A job is more than its direct responsibilities; it also includes the relationships we build, the skills we develop, and the impact we have on the organization and the outside world. However, it’s difficult to learn these things without belonging to the “club.” Movies and TV shows aren’t reliable sources, and there are only so many careers we embark upon ourselves. So, let’s take a look at a Reddit discussion where people from different industries have been spilling tea about their professions.
#1
Programmers (generally) can’t fix computers. Or software they did not write. Sometimes not even the software they wrote.
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#2
A shocking amount of people seem to think that because I work in a library, I sit around and read all day. I do not. I wish that was what I was getting paid to do but nah.
Got a lot of ” So what do you do then”, so I’m copying a reply I made earlier, with a few more things I thought of along the way:
It’s a smaller library so I do a little of everything. I put materials away, I check materials in and out, I pursue our overdue fines, I help our patrons with things they may need or I make copies for them, I run our Facebook, I update our website, I write a monthly newsletter and an article for the weekly paper, and there is a lot of clerical work, billing, deposits, filing, supply ordering, etc. I create advertisments for our programs. I process and catalog new materials and weed old ones. I shush 12 year olds who confuse the place for a computer arcade. It’s possible to have a slow day where I probably could pull out a book and read but it’s not very professional looking so I don’t. Oh and I take the occasional reddit break. 😉
I do also want to say that I work in a library but I am not an accredited librarian. I am actually “library support staff” so my list is probably short in comparison to the director of library services in my building, who does have her library science degree.
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#3
Welding
People often think you need to protect only the eyes. And then get 2nd degree burns on their arms/neck when they realize the light from arc welding is like standing in front of a tanning bed on steroids.
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#4
You don’t use quotation marks to add emphasis.
(I’m an English teacher.).
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#5
Getting a good photo doesn’t mean you’re necessarily able to be a professional photographer. Most people who enter the profession swiftly exit it again because of this. And those who stick around likely still learned it the hard way.
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#6
Cake decorator.
1) Yes, tiered cakes can be expensive. But you aren’t just paying for my materials. You’re paying for my time. Your three tier fondant covered fifty million details on each tier cake will take me the time that I could crank out at least 15 simple sheet cakes. You gotta pay for that maam/sir. Also, if it was “just cake and icing”, you could do it on your own. Don’t come in with a Buddy or Ace of Cakes cake and expect to pay less than $400. Ace of Cakes MINIMUM is like $500 so…Yeah.
2) Birthdays are not Easter. The day does not move. So your emergency because you forgot to order isn’t an emergency for me and you are not more important than the people who properly ordered. What you consider “quick and simple” usually isn’t. You can’t just magically bake and decorate a cake in 15 minutes.
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#7
I’m a Music teacher.
I hear from many parents and adults in general that have this notion that some kids are talented or gifted in some way, and some just aren’t. This is the farthest thing from the truth.
Literally everyone in the whole world is musical in many different ways, especially kids. There are predispositions to certain skills, but everyone has the potential to get much better. If you just encourage musical behavior and participation at home and school, kids are developing rhythmic and tonal understanding of music. If you’re in an environment that encourages mistakes, experimentation, and practice people will naturally become more musical performers.
This is also coming from a guy who’s mom told him he was tone deaf in 4th grade and quit chorus. Who’s tone deaf now mom?!
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#8
I’m an interpreter.
It’s pretty obvious that you don’t translate word for word and that you CANT be replaced by Google Translate, lol.
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#9
As a social worker many people think that if the child is removed from the house that the child will never return when in reality we’re taught that reunification is the number one thing we can do and will do everything possible before putting the child in the system.
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#10
Not everyone in the Air Force is a pilot.
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#11
Stop motion animation actually doesn’t take that long. Building the puppets and setting up the scene takes a while, but you can animate a lot in a very short amount of time compared to 2D animation, and even 3D if you take rendering into account.
It’s also the cheapest between 2D and 3D, even though most people think it’s the most expensive. All of Laika’s films have been $60 million so far, on par with Illumination’s films which are considered low budget for 3D.
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