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Jobs definitively worse than sales

Hello to all,

saw a topic of discussion saying that sales is the worst role so here is a list of roles worse than sales. Add your thoughts/additional roles in the comments below.

Executive assistant - you are someone’s bitch to run errands and manage a calendar you think your CEO is bad and maybe are exposed to him/her once every few weeks, imagine dealing with them 24/7 365 often working weekends to deal with their BS.
Wastewater treatment plant operator - visited one in college when I thought I wanted to be a civil engineer and the smells that came out of that place still sting my nose just typing this
Sanitation - the hours are awful and injury is common
Construction laborer - Injuries and working outdoors in winter. Say less
customer success/Support - you are the frontlines for all customer problems and will hear about it.

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As a 1st gen Mexican American. Working in the agricultural fields. Picking lettuce is back breaking work at speeds that will give you whiplash.

Its thankless work, that I only tried one season when I was in high school, and I’m extremely grateful I got the opportunity to do something else to earn a living.

AE (Account Executive)

Is debt collection considered sales?

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

It’s a great sales training ground.

Sr Sales Executive

For developing an amazing tough skin, I’d agree, but for actual sales?

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

I did credit collection in college. You definitely have to “sell” them on the value of paying their already delinquent bill instead of buying food or paying a different bill.

Sr Sales Executive

Yikes!

Account Executive

Agreed. It definitely makes you less scared of the phone and dealing with adversity. The challenge when transitioning to sales from collections (for me anyway) was the mindset shift from "they owe me money" to "they don't owe me shit". Took me longer than I'd like to admit to get my head around that one.

Account Executive

Absolutely not but worse than sales yes.

I worked in construction with my dad when I was a student. Man that sucked. Also being a mailman sucked.

Anything Marketing
Anything HR

Account Executive

Marketing sure, I feel like HR is the easiest cakewalk but I am also never going to be in HR

Account Executive

Depends on which part of HR. TA folks are usually the first to be laid off.

Account Executive

Sure, this is fair. I know recruiters are considered HR however I think of HR as someone that makes sure the company is not violating any laws in dealing with employees

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Account Executive

My buddy used to work the night shift as a dementor at Askaban and he hated it..

Account Executive

Good one.

Anything in HR or “project management”

Account Executive

Yeah, project management may take the cake. Everything is going wrong all the time and it’s always your fault.

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Account Manager

Subway and d2d canvassing.. Both shit loll.

Account Executive

When I was in recruiting years ago someone applied for an IT job and their most recent position was "Subway Sandwich Artist" I have no problem with someone applying but the way they worded it gave me a chuckle for the day.

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Account Manager

Oh yeah, my title was "sandwich artist" 🎨

Account Executive - Mid enterprise

Why is sales even considered worst role? WHAT ? They are salty that we get heavy cheques. Just plain salty.

Account Executive

Could have been having a bad day and needed the outlet.

Account Executive

Dishwasher for catering company.

50 metal sheets with an inch thick pile of bacon grease that dried 4 hours earlier. It took hours to scrape it off and the smell never goes away.

Account Executive

Damn, honestly you’re better off reheating the plate then washing to clear it off. But yeah terrible.

Account Executive

*****Journalist**** My house mate is one. As I sit here on a sales kick off webinar he is furiously clicking and typing and works about 12 hours a day . He also earns my base which is shocking considering how good he is and busy he is. Desperate stuff.

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Junior year in H.S. worked for forestry service cutting fire breaks, erosion control, shoring up creeksides. near redding. Ca in 105° avg. Temp daily heat for $3.10/hr. MIn wage. With a pickaxe. Parent's said if cant find a local job? The Youth conservation corps will do you good. My take: 2 trips to dr. 2 have nose cortorized. Due to high altitude. And dry heat. Though overall great experience... however i couldn't imagine being a firefighter in that heat & terrain trying to put out forrest fires. That's a tough job.

Any role I'd have to physically sit in an office would be hell.

I would say any job that doesn’t allow you to make $100K a year from home, without an advance degree, while creating your own schedule is objectively worse than sales.

Anything where you don't actually make progress would drive me crazy.