Trust, reputation, and credibility carry a ton of weight in most professions. If you’re not dependable and don’t look like you have any integrity, you’ll have an awful time trying to get your job done. Especially if your work requires you to interact with other people throughout the day.
Industry insiders took to an enlightening AskReddit thread to share the biggest red flags that a ‘professional’ is untrustworthy. Scroll down to pick up some of the signs that you shouldn’t blindly trust just any ‘expert,’ no matter how wide their smile.
Meanwhile, Bored Panda reached out to the author of the intriguing thread, u/ShapingTormance, and they were kind enough to share their thoughts about building trust. Check out our full interview with them below!
#1
Never trust a librarian who agrees to ban books.
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#2
Don’t trust a man who bankrupts casinos with your economy.
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#3
Don’t trust an unvaccinated health care worker.
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#4
Don’t trust a minister of God that preaches hate.
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#5
Don’t trust a pastor who wears expensive shoes and watches.
EDIT: of course I’m not saying “don’t trust all pastors because all pastors are awful!!!” The point in the original question is about YOUR OWN INDUSTRY.
Since I’m an actual pastor, I thought you might want to know how I determine whether or not someone who claims to be clergy puts me on guard or not – and wearing flashy clothes, watches, shoes, or who drives a luxury car (that’s obviously not an cold clunker that they’ve fixed up) – THOSE are reasons for me, a pastor, to be made wary of other people who claim to be a part of clergy.
For those of you who just don’t trust pastors of any kind because of the hurt you may have experienced at the hands of the unscrupulous or the awful representatives of the cloth – I deeply and sincerely apologize for that pain. I, too, wish that had never happened.
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#6
Don’t trust the scientist who can’t say “I don’t know”. A good scientist knows they don’t know everything.
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#7
Don’t trust any life coach/consultant who uses “we all have the same 24 hours in a day” as a comeback to the “I don’t have time” excuse.
I absolutely do not have the “same” 24 hours in a day as child free Oprah Winfrey, with her paid staff and zero daily commute.
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#8
Don’t trust a principal who was never a teacher. .
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#9
Famous psychologists that are tv personalities are not famous because they are “the best”. “The best” exists in research and or the clinic.
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#10
Don’t trust a wine sales rep that wears heavy cologne/perfume. It messes up your ability to taste samples in sales meetings.
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#11
Always let the nurse give you the shot, never the doctor…
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#12
Don’t trust a religious person who is loud about being religious.
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#13
Don’t trust a restaurant manager who’s never waited a table. This includes brewers who open and run brewpubs.
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#14
Don’t trust a home care aide/special needs provider who claims to know what causes autism.
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#15
Don’t trust a dentist who’s anti-fluoride.
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#16
Don’t trust a writer who doesn’t have a strong opinion about Oxford commas. Preferably, they should have the *right* opinion about them (they are good and everyone should use them) but even if they’re wrong you should still trust them to write better than someone who doesn’t care either way.
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#17
My job seems to get new ones every day recently, not sure why… The most recent is Don’t trust a doctor who recommends women of childbearing age refrain from using Tylenol.
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#18
A teacher who isn’t interested in learning new things.
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#19
Don’t trust a hiker who says they love nature but leaves trash behind.
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#20
Don’t trust an IT person who hasn’t caused an organization wide outage at least once, if more than 5, also don’t trust them.
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#21
Don’t trust a writer who doesn’t read.
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#22
Don’t trust a software engineer that thinks AI is good at programming.
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#23
Don’t trust a 22 year old management consultant.
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#24
As a perpetually single/never married divorce lawyer, I don’t love this question…
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#25
Don’t trust any “professional” artist who likes AI.
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#26
A salesman who says his product does everything you’re asking it to do exactly as you are asking for it is lying.
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#27
Never trust a therapist who hasn’t been to therapy… extensively. .
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#28
Don’t trust a teacher who doesn’t read books.
#29
If he’s got an ipad and a white button down shirt, he’s not there to fix your equipment, he’s there to try to sell you new equipment.
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#30
Don’t trust a parenting support professional whose adult kids don’t speak to them.
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#31
Don’t trust an education consultant or curriculum writer or admin that never had any classroom experience.
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