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Outside of the emergency services, which jobs do you think show up the worst in people?

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MapleCutie · 24/10/2026 20:34

I've said outside the emergency services (police/ambulance) because it's generally expected to see high numbers of awful behaviour through crime/pain/emergency situations etc.

Which jobs do you think see the worst in people? I work in catering and was thinking this today as we regularly have rude, entitled people who can generally look down their nose at you which i had a lot of today. Obviously jobs have good and bad customers/guests/clients but what are the worst in your opinion?

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GingerKombucha · Yesterday 06:17

Criminal and family law - just incredibly sad areas of law where people are often at the worst points of their life and behaving in the worst way possible. Also private client tax (the extremes people will go to to avoid paying tax is often hideous.)

Preworkouttingle · Yesterday 06:41

Bus drivers. The absolute worst of society aren’t driving themselves to the job centre/doctors/court/off licence. Not all unemployed are bad btw but there is a nasty underclass that the nice people who go from home to work never meet. NHS do, police do, public transport do… They exist. I grew up in a hellscape of them I still have night terrors and nightmares about my childhood all these years later.

sandgrown · Yesterday 06:44

Hospitality and retail

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DewDropsAndCobWebs · 24/10/2026 20:45

I work in cannabis retail, it's crazy how 97% of customers are great, but that 3% can have you questioning your choices so hard!

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MapleCutie · Yesterday 14:37

Preworkouttingle · Yesterday 06:41

Bus drivers. The absolute worst of society aren’t driving themselves to the job centre/doctors/court/off licence. Not all unemployed are bad btw but there is a nasty underclass that the nice people who go from home to work never meet. NHS do, police do, public transport do… They exist. I grew up in a hellscape of them I still have night terrors and nightmares about my childhood all these years later.

My next door neighbours are what you could call underclass and jesus I know what you mean! They are a whole different breed in society 🫥

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Lll898 · Yesterday 19:44

Retail 12 years in a large supermarket never know people until you work retail.
However retail is nothing until you move into charity retail oh my!
Do you have this in a bigger size
All my stuff is in really good condition food stains sweat stains and a smells I will never forget. Worst donations used dirty underwear, a dildo clearly well used, and all charity staff favorite kitchen knives wrapped in a jumper in a bin bag full of stuff.

Ilovecheeseyah · Today 09:36

The jewellery industry - intimidation and misogyny galore

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