“Unveiling the Truth: 19 Eye-Opening Misconceptions About Professional Life You Never Knew Existed!”
Ever had a chat with someone about your profession and wanted to yank your hair out because, well, they clearly had no clue what they were talking about? Trust me, you’re not alone! It’s a phenomenon that spans every field, from academia to the arts. Someone recently posed the question: “What misconception about your profession are you tired of hearing?” and the responses were just gold! Picture tech support folks rolling their eyes at the “turn it off and on again” mantra, or a farmer passionately defending their hard labor against the misconception that it’s all about frolicking through fields. So, grab your popcorn and settle in as we dive into these funny, eye-opening stories that prove the struggle is real across various professions! Ready for some laughs and insight? Let’s get started! LEARN MORE.
Someone asked “What’s a misconception about your profession that you’re tired of hearing?” and professionals from across the internet shared their best examples. From some folks vastly underestimating how much work something takes to just downright lies, get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and share your thoughts and examples in the comments section below.
I’m a support worker for adults with complex learning and physical disabilities have been for 7 years now – no u don’t just “wipe bums for a living”.
I keep them alive and happy, giving them a quality of life filled with as much independence and choice as they can have. I treat them with dignity and respect while yes at times supporting them with personal care because guess what? They can’t do it! So someone has to, it’s such a tiny part of my job and the least bit interesting.
Hardly anyone hears about the love and patience, acceptance and humility the people I support teach me and give me every day.
Tech support. We didn’t start out angry..
1. Turn it off, then turn it on again. No, we’re not lazy that really does solve a majority of problems. And no, shutting off your monitor is not shutting down your computer.
2. When we ask you if it’s plugged in, follow the cord all the way from your computer to the wall.
3. If the computer gives you a message with an error code, WRITE IT DOWN OR TAKE A SCREENSHOT.
4. Describe the problem, but only what is necessary. I don’t care why you were emailing your aunt. I do care about the message that popped up when you clicked Send.
5. If I come to look at your computer, get out of the way. No, I cannot fix anything if you are sitting in your chair in front of your computer.
6. Printer problem? Take it out back and shoot it. I would rather work on anything else before printer problems.
Vegetable farmer. We get so many applicants wanting to “connect to the soil”, yet have never touched a shovel before. So many people don’t seem to understand that farming is manual labor with long hours and hardship every day. And It’s all just to limp by. We aren’t making much money.
Software engineer here. No, we can’t just “hack into anything” and no, we can’t fix your printer. We’re not tech support. We live in a world of code, not hardware.
Hair stylist, if “anyone” could cut hair why did you all have terrible haircuts during Covid? You have to take into account the head shape, hair texture, cowlicks, deviation in hair color.
It’s not easy and it’s really hard on your body.
Call center customer service agent (telecom). For the last 12 years I’ve had to hold the hand of thousands of customers through the phone. It’s not an easy job. I have to remember the specs of all the new cellular devices, all the codes for our ancient DOS base AS400 system and above all that, I have to deal with people who have issues breathing and speaking at the same time. It’s exhausting, at the end of the day my body is awake and ready but my mind is mush, oh and I do it in 2 languages.
Fire Sprinkler Designer here: Fire Sprinkler water IS NOT clean and clear like the movies depict…That water more than likely has been in those pipes for decades and is filled with corrosion and cutting oil. As soon as a sprinkler goes off, you are getting doused with black tar water…
Writer,
Their eyes are green because that’s the color I thought of when I built the character. It’s not that deep most of the time.
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