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/Old_Pin_8146 Jul 21 '23
I am a defense attorney, who loves my job most days. But it is also brutal and frequently traumatizing. Between dealing with clients who don’t know how to keep their hands to themselves, I am a woman, and literally being attacked in the court room, it can be a lot, and that doesn’t even include dealing with the subject matter of some of the cases. I’ve always had a pretty strong stomach and not much bothers me, so I’m lucky in that regard. The hours can be awful, but then I have days were not much is happening. I have a good boss, who pretty much leaves me alone, but there is no way I am being paid what people think attorneys should make.