Does the TV version of your career match up to the reality? Or do you cringe every time you hear a reference?
I work in marketing and, on TV (particularly soaps and dramas) it seems to be shorthand for ‘very well paid with very little real work’. I can assure you this is most definitely not the case for most of us! In fact I find marketing tends to be a dumping ground for extra work most of the time - not to mention blame. When a product sells well, it’s a good product; when it doesn’t, it was poorly marketed.
Another one that springs to mind is duty solicitor. On TV they’re bumbling, disorganised and only mildly more articulate than your average village idiot. The character in trouble will be begging their partner/friend to get them ‘a proper solicitor’. One of the smartest people I know is a duty/legal aid solicitor who’s brilliant at what she does!
What really annoys you about how your job is portrayed?