30 Of The Best ‘It Doesn’t Work Like That’ Tales Shared By Representatives Of Different Professions

I work in the laboratory, background in medical lab science.

People in other departments of the hospital seem to think that the lab is full of antisocial introverts who don't care about patients at all, and that we think of our work like an assembly line.

The introvert part is usually true, but that doesn't mean we don't care. We f*****g care, a lot. In my experience the lab is usually full of empaths who want to help people, but can't afford to get emotionally invested.

We don't abuse inmates or arrange to the death fights. The f****d up system deals with them far more cruelly than we ever could. No need to take it further.

You don't "go to sleep" under general anesthesia, and the chances of you "waking up" in the middle of surgery are practically nil.

I get that your worst fear is watching people operating on you and you can't do anything about it, but the instances of that are so low, you have a bigger chance of dying in a car accident on the way to your surgery than that actually happening to you.

I have worked at a hotel for 8 years now in positions of power at the front desk, reservations and group sales.
First, we do not hold rooms out of inventory! When we say we are sold out, we are sold out. We are here to make sure you have an enjoyable stay, but we are a business, why wouldn't we want to sell all possible rooms? First come first served is a real thing.
Also, being rude when there is the smallest thing wrong with your stay will not get you a free night. Comping a whole stay is very rare, compensation by discounting your room rate, parking or food is much more common. If you approach me with respect I am more likely to compensate a greater monetary amount than if you're a d**k.

Graphic Designer.

No, my job is *not* colouring in.

No, it does *not* mean that I know how to draw or paint perfectly well.

And no, just because you watched some Photoshop tutorials on Youtube, does *not* mean you can suddenly do my job for me.

EDIT: Spacing. (Yes, bad spacing *does* make us cringe)

I'm an accountant. No, I don't actually enjoy talking about tax law on my day off, so your "quick tax question" that takes me 30 minutes to explain beyond 'that depends...' is really annoying at a family BBQ.

Storyboard artist in the animation industry. Making cartoons isn't playtime. My position in particular is demanding, physically exhausting, and under-appreciated. On top of that, it is more "cog in the machine" work than "creative fulfillment." My faith in my work is tested constantly.

And I am not the only one who feels like this. Virtually every artist I know always thinks about changing careers or retiring all-together. It's a hard job, and it really doesn't have to be, but... it is.

That working in the film industry and especially doing what i do which is directly on set is glamourous.

Let me tell you its the opposite of glamour.

14 hour days , 6 days a week, sh**ty weather, sh**ty actors, sh**ty director, sh**ty crew ( of which I am part of), sh**tymembers of public trying to get photos and asking dumb questions, sh**ty mud, sh**ty creative types making delusional demands etc.

But there are some fun things

good food, good pay and filming sex scenes is hilarious.

QA tester here. We find glitches/ bugs all the time. But it is impossible to find every one. But some that get through baffle me.

1. Engineers do not design every cool thing in the world.

2. Most engineers never actually make all that much money.

3. Chances are, if you study engineering you will end up with an insanely boring office job, or an insane high pressure job working 16+ hours a day.

4. Not all engineers are super intelligent, quite a lot are actually below average intelligence.