NOT-SO-PERFECT JOBS

Reddit asked, “What type of job seems appealing but ends up being quite disappointing?” Some of the responses:
– “Veterinarian. Expectation: Ooo, lots of animals! Reality: Death. SO MUCH DEATH.”
– “Security Guard. After four years in the military, my biggest complaint was the lack of sleep and the irregular schedule. First job after that was a security guard. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was…getting paid to stand there and do nothing. Until that job, I had not realized how much I would hate being bored.”
– “Florist. Everyone assumes it’s more enjoyable than it really is. Assisting families in selecting flowers for funerals is definitely not the fun part either.”
– “Rancher/Farmer. It’s hard, brutal work. I think of the time my entire family went on vacation in the middle of winter and left me to take care of the herd. Massive ice storm hit. Picture me, a 5’4″ woman, alone out in the middle of the prairie in my dad’s overalls and coat, trying to bust ice in the cattle troughs with an ax.”
– “Music Store Employee. I thought it was going to be listening to awesome music all day. It was just putting stickers on everything”
– “Marine Biologist. A friend of mine is a marine biologist, and they spent the past week measuring thawed fish heads.”
– “Chef. The work is harder than you think, a lot of your time is spent doing mundane tasks, and you practically live there so no work-life balance. The chefs I know were so hard on their bodies from lack of sleep and drinking that they can’t enjoy their life after they retire. Those who had families had strained relationships with their children and wives. Super sad.”
– “College Professor. Much less lecturing on profound topics of importance, much more trying to keep your course running properly on Canvas (an online teaching platform) than expected.”
– Archeologist. 90% begging for money for your project and 10% using a toothbrush on the same patch of dirt that no one was ever going to be interested in for the rest of your life.”
* PHONE TOPIC: What job did you think would be great, but wasn’t?