20 Dream Jobs That People Hated

Is any job actually fun?
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?”

hrrymcdngh 3mo ago Maybe not 'fun' but many charities sell you the 'rewarding' angle but are in fact very toxic places to work...
 3то ago Lawyer. It's really not just arguing. The pay is good. But the hours are long, it's tedious, and a lot of it is soft skills and client management.
KFBass 3mo ago Brewing Beer. It's fun cause beer. But if everything is working right, it's like working in a factory, often without the same pay.
emre086 3то ago Game developer. People think you just play games all day, but in reality, it's long hours, tight deadlines, and relentless crunch periods. Plus, the pressure to deliver fun is no joke.
Brown_Panther- 3mo ago My cousin is a professional gamer. Не told me after a while it stops being fun and becomes endless grinding just to get an edge over the competitors.
SaltyPinKY 3mo ago Doggy daycare....it's mostly stopping the from eating each other's poop and constantly cleaning up said poop and mopping up pee. Very little dog interaction
Limpbojanglesbizkit . 3mo ago Finance. Everyone from the outside thinks you're a high roller and making bank when in reality (for most people) you're just staring at a screen all day in excel with no fulfillment and little career growth.
mattsprofile 3то ago Kids are told that engineers get to invent cool new technologies like Benjamin Franklin or whatever. Most engineers do paperwork, marginal continuous improvement stuff, and sit in meetings all day.
BasicallyAmused 3mo ago Assistant to a celebrity. And the bigger the celebrity the worse it is. You are virtually not even human, you are a slave without feelings. See the movie The Devil Wears Prada. Very accurate how the assistants are treated.
ASKIFIMAFUCKINGTRUCK 3mo ago Graphic Design. Everyone thinks I just make pretty pictures all day. No, I'm cleaning up mistakes all day and taking orders from idiots who can't do my job, and won't spend the 5 minutes it takes to learn the vocabulary to properly communicate with a Graphic Designer.
1785mike 3mo ago Although the position has largely died out, being a radio disc jockey was not nearly as fun and crazy as it is often portrayed. Terrible hours, low pay, and micromanagement from higher ups led to quick burnout for most dj's. Not to mention, you could be fired at any time for the smallest error.
pianoceo 3mo ago Working in the film industry. I produced movies for years and had big luck out of the gate, a good career with a growing list of credits working with some of the biggest stars in the world. I chose to leave because of how toxic and awful the industry was.
Own-Possibility245 3mo ago I've worked various jobs in the music festival scene from fire performer, vendor, stage manager, and even helped put the damn things on. It's hard to describe the physical exhaustion and mental bandwidth it takes to run a big ass party like that. Being behind the scenes really toes the line between who let's us get away with this? and why do I do this to myself?
4a4a 3mo ago Edited 3mo ago Private Investigator. I worked as a PI for a while about 20 years ago. The excitement and intrigue you might see in the media is not exactly made up, but it is severely condensed. More than 90% of your time as a PI is sitting there in the back of a van with your camera just waiting for someone to do something. There were certainly some fun aspects, like using hidden cameras and tailing people through traffic without being noticed; but sitting there in the cold, day after day, peeing in a bottle got
IllustriousSpirit790 3mo ago CASINOS. The amount of sad, terrible and depressing things I have seen and heard. Watched people lose 100k + in one night, countless times. Medical emergencies at the tables because the player refuses to stop gambling or at least have us call EMT. People falling over dead at the poker table while the other players at the same table (refused to move) complain that the cards are taking too long. People so ridiculously drunk that they could barely move their hands, but as long the chips were placed in the right spot, the play continues. A common
UglyShirts 3mo ago I'm a travel writer. When I tell people that, they envision that I lead an exciting, jet-setting life. One wherein I have a ragged, stamp-filled passport tucked in a rucksack next to a dog-eared Frommer's guide and a Moleskine journal crammed with maps, notes and photos. And then I get to come home and spin up a rich narrative of satisfying adventures, unexpected delights, exotic foods, and moments of life-affirming connection with friendly locals and gorgeous scenery from all over the world. Nope. I sit at a laptop in a home office in a very cold state,
Four_N_Six 3mo ago Forensic work in general is not as glamorous as the television would have you believe (go figure). I have a degree in forensics, and my current job has me working closely with people doing firearm investigations and the work looks monotonous as all Hell. I wouldn't be able to do it. I was a crime scene investigator for several years. I have dug through dumpsters with 6 inches of garbage juice water looking for a murder weapon that wasn't there. I've spent prolonged time in a third floor attic with no air in the middle of summer
Sarcolemming 3mo ago Being a vet. Long hours, constantly over-booked and under-staffed, you watch animals suffer and you often are contributing to their suffering in order to try and help them, owners are often at best ignorant and not interested in being educated, and at worst genuinely couldn't care less about their animals, and if they do care, they don't have the money, so you get to run a constant mental calculus of how much you can afford to discount treatment to help them this month without getting fired and while still being able to pay your techs, all while
wild_ones_in 3mo ago Touring side of music industry is fantastic when you are 20. It's awful when you are 40. Away from home most of the year. Living out of a bus and hotel rooms 300 days a year. Eating at the same truck stops for the last 20 years. Showering at those truckstops. load in, stage set up, wait wait wait, dance on stage like a monkey, load out, on the road again. Repeat repeat repeat. It's like Groundhogs Day.
Rocknocker 3mo ago Demolition. Sure, it's great fun blowing stuff up, like old buildings, oilwell fires, quarries, etc. But the paperwork. Insane. Need it to buy/order high explosives, transport them, obtain consumables, (caps, boosters, etc.), pages of explosive design, liability paperwork, proof of certification, use disbursement, dud reports, actual use, leftover reports...and in quadriplicate so the FBI, BLM, ATF, and local government can lose their own copies. Still, blowing shit up is fun...

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