โฒ 75 โผ What careers did the shittiest people you know personally get into? (lemmy.world) submitted 11 months ago* by TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 50 comments fedilink hide all child comments I mean shitty as in immoral, unempathetic, pathological liars, untrustworthy, selfish
[โ] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world [S] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children) Positions of power attract the corrupted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ethaver@kbin.earth 9 points 11 months ago (1 child) The worst part is that it's not just that it's a position of power, it's that there's also very little else about it that's desirable. Your entire job is to show up places and tell people to stop doing things they want or feel that they need to be doing, and often that they're willing to physically attack you for interfering with. The pay is also pretty mediocre overall. So if you want overall pleasant interpersonal interactions or a decent wage, you'd have to go elsewhere. If all you want is power over other human beings, that job will be a great fit for you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world [S] 15 points 11 months ago In my area, cops get paid more than doctors a lot of the time. It's supposed to mitigate bribery but it ends up attracting greedy, power hungry people more than not. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ethaver@kbin.earth 9 points 11 months ago (1 child) The worst part is that it's not just that it's a position of power, it's that there's also very little else about it that's desirable. Your entire job is to show up places and tell people to stop doing things they want or feel that they need to be doing, and often that they're willing to physically attack you for interfering with. The pay is also pretty mediocre overall. So if you want overall pleasant interpersonal interactions or a decent wage, you'd have to go elsewhere. If all you want is power over other human beings, that job will be a great fit for you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [โ] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world [S] 15 points 11 months ago In my area, cops get paid more than doctors a lot of the time. It's supposed to mitigate bribery but it ends up attracting greedy, power hungry people more than not. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world [S] 15 points 11 months ago In my area, cops get paid more than doctors a lot of the time. It's supposed to mitigate bribery but it ends up attracting greedy, power hungry people more than not. permalink fedilink source parent