Which 'COOL' Job is Actually LAME and Boring?

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🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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0:00.0	Which cool job is actually lame and boring? Oh my gosh, build a bear. The weirdest and most
0:08.7	frustrating thing. Granted, I didn't make it a super long time in the job and seeing kids happy
0:13.9	is great, but they're really strict and the bad times get pretty bad. That store is just
0:19.7	parents with sticker shock trying to talk
0:22.2	their kids into cheaper options. You go in to do the little $35 bear and walk out $150 later
0:29.2	with a bear in a full tuxedo with a skateboard and a construction helmet. So people are just
0:34.2	kind of angry at you when you work there. I'm a forensic scientist, and it's literally the only thing people ask me about on dating apps.
0:41.8	It's very technical work, and it's extremely routine.
0:45.4	Oh my God, same.
0:47.2	I'm an archaeologist, and I imagine we have very similar conversations.
0:51.3	Usually, when I meet people, I avoid the topic at this point,
0:54.0	because the pressure is on me to drive the topic at this point because the pressure
0:54.9	is on me to drive the energy of the conversations with the exciting 3% of what I do, while avoiding
1:00.9	too many technical terms. It's kind of deflating to see how quickly people go from 100% to zero
1:06.9	interest because of my explanation. Preschool teacher, especially with the new COVID-19 regulations.
1:13.6	Have you ever tried social distancing three-year-olds?
1:17.6	Barnes & Noble. Your job has literally nothing to do with books, and it obviously attracts a lot of that type, myself included.
1:26.6	Park Ranger. Don't get me wrong, I loved it,
1:30.3	but a lot of days it was less talk about cool animals while wearing your Ranger hat, and more,
1:35.5	the toilets are overflowing again, go clean the septic tank filter and stir the tank with a
1:40.4	shovel, with a little bit of, hey, there's a crazy guy on Crystal down by the bridge,
1:44.9	can you convince him to leave without murdering anyone? All for the low price of 26K per year
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