Insiders Share 30 Industry Truths The Public Often Isn't Even Aware Of

Woo, buddy, here's my chance to vent. I am a climate scientist.

1) Uncertainty does not mean we don't know what we're talking about, or that we're guessing. Any scientific estimate of any kind has an uncertainty. You're just usually not told about it. We're pretty transparent about our math, so you get to see the range of estimates. That doesn't mean we don't know the mechanism behind it, it just means that there are variables involved that can't be predicted precisely.

2) We KNOW the sun goes through cycles. I promise that we've already considered whatever showstopping thing you found on the internet.

3) When we say "climate change" in this current context, we mean the human-caused part. You aren't providing new information by saying that "the climate always changes." We know that.

4) We know that it's the carbon causing the temperature rise (and not the other way around) because we know exactly where the carbon came from. It's not a coincidence that the CO2 concentration started rising at the same time we figured out combustion.

5) Some data sucks. That fact does not invalidate science.

No, I’m not bullying your child.
He just needs to learn that they are rules in a society and that the world doesn’t revolve around his a**e, which you seem to have omitted.

Edit: I was a teaching assistant, my partner was a teacher.

I’m not making up the fact that your child hasn’t done the work and behaves badly in class. I don’t just have it in for your child for no reason. And no, I won’t change his grade because you’re harassing me.

Spay and neuter your f*****g pets


Also, cats shouldn’t drink milk.

Child predators very rare look like criminals, and they rarely look like folks from the s*x offender registry. Those are mugshots taken on what is often the worst day in someone's life.

They look like your youth pastor, your best friend from college, maybe even your brother.

The reason there is so much f*****g paperwork and huge wait to work with children is that it helps us identify those people.

I can't "Enhance" your tiny f*****g low res jpeg into a beautiful 8x10 print.

Retoucher.

Viral infections do not need antibiotics and vaccines do not cause autism.

Guess what profession

Edit: nobody expects the Spanish I*********n. Aha!

Electricity will k**l you.

A bad connection can burn down your house.

The YouTube video showing how easy it is to hook up your new hot tub does not understand your overloaded circuits.

Programmers (generally) can’t fix computers. Or software they did not write. Sometimes not even the software they wrote.

A shocking amount of people seem to think that because I work in a library, I sit around and read all day. I do not. I wish that was what I was getting paid to do but nah.

Got a lot of " So what do you do then", so I'm copying a reply I made earlier, with a few more things I thought of along the way:

It's a smaller library so I do a little of everything. I put materials away, I check materials in and out, I pursue our overdue fines, I help our patrons with things they may need or I make copies for them, I run our Facebook, I update our website, I write a monthly newsletter and an article for the weekly paper, and there is a lot of clerical work, billing, deposits, filing, supply ordering, etc. I create advertisments for our programs. I process and catalog new materials and weed old ones. I shush 12 year olds who confuse the place for a computer arcade. It's possible to have a slow day where I probably could pull out a book and read but it's not very professional looking so I don't. Oh and I take the occasional reddit break. ;)

I do also want to say that I work in a library but I am not an accredited librarian. I am actually "library support staff" so my list is probably short in comparison to the director of library services in my building, who does have her library science degree.

I work in an animal hospital. Our prices aren’t high because we want you to pay for our mortgages, cars, student loans, etc. Rarely do we actually make a profit and we ourselves don’t make much. We genuinely care about your pets and we take it personal when you question our training. Many of us are licensed DVMs and RVTs. We dedicate our lives to animals for the outcome not the income.

Just because you had some side effects from a medication does not mean you are allergic to it.

Also, please don’t f*****g eat or drink before surgery. I will cancel your surgery. It’s for your own safety, so don’t lie about it.

Welding
People often think you need to protect only the eyes. And then get 2nd degree burns on their arms/neck when they realize the light from arc welding is like standing in front of a tanning bed on steroids.

Plumber here. If it isn't turds, p**s, or toilet paper then it probably shouldn't be flushed down the toilet. Specifically, tampons, baby wipes and paper towels.

Cake decorator.

1) Yes, tiered cakes can be expensive. But you aren't just paying for my materials. You're paying for my time. Your three tier fondant covered fifty million details on each tier cake will take me the time that I could crank out at least 15 simple sheet cakes. You gotta pay for that maam/sir. Also, if it was "just cake and icing", you could do it on your own. Don't come in with a Buddy or Ace of Cakes cake and expect to pay less than $400. Ace of Cakes MINIMUM is like $500 so...Yeah.

2) Birthdays are not Easter. The day does not move. So your emergency because you forgot to order isn't an emergency for me and you are not more important than the people who properly ordered. What you consider "quick and simple" usually isn't. You can't just magically bake and decorate a cake in 15 minutes.

If the choice is between rushing to take your order at 4 a.m. in the drive thru or making sure our food is being held at temperatures that ensure it's safe to eat so you don't get fatally sick from a cheeseburger that was heated incorrectly, I'm not rushing to take your order.

You can tell the story however you want, but I'm not ignoring you (I actually will be with you as soon as I can, which is when I'm done ensuring food safety), and your story will not end with a trip to the ICU for severe food poisoning... you're welcome.

You don't use quotation marks to add emphasis.

(I'm an English teacher.).

I'm a Music teacher.

I hear from many parents and adults in general that have this notion that some kids are talented or gifted in some way, and some just aren't. This is the farthest thing from the truth.

Literally everyone in the whole world is musical in many different ways, especially kids. There are predispositions to certain skills, but everyone has the potential to get much better. If you just encourage musical behavior and participation at home and school, kids are developing rhythmic and tonal understanding of music. If you're in an environment that encourages mistakes, experimentation, and practice people will naturally become more musical performers.

This is also coming from a guy who's mom told him he was tone deaf in 4th grade and quit chorus. Who's tone deaf now mom?!

Teachers aren’t babysitters. We’re here to educate your children.

Getting a good photo doesn't mean you're necessarily able to be a professional photographer. Most people who enter the profession swiftly exit it again because of this. And those who stick around likely still learned it the hard way.