Most Insufferable Occupation

HR!

TV anchors and journalists, most of them do little more than read well and look good. Yet, they think they are intellectuals.

"Customer Service Agent"

Insufferable x 10 if they manage the department.

"Entrepreneurs" aka MLM shills aka "Boss Babes". If you can call that an occupation.

Whores

PR people

I’m in Asia so the insufferable professions are those governmental positions dealing with granting permits or licenses.

tossup between a "creative" in an ad agency, or anyone working in tech

"So what do you think is most insufferable?"

Waiters.

It's not the occupation it's the boss and the culture. Some jobs have management that's just ruthless and oppressive.

any company. hospital (I'm looking at you Stanford) or place that offeres to connect you to their Customer Concierge......

really???

R1 has it.

Filled with gatekeeper Frauen.

fucking Episcopalian priests.

trust me on this one.

Cheryl's gynecologist.

It’s a draw between nurses (we’re such saints, if you don’t know just ask us!) and HR (we are just mean girls and bitchy queens, nothing you say to us is actually confidential but we’ll tell you it is) and realtors (I’m flat broke but I drive this flashy car I can’t afford to pretend I’m not).

Cops

Have none of you ever met a surgeon?

Surgeons are loathesome--incredibly inflated heroic self-images--but HR people are abominable in a different way. Thread is framed too generally.

I know a husband and wife who are gym teachers...I'm sorry, PYS ED...teachers at the same middle school. She goes to school every day in her LuLu Lemons and he in his Nikes. They post on social media all these memes about how hard a job teaching is. I buy that if you're teaching any subject other than gym.

Another vote for HR. Most are useless at evaluating and hiring talent and use these ridiculous personality tests that are so easy to manipulate if you have half a brain. Have lost count on how many people I hired over the years that were great employees over some of the useless “great applicants” they pushed on me. PR folks I have worked with have generally been pompous and arrogant - lack real working knowledge on the actual business but love to brag about their social media profiling and contacts.

R18 The difference is that surgeons actually save lives, while HR does nothing of value for individuals or society.

Shop girls.

Fair point r21. The thread is worded ambiguously. There's nothing insufferable about surgery as an occupation, but I have met a few disagreeable surgeons--who I'm sure save lives when they aren't talking to me. HR people, on the other hand ....

Planning Department people HR people Civil Engineers

Attorneys.

Pressed Secretary

This thread isn't helpful, and at some points is concerning.

Salesmen and saleswomen. Doesn’t matter what they’re selling, they lie constantly.

Another vote for HR people.

Also, film directors. I’ve never met a director who didn’t turn out to be an insufferable asshole at one point or another. Worse than surgeons and attorneys, which is almost impossible, however, true.

Ugly male prostitutes.

Priests

Corporate Event Planners

Intercultural Workshop Facilitators

I second Episcopalian priests, and I'll lump in Liberal Arts College Professors.

Both tend to feel enlightened and utterly superior, while parasitically grifting off of institutions and engaging in shitty personal behavior.

Psychics

Nurses

HR.

"Influencers."

Politicians.

R33 - I was thinking of Catholic priests. The kind of hypocrites that diddle altar boys while decrying gay people and working to control women’s bodies. Creepy and awful profession.

Professional grifters.

Critics

I have a hard time taking most hairstylists seriously. Of course there are some talented ones, but the majority of them aren’t that great but use words like “educator” to bolster their flimsy credentials.

R39 somebody else said Episcopal. Catholics are hypocritical as fuck though.

The most important skill a hairstylist must possess is the ability to do smalltalk, with anyone, turning on a dime from one level of smalltalk to another. The hair is secondary.

"The hair is secondary."

Fuckin' A!

Bill Collectors.

I have Stage 4 cancer and my two surgeons and three oncology nurses have been and continue to be exemplary, in both skills and bedside manner, so I’m going to disagree with those who have called out those professions.

Insufferable: HR people & nutritionists.

Evil: Mortgage Brokers & car salespeople

Another vote for HR.

Lawyers.

Journalists. Dated a few. Thin-skinned and neurotic, but totally narcissistic at the same time.

Cancer patients

Realtors = professional liars.

Don't be mean, r52, besides we all know the correct answer is REALTORS

Realtors

HR

Anyone who thinks his occupation is “influencer”

Currently, any White House spokesperson.

R51..BUT? Those 2 traits are hallmarks of the disorder. Go to Merck Manual for your booster shots

Pharmaceutical reps

pharmacist

Ballet . Or theatre. Insufferable.

Examples, r 59?

Pharmacists is right! Getting my vote. Easily in top 5

Ive been in HR for 20 years. I hate it! I make a ton of money now so its useless to change.,All the cool interesting jobs pay nothing. I wish I could start over.

R47 I think healthcare professionals are a mixed bag. I've encountered some great nurses and doctors. When I worked as a front desk clerk at a nursing home and hospice center, there was one nurse who was an arrogant bitch. She was nasty to some of the patients and played favorites. She did similar things with the nurse aides on staff. This arrogant nurse was very nasty to the cafeteria and maintenance/janitorial workers.

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At least 4 people from my old high school have gone on to become “Spiritual healers”. A bigger bunch of insufferable smug twits have never existed. They all run “workshops” ($50 per session or bring a friend and it’s two for $80!) to get your mojo/sex drive/spirit back in alignment. They spout nonsense like “let’s tap into your warrior centre to manifest your inner wolf” Most have never held a real job, despite being middle aged, and yet they’re still preachy despite being devoid of any common sense or a sense of responsibility.

^ yeah...okay. In a similar vein, I've met a few Doulas before....insufferable cunts.

Oh absolutely r66. Exhausting.

Event planner.

Trumps Secretary

A lot of people in the STEM fields tend to act superior because they're in that area.

Working with people in general, in any job is insufferable.

Recruiters for staffing firms are terrible.

HMO physicians who are controlled by the HMO, and can’t think about the needs of their patients.

Executioners at Huntsville, Texas death row unit. I don’t know maybe they enjoy it.

Tenured College Professor

Lawyers get a bad rap too. I am in the voluntary sector, and I have met some really impressive people who are lawyers. A lot of people go into the law because they have a strong sense of justice. Sure there are the corporate fat cats who are only there for the money, and in the US there are the ambulance chasers who are human hyenas. But many lawyers are genuinely motivated by the possibility of helping people, and not all of them are making the big bucks.

cooks

Convenience store clerk. Insufferable points if you're an assistant or manager.

Fast food. It's the pits.

TV spot directors. Orson Welles wannabes, all of them

Working the night shift at a gas station.

Engineers are all grade A assholes.

Working at Apple in China. I heard they jump out of the building to commit suicide.

R81 I agree with you. They have zero social skills. What is wrong with them?

“Life Coaches”

Actors

R83 Engineer’s syndrome

Sales Associates/Shop Bottoms

Doctor office desk staff.

It's natural that people hate HR people because our main interaction with them typically involve a problem at work or getting fired- but that said the HR people i have dealt with in said situation were steely manipulative bitches, so I agree.

I haven't met any doulas before, but turns out a legit crazy bitch i used to know has started a new career as one so if they are anything like her...

[quote] The most important skill a hairstylist must possess is the ability to do smalltalk, with anyone, turning on a dime from one level of smalltalk to another. The hair is secondary.

I actually prefer a hair stylist (and dental hygienist) who doesn't talk so much.

Insufferable: Life Coach, Healer, etc.

R63, agreed that some healthcare professionals are mediocre to terrible, but I’ve been shocked to discover how many excellent ones there are. I was particularly surprised that none of the surgeons I’ve encountered has lived up to the “arrogant and lacking in compassion for patients” stereotype.

R90, I agree that life coaches, etc. are insufferable and also that it’s nice when hairstylists STFU once in a while.

Teachers.

They always seem to talk down to you. They have a very narrow view of the world, I find.

No one famous, R60 , just people I've met from those fields.

HR people. A pyramid of incompetence with 100 revolving doors.

Realtors. Nervous; idiots; busy busy busy bitches unable to hold other employment; useful/"friendly" in a sleazeball way only helpful when signing a contract to list a property then scarce and lazy as fuck and resentful.

Life coaches. Sad.

Because it can't be said enough: HR

Yoga instructors

Those energy people who come to your door. The last rung of the almost employable. No dignity when your dog bites them, the police are called on them, you cuss them out, you suspect them of crimes, and they make no commission. I think they last maybe 1 whole week if that.

Non-profit Managers. Hands down. They should all be put down like the rabid dogs they closely resemble.

CEO of the Susan G. Komen foundation.

[quote][R63], agreed that some healthcare professionals are mediocre to terrible, but I’ve been shocked to discover how many excellent ones there are. I was particularly surprised that none of the surgeons I’ve encountered has lived up to the “arrogant and lacking in compassion for patients” stereotype.

I encountered a couple of surgeons who fit the arrogant stereotype when a couple of family members were going through health issues. I do admit my past job at the nursing home left with a bit of a bad taste after seeing how shitty that arrogant nurse was with some of the patients and staff members. I try to take a grey approach to healthcare professionals in general. I don't think that all nurses and doctors are angels, but I know some of them are good hard working people.

M.D. they think everyone but then is stupid. Even too stupid to know what are YOU feeling.

R93 Teachers are idiots and lack social discipline. "Those who can't, teach" is sadly very true. I'm sure there are exceptions, but most I've encountered seemed to suffer from HS arrested development. It's no wonder, as the vast majority of people they interact with all day, all year, are teenagers.

I always found a lot of science teachers to be the types who talk down to students. My middle school science teachers were like that. In high school, my biology and chemistry teachers were insufferable. My astronomy teacher was pretty cool and I loved that class.

Portable toilet cleaners.

Canvassers who block sidewalks and follow people.

From the job description alone it can only be "influencers". You have to be vapid and shallow per definition to hold that "job".

I work with a lot of engineers and most are not insufferable. I think I am however developing a hatred of male doctors. Not doctors in general, just male ones.

webmaster

"Instagram Influencer" is even worse than Realtor.

Personal assistant to Madonna. She has 2-3 of them. I bet each one has a noose hanging in every room of their house that were hung up at the end of the first day working for her.

Entertainment publicist.

If you haven't been there, you couldn't possibly imagine. OMG.

Being Mario Lopez. He's so basic and ruins everything else touches.

In the "Valley" it's Venture Capitalists.

Porno actor.

R104 that should belong in a worst job thread

Caterers.

Writer on the Ellen DeGeneres show.

Website administrators.

Mommy blogger

Ex-gay therapist

Republican strategist

Multi-level marketers (pyramid scheme).

HR at a surgery center.

Insurance industry

I don’t know any “Episcopalian priests,” but see them listed several times-what’s especially insufferable about them?

[quote]Doctor office desk staff.

Trumps everything in the thread.

Insufferable, as in unable to do it without getting drunk on the job: ESL teacher. Believe me. Worst fucking job imaginable, and breaking free of it is like trying to leave the mob, sans the financial rewards.

All the votes to "social media influencer." But I would do it in a heartbeat if I knew how, and if I wasn't 43.

I do disagree with the opinion on nurses. They do pretty much all the hard work. I've been in hospitals far too frequently than I can count (see above re: teaching ESL), and I would usually get a three-minute visit from the doc while the nurses tended to me--and everyone else--for hours, kindly, calmly, putting up with all sorts of literal shit and demands.

What is the connection between being an ESL teacher and having to go to the hospital a lot, R123?

Proctologist

R124, panic attacks, nonstop anxiety, then drinking one's self into oblivion to deal with those things and exacerbating them. Think of what is essentially a minimum-wage job passing itself off as something legit, where every single morning you have to be an entertainer, a clown, incessantly "on", prepping materials without pay, trying to handle inconsistent student numbers and wondering if you'll have classes one week to the next... all because the industry is based on customers (not students) and a single complaint from a spoiled rich kid could get you fired.

R86 thanks!

Psychiatrist for an HMO

Sales people in high end clothing and accessory stores. Can those idiots be any more pretentious?!

I immediately think of that line from Ab Fab: "You only work in a shop, you know. You can drop the attitude!"

Engineers are condescending douchebags.

Military officers. Shameless in their cutthroat tactics. No morals or ethics when it comes to impressing their superior officers. It’s almost embarrassing.

plumber

crime scene cleanup

Trans Sex Worker of Color

R121 episcopal priests are insufferable because they are Catholic without all the celibacy so they think they are superior to Catholics and all non-liturgical Protestants. They're "Anglo-Catholic la de da."

I too would vote for HR but I've been good to HR people and they've been good to me. And what do failed HR people do - they become headhunters. So it pays to be nice to them.

I recall back in 2001 I was working for a state agency. I got on well with the HR person that one day she came down and told me my unit used the MOST sick time. And it wasn't the unit as a whole but one 40 year old woman. And curiously the day the HR person told me as the director of the unit about this said 40 year old woman was out sick for the second day.

About 3 hours later the 40 year old woman calls me and says she won't be in the next day. I told her just to protect herself get a doctors note. Next morning I show up early and she's sitting at her desk saying "You threatened me." I told her go home and don't come back until she got a call from me. I let her go the rest of the week and called on Friday saying "If you ever do that again i will move to terminate and you can come back on Monday."

[quote]Sales people in high end clothing and accessory stores. Can those idiots be any more pretentious?!

I agree for the most part. It reminds my aunt told told me a few years back. She was a case worker at an unemployment office in a small tourist town and a woman in town opened her own clothing store and put a listing for employees at the unemployment office and on the site. She said how job seekers told her and another case worker that the clothing store owner was quite rude and pretentious to them when they went into the store or contacted her by phone.

A few people who had previously worked in malls or big box stores like Target or Walmart told her about their retail experience and she was rude and said that working in her store would be completely different from lower end stores. Those people she didn't offer an additional interview. I get that there are differences in small stores compared to a big box store. But, that woman sounded like a total cunt for cutting down people just trying to get a job and support themselves and/or family.

those assholes cold calling that get you on the phone to lie to you: we saw you donated last year...(LIE) for breast cancer, firemen, policemen, whatever/whoever and can we count on you again this year....

THEY WILL NOT LET YOU GET A WORD IN. PERIOD. No matter what you say, it's 'well, how about this?' or ' well, would this amount work for you??' or 'we'll just mail you an envelope..." i try to be polite but then i just end up hanging up on them.

FUCK YOU RUDE ASSHOLES! HOW ABOUT YOU FUCKING LISTEN TO ME when i say NO or I can't afford it.....eat me.

[quote]a three-minute visit from the doc while the nurses tended to me--and everyone else--for hours,

Because the doctor has to see 15000 different patients because there are basically 100 nurses to 1 doctor in any given situation.

You generally see 1 or 2 nurses doing some work while the OTHER 10 sit around gossiping if you've ever been in a hospital. You wanna fuckin' hit them.

R139....oh yes......mine is why the fuck are doctor gods ALWAYS LATE. Why do they always keep you waiting forever. That, and traffic from HELL are 2 reasons I always have books with me.....

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The vast majority of print and TV journalists are insufferable, self important and sociopathic narcissists. The absolute worst of the lot are the political journalists.

[quote]Pharmacists is right! Getting my vote. Easily in top 5

A relative of mine was insufferable pharmacist. He bounced around from different retail pharmacy jobs.

I have a suspicion many pharmacists (the obnoxious ones anyway) are drug addicts.

Pharmacists giving medical advice piss me off. They know about meds not the intricacies of medical conditions. There are people out there who listen to them as if they’re doctors. They’re not.

The level of workplace assault, suicide, and sexual perversion among pharmacists is literally off the charts. These are the medicine men, the shamans, of our society, and even the ones who aren't getting high on their own supply find themselves debilitated by the cosmic life-or-death power they hold over their helpless "drones." And yes, that's what they call us: "drones."

My partner's stepfather worked as a hospital social worker for almost 30 years. He retired a few months back and he has said that it seems like nurses are becoming more arrogant and condescending in recent years. He also said that in the hospital he worked at it was almost encouraged for nurses to act like that.

Real estate agents. My sister in law was a real estate agent in Scottsdale and she and one of her competitors at another real estate company -- I'll call her Sheena, because that's her real name -- became locked in competition on who would be able to list and show this one really eyepopping property (I was there for a party once, the place is beautiful). Anyway the bitch at the other agency MAILED A LIVE SCORPION to my sister in law! What a bitch!

Aaron Schock's "personal trainer".

Attorney

Teacher of any grade or subject

Food server

Maid

Field picker

Root picker

Prison officer

Police officer

Nurse or murse

Psych ward attendant

Day laborer

Kinkos

Flight attendant

Airport security

Home health aide

Roofer

The guy that sucks up the shit from portable restrooms.

An extra in a movie

Prostitution

Retail clothing clerk

Bus driver

Docent at a boring presidential library

HR, they are biggest pieces of shit in the world.

These pond scum suckers don't care one iota for a company's workers. HR people only care about protecting the company. They also care about protecting the workers who are fucking their bosses, who are usually the workers you are complaining about!

HR people in small companies are the absolute worst.

Ice cream scooper when the ice cream is too hard.

Corporate EA

Mothers' Day was a few moments ago. Upon meeting with my big-fat, big-wig boss, my boss had asked me if I would do a "Blue Box Run" (Tiffany) for him, saying, "Pick out something YOU'D like."

FU!

Greeter.

[quote]HR people in small companies are the absolute worst.

I agree with this.

Vegan actors