Wondering which jobs are not as fun as they seem?⠀
👉 Which job isn’t as enjoyable as expected?⠀
🤔 Curious about careers that are not as fun as they appear?⠀
👨💼 Discovering jobs that are surprisingly not fun?⠀
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Not All Jobs Are Fun
1. Retail
– Long hours standing
– Dealing with challenging customers
2. Customer Service
– Handling complaints
– Demanding clients
3. Call Center
– Repetitive tasks
– High-pressure environment
4. Fast Food Worker
– Fast-paced environment
– Low pay
5. Janitorial Work
– Cleaning up after others
– Physically demanding tasks
6. Telemarketing
– Cold calling
– Rejection from potential customers
By asking the right questions, you can avoid jobs that might not be as enjoyable as you expect. Explore different career paths and find the right fit for you!
I kinda want a list about what jobs to avoid because sometimes you choose jobs or careers that you think are great and you disappoint.
Working at a dog kennel. At least for me. I was in charge of cleaning. The puppies pooped everywhere and nipped your ankles while you’re trying to clean (which actually really hurts.) The adult dogs were 100lbs and untrained, so trying to get them back into their kennels after cleaning them or taking them in from outside was a battle. I got a busted lip from a dog headbutting me (an accident, but still hurt like a bitch). I came home smelling like dog and poop. I was so busy cleaning I didn’t have time to really play or interact with them.
I like dogs, they’re cute, they’re fun, so I thought it would be okay. But damn I underestimated the amount of work it was.
Classic car auction driver.
After a few days you want to drive one of them so badly down a road fast it becomes a headache and your own car feels like a POS after too.
Turkey inseminator. I just wish they had explained the nuances of the job before they called the police.
video game development. Can’t believe the number of people who think it is glamorous. It is basically the sweatshop of the tech industry
all of them
actor.
mostly it’s boring as fuck.
I feel like that this would be most jobs out there.
They say that you should turn your passion into a career, which is great, until once you’re hired as, say, a graphic designer, game dev, software engineer etc, you’re basically only ever executing some else’s vision. And you’re on constant deadlines. And you’re dealing with potentially toxic bosses/work culture.
Being a professional dancer. Not a stripper but the kind that devote a dozen years of training for an artistic ideal. If you are lucky enough for it to be a job you are chronically injured, broke and exhausted
I’m an economist. It’s basically accountancy with dogma.
My wife’s a teacher and her students all want to be economists.
They’ll learn
Scientist.
You do shit ton of menial repetitive task to fail, and fail, and sometimes get some hits, then rinse and repeat. All after decades of education and being paid a salary that really does not compensate, even if the advancement of society is done thanks to scientists.
Illustrator. At least, it was to me, because the pressure of working for clients basically just sucked out all the fun.
Doctor. Have several doctor friends and they are all mentally tapped out. Great money, but you need a 3 month holiday each year just to mentally regroup.
Window cleaner in an aerobic studio
Clown
Vet.
Suicide rates are really high in the profession
Carpenter. Always rushing, shit pay, expected to be there early and leave late, drive far for different jobs, clients not letting you use their toilets. Carrying fuck tonnes of heavy shit. And nothing ever going to plan like the boss quoted for.
Baker. Had some really fun jobs with more artistic/engaging day to day tasks but lots of them are a whole lot of just scaling recipes, packaging, cleaning, dishes, and a shit ton of walking and hauling bags of flour and sugar. Not necessarily bad work but not really thrilling stuff.
All of them 😝
Librarian. Libraries are full of homeless, nobody takes libraries seriously anymore and the funding is heartbreaking.
Roller coaster operator.. too many highs and lows
Veterinarian
People think it’s all puppies and wagging tails. Our profession has one of the highest debt to lowest salary ratio and a staggeringly high suicide rate.
A composer. Can I create music all day and make a break whenever? Yeah. Do I spend most of the time panicking about a deadline and screaming because nothing seems to go together the way I want it to but I NEED THE SHIT NOW? Also yes. Do I think about it 24/7 with no chance of planned vacation because when the right wave of ideas hits, I gotta ride it no matter where I am, what time it is of what was my initial plan? E-hem.
It’s basically a bunch of stress, imposter syndrome, and self-loathing (when no good ideas come) that makes you question your job altogether, followed by hearing the final result and thinking “but hey, this is fine, what was the fuss about? let’s do it again…”
Project management.
Sounds like a drag. Is actually worse.
Military; a lot of boys and girls want to go war, but then finds it horrifying after.
Celebrity: being famous is fun; but at the expense of your privacy and mental health.
Train conductor, fucking terrible.
Veterinarian hands down
Personal Training. Most people think “Oh, you can work out all the time. You can wear workout clothes to work, etc.” For most it’s a 6-7 day a week job where you are working some terrible hours. You always have to be “on.” You are always having to find new clients so it’s 100% a sales job.
lol teen boys are glorifying the military these days. It’s not a fun endeavor.
Management in a manufacturing plant. most people think we don’t do anything but in reality we have probably 50 to 60 people who we are responsible for at all times and most of them act like children. So it’s like being an adult baby sitter with an even bigger boss threatening your job all the time unless you make changes and improve efficiency. Which in turns makes your employees upset and have them lashing out too. I’m just a dude trying to do my job and pay bills too. But we usually are considered the bad guys.
You also have to have the answers for everything especially when it goes wrong even though it’s impossible to watch everyone at once.
The worst part is terminating people. I’m aware it has to happen sometimes and is almost always the employees fault but making a decision that affects their livelihood and health insurance and such for their family makes me feel horrible.
I was a “Pet Guard” once and my job was to watch dogs during outside playgroups for a pet daycare. I still have nightmares about it.
teaching preschool
Sound technician, got a friend that does it, and while it’s deffo a lot better than a chunk of jobs out there, you also don’t get to do much.
He was in Sydney as part of an entire Aus tour, so I asked him if he went to see the bridge / opera house, nope, no time. Problem is you arrive in the city, go straight to the venue, load in, sound check, do the show, pack down, go to bed. Next it’s off to the next city and the whole thing repeats. You rarely get time to actually stop and explore the city you’re in. Obviously you’re not doing shows every day of the tour so there is some down time between shows so you get a day or two here or there, but a chunk of the time you get to a city that could be full of things you want to do and see, but you can’t and you’re forced to leave whatever you want to do and go onto the next city
Not really a specific job but working for a tech startup ain’t all it’s cracked up to be
Lawyer. There’s so much admin involved.
Computer Repair ie all of Geek Squad.
Flight Attendant.
Anything veterinary related. We are stupidly abused on the regular. Can’t pay your bill “you WANT my pet to die!” “ You are only in it for the money”
Not a good outcome “why should I pay, my pet died” or we just get ghosted.
We are blamed and shamed daily. People think we should provide free service. That we are money hungry. Truth is, we have one of the highest rates of suicide of any profession. Vet techs and Dr are horribly underpaid. Vet school costs more than med school but they graduate with job opportunities making less than 1/2 what med school grads make with more debt.
Do I get to see puppies and kittens? Sure. And they are cute. But when I tell you that their treatment is 4-6k cause you couldn’t afford or elected to not do basic preventative care, suddenly I’m the money grubbing heartless person that is forcing you to kill your pet.
Journalist. There is a romantic fantasy of suave looking reporters dashing around, getting that scoop and meeting all the interesting people. Maybe seducing a few along the way. The reality is, no one interesting wants to speak with you, you get paid like shit, and you don’t choose which stories you write for many, many, many years.
Zookeeper.
People think it’s working with animals, feeding them carrots.
It’s shoveling shit, and when you finish, you can start again.
Horse breeder: As a man, it is very humbling to stroke the horse to orgasm. Now I am a plumber. Not fun either.
Pilot. Glorified bus driver with lane control.