Yahoo Lifestyle People Are Revealing The Most Abusive Jobs They've Ever Had
Work is a necessary evil in order to survive, but not all jobs are created equal. Recently, PreparationFar4709 asked, "What job requires a high tolerance for getting yelled at?"
Unsurprisingly, people had A LOT to say. The question received over 6,300 replies! Here are some of the best comments:
1."Veterinary medicine. People yell at us non-stop for stuff we have zero control over. The abuse from clients is so bad that suicide is a huge problem in the profession. We all know at least one colleague who completed suicide."
2."I'm a pediatric nurse. Once, a mom threatened to report me to the board after 30 minutes of cursing at me. She thought I was changing her almost brain-dead 16-year-old teenage son wrong (he was covered in excrement literally from head to toe). The next day, the dad threatened to kill me because I was performing a lifesaving procedure. I told management, and they responded that the family was going through a tough time and to give them a moment."
3."Every call center job should have voice changers for the customer's voice. That way, when people start screaming at you, just tap Goofy or Cartman and proceed to listen to them with a smile."
4."Pharmacist. The amount of bad news we have to deliver daily is insane. Wait times, cost, backorders, etc."
"I swear, every time I go to the pharmacy, I see the pharmacist getting screamed at by someone. I could never do that job."
5."The nicer the restaurant, the angrier the chef in my experience. So I say professional cook."
6."Teachers. They get yelled at by parents AND the children they are helping."
"Every adult who wants children should have to be a substitute for a middle school class. That way, they can experience firsthand how difficult the profession is and have some empathy when interacting with educators in the future."
7."I literally dedicated 10 years to becoming a social worker. Within four months of actually working in the field, I started having seizures and paranoid hallucinations. I quit on the spot and went back to fast food. No idea how anyone can do this job. I've come to the conclusion that you have to absolutely hate yourself or be comfortable with destroying yourself."
8."Gate agents for airlines. I've seen people melt down and berate them so many times. Airports and the frustrations of travel have a tendency to reveal people at their worst."
9."I work as a host for a big chain restaurant. I get yelled at every single day by every single guest."
10."Retail. Someone spit on me during the first Christmas I worked when I was 16. They were upset over a 25 cent coupon."
"I had a clock thrown at me during my first year of working at Target."
11."Cashiering at a busy liquor store was a miserable experience. You get all the fun of cashiering combined with a huge legal liability that requires you to deny selling drugs to some people. For minimum wage. With state cops occasionally trying to trick you into messing up. Good times!"
12."Casino dealer. You have no idea. It’s unreal."
"People gambling away their personal wealth while on alcohol and/or drugs??? What could go wrong?"
13."The military is the only answer. No other occupation comes close."
14."Referee. Especially at the grassroots/amateur level."
15."Surgical technician. I’ve spent 30 years getting screamed at by surgeons. Super great for mental health. 🙃"
16."I'm a 911 dispatcher. Between angry yelling, scared yelling, and freaking out stressed yelling, people are yelling at us all the time."
17."Architects are constantly getting yelled at by owners and contractors. And we just have to take it because the industry is highly relationship-based for getting future work."
18."Paralegals and attorneys. Clients complain about bills or things not going their way. Partners complain about under-billing. Opposing counsel and other parties (read: realtors) constantly throw others under the bus."
19."These days? All of them."
"This is really true. And as companies cut jobs and make us all wear more and more hats, it's going to just get worse."
20.And finally, on a lighthearted note: "Holding the flashlight for your dad."
H/T r/AskReddit
Some replies have been edited for length and clarity.
