30 Careers That Attract Absolute Jerks, As Shared In This Viral Thread

I've noticed that academia tends to draw in people who are, how should I say..... heavy? Some great personalities too but also people who could, how should I say this.....not hold a job anywhere else, probably? Who don't have that many friends in real life, maybe?

I loved my studies but having worked as a research assistant and knowing people who work in administrative jobs at universities, I decided I never wanna get into that field. Just too much snobbery, elitism, hierarchies etc.

I worked in union construction during the pandemic and a bit after. I have never seen a more miserable group of people making six figures in my life. How the hell are you making $110k a year, amazing benefits, and you are still missing front teeth?!.

Real estate agent.

Kitchens. We're all a******s at work. lol. One of the highest rates of d**g, alcohol or other addiction problems. Generally antisocial towards the general public. Lots of ex-cons.

We're basically motorcycle or pirate gangs thrust into roles in normal society. lol.

Administrators in public schools. Ask some teachers you know. 

Sales…

Every person I know who is in “sales” is full of s**t. Basically, their job is to lie, avoid the truth, and I don’t think they become like this due to the job.

Born liars gravitate towards sales positions.

Investment Banking, in particular the successful types can be difficult.

Construction can get pretty bad. Bosses never took a management class. Everybody's miserable. Grown men fighting like school girls.

Cold caller! You really have to not give a f**k about absolutely anything to handle that job.  Unfortunately this means people with zero self awareness or tact often thrive here.

I was unemployed and needed money badly, so applied to a position and got in. I lasted one shift (the sheer amount of nonstop automated calling + verbal abuse was too hard for me). On my first day, the rest of the cold call team were loudly and plainly discussing gross topics. I'll never forget meeting this woman who then immediately went on to talk about her vaginal discharge (she even used the word "discharge" lol) with the team before our shift started.

Not every cold caller is this way, of course. Some people are probably just really great at compartmentalizing work/life. But every single one in that office was nasty.

Without a shred of doubt, public relations.

All they're good at is making themselves look good while being the absolute worst people within and towards each other. I don't care if you're a PR professional reading this, you're probably part of it and you'd already been convinced otherwise.

Y'all can burn in a fire.