# Which profession do you hate the most? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 19, 2004, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508 "2004-08-19T04:16:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/22 "2004-08-19T14:49:42Z")
Subspecies of salescritters - those that work in radio. Imagine, making money for selling two intangibles, _time_ on the _air_. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/23 "2004-08-19T15:00:57Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#): > > Middle managers everywhere. > > I may have met at least one that wouldn’t hesitate to screw you to cover his or her own behind, lie and withhold information to their own benefit, and generally be petty little fu… er… turds. But I can’t think of any. Yep, middle managers are the worst. I quit my last job rather than continue to be a scapegoat for my “managing supervisor” or whatever the hell his job title was. Now I work PT for a small engineering firm. No middle management! Hallelujah! It’s amazing when you have an issue or problem to be able to straight to the “real boss”. ---
**Author:** ![Bimble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@Bimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bimble)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/24 "2004-08-19T15:16:59Z")
Security guards … who think just because they sit at the front desk think they own the whole damn building… ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/25 "2004-08-19T15:18:37Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#): > > Middle managers everywhere. > > I may have met at least one that wouldn’t hesitate to screw you to cover his or her own behind, lie and withhold information to their own benefit, and generally be petty little fu… er… turds. But I can’t think of any. More than that, upper managers. They’re the people who did all of the above best. And I really hate personnel (human resources, my ass) managers and drones. They’re not bottom feeders; they’re the stinking anaerobic ooze below the bottom. Except that now, for the first time in 25 years, I’ve got a good one. But he’s the exception that proves the rule. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/26 "2004-08-19T16:41:50Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > I hate professional activists (even if they are eager college students that don’t get paid) of any sort regarless of what their position is. If I agree with their position, I already have it my own. If I don’t, then they are never going to convince me otherwise. I am stuborn that way. To add to that, I despise professional activists who find it necessary to scream at people who are trying to enjoy a nice, quiet lunch break outside. I don’t like having my lunch breaks interrupted by anything, particularly by people who feel they can best make a point by screaming it in my general direction. I also hate telemarketers, especially those from Bellsouth and MBNA, and spammers. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/27 "2004-08-19T17:59:56Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > NUNS! > > ooooohhh. . . they walk around in those sexy outfits strutting that fine booty, but can I touch, can I, please? > > nooooo, you may not. > > I just wanna punch 'em. _snort_ I’d have to go with movie reviewers. Yes, they serve a valid purpose. Yes, I read them sometimes. But when all’s said and done, it’s still just your opinion and I hate when they get all snotty about a movie because it doesn’t fit their definitions of what’s good. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/28 "2004-08-19T18:10:59Z")
Cops Nothing like an undereducated authoritarian with a gun. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/29 "2004-08-19T18:12:53Z")
Disclaimer: That’s just my opinion of the ones I’ve met. YMMV ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/30 "2004-08-19T18:15:30Z")
Lawyers. I guess no one has posted this yet because its a “given”. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/31 "2004-08-19T18:25:19Z")
> [@Ace309](#): > > ‘Professional’ students. > > Those insufferable nontraditional college students who just come back to audit classes or finish a degree 3 credits at a time and who take up class time babbling endlessly about how they learned X, Y and Z in the real world and that invalidates the theory we’re talking about. > > Of course, this doesn’t apply to all, or even a majority of, nontrads. Just a special, tact-challenged subset. Slight hijack: When I was in college I ran across a couple of guys (in my major, at least) who were well past college age. One was in his 40’s, the other in his 50’s or so. Both were quiet, intense, and serious studiers. They knew exactly how much money they were spending and were not going to waste their time with bullshit bragging (or complaining). Both were “A” students as far as I knew (again at least in the classes I shared with them). Maybe it’s the major that’s the difference. I was a C.S. major. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/32 "2004-08-19T21:23:49Z")
Unquestionably, the biggest jerks I’ve ever met in my life were lawyers. How do I know this? Because–whether in a social situation or a customer service one–they went out of their way to let me know that they were lawyers, as if that would somehow but the fear of Og into me. :rolleyes: I’ve known some nice lawyers, too, FTR. ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/33 "2004-08-19T21:51:53Z")
A third vote for lawyers. Hate 'em. Except the ones I’m related to, whom I merely dislike. But telemarketers and spammers are close behind, with realtors following shortly thereafter. How do they live with themselves? Psst - hey **Trunk** : sounds more like a love/hate thing to me. Personally I think the whole “look but don’t touch” thing is what makes them so COOL! P.S. I have a nun outfit, you could come over and we could have a wrestling match! It would be cathartic for you! No charge if you win! But I watch a lot of kung-fu movies so watch out! ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/34 "2004-08-19T22:24:02Z")
Politicians Lawyers Cops Businesscum ---
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/35 "2004-08-19T23:48:42Z")
Actors. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/36 "2004-08-20T04:15:48Z")
- Trial lawyers: Someone who can keep a straight face and, for the right amount of money, take either side of the same case and insist their client is right. - Telemarketers - all must die - Politicians: Trial lawyers who want to screw with more than 1 client at a time. Or - disbarred trial lawyers who couldn’t get a job as a telemarketer because they argue with everyone they talk to. - Talk show hosts - all must die - TV evangelists - Talk show host wannabes that are too proud to ask for real sponsors while selling time shares to Jesus’ condo. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/37 "2004-08-20T04:27:28Z")
Judges - ex trial lawyers ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/38 "2004-08-20T04:35:45Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > Supermodels. Ostensibly, they’re displaying designers’ fashions, but hardly any real women are shaped that way, so it’s not about the clothes at all anymore… That’s actually what makes it all about the clothes. A walking clothes hanger is the perfect display for a garment. & ditto for cops. We’ve got the 2nd amendment - who needs 'em? ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/39 "2004-08-20T05:40:51Z")
Japanese cartoons makers. All you Yugi-oh, Pokemon, Dragonball etc creators, go away and never come back. May the fleas of 1000 camels infest your armpits! If I hear “mum can I gat some blahblahblah cards” or have to pass through a room when that crap is on tv ever again, I might poke out my eyes and super glue my ears shut. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/40 "2004-08-21T01:40:12Z")
> [@TastesLikeBurning](#): > > Parking Inspectors. > > I think there’s more dignity in being on the dole than accepting your lot in life as a parking inspector. I think our local parking inspectors are great! Every day they fine the drivers who constantly park their cars illegally, thus blocking my driveway. In fact, the local residents’ committee has actually petitioned our local council, requesting that there be more parking inspectors in our area. ---
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508/41 "2004-08-21T01:53:04Z")
**"Consultants"** The Second oldest profession. To me, the title of “consultant” means “20-something know-nothing who, armed with a hastily-reviewed PowerPoint presentation, a nice suit, a mouth full of last year’s buzzwords and a total lack of working knowledge or experience\* will nonetheless stride into your place of work and presume to tell you what to do.” - or better yet, one year of experience from 15 years ago [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-do-you-hate-the-most/260508.md?page=3)