Teaching- any other jobs that make you cry regularly?

As others have said, the NHS. Sick of hearing the phase "I could be dead by then". That's an awful thing to say to someone when you have no control of the situation.

Usually it's patients' relatives who can be the ones shouting the most. By it's nature, everyone is so self-centered.

Also, as it's under such high pressure, colleagues can be so nasty and petty. All in all, not a nice place to work and has only become worse in the last several years.

Supermarket checkout during COVID I was working 40+ hours a week and crying almost every shift as people are horrific

Law, the constant worry that if you make a mistake or accidentally say the wrong thing the client will complain and you’ll be investigated and fired, but also you have a caseload of twice as many clients as you should have, constant phone calls and emails to the point you can’t actually do work because you’re having to spend so much time just replying to clients to tell them what work you’ve got to do. I could easily
spend just spent my contracted 37 hours at work answering emails and I would never have a clear inbox.

Already mentioned but I don't know how anyone can work in a NICU and hold it together.

I don't work in one, but my baby spent 3 weeks there. You go in and see the tiniest babies you can imagine, fighting to stay alive. A lot are intubated with tubes and wires everywhere, relying on a ventilator to breathe. My own baby couldn't cry properly, he squeaked he was so tiny as did other babies in the unit. I saw staff drawing blood from the tiniest veins no matter how long it took. I am in awe at the doctors and nurses who treat these babies and keep them alive.

I am struggling to hold back the tears thinking about it, I don't know how staff hold it together day in day out.

Police. It's a terrible job and you are not allowed to cry at work.

Probably better to ask what jobs don't make people cry, it's a very short list.

Veterinary surgeon.

Social work

I had some awful experiences in fashion retail merchandising as mentioned previously by other posters but I am amazed that nobody else has mentioned financial services. The last 5 years in mortgages has been a complete shitshow and people can be at their worst when buying property.

GP receptionist. If it’s not being shouted at by irate, often irrational patients, it’s the sadness of seeing much loved elderly patients deteriorate and pass away, or reading awful safeguarding reports, ditto horrific ambulance reports.

Sometimes there are glimmers, and 80% of our patients are lovely, kind & appreciative, 10% of them I can understand why they’re rude, aggressive, or irate (it’s usually because they’re in pain, have MH issues or there’s a backstory causing them to act so rudely) and then there are the 10% who think that just the very fact of me being a GP receptionist, means they can treat me and my colleagues with disdain, contempt and rudeness. Luckily our amazing NHS salaries compensate us royally for the abuse we get every day 🤬

The consular people who had to do the triage at the Rafah border crossing as to who was allowed out of Gaza had a pretty rough time with it.

Nursing. After 25 years, I'm done.

In reality, I started questioning in my education. But I was so far in student debt that I had to finish.

I found that I loved surgical nursing just before I graduated.

Unfortunately, when I qualified only nursing/care homes were hiring. I cried getting dressed, in the parking lot before my shift, and on the way home. The aides were horrible to new nurses. The families had totally unrealistic expectations of staff providing care. Old people are not sweet and respectful. I was bitten, scratched, nipped and had old men put their hands up my uniform.

I found joy when the local hospital hired me for surgical services.

Post Covid times have changed people.

I just can't anymore.

@mbosnzHaving just had to be with my sick cat as she was sadly pts, I don’t understand people who don’t care enough to be with them. How awful. The vets and receptionists at my cat’s vet practice were so lovely.

I get upset in my job as a part time healthcare assistant when I feel I can’t provide the care I want to give patients due to lack of time / staff / lack of care from certain colleagues.
Also deaths and suffering patients are upsetting to see, as an HCA you can’t do anything except try to advocate for your patients to the people who CAN help alleviate their suffering which is the staff nurses & doctors.

Allied health professional covering highly complex caseload in special schools across a large county. I struggle with many aspects of the job, have little support from management, and no real friends amongst my colleagues. I don’t trust that senior management would have my back if anything went wrong. I suspect I have ADHD and/or autism and I’m really not coping but I’ve spent a lifetime masking any difficulties and I find myself unable to stop now. I cry and feel deep dread on Sundays. I’m deeply unhappy at work and feel very trapped, not least because I’ve had these feelings to a lesser degree in all my previous jobs. Reading others’ experiences makes me realise the grass isn’t necessarily greener on the other side.

My reaction too!
really?

That is very similar to my story. Not sure if it was having kids or what but something broke. Panic, fear, anxiety constantly. Will never go back to law.

GP. Awful job. Left and started own (totally unrelated) business. So happy I did that.

Social worker.....regular cry to and from work.

Not sure why teachers always think they have it the worst!

Criminal law. I don’t think I can fully describe or explain it. Panic, fear, misery, overwhelm. I did it for years without regularly feeling those things and was basically fine although it was tough, but there was something about taking on an in-house role, during the pandemic, and after a career break after my third child, which did for me.

In case anyone thinks the money would make up for it, no amount would have done I don’t think, but it was for £40k pro rata. In London. 13 hour days regularly.

I’m sure there are plenty. Somehow teachers seem to think they have the hardest job in the entire world and complain constantly

Ex PR agency exec/manager/director here. Yes, crying was a thing. Not to the extremes written about previously, but the pressure to keep difficult clients happy within billable hours is tough. Add various recessions where marketing budgets are cut, and the pressure is amplified.
I definitely struggled and knew I should do something else, but it's hard to throw everything in the air and start from scratch. I used to dread the Monday meeting where we had to say whether we were on target or not. Quickly learned how to say a lot without saying anything.
On the plus side, we tended to take care of each other as we all knew the stress was real.
And I also learnt very speedily that when I left the office I had to flick a switch and go back to being mum. Or I thought I did.
I was so glad to leave it all behind (even the fun, creative bits) and was shocked when friends said they were glad to have the real me back.
It seems there are a lot of unhealthy jobs and working expectations out there. I see it in my son and daughter in law who are in marketing and graphic design. The deadlines are endless and unrealistic. Sigh 😔

But they at least get paid more and can afford to leave after 10 years salary in the bank, not lied to that teaching us a profession

I really couldn't do your job. Thank you for what you do.

Mental health nurse. Tough every day.

Yes. Work in public sector. Every morning I’m terrified to log on, if I’m off a few days I still log on in case the work load builds up (it’s been agreed we have twice the workload we are supposed to have and it’s going to get worse). Constant rude and aggresive clients (I’ve been called all names). Scared I might miss stuff cos there’s just too much. Most days I have tears (my colleagues are the same) and often get the shakes.