The US has the world's largest helium reserves and has been selling them off at cut rate prices to avoid the cost of storage. So who is this person?
We don't just put your pcr in a magical machine and get results, we don't just look at random stuff in a microscope and show the doctor, we don't just draw your blood, put it in a bag, and just transfer it to someone else. We are also healthcare professionals know perfectly and diagnose based on your samples, we don't just pick up some fancy machine and use it, even through years of working with centrifuges, if I get a new one, I have to read the entire manual because medical equipment is delicate and all manufacturers are different, pcr is a much more complex process, no machine does the work, machines are just tools for us to analyze the samples, separate, calculate and everything our works needs to be able to do something so delicate, we are not just there to control the machines, they serve us, not the other way around
In animal rescue: adoption costs are small potatoes compared to the amount of money rescues spend in animals before they can be adopted out. Rescues don't charge that fee to screw over adopters. Most rescues focus on donations to keep running. Complaining about a $500 adoption fee when you just got a fully better animal is ridiculous. Also, a good rescue will work hard to make sure you're adopting an animal will fit in your home. If the fosters rejects you, it doesn't mean your bad. It just means they it wasn't the best fit.
This was mostly ill written garbage. I think I'm done with this garbage site??!!!!!
No not on the computer playing games I'm usually charting. Looking at test results, your medical history, the meds you are using etc.
