16 professions people 'hate' until they need one.

There are many professions out there to choose from! You can be a garbage collector or a social media influencer. There are roles for everyone. That doesn't mean that everyone values and respects those jobs to the same degree.

On a popular Reddit thread in the Ask Reddit Subreddit, people share the jobs that people love to hate until they need someone in that profession.

1. Electronic_Warning49 says:

When I was a janitor, I got a lot of hate for knocking out my eight-hour day in four individual hour-long chunks of effort. I was always available for spills and got extra work done every day, but spent another four hours chilling, and management never got on my case. The other employees despised this until a customer's colostomy bag somehow ruptured in the bathroom. From that day forward, nobody gave a f*ck if I was just hanging out on my phone.

2. raym0ndv2 has a water-based rivalry:

The US Coast Guard for fishermen and boaters. Usually there's a pretty good working relationship between them, but some hate the Coast Guard for the various inspections they do. But the USCG is also the ones who will come out there in a storm to rescue them.

3. Dogstile says:

IT, except people, hate me when they need me, too.

4. darkysix says:

Plastic Surgeons. My uncle is a plastic surgeon who only does reconstructive stuff, fixing burn victims' faces and stuff like that. But when people ask him what kind of doctor he is and he says Plastic Surgeon, they usually kind of scoff.

5. Arkoholics_Paradise says:

Cyber security. Why do we have to do all these dumb trainings! No one is this stupid! Oh, uhhhh, hey I clicked on this link in this email from Gary in accounting and now it wants bitcoin to get my stuff back you can fix this right?

6. Ohboohoolittlegirl says:

Dentists for sure.

7. Wolfie1531 says

All the trades guys. 'They’re so expensive!!!' Until that plumber shows up at 2 am to prevent the sewage backup or the electrician that fixes an overloaded breaker panel, preventing a fire.Definitely tradesmen.

8. TheHomieData says:

Fast food workers. They’re the butt of every demeaning comment about a lack of achievement or why minimum wage shouldn’t be raised blah, blah, blah, but those people get real quiet once they’re ordering their Big Mac.

9. diasaurus1 says:

Tow truck drivers.

10. PartTimePOG says:

The guys actually trying to contact you about your car's extended warranty.

11. GaragePure8431 says:

Proctologist

12. Few_Psychology_2122 say

Realtors. Everyone hates them until they dig up some serious dirt on a property and help you dodge a bullet. The caveat is the barrier to entry to become a realtor is way too low. Bad realtors are on every corner and can cost you big, but a good realtor is worth their weight in gold.

13. LysWritesNow says:

Journalism feels more and more like this.

14. OneFingerIn says:

Lawyers and mechanics. You want to have a good one of each, but you never want to have to call either of them.

15. ExcellentPlay9684 says:

Truck drivers. Everyone is either scared or annoyed at us, but good luck buying anything without truckers.

16. Wraisted says:

Essential services during COVID, calling us heroes now back to sh*tting on us.