23 jobs that are nowhere near as glamorous as they are portrayed in movies & shows - scoopwhoop


23 jobs that are nowhere near as glamorous as they are portrayed in movies & shows - scoopwhoop

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Among the many things the media has glamorized for us, today, we talk about some jobs that are nowhere near as glamorous as often portrayed by the media. I know you probably have a long


list. But let’s look at this Reddit thread and some more sources to identify more such jobs.  1. “AD AGENCIES – THEY PAY SHIT AND GRIND THEIR EMPLOYEES TO A PULP. YOU’RE FAR BETTER OFF


WORKING FOR A COMPANY THAT WORKS WITH AD AGENCIES LIKE A MEDIA BUYING SHOP AS THEY PAY SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER. I TELL COLLEGE KIDS THIS ALL THE TIME, AND THEY IGNORE ME BECAUSE THEY DON’T HAVE


A CLUE WHAT THE REAL WORLD IS LIKE. A MID-TIER MEDIA BUYER MAKES AROUND OR MORE AN MD AT AN AD AGENCY. BUT MEDIA BUYING ISN’T AS “SEXY” SO THEY STILL APPLY TO PLACES LIKE BBDO OR OGILVY.”


Answer Source – Reddit 2. “DOCTOR. HARD WORK, LONG HOURS, OFTEN GROSS, YOU MISS EARNINGS POTENTIAL WHEN YOUNG, AND SOME SPECIALIZATIONS ARE JUST ENORMOUSLY STRESSFUL, PUTTING PEOPLE’S LIVES


IN YOUR HANDS, AND BEING AROUND DEATH CONSTANTLY.” ANSWER SOURCE – Reddit 3. “BEING A WRITER. IT’S MOSTLY JUST SITTING IN YOUR OFFICE, STARING OUT THE WINDOW, THINKING OF THE RIGHT WAY TO


SAY SOMETHING. ALSO, FILM EDITOR. A LOT OF THE TIME IT’S JUST YELLING AT YOUR COMPUTER FOR NOT WORKING AND ACCIDENTALLY OVERWRITING A GOOD CUT YOU JUST MADE.” Answer Source – Reddit 4.


“SOCIAL WORK, HUMAN SERVICES, CHARITY WORK.” Answer Source – Reddit 5. “ARCHAEOLOGY – YOU GET VERY DIRTY AND MIGHT GET HEAT EXHAUSTION, AND SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS YOU’LL FIND WILL


JUST LOOK LIKE ROCKS TO MOST OUTSIDERS.” Answer Source – Reddit 6. “A LOT OF SCIENCE IS WAITING. AND WAITING. AND REPEATING THE SAME EXPERIMENT WITH ONE LITTLE CHANGE. AND WAITING.” Answer


Source – Reddit 7. “ENGINEER. THERE ARE A LOT OF TYPES, SO IT VARIES, BUT IN GENERAL, THE TONY STARK’S OF THE WORLD ARE IN A LAB SOMEWHERE. AND THE REST OF US ARE MOSTLY DOING PAPERWORK AND


TRYING TO FIGURE OUT MUNDANE THINGS LIKE ‘HOW TO MAKE MORE PLASTIC FORKS USING THE SMALL MOLDING MACHINE’ OR ‘HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO BUILD WIDGET A’. AND THE WIDGET COULD BE ANYTHING FROM


A JET ENGINE TO A NOVELTY TOILET SEAT.” Answer Source – Reddit > The environmental field consists of engineers and consultants who > get paid very little to do physically heavy and not


 so glamorous > jobs. In harsh weather with harsh chemicals. And are constantly > reminded that environmental process don’t generate income and that > is why (2/2). > — Jamie 🇱🇧 


(@jamsterjm) September 19, 2018 8. “OF COURSE, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND RUNWAY MODELING. SEEN AS A GLAMOROUS BUT TOXIC ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE IRL.” Answer Source – Reddit 9. “I STRONGLY


SUSPECT BEING A MAKE-UP ARTIST IS ACTUALLY PRETTY CHALLENGING GIVEN PEOPLE’S EXPECTATIONS THAT THEY’LL LOOK IN THE MIRROR AT THE END AND BE THRILLED. AND YOU’RE ON YOUR FEET ALL DAY.” Answer


Source – Reddit 10. ” BEING THE PRESIDENT OR LEADER OF ANY COUNTRY, SEEMS LIKE YOU’RE BASICALLY GOING TO BE HATED BY ONE OR MORE GROUPS OF PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.” Answer Source – 


Reddit 11. “THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. NOT A JOB EXACTLY, BUT IT IS FULL OF THEM.” Answer Source – Reddit 12. “INVESTMENT BANKER. IDK HOW MANY PEOPLE REALIZE THAT IB IS A THANKLESS JOB


WHERE YOU’RE WORKING 70-80+ HOURS A WEEK. THE WORK MOSTLY ENTAILS DOING MINDLESS CRAP AND IN MANY CASES TAKING ABUSE FROM YOUR SUPERIORS.” Answer Source – Reddit 13. “PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING IN


MUSIC- ROADIES, SESSION MUSICIANS, MANAGERS/AGENTS, SONGWRITERS, PR, A&R, LAWYERS, YOU NAME IT- A LOT OF WORK AND COORDINATION GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET AN ALBUM, CONCERT, TOUR,


MERCH, ETC.” Answer Source – Reddit 14. “CORPORATE IT – 90% PROCEDURE AND DOCUMENTATION, 5% BASIC FILE/APP/SQL OPERATIONS, 5% A VENDOR DOING BASIC OPERATIONS FOR ME.” Answer Source – Reddit


15. SIDE HUSTLES SOUND EASIER THAN THEY REALLY ARE. > Side hustles are cool but I hate how we live in a society where > having multiple jobs is glamorized lol. Like who the hell wanna 


have > multiple jobs > — Corset🇰🇪 (@evelynvwoodsen) August 23, 2021 16. SO YOU THOUGHT BEING A YOUTUBER IS COOL? > People think that being a YouTuber is glamorous & full of 


wealth. > (For some reason) I only made $11 on my last video. After the $154 > spent on product to review & the week of time it took to create the > video, I earned -$143. Do 


something because you love it, not because > you want $ > — PopLuxe (@OfficialNadi) May 3, 2019 17.  BEING A PARAMEDIC LOOKS VERY DIFFERENT ON TV. > That is the same way with being 


a paramedic. We do not do it for the > money. We do it because we love people and LOVE helping people. > It’s not at all a glamorous job. It’s a life style that you > love. So glad 


you love being a Youtuber! You are amazing!!! > https://t.co/GkVXAe3KHm > — 🍭Pãmëla🍭 (@Pamela_Hutch) May 3, 2019  18. “PRINCIPAL – “BECAUSE THE PRINCIPAL COMES TO COLLEGE, SITS IN HIS


CABIN, GOES FOR TWO-THREE ROUNDS AND THEN AGAIN SITS IN HIS CABIN AND THEN GOES HOME…SO HAPPY JOB MADAM. HE IS SERVED TEA OR JUICE ALSO, WHENEVER HE PRESSES THE BELL, THE ATTENDANT IS READY


TO ANSWER, AND EVERYBODY RESPECTS HIM” PRINCIPAL’S JOB APPEARS VERY GLAMOROUS. BUT I KNOW AS A PRINCIPAL’S WIFE HOW STRESSFUL IT IS. SOMETIMES HE THINKS OF QUITTING ALSO BECAUSE OF THE


WORKPLACE POLITICS BUT, YOU NEED TO GO ON.” Answer source – Quora 19. “MODELING AND ACTING BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT. YOU ALSO ARE UNDER A MICROSCOPE AS FAR AS ALWAYS


HAVING TO LOOK AND ACT A CERTAIN WAY. THERE ARE LONG HOURS OF REHEARSALS, NEW TAKES, AND ALWAYS HAVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TRYING TO GET CLOSE TO YOU TO GET AUTOGRAPHS, TALK WITH YOU AND TAKE


PICTURES. YOU DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF PRIVACY OR PRIVATE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY BECAUSE YOU ARE IN THE PUBLIC’S EYES.” Answer source – Quora 20. “I WOULD SAY ARCHITECTURE. I’VE WORKED WITH


PROBABLY A DOZEN ARCHITECTS AND WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING IS PRETTY DREARY, TEDIOUS, MIND-NUMBING WORK. AND WORKING WITH INDECISIVE “CLIENTS” IS DEPRESSING. A LOT OF CLIENTS CAN’T DECIDE IF


THEIR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.” Answer source – Quora 21. THE JOB OF THE TEACHING STAFF AT SCHOOL SURE LOOKS EASY. THE REALITY ISN’T SO. > Shout out to all the teachers/staff that work in the


 depths of the > school! The not so glamorous jobs, but vital to the school running > successfully!! Your work isn’t going unnoticed! Much love to your > daily grind!!! #FLHornets 


#LeadLAP #goodvibes #smile #love > — Brian J. Slater (@brijslater) March 12, 2019 22. BEING AN ARTIST PAINTS A PRETTY PICTURE, BUT IT ISN’T. 23. THERE’S MORE TO BEING A TECHNICIAN THAN


MEETS THE EYE. Which job do you think the media has glamorized?