20 Dream Jobs That People Hated

To quote the great thinker Red Forman, “Work is work. If it wasn’t work, they wouldn’t call it ‘work.’ They’d call it ‘super wonderful crazy fun time.’” He was talking about stocking shelves at Price Mart, but it applies to all jobs, from coal mining to cartooning.

That’s not to say most people wouldn’t overwhelmingly prefer to be doodling than toiling in the dust — it’s just that “doodling” comes with its own challenges. It’s hard work to get, it’s usually low-paid once you do and it even comes with its own set of physical hazards. Ask a cartoonist to open a stubborn jar. They might throw it at you.

With that in mind, user yosai_cool asked r/AskReddit, “What’s a ‘fun’ profession that’s really hell if you’ve actually been in it?”