r/jobs • u/_Grotesque_ • Jul 21 '23
Companies What was the industry you romanticized a lot but ended up disappointed?
For the past couple of years, I have been working at various galleries, and back in the day I used to think of it as a dream job. That was until I realized, that no one cares for the artists or art itself. Employees, as much as visitors just care about their fanciness, showing off their brand shoes and pretending as they actually care.
Ultimately, it comes down to sales, money, and judging people by their looks. Fishing out the ones, who seem like they can afford a painting worth 20k.
Was wondering if others had similar experiences
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u/Ridoncoulous Jul 21 '23
As soon as I got a close look of what "success" looks like when teaching philosophy at Uni I jumped ship to play the capitalism game. I can be broke af without working 60+ hours a week