Looks can be deceptive. That's true for people and objects, but, sometimes, we can also apply that to certain jobs. A line of work might seem inviting and easy from the outside, but, when you listen to what the people who actually work there have to say about it, you thank your lucky stars you never accepted that job offer.
Recently, people took to Reddit to expose the industries that have some pretty questionable hidden practices. When one user asked, "What industry is a lot more dark and sinister than most people realise?", over 7k people came in ready to answer. Curious to know what industries made the list? Scroll down and check them out!
#41
Call center. Training automatic communication on the clock f***s you up.
Met people who were in the industry for some years and who had complete private conversations without remembering one word the person said. Not in the sense of forgetting but in the sense of just not listening.
Met people who were in the industry for some years and who had complete private conversations without remembering one word the person said. Not in the sense of forgetting but in the sense of just not listening.
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35points
#42
The video game industry. All you see as a consumer is a fun game, some big publishers and perhaps a few interviews with devs telling you how proud they are of element xy or the game in general.
Reality is that most those projects live off constant pressure on the devs, and a lot of it. The publisher sets a date, there are millions of dollars going into it including investments by stakeholders who want to be satisfied. Most of the times those release dates are unrealistic to say the least. This leads to a ton of pressure on the devs, working way over time and still not being able to really put out the work that would have to be done in order to put out a complete game in the end.
Thats also one of the reasons why so many games nowadays release unfinished or full of bugs. Theyre pushing the game out before its finished due to unrealistic release dates set to satisfy investors. If the game is still a success, devs go right back to work with new contracts. If it flops the work on that game gets dropped and you only had to pay like half of the work done by the devs because you released the game halfbaked.
Reality is that most those projects live off constant pressure on the devs, and a lot of it. The publisher sets a date, there are millions of dollars going into it including investments by stakeholders who want to be satisfied. Most of the times those release dates are unrealistic to say the least. This leads to a ton of pressure on the devs, working way over time and still not being able to really put out the work that would have to be done in order to put out a complete game in the end.
Thats also one of the reasons why so many games nowadays release unfinished or full of bugs. Theyre pushing the game out before its finished due to unrealistic release dates set to satisfy investors. If the game is still a success, devs go right back to work with new contracts. If it flops the work on that game gets dropped and you only had to pay like half of the work done by the devs because you released the game halfbaked.
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34points
#44
Hospitality(Hotels/Resorts).
Some issues: Money laundering, gentrification, and human trafficking. Not to mention waste, destroying natural habitats, limiting local access to resort areas, and over tourism.
Some issues: Money laundering, gentrification, and human trafficking. Not to mention waste, destroying natural habitats, limiting local access to resort areas, and over tourism.
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31points
#45
The Art World, by which I mean the high-end institutional gallery art world. Gagosian, Mary Boone, etc.
I grew up in that world, and the amount of s****y exploitation that exists at every level would astonish you. I could write a book.
My advice to any young artist would be to make art for yourself first, and to not chase mainstream success. It’s not worth it.
I grew up in that world, and the amount of s****y exploitation that exists at every level would astonish you. I could write a book.
My advice to any young artist would be to make art for yourself first, and to not chase mainstream success. It’s not worth it.
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30points
#47
Shipping industry, along with many different commodities. Oh you got a vessel to take your purchased cargo from some third world s**thole? Gotta bribe the port staff or your vessel gets delayed indefinitely. Or the port staff simply siphons your bunker fuel while docked and sells it back to you lmao.
You sold a cargo basis certain specifications with a lab doing independent testing upon discharge to determine the exact specs for payment settlement? Guess who’s bribing that lab?
For the US market, there are many addictives that are prohibited from being added to gasoline to improve its octane rating as they are deemed too polluting to the environment. But many US gasoline blenders buy large volumes of them anyway. Why? For selling into the Latin American market.
You sold a cargo basis certain specifications with a lab doing independent testing upon discharge to determine the exact specs for payment settlement? Guess who’s bribing that lab?
For the US market, there are many addictives that are prohibited from being added to gasoline to improve its octane rating as they are deemed too polluting to the environment. But many US gasoline blenders buy large volumes of them anyway. Why? For selling into the Latin American market.
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29points
#48
I'm older,(66) and remember a time when gambling was thought of as a moral failing.
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27points
#49
Film and TV production.
- Grueling 16 hour days / 6 days a week are normalized
- Going months without working, 25 year veterans on unemployment
- Hollywood egos and abuse towards production assistants and personal assistants
- Injuries / Deaths on film sets due to unsafe workplace
- The list goes on and on, with tons of examples in the news
But people still view hollywood as glamourous and aspirational.
- Grueling 16 hour days / 6 days a week are normalized
- Going months without working, 25 year veterans on unemployment
- Hollywood egos and abuse towards production assistants and personal assistants
- Injuries / Deaths on film sets due to unsafe workplace
- The list goes on and on, with tons of examples in the news
But people still view hollywood as glamourous and aspirational.
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26points