The Jobs That Made People Hate You

Onkel Neal · 11-14-16, 07:21 AM

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...-hate-you.html

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Arguably the most easy to understand stigmatized profession was that of the funerary worker. The funerary trade was a vital part of the ancient economy, but the Romans believed that corpses were full of pollution; pollution that emanated from the bodies themselves meant that funeral workers were excluded from life in the ancient city. They worked at night and could not participate in religious rituals or perform sacrifices.

Today? Anything that requires waiting in a line. DMV and County Clerk. Post Office (where they ask me if I want to buy insurance--hey, I'm paying you to deliver the letter/package, if you lose it, you are liable, why do I need insurance?). Auto mechanic: good luck determining if you actually needed that $800 transaxle rebuild.

Commander Wallace · 11-14-16, 07:45 AM

My pick would be lawyers. The same people who turn lying into an art form and who spend more time trying to get money from you than doing the job they were hired to do.

August · 11-14-16, 08:14 AM

I'd have to say the job that makes people hate me the most would be Forum Poster, followed by Army Sergeant and Shop Teacher.

Jimbuna · 11-14-16, 09:34 AM

LEO

Aktungbby · 11-14-16, 10:41 AM

I think executioner would be # 1. Weird considering it was customary to tip the man...possibly to encourage his aim!!??

Eichhörnchen · 11-14-16, 10:54 AM

The most feared man in the British Army...

Von Due · 11-14-16, 10:57 AM

Is there such a thing as a job that makes everyone love you?
Customer Support (they will get a call from "that guy")
Bank clerk (when the loan is denied)
Shop owner (because he didn't bend over backwards to accomodate your insane demands)
Bus/tram/taxi/lorry/any car driver (who told him it was fine to use your road?)

We love to hate

On a more serious (???) note:

Lawyer
Politician (let's face it, enter politics and no matter what, someone will hate you and it is my firm belief that no politician should be allowed anywhere near someone's property without being under constant observation)

Sailor Steve · 11-14-16, 11:55 AM

A woman I used to know has had an extensive career in banking, including some time spent as a auditor. She once told me "Everyone hates auditors - even other auditors."

AVGWarhawk · 11-14-16, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...-hate-you.html

Today? Anything that requires waiting in a line. DMV and County Clerk. Post Office (where they ask me if I want to buy insurance--hey, I'm paying you to deliver the letter/package, if you lose it, you are liable, why do I need insurance?). Auto mechanic: good luck determining if you actually needed that $800 transaxle rebuild.

I was a mechanic for 11 years. I can not say anyone hated me for any repairs that they may have thought unnecessary. I can say many customers did not appreciate the time and effort repairing their vehicles that they drive into the ground.

August · 11-14-16, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

A woman I used to know has had an extensive career in banking, including some time spent as a auditor. She once told me "Everyone hates auditors - even other auditors."

Bank auditors and IRS employees must be right up there on the hate scale.

Platapus · 11-14-16, 06:00 PM

I would opine that any job where you have authority over someone else will generate hate and resentment toward you.

Too many people think they are too important to follow the rules. But they sure want everyone else to follow them.

Sometimes it appears that we are breeding a group of people who feel that if they personally don't agree with something, it does not apply to them.

razark · 11-14-16, 06:19 PM

I spent some months as a telemarketer.

Von Due · 11-14-16, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

[...]telemarketer.

a.k.a Devil worshipper.

Wolferz · 11-14-16, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by August

I'd have to say the job that makes people hate me the most would be Forum Poster, followed by Army Sergeant and Shop Teacher.

Army Sergeant?
More specifically, Drill Instructor types?

I had great respect for my drills and they had great respect for me.

I would have to say that I loathe lawmakers in general. The majority of them start off as lawyers and then schmooz their way into office where they proceed to rig the justice system in favor of the wealthy. Well, just the bad ones.

August · 11-14-16, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

Army Sergeant?
More specifically, Drill Instructor types?

I had great respect for my drills and they had great respect for me.

If the Drill Sergeant didn't make you hate him in the first week of basic training then he ain't doing his job.

11-14-16, 08:14 AM	#3
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd have to say the job that makes people hate me the most would be Forum Poster, followed by Army Sergeant and Shop Teacher. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-14-16, 09:34 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	LEO __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-14-16, 10:41 AM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,979 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I think executioner would be # 1. Weird considering it was customary to tip the man...possibly to encourage his aim!!?? __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

11-14-16, 10:54 AM	#6
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,370 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Regimental Sergeant Major The most feared man in the British Army... __________________

11-14-16, 11:55 AM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A woman I used to know has had an extensive career in banking, including some time spent as a auditor. She once told me "Everyone hates auditors - even other auditors." __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-14-16, 07:45 AM	#2
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,294 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	My pick would be lawyers. The same people who turn lying into an art form and who spend more time trying to get money from you than doing the job they were hired to do.

11-14-16, 10:57 AM	#7
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Is there such a thing as a job that makes everyone love you? Customer Support (they will get a call from "that guy") Bank clerk (when the loan is denied) Shop owner (because he didn't bend over backwards to accomodate your insane demands) Bus/tram/taxi/lorry/any car driver (who told him it was fine to use your road?) We love to hate On a more serious (???) note: Lawyer Politician (let's face it, enter politics and no matter what, someone will hate you and it is my firm belief that no politician should be allowed anywhere near someone's property without being under constant observation)

11-14-16, 06:00 PM	#11
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I would opine that any job where you have authority over someone else will generate hate and resentment toward you. Too many people think they are too important to follow the rules. But they sure want everyone else to follow them. Sometimes it appears that we are breeding a group of people who feel that if they personally don't agree with something, it does not apply to them. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-14-16, 06:19 PM	#12
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	I spent some months as a telemarketer. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"