After bingingSuitslately, I had a totally different idea of what lawyers actually do.
It’s easy to assume things about someone’s job that you might not know much about.
Redditor u/MajesticWin8708asked: “What’s one myth about your profession you would like to debunk?”
the responses were really interesting to read and learn from.
Here is what some people had to say.
We aren’t lazy people who just sit around and drink coffee.
u/Cairo_Suite
3.
“That geology is just about rocks.
It’s a great career sector and generally well paid.”
u/Y-Crwydryn
4.
“Most American opera singers arent really that fancy.
Most grew up middle class.
Its incredibly common in American voice from the collegiate level to the big leagues.
Tons of fakes and scammers.”
u/Odd_Cat_5820
6.
“A few for airline pilots.
We probably dont have a ‘route’ per se.
Another myth is that the plane flies itself.
This one isnt really true.
“That office people just chat and drink coffee all day.
Whereas for some office jobs it might be true, it’s definitely not true for mine.”
u/Cosmopolitan93
8.
“If you send your food back to a kitchen, nobody spits on it.
“I am a phlebotomist (I draw blood).
Just don’t take your bad hospital breakfast out on me.”
u/Myles_away_from_you
10.
“That all teachers are unhappy and underpaid.
I am underpaid, but I am not unhappy.
I love my job.”
“Not every person working in IT is a socially awkward asshole.
A lot of us are fun to be around and have had sex many times.
u/MartyVanB
12.
Inventory is all controlled and monitored via computer systems these days.
“I’ve been a firefighter and paramedic for 24 years.
The vast majority of calls aren’t for emergencies.
