I have never thought about this... but I have known 3 morticians in my 45 years and all three have been incredibly laid back and kind people, and quality friends to have around.
And they deal with the families of the deceased on the worst days of their lives and have to constantly be on call - death doesn’t care if it’s a public holiday. I imagine that morticians really learn to live in the moment.
jokes aside, I think everyone at that company is so used to walk on eggs shells around clients that lost their fucking 4yr old boy to cancer (for example) that they mantain that same attitude with each other
Hilarious you say that. I live in a small community and we use the same funeral home for our deaths. The guy is named Kelly and he is a pretty cool guy. One time he came partying with us after a funeral, his mom had to come pick up the hearse from him because he stayed.
Medical Examiners usually have awesome senses of humor. I'm a social worker who sometimes deals with child and parent deaths. Yet every time I speak to the MEs I end up having a smile or laugh regardless of circumstances.
I went tandem skydiving in Hawaii, and it wasn't until we pulled the chute and I was looking down that I realized my instructor was wearing flip flops. He said he never jumps without them! He was a rad dude.
Did you go on Kauai? If so, my girlfriend had the same instructor lol couldn’t believe he did that but that’s just the type of person you want strapped to your back when jumping out of a plane
While just a sample size of one because I only know one person who does those kinds of parachute jumps. He's a guy with anger management issues who emotionally abused his girlfriend; so not the best personality
People who work at Trader Joe’s… seriously. I have zero clue how they each manage to muster up seemingly genuine enthusiasm for each new customer! I would never make it past the first day lol!
There’s an older lady (Carol) that’s worked at my TJ’s for years. I just “know” her because she’s been there forever, but we don’t do more than the usual chit-chat. Back in 2016, my grandfather had just died the day before, and I was in picking up a few things. I was visibly pretty down, and she asked how my day was going. “Honestly, not great, but it’ll be OK eventually,” I said.
“Oh no, what’s wrong, honey?” Carol replied.
“Well, my grandfather just died. He was really sick, so it wasn’t unexpected, but it still hurts, you know.”
“Oh honey, I’m so sorry to hear that. Hold on just a second.”
She went over to the flower display, picked out a bouquet, gave it to me, gave me a hug, and told me it would all be OK. Honestly, it was the nicest thing anybody had done for me in a long time. What she doesn’t know is that my grandfather used to own a grocery store for many years, so it kinda felt like a vicarious goodbye from him. It’s a kindness I’ll never forget.
“Either everyone at Trader Joe’s wants to fuck me or everyone at Trader Joe’s is fucking each other but something sexual is definitely going on there" - Rachel Sennott
I just had to deal with someone on the phone who would ask a question, wait for me to start answering, then cut me off to rephrase the question. She then said “your service keeps cutting out”
No bitch you keep interrupting me answering your question. Just stfu for 5 seconds
It’s even worse if they ask for a specific obscure item. They say “where’s this” and you have some very specific instructions to give and they start walking away in the middle of them then come back to you 20 minutes later bitching about how they can’t find what they’re looking for. Motherfucker, YOU came to ME for help and I was trying to give it to you
I work at Trader Joe’s. I’m dead inside. Faking enthusiasm for customers is the most important part of the job. It’s 90% of the criteria in our reviews essentially. Apparently I fake it well. I’m miserable. It’s so degrading.
Veterinarians. I’ve never met a vet who hasn’t made a fuss over my cat like he’s the only and bestest kitty there ever was and gives him extra ear skritches and hugs to keep him calm during exams. And then they turn around and show the same care and compassion to the next animal they see. Vets are saints.
1000000% agree. I’ve got a SUPER chill cat though that begs his vets for pets. I thought he was unique and that’s what all the vets were gushing over…I’m starting to suspect they just love animals. Fooled me.
They are compassionate but also have one of the highest occupation suicide rates. This is a combo of high debt from vet school, poor work life balance, and poor pay for the amount of schooling they have to go through. Being a vet comes with all the work-life balance troubles of being a doctor but none of the pay to make up for it.
I've also heard that they get abused and shit-talked by their clients a lot.
Like, not many people have the gall to walk up to a doctors face and say "Hey man why the fuck was it so expensive for my child to have a procedure here?", but people will damn sure do that to a vet.
This could be solved if we regulated pet insurance and made it a requirement to owning a pet. The same way we regulate car insurance. If you cant afford the insurance, you probably couldn’t afford a dog/car anyways.
My dogs actually get excited to go to the vet. There's parts about it that they clearly don't like, but they get so much attention from everybody there that it's worth it to them.
They care passionately about their patients, but not all pet owners do. And they run a small business with massive overhead costs, and have huge student loans. It's stressful, and everything is personal. Be kind to your vet. They're not trying to rip you off. It's just what it costs.
I like my vet because he knows what he's doing and he's great with my animals, but he has this bad habit of talking to me like I'm an idiot. I think maybe it's because I kind of look like a basic white bitch and have a yorkie.
He's a damn good vet so I just put up with it 🤷♀️
Probably used to seeing quite a few people who actually are idiots, so it's just easier to kinda dumb everything down for everyone rather than have to go back and explain?
Lowest common denominator, and all that 😝
That kind of makes sense; being a vet involves handling pets in all different states of health who will most likely try to bite or scratch you on a regular basis. You'd need to be compassionate and able to maintain a level head in those kinds of situations.
I'll volunteer one except to this for the Veterinarian who tortured my elderly dog by performing procedures with no anesthesia. I dropped him off and went to work so i didn't know it happened. Next visit there was a new Vet there and he explained why the previous one no longer worked there. Apparently she'd been doing it to all of her patients.
BUT my dog genuinely loves all the other staff. Despite what he went through there, he still happily goes to the back to "hang out" with all the staff back there. I tell him it's time to go to the doctor and he runs to the car
When I was in the army I bunked with the EOD team in Germany... a whole bunch of super rad & super laid back dudes, except one that was a raging psychopath... but he mostly worked with 3rd group special ops and fit in better with those psychopaths than with the rest of the chill and grounded eod unit.
I only had experience with a team from 3rd group. I deployed with them a couple times as intel support. Typically in my experience there is some malevolence. Not necessarily anger all the time, but a strange ability to turn it on or off, which is where I get psychopaths from. Everyone of them I got to know was egotistical and dismissive of others feelings. My experience was they were not all angry and violent all the time but if something triggered it or they wanted to turn it on the anger, violence, and lack of care of others was pretty scary. But, that was their job, I just typed up the intel reports.
You get a real mixed bag in engineering.
Certain ones are the "I am always right" asshats
Some are in the "imposter syndrome wtf who trusted me to make a 10 million dollar decision" crowd.
Pretty sure the stamp just causes anxiety and as a field it tends to attract the not most socially capable of people and it manifests in a couple different ways.
Source: Eng Technologist
My mom died two years ago. I would not have made it through if it hadn't been for her hospice nurse, Candice. Not only was she wonderfully patient with my mom (who had dementia), she took the time to listen to me have a break down because I didn't know what to expect. She also took the time out to talk to my dad and let him know that he hadn't failed his wife in any way, and that it was okay to let her go. I have never seen so much compassion in one person. Truly.
This. I work in healthcare and the most compassionate, considerate, kind people are those on the palliative care team. They help people die with dignity and they truly see patients as people first and advocate for them as much as possible.
I'll add on to that to say palliative care workers and cancer care workers too. The people who worked in my husband's oncology and radiation wards were just straight up great people. The radiology techs would laugh at his jokes even though I'm sure they'd heard the same ones day in and day out. You know how you hear about cashiers hating the "Haha, guess it's free?!" jokes when something doesn't ring up? I swear cancer care workers are given a debrief like, YOU WILL LAUGH AT THEIR JOKES NO MATTER WHAT AND YOU WILL LIKE IT. Which I appreciated, because humour was what he needed to get through that rough shit, and everyone was so lovely all the time. I swear there must be a test upon hiring for just genuine goodness, at least at our local cancer hospital.
Wildlife Biologists and Naturalists. So many kind, funny, easy-going, and smart people. Even the introverts are happy to walk around in nature and tell you about how awesome it is. "Have you ever seen how Jewelweed looks under water? No? Let's try it."
They always rise to the occasion and elevate themselves where needed. They control their destinies and disallow anyone to push their buttons. Their ‘open door’ policy is admirable..
Our local shop is barely civil, lazy AF, and talks about custys the minute they are out of sight. I know bc they were talking trash about my spouse while on a test ride but I was still in the shop. They’re so bad we drive to the city for repairs now.
Honestly it's easily the most emotionally rewarding thing ever. You start doing it to cover your dog fix and next thing you know you're going every weekend because it's impossible to not fall in love with all the shelters "lifers."
More people should try it if they have an opportunity to, I bet they'll start looking forward to it as the highlight of their week after two or three visits at most.
I LOVE my physical therapist when I was seeing her. Literally the best and understood me more than any other healthcare provider I ever had. Plus it was my first time seeing her and she was incredible. I leave feeling happy each time and she’s been better with sessions just regular chatting than any mental health therapist I had even.
A lot of social work related professions. Especially when the job requires a higher degree and they still get paid badly. You really have to love what you're doing and/or deeply want to change things for the better to choose this type of job.
Also, in my experience, the majority of people (sadly, not all) who work in care (nurses in hospitals or homes for the elderly, e.g.) are wonderful human beings that are, unfortunately, often working under insane pressure and can't always tend to their patients the way they would like to.
Kitchen workers get a bad rap, but some of the coolest people I’ve ever met worked in BOH with me. We like to talk shit and hassle each other but when it comes down to it, those folks have your back like no one else.
Daycare and early elementary school teachers are built different, but in a good way. It's genuinely just a different brain than the one I have and I find it amazing.
I'm not remotely impressed with the average attorney or engineer, having known and worked with them. The average person running a 3-4 y.o. class at a decent daycare, though? Holy shit.
Ironically, some of the most insufferable people I've ever met were other volunteers or charity workers, especially if they have any power over other volunteers. Some petty little tyrants with purity tests and no nuance. Being a well-meaning asshole doesn't cancel out.
Depends how you define best I suppose but nonprofit sector. I've worked there most my career and generally it's filled with genuinely invested people doing what they can for the cause. It's true we make less money, but we get better work/life balance and a better culture in return.
Its a mixed bag where we are. Its a lot of young people with trust funds and no sense of being down to earth because they can afford the required masters degrees and being paid like crap or sometimes even missing a paycheck. Then a lot of the board are disillusioned boomers who think that people should just work for poverty wages and burn themselves out on long hours because “dont you care about the cause?!”
True until we burn out and then we definitely can be on the angry or cynical side. We do the work, show up and fight hard but goddamn we can be a miserable bunch too. But that’s what happens when you work unpaid extra hours and can’t afford rent
My father is technically retired but he's been a manager for a lot of his life. When he retired a non profit reached out to him it was small but it's primary purpose was to help elderly people in any way they could. What that amounts to is driving them to appointments, having a crew that mows lawns, setting up meal delivery and getting groceries or taking them grocery shopping. Also helping them out with federal benefits. He said it's a great job and everyone that he's in charge of are extremely nice patient people. And he said he's the youngest employee. Everyone he works with is already retired and just does this to have something to do. He works in the worst part of the city but everyone leaves the place alone despite it being the nicest building in the area because they all know that their grandma is taken care of by the non profit.
Truly. I work in a big engineering firm with an environmental department. The environmental scientists and the odd scientist, geologist etc are the only ppl I really want to socialize with outside of work
Baggers at the grocery store who have special needs/developmental disabilities. In my personal experience, they are usually thrilled to help and I love making small talk with them - it puts a bright spot in my day.
Mental health professionals. There can be some bad eggs, but for the most part I've never met more understanding, kind, and helpful people anywhere else
I've had the opposite experience but they were all as romantic partners rather than just friends. So it might be a key difference. 2 out of 3 cheated on me and had substance abuse problems and the third was the biggest hypocrite I'd ever met
Yea, gonna echo you on this one 😂
As a rule of thumb, therapists make some of the worst romantic partners.
They make wonderful friends though. And usually are at least good sexual partners
writing in response to the similarly titled post. many jobs were listed, with so many reasons for all of us to have rightous indignation. i'm looking for the antidote. where is the good?
I used to work in animation. The work wasn't for me but I loved everyone I worked with. People would have drinks together, go for coffee or lunch, I made so many friends! A lot of my friends 18 years later after I left are from animation - sometimes I'll tag along to a company Christmas party and everyone greets you like a long lost friend.
Also the artists don't do meetings. Unless you're an upper level person, there were no meetings, not ever.
Seriously. Librarians end up doing a broad swatch of services for the public that are definitely not in their job description, and believe me, they are NOT doing it for the money.
Idk man people who work at ski lifts are always so chill! Which is wild because they are in the elements all day and get paid like shit but they always have music on, always are laughing with their friends, and will usually give you a pretty warm greeting (which they must do thousands of times....a day)
We had a LOT of EOD washouts come over to the crew chief job and those guys always had a special sense of humor we all appreciated.
The washout rate was like 93% so we'd get a new one monthly.
EVERYONE that works on a cruise ship. I think they must have a personality test they must pass before they get the job. One that filters out the “downers” and highlights the “bubblies”.
Bookstores.
We know it's still a retail job, but it's one of the best ones. All we do is hang out and talk books, movies, video games, etc, and we love when customers ask "What's good?" And we can go into a 20 min diatribe about why they should buy any book.
I'm not sure what best is, but I do know that the professions who have the fewest number of people with the worst personalities tend to be:
1. early childhood educators (preschool teachers, daycare providers)
2. home health aides
3. elder care providers
These professions have the fewest number of people who are psychopaths.
The professions with the most psychopaths are: CEO, politician, military, police, restaurant cook, lawyer, TV and radio show host, salesperson, journalist, religious cleric, and surgeon.
What I don't understand are the restaurant cook and journalist. How are restaurant cooks and journalists mostly filled with psychopaths in their ranks?
I'm a bit biased here but nurses. Especially pediatric and neonatal nurses. You have to be a saint to be able to deal with sick and dying children on a long term basis.
These are both true. It stems from doing what you love while trying to dumb down information beyond reasonable layman's terms to very dense people that somehow have a lot of money.
If it could be done without human interaction it would be the perfect job.
> If it could be done without human interaction it would be the perfect job.
You can sometimes. I'm living that dream right now. My current role is heavily IAM focused and I get to just live in Okta most of the day working on projects. If Helpdesk needs me they can tag me in, but usually I just join a huddle in the IT channel and don't even have to talk to the end user.
After over a decade of having Helpdesk as at least part of my responsibilities, it's refreshing.
It's really nice when you have several solution layers between you and the end-user. Not so great when/if the company realizes that you've done such a good job documenting/training that they think your expertise isn't needed anymore.
Plant people are generally pretty happy people, in my experience.
I work at a plant store. Can confirm it's the best type of retail.
Plants that you smoke?
In my limited experience, morticians seem like a pretty chill and fun loving group despite what the occupation might suggest.
I have never thought about this... but I have known 3 morticians in my 45 years and all three have been incredibly laid back and kind people, and quality friends to have around.
Must be nice being the only person in the building making a living.
Seeing mortality on a daily basis makes you see things differently.
And they deal with the families of the deceased on the worst days of their lives and have to constantly be on call - death doesn’t care if it’s a public holiday. I imagine that morticians really learn to live in the moment.
a funeral home was elected as the company with the best environment to work in, on my country
Easy to know how to fill out the survey when you're 100% sure your boss knows where to hide your body.
jokes aside, I think everyone at that company is so used to walk on eggs shells around clients that lost their fucking 4yr old boy to cancer (for example) that they mantain that same attitude with each other
And they provide an invaluable service for people when they're at their most vulnerable. Truly underappreciated calling.
Hilarious you say that. I live in a small community and we use the same funeral home for our deaths. The guy is named Kelly and he is a pretty cool guy. One time he came partying with us after a funeral, his mom had to come pick up the hearse from him because he stayed.
I have yet to meet anyone in the "Death related industry" who was a jerk.
Really, I have never met one that didn't try to rip you off. $3500 for a casket I can get on Amazon for $950. Come on.
It is our most modestly priced receptacle...
Is there a Ralph's around here?
Well, it's the market pricing.
Just because we're bereaved doesn't make us SAPS
Medical Examiners usually have awesome senses of humor. I'm a social worker who sometimes deals with child and parent deaths. Yet every time I speak to the MEs I end up having a smile or laugh regardless of circumstances.
I used to deliver for a florist. Morticians and funeral directors have the best sense of humor. Great folks.
Perhaps working at a job like that makes you appreciate life in a way.
The guys who do tandem parachute jumps. It always feels like they are living the dream Same for scuba diving instructors.
In my experience, whitewater rafting guides are pretty well up there in the good vibes department. Nomadic river hippies living out of phone booths.
Oof, don’t ask about the rates of suicide in their friend group. They often seem happy but that can hide alcoholism and depression.
I went tandem skydiving in Hawaii, and it wasn't until we pulled the chute and I was looking down that I realized my instructor was wearing flip flops. He said he never jumps without them! He was a rad dude.
Did you go on Kauai? If so, my girlfriend had the same instructor lol couldn’t believe he did that but that’s just the type of person you want strapped to your back when jumping out of a plane
For real tho lol adrenaline junkies!
While just a sample size of one because I only know one person who does those kinds of parachute jumps. He's a guy with anger management issues who emotionally abused his girlfriend; so not the best personality
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People who work at Trader Joe’s… seriously. I have zero clue how they each manage to muster up seemingly genuine enthusiasm for each new customer! I would never make it past the first day lol!
There’s an older lady (Carol) that’s worked at my TJ’s for years. I just “know” her because she’s been there forever, but we don’t do more than the usual chit-chat. Back in 2016, my grandfather had just died the day before, and I was in picking up a few things. I was visibly pretty down, and she asked how my day was going. “Honestly, not great, but it’ll be OK eventually,” I said. “Oh no, what’s wrong, honey?” Carol replied. “Well, my grandfather just died. He was really sick, so it wasn’t unexpected, but it still hurts, you know.” “Oh honey, I’m so sorry to hear that. Hold on just a second.” She went over to the flower display, picked out a bouquet, gave it to me, gave me a hug, and told me it would all be OK. Honestly, it was the nicest thing anybody had done for me in a long time. What she doesn’t know is that my grandfather used to own a grocery store for many years, so it kinda felt like a vicarious goodbye from him. It’s a kindness I’ll never forget.
“Either everyone at Trader Joe’s wants to fuck me or everyone at Trader Joe’s is fucking each other but something sexual is definitely going on there" - Rachel Sennott
Waiting on Rule 34. Source: https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/06/trader-joes-employees-jobs.html
I think part of their business model is hiring charismatic people.
Any customer-facing position is going to *want* to hire charismatic people, the question is how does Trader Joes succeed at it so well
Same. Working with the general public is torture.
I just had to deal with someone on the phone who would ask a question, wait for me to start answering, then cut me off to rephrase the question. She then said “your service keeps cutting out” No bitch you keep interrupting me answering your question. Just stfu for 5 seconds
It’s even worse if they ask for a specific obscure item. They say “where’s this” and you have some very specific instructions to give and they start walking away in the middle of them then come back to you 20 minutes later bitching about how they can’t find what they’re looking for. Motherfucker, YOU came to ME for help and I was trying to give it to you
It’s because they died inside long ago and are forced to have that fake persona to keep their job. Much like everyone has a work personality
Lol, never thought of it, but yes my trader joes people are the best, and it's always crowded and they just go with the flow
I work at Trader Joe’s. I’m dead inside. Faking enthusiasm for customers is the most important part of the job. It’s 90% of the criteria in our reviews essentially. Apparently I fake it well. I’m miserable. It’s so degrading.
What is trader Joe’s
Legit, I don’t think I ever met an asshole worker at Trader Joe’s. It’s what makes shopping there enjoyable.
Veterinarians. I’ve never met a vet who hasn’t made a fuss over my cat like he’s the only and bestest kitty there ever was and gives him extra ear skritches and hugs to keep him calm during exams. And then they turn around and show the same care and compassion to the next animal they see. Vets are saints.
Wait a damn minute. You're telling me they do this to every cat and not just my cat because he's a special boy?
That's my secret, Cap. *They're all special.*
“Everyone thinks their pet is the best, and they’re all right”
1000000% agree. I’ve got a SUPER chill cat though that begs his vets for pets. I thought he was unique and that’s what all the vets were gushing over…I’m starting to suspect they just love animals. Fooled me.
Ohhhh my heart
they're good cats Brent
He’s also the bestest kitty there ever was!
They are compassionate but also have one of the highest occupation suicide rates. This is a combo of high debt from vet school, poor work life balance, and poor pay for the amount of schooling they have to go through. Being a vet comes with all the work-life balance troubles of being a doctor but none of the pay to make up for it.
I've also heard that they get abused and shit-talked by their clients a lot. Like, not many people have the gall to walk up to a doctors face and say "Hey man why the fuck was it so expensive for my child to have a procedure here?", but people will damn sure do that to a vet.
This could be solved if we regulated pet insurance and made it a requirement to owning a pet. The same way we regulate car insurance. If you cant afford the insurance, you probably couldn’t afford a dog/car anyways.
My dogs actually get excited to go to the vet. There's parts about it that they clearly don't like, but they get so much attention from everybody there that it's worth it to them.
Ya know this is interesting. I agree with you but vets have one of the highest suicide rates of any profession.
They care passionately about their patients, but not all pet owners do. And they run a small business with massive overhead costs, and have huge student loans. It's stressful, and everything is personal. Be kind to your vet. They're not trying to rip you off. It's just what it costs.
Thank you for appreciating the work that we do ❤️
You are heroes! Than YOU for caring ❤️
I like my vet because he knows what he's doing and he's great with my animals, but he has this bad habit of talking to me like I'm an idiot. I think maybe it's because I kind of look like a basic white bitch and have a yorkie. He's a damn good vet so I just put up with it 🤷♀️
Probably used to seeing quite a few people who actually are idiots, so it's just easier to kinda dumb everything down for everyone rather than have to go back and explain? Lowest common denominator, and all that 😝
Yea, usually owners hear what they want to hear- not what anyone said.
That kind of makes sense; being a vet involves handling pets in all different states of health who will most likely try to bite or scratch you on a regular basis. You'd need to be compassionate and able to maintain a level head in those kinds of situations.
Seriously, they’ve been much nicer than my own doctors LOL.
I'll volunteer one except to this for the Veterinarian who tortured my elderly dog by performing procedures with no anesthesia. I dropped him off and went to work so i didn't know it happened. Next visit there was a new Vet there and he explained why the previous one no longer worked there. Apparently she'd been doing it to all of her patients. BUT my dog genuinely loves all the other staff. Despite what he went through there, he still happily goes to the back to "hang out" with all the staff back there. I tell him it's time to go to the doctor and he runs to the car
One vet I went to before he retired gave care to my cat even if I could not pay him right away and I never forgot that. 🥹
Guide Dog
Underrated comment, right here
Quite specific, but Trader Joe’s cashiers
“How is this (product) I’ve always wanted to check it out?” “Any plans for this weekend?” “Find everything you need today”
EOD techs. You'd be surprised how many jokes a guy with balls of tungsten could make on the job.
Read once where an EOD tech said it was not really stressful at all. “Either I’m right or it’s not my problem anymore.”
Seen that one, and: "EOD tech, If you see me running, try to keep up"
I mean they are both very true.
When I was in the army I bunked with the EOD team in Germany... a whole bunch of super rad & super laid back dudes, except one that was a raging psychopath... but he mostly worked with 3rd group special ops and fit in better with those psychopaths than with the rest of the chill and grounded eod unit.
Do people in special ops tend to have malevolent personalities?
I only had experience with a team from 3rd group. I deployed with them a couple times as intel support. Typically in my experience there is some malevolence. Not necessarily anger all the time, but a strange ability to turn it on or off, which is where I get psychopaths from. Everyone of them I got to know was egotistical and dismissive of others feelings. My experience was they were not all angry and violent all the time but if something triggered it or they wanted to turn it on the anger, violence, and lack of care of others was pretty scary. But, that was their job, I just typed up the intel reports.
EOD?
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Also known as the bomb squad.
Explosive ordinance device tech
Live near eod school. Most of them Ive met have been pretty chill
What is EOD? The whole thread does not spell it out even once.
Bomb squad
Definitely not engineers. Source: Am engineer
You get a real mixed bag in engineering. Certain ones are the "I am always right" asshats Some are in the "imposter syndrome wtf who trusted me to make a 10 million dollar decision" crowd. Pretty sure the stamp just causes anxiety and as a field it tends to attract the not most socially capable of people and it manifests in a couple different ways. Source: Eng Technologist
Among the worst personalities in my experience, for sure.
Librarians, lunch staff, and counselors. As a teacher, I usually have the best interactions with these staff members. They are usually friendly.
People that work in hospice are genuinely the "best" people. You have to have a passion for people to do that job
Id imagine most hospice workers need a lot of therapy. Their job seems very difficult mentally and ohysically
My mom died two years ago. I would not have made it through if it hadn't been for her hospice nurse, Candice. Not only was she wonderfully patient with my mom (who had dementia), she took the time to listen to me have a break down because I didn't know what to expect. She also took the time out to talk to my dad and let him know that he hadn't failed his wife in any way, and that it was okay to let her go. I have never seen so much compassion in one person. Truly.
This. I work in healthcare and the most compassionate, considerate, kind people are those on the palliative care team. They help people die with dignity and they truly see patients as people first and advocate for them as much as possible.
I'll add on to that to say palliative care workers and cancer care workers too. The people who worked in my husband's oncology and radiation wards were just straight up great people. The radiology techs would laugh at his jokes even though I'm sure they'd heard the same ones day in and day out. You know how you hear about cashiers hating the "Haha, guess it's free?!" jokes when something doesn't ring up? I swear cancer care workers are given a debrief like, YOU WILL LAUGH AT THEIR JOKES NO MATTER WHAT AND YOU WILL LIKE IT. Which I appreciated, because humour was what he needed to get through that rough shit, and everyone was so lovely all the time. I swear there must be a test upon hiring for just genuine goodness, at least at our local cancer hospital.
Hospice workers and anyone who works in pediatric oncology are angels on earth. They are by far the kindest health care workers.
Wildlife Biologists and Naturalists. So many kind, funny, easy-going, and smart people. Even the introverts are happy to walk around in nature and tell you about how awesome it is. "Have you ever seen how Jewelweed looks under water? No? Let's try it."
Elevator technicians – they have their ups and downs, but overall, they really know how to lift your spirits!
To be completely fair, they let you down about as often as they lift you up.
Yes but they rarely let you down in a manner that's unexpected.
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They always rise to the occasion and elevate themselves where needed. They control their destinies and disallow anyone to push their buttons. Their ‘open door’ policy is admirable..
The guys who work in bicycle shops. They always seem to be the nicest people.
They want you to buy an expensive bike..
Car salesmen want me to buy an expensive car and those guys aren't nice
Our local shop is barely civil, lazy AF, and talks about custys the minute they are out of sight. I know bc they were talking trash about my spouse while on a test ride but I was still in the shop. They’re so bad we drive to the city for repairs now.
The people who volunteer at cat or dog shelters are the best! Bonus points if you are a genuine crazy cat lady!
Honestly it's easily the most emotionally rewarding thing ever. You start doing it to cover your dog fix and next thing you know you're going every weekend because it's impossible to not fall in love with all the shelters "lifers." More people should try it if they have an opportunity to, I bet they'll start looking forward to it as the highlight of their week after two or three visits at most.
Physical therapists
I LOVE my physical therapist when I was seeing her. Literally the best and understood me more than any other healthcare provider I ever had. Plus it was my first time seeing her and she was incredible. I leave feeling happy each time and she’s been better with sessions just regular chatting than any mental health therapist I had even.
From experience, custodian workers.
Record store employees tend to be pretty sound
A lot of social work related professions. Especially when the job requires a higher degree and they still get paid badly. You really have to love what you're doing and/or deeply want to change things for the better to choose this type of job. Also, in my experience, the majority of people (sadly, not all) who work in care (nurses in hospitals or homes for the elderly, e.g.) are wonderful human beings that are, unfortunately, often working under insane pressure and can't always tend to their patients the way they would like to.
Kitchen workers get a bad rap, but some of the coolest people I’ve ever met worked in BOH with me. We like to talk shit and hassle each other but when it comes down to it, those folks have your back like no one else.
Daycare and early elementary school teachers are built different, but in a good way. It's genuinely just a different brain than the one I have and I find it amazing. I'm not remotely impressed with the average attorney or engineer, having known and worked with them. The average person running a 3-4 y.o. class at a decent daycare, though? Holy shit.
I used to think that about elementary school teachers too, but in my recent experience, it's a field like any other, with good and bad eggs.
I work in a school and the kindergarten teachers are definitely talking shit about you behind your back.
They are a different breed for sure!!!!
Volunteers. They give up their own time to help people.
Ironically, some of the most insufferable people I've ever met were other volunteers or charity workers, especially if they have any power over other volunteers. Some petty little tyrants with purity tests and no nuance. Being a well-meaning asshole doesn't cancel out.
Lots of Reddit mods fall under this
Biggest douche bag I ever worked with was at Habitat For Humanity.
I don't know. I've met plenty of people in volunteer organizations who are on massive ego trips and use it as a way to abuse folks.
Oooooh don’t get me started … have you heard of the missionary / mercenary / martyr volunteer triumvirate?
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That's not an occupation. It's kinda the opposite actually
Depends how you define best I suppose but nonprofit sector. I've worked there most my career and generally it's filled with genuinely invested people doing what they can for the cause. It's true we make less money, but we get better work/life balance and a better culture in return.
No one goes into nonprofit for the money (especially the lower levels).
Same can not be said for the higher ups. The CEO of Goodwill is sitting very pretty right now. Also the NFL is considered a non profit.
The NFL dropped its nonprofit status in 2015.
You're not wrong
Its a mixed bag where we are. Its a lot of young people with trust funds and no sense of being down to earth because they can afford the required masters degrees and being paid like crap or sometimes even missing a paycheck. Then a lot of the board are disillusioned boomers who think that people should just work for poverty wages and burn themselves out on long hours because “dont you care about the cause?!”
Yes, this.
Some Non profits are filled with unhappy martyrs too
True until we burn out and then we definitely can be on the angry or cynical side. We do the work, show up and fight hard but goddamn we can be a miserable bunch too. But that’s what happens when you work unpaid extra hours and can’t afford rent
My father is technically retired but he's been a manager for a lot of his life. When he retired a non profit reached out to him it was small but it's primary purpose was to help elderly people in any way they could. What that amounts to is driving them to appointments, having a crew that mows lawns, setting up meal delivery and getting groceries or taking them grocery shopping. Also helping them out with federal benefits. He said it's a great job and everyone that he's in charge of are extremely nice patient people. And he said he's the youngest employee. Everyone he works with is already retired and just does this to have something to do. He works in the worst part of the city but everyone leaves the place alone despite it being the nicest building in the area because they all know that their grandma is taken care of by the non profit.
environmental scientists, yanno the dirty field guys and gals. we love it though really awesome work
Truly. I work in a big engineering firm with an environmental department. The environmental scientists and the odd scientist, geologist etc are the only ppl I really want to socialize with outside of work
looking at plants and dirt all day brings happiness :)
Archeologists, they are so weird. Lol
Paediatricians. Kids can sense when you’re a dickhead so they tend to weed them out.
Baggers at the grocery store who have special needs/developmental disabilities. In my personal experience, they are usually thrilled to help and I love making small talk with them - it puts a bright spot in my day.
Colonoscopy techs
They have their own song! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W2gABYTmXos&pp=ygUXY29sb3JlY3RhbCBzdXJnZW9uIHNvbmc%3D
What a great start to the day! 😂
And even if you did, it's not like you would ever have to look them in the eye
Mental health professionals. There can be some bad eggs, but for the most part I've never met more understanding, kind, and helpful people anywhere else
I've had the opposite experience but they were all as romantic partners rather than just friends. So it might be a key difference. 2 out of 3 cheated on me and had substance abuse problems and the third was the biggest hypocrite I'd ever met
Yea, gonna echo you on this one 😂 As a rule of thumb, therapists make some of the worst romantic partners. They make wonderful friends though. And usually are at least good sexual partners
It's weird I have a completly different experience.
Same.
Speech pathologists
I’m an SLP and I will admit they are sweet people but overall very Type A personalities. It can be draining.
I’m biased since I’m studying this but they are just the most lovely people.
I met one for a consult once, she was extremely kind and affirming! I’d say yes to that.
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"How much did you used to weigh" ER Tech to guy with a missing leg.
All branches of rehabilitative medicine: Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, etc.
writing in response to the similarly titled post. many jobs were listed, with so many reasons for all of us to have rightous indignation. i'm looking for the antidote. where is the good?
I used to work in animation. The work wasn't for me but I loved everyone I worked with. People would have drinks together, go for coffee or lunch, I made so many friends! A lot of my friends 18 years later after I left are from animation - sometimes I'll tag along to a company Christmas party and everyone greets you like a long lost friend. Also the artists don't do meetings. Unless you're an upper level person, there were no meetings, not ever.
Librarians.
Seriously. Librarians end up doing a broad swatch of services for the public that are definitely not in their job description, and believe me, they are NOT doing it for the money.
In my experience, people that operate rock climbing gyms have always been solid.
I'm biased, but I LOVE legal marketers and graphic designers.
All the sound guys I’ve met on film sets are always hilarious and sarcastic as hell
I used to work on set, and I loved sound guys. They all seemed to be going crazy, tho.
Dog groomers
Quantity surveyors, they're all on the level 😁
Trash collector. Only they will honk every time a group of bikers do the arm pump, they’re just dope.
Hospice Nurse and staff
Health care workers in pediatrics
I’ve never had a science teacher that’d does not like a good joke.
Librarians and bookstore employees. They’re always warm and willing to help.
Librarians
People who work at cannabis stores are always so friendly and chill and seem like they'd be great to hang with
Paramedics in m experience
Was scrolling to see how our reputation is with the public 😅 Thanks man!
Teachers.
Hell no
Idk man people who work at ski lifts are always so chill! Which is wild because they are in the elements all day and get paid like shit but they always have music on, always are laughing with their friends, and will usually give you a pretty warm greeting (which they must do thousands of times....a day)
We had a LOT of EOD washouts come over to the crew chief job and those guys always had a special sense of humor we all appreciated. The washout rate was like 93% so we'd get a new one monthly.
EVERYONE that works on a cruise ship. I think they must have a personality test they must pass before they get the job. One that filters out the “downers” and highlights the “bubblies”.
Bookstores. We know it's still a retail job, but it's one of the best ones. All we do is hang out and talk books, movies, video games, etc, and we love when customers ask "What's good?" And we can go into a 20 min diatribe about why they should buy any book.
I'm not sure what best is, but I do know that the professions who have the fewest number of people with the worst personalities tend to be: 1. early childhood educators (preschool teachers, daycare providers) 2. home health aides 3. elder care providers These professions have the fewest number of people who are psychopaths. The professions with the most psychopaths are: CEO, politician, military, police, restaurant cook, lawyer, TV and radio show host, salesperson, journalist, religious cleric, and surgeon. What I don't understand are the restaurant cook and journalist. How are restaurant cooks and journalists mostly filled with psychopaths in their ranks?
It's obviously people that test game show buzzers...hands down.
Geologists, they rock
Librarians. Morticians. Hospice nurses.
Kindergarten teacher.
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oof, the biggest bitches i encountered in my life were of the "hard working"-kind.
Servers and bartenders
Bartenders! 🍺🥃
I'm a bit biased here but nurses. Especially pediatric and neonatal nurses. You have to be a saint to be able to deal with sick and dying children on a long term basis.
Your local IT guy is probably pretty cool but definitely has a bit of a asshole side 😂
These are both true. It stems from doing what you love while trying to dumb down information beyond reasonable layman's terms to very dense people that somehow have a lot of money. If it could be done without human interaction it would be the perfect job.
> If it could be done without human interaction it would be the perfect job. You can sometimes. I'm living that dream right now. My current role is heavily IAM focused and I get to just live in Okta most of the day working on projects. If Helpdesk needs me they can tag me in, but usually I just join a huddle in the IT channel and don't even have to talk to the end user. After over a decade of having Helpdesk as at least part of my responsibilities, it's refreshing.
It's really nice when you have several solution layers between you and the end-user. Not so great when/if the company realizes that you've done such a good job documenting/training that they think your expertise isn't needed anymore.
Bahahaha not the police.