One thing they get wrong in films or TV dramas about your job

[KarlWrenbury]

In schools. That boyfriends (invariably ) could just turn up in classes
See. Bruce almighty. Yesterday. Cheaters.

That librarians stamp books. No need, with barcodes.

That we 'shush' readers. I'm more likely to be the person making the noise.

In Casualty everyone gets oxygen, they shock flat line asystole and the paramedics are met at the door by several doctors and give their handover whilst they're walking down the corridor.

Also a journalist (regional)

They seem to think we actually stand outside people’s homes and workplaces in massive packs, shouting their names and shoving cameras in their faces.

The most journos we ever see on a job is about 5 if there’s a really big press conference or something. That would be one local newspaper reporter, one BBC local radio, one BBC local news and a stringer for the Daily Mail. Perhaps a broadsheet or two if it’s a massive story. The atmosphere is always very calm, no shouting and just one person asks questions at a time.

I’ve only ever once doorstepped someone in 20 years (a public figure who refused to answer calls or emails and had some serious questions to answer).

The pay is absolutely atrocious. Certainly not enough to get a mortgage on a family home.

I’ve only ever seen one realistic depiction of local journalism on telly and that was on an episode of Broadchurch when the editor did a monologue mourning the loss of the times the local press had enough reporters to properly hold authorities to account. I guess the writer may have previously been a local journo.

The very worst depiction is on Corrie. Local reporters merrily libelling people, spitting accusations at them in the street, breaching court orders in the Weatherfield Gazette and happily destroying the lives of locals because they heard an unfounded rumour and did a ‘story’ on it. It’s dreadful.

PR - that we come up with a "spin" and then just push it out to.gullible journalists! In reality, really good, high level PRs can probably answer a lot of day to day questions without input from clients but a press release or orhwr statement will have been reviewed by loads of people and ultimately the decision is taken by the client.

That librarians stamp books. No need, with barcodes.

Do you mean the dates? They scan and stamp books in my local authority's libraries.

That all dance teachers are super skinny and strict ballerinas (the only exception here is Gilmore Girls).

I am a plump old lady though! 😀

People die, not from natural causes, and their funeral is held a few days later.

On a separate note, nothing to do with my job, but it irks me when the actor is going away with a huge suitcase and they lift it with ease because they don't put much in them. At least weight it properly so the actor struggles with it a bit.

I'm a Counsellor and they get a lot wrong!

We don't break confidentiality at the drop of a hat, sleep with clients,take them out, ask them out or any of the above.

Also not a job but I've been in recovery for 20 years and whenever on TV/films there's someone in AA or recovery you can start the clock until they relapse.

That we are all fusty elderly women who spend all day picking through the donations, putting the best stuff aside for ourselves. Charity shop worker, I'm the oldest here at 45!

The speed with which Toyah and Imran became foster parents in Coronation Street.

Yes, no need to add a date stamp to a book - they are scanned out.

We do put ownership stamps on books but that type of processing happens early on, and not usually at the enquiry desk.

My local authority still uses date stamps.

That you can hack into any network by furiously typing for a few seconds on a roll out keyboard.

Mr Smith Ms Jones if it's formal or first time of meeting as anyone else. Most usually then say their first name.
Vicar is a job. ... He is the Vicar of a CofE Parish.
Priests are usually Roman Church, a qualification as in she is an engineer.

Don't worry. It's been renewed.

Journalists also have huge budgets to pay for stories. I have paid for stories in the past but for big titles and it’s been a couple of hundred quid tops.
Locals barely have enough money to pay their staff. Some of the nationals do have big money at their disposal but it would have to be a kiss and tell on Prince William or something, not just having a multiple birth.

One of the 'Get into Teaching' shows a teacher walking out at the same time as the children, with just a regular rucksack slung over his shoulder. Just sauntering like it's his regular routine.

🤣🤣🤣

They NEVER balance their benchtop centrifuges. Just whack in a single tube, close the lid and set it spinning. It drives me bonkers and makes my family laugh.

Ah the neighing 😆. Always neighing and snorting. In reality horses only do this if talking to a friend at a distance. On tv it's constant, trying to communicate with humans/warning if danger etc

Not a job but as a Foster carer I hate seeing Foster families on screen. Foster carers always seem to have loads of kids that they barely know and dont give a shit about, and its often heavily implied that they are doing it for the money. It drives me mad because the foster carers i know are so devoted to the kids in their care and spend so much time and energy advocating for them. Tbf it's usually (but not always) on American shows and perhaps the system is really that shit there, but it paints such a terrible picture it makes me wonder if people think its like that everywhere.)

(Disclaimer I am not an astronaut! obviously)
but
In sci fi battle scenes in space the explosions are noisy - no its a vacuum aka Alien "no one can hear you scream" (or blow up a space craft)
And women standing on one side screaming while the her friend/partner/husband fights on her behalf (hit him on the head with a saucepan, for goodness sake) & why go into a room in a strange place at night & not turn the light on
(OK none of these relate to any job, but hey, I am retired!)

That a parent carer of a disabled child spends their life dramatically fighting 'the system' or taking them on a horse trek around the Andes

It is mainly cleaning mess and encouraging the occasional shower.

People writing code really quickly and getting no errors when it runs.

@BobMortimersPocketMeat I bet you also don't carry a whip and go running from boulders either 😂