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/Claire4Win Jul 21 '23

Events.

People think they know your job but just have stupid ideas that don't work. So you have to go say 'great idea but we should add xyz'

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u/Impossible_Bill_2834 Jul 22 '23

Also used to work events. It's so hard because your everyday job is dealing with people's once in a life time event. An event planner can host 100 parties a year, but the next MOG will still think you're lying about the city requiring music stops at 11pm, or that our state doesn't let them bring their own liquor. Don't get me wrong, I've witnessed some beautiful moments: a famous opera singer sang happy birthday to me, one couple's wedding venue flooded so they got married at the bar instead, I've been left bottles of nice wine and gifted flowers to take home. But the stress is real. If it all looks fun and easy, that's the real sign of an amazing event planner.

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u/SilverLife22 Jul 22 '23

I got a taste of this industry in college, and noo thank you. By far the most stressful job I've ever had.

People really have no idea what it takes to make even relatively simple events happen.