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People Discuss the Scams That Most People Don’t Realize Are Underhanded

This promises to be a very interesting article.

Why?

Because there are a whole lot of scams going on around us that we don’t even realize are scams!

It’s true…and it’s also pretty scary…

AskReddit users went on the record and discussed things that most people don’t realize are scams.

Let’s take a look.

1. Don’t do it!

““Free Trials” that ask for your credit card anyways?

I’ve never tried buying them because I don’t know what actually happens and I don’t wanna lose random money.”

2. Yup.

“Mega churches.

When the preacher’s suit cost more than your car….”

3. Shout it out loud!

“Being told not to discuss your salary.

If your boss doesn’t want you discussing salaries it may mean theres a major problem concerning equal pay.”

4. Big money.

“In my own opinion, the wedding industry.

Little girls are taught from birth that they have to have a massive blowout of a wedding. Little boys are taught that they have no say in how their wedding will be.

I just got married, and my wife and I were trying very hard to keep it as cheap as possible while my mother-in-law and mom kept adding bigger and bigger things.

It was a fun party, admittedly, but with a price tag a would have much rather spent on rent and gas.”

5. I’ll try it!

“How much toothpaste you actually need on your toothbrush.

You really only need a pea-sized amount, but every toothpaste commercial would have you believe you need to use a 1-inch strip!”

6. Even unhealthier.

“Low fat products.

They just replaced the fat with sugar and made the food even unhealthier and probably more expensive.”

7. Thoughts on this?

“Diamonds.

They aren’t even close to being as rare as they are depicted.

So the prices people pay for this glorified coal are just dumb.”

8. Read the fine print.

“Adobe’s subscription model.

The fact that it’s a yearly subscription with a cancellation fee, but they hide that fact well in the small print and let people think it’s a monthly subscription instead, when that’s just the payment schedule.”

9. Overpriced.

“Funeral services

I don’t know the legality of this, but just bury my a** in the backyard and throw a party in my honor, rather than spending thousands.

Doubt I’ll mind considering I’m d**d.”

10. That would be nice.

“The act of doing your own taxes. In other countries, they do it for you, and you can double check them.

But here in America, taxes are so convoluted that you might even have to hire a guy to do them for you, or big bad Government will come and get you!

For those unaware, there are free options for people with simple tax forms. The IRS website has links for their Free File program, which will take you to a partnered site that will file your taxes for free. (Use the link, because just going to the listed site on your own may not get you the Free File.)

I have happily been using TaxACT for several years, as my taxes are usually just one or two jobs a year at most. 2021 will be interesting, as I started investing in s**t, so I don’t know how that process works yet.”

11. Where’s your donation?

“Donating money at checkout.

“Would you like to donate $1 to support ______”. These corporations take the $1 they earn multiplied by millions of customers and use it for a massive tax write off as a large donation.

Donate your money yourself and write it off on your taxes. Even if it is a small amount, don’t contribute to the tax evasion of the mega rich!”

12. All in the marketing.

““Natural ingredients” “All natural” “no chemicals” Bulls**t marketing. Its in food, in skincare in hair care…

Literally EVERYTHING is a chemical. also “natural” MOST of the time is worse for your health

You know whats also natural? arsenic, lead, cianide. You know what is a chemical? water, all vitamins, all proteins… but it doesn’t sound as good if i say dihidromonoxide (water), or retinoic acid (vit A) , or ascorbic acid (vit C)… which is the same thing.”

13. The workweek.

“The 40 hour work week. It was created with the idea that one adult person, working only 40 hours a week would be able to support a family at a decent quality of life and would have the support of a spouse or other adult at home to handle all the cleaning, cooking, etc.

Except now it usually takes both parents working 40+ hours to barely keep their heads above water which makes all the rest of the work at home impossible to fit in unless you can afford to pay someone else to do it.”

14. Hear a lot about this one.

“The Mormon Church.

Most people recognize the insanity of Mormons, but don’t realize how much money is involved with that religion. They are the wealthiest religion on the planet, with a horde of over 100 billion dollars sitting in their bank account.

Okay, they have lots of money, but how does that make them a scam? The fact that all of their money comes off the backs of their members. The members of the church clean, maintain, and operate the buildings.

The members put hours of work in weekly and get absolutely nothing in return. On top of that, they are required to pay 10% of their own income to be in good standing. If they stop paying, their access to the temple is revoked.

Awful scam.”

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What Men’s Issues Are Often Overlooked? People Shared Their Thoughts.

I think times are changing, but there was a time when most men just didn’t really open up about their problems and about how they felt about a lot of things.

And, in turn, a lot of things that men deal with haven’t been explored at all.

What men’s issues tend to be overlooked?

Here’s how people responded on AskReddit.

1. Isolated.

“Isolation. Many men have no friends.

More so, they don’t know how to find meaningful friendships, it’s incredibly difficult to know where to even begin, moreso if you’re not in college or school.

I’m 24, almost 25 and never had an emotional outlet. I don’t even know what that looks like in a healthy sense. The first relationship I had, I believe I ruined because I put too much of what I had been carrying for so long on that person, as patient and as caring as they were.”

2. Take it like a man.

“Abuse from women/other men.

We’re told to just take it and toughen up, it builds character, puts hair on the chest etc. and we don’t need support or a helping hand.

F**k that.”

3. Needing support.

“The lack of a good support system.

Just because a guy has people that he hangs out with, doesn’t mean he’s comfortable telling them serious personal issues.”

4. No laughing matter.

“The fact that people ridicule and laugh at you for having depression is something we ALL need to talk about.

It isn’t funny. Depression is real and the fact that so many are choosing to keep it quiet is disturbing.”

5. What do you do?

“In western culture, men are defined by what they do and not by who they are (being).

So, when they retire they often develop mental illness because they are no longer “doing”. this often leads to s**cide.

Then there’s the whole nonsense of the stoic emotionless man getting on with the work.”

6. A lot of this out there.

“Emotional ab**e of men.

My BF suffered that in both his marriages and I am SO CAREFUL to not say or do anything that could make him feel the way they made him feel. I try very hard to be sure he knows I value him for who he is, just the way he is, every single day. Even he doesn’t know how much damage they caused him.

I will never get over this 1950s assumption that women can’t abuse men. Women ab**e men way more often than anyone realizes, and the system is stacked against men in so many different ways.”

7. Mind your own business.

“So I’m at the park playing tag with these kids I’m babysitting and out of nowhere this old lady comes up to me and starts asking all sorts of questions. Do you know these kids? What are there names? Can you call their parents for me?

Even asking the kids if they knew me and when they answered yes, she responded with “you don’t have to lie, if you don’t know this man, you can tell me and I can help you.””

8. Not a joke.

“Erectile dysfunction.

It seems like a joke, but guys literally k**l them selves because of it.

It’s like losing the ability to love, losing your manhood, losing your ability to feel intimate with someone”

9. Has an impact.

“Male pattern baldness and the impact it can have on mental health and body image.

Imagine being in college surrounded by guys with perfect NW1 hairlines with all these cool fades and modern trendy hairstyles while you’re stuck looking like Moby or Varys from GOT. Brutal.

The worst part is nobody really talks about it, it’s a very hidden and taboo issue that many men go though but society refuses to truly address, so they are forced to suffer in silence.”

10. Disposable.

“Male disposability.

If something is dangerous, send men. Your partner can replace you easily. Your only value is what you offer to other people and the minute you are not useful anymore people cast you aside like the fungible commodity you are.

I would like to be treated like I have inherent value as a person, not like I’m something to be tolerated until I’m no longer useful.”

11. Hurtful.

“I run recreational kids programs at a community center.

There have been several times women refuse to drop their kids off when myself and another male are working the program. Doesn’t matter if other moms dropping their kids off tell them we’re fine and they’ve known us for years.

Then they go to the front desk to complain and get told the same thing and they act like they simply can’t understand how two adult males could possibly care for a group of 3-5 year olds. There are often implications they dance around as to why must be working there.

And I get you should be comfortable with the people you’re dropping your kids off with but what kind of message are you sending to your own kids when you pitch a fit about how men simply can’t be trusted? What message do you send to your own son?

I love my job and it hurts to be viewed as untrustworthy or even a predator simply because I’m a guy.”

12. Insecure.

“Insecurity in general.

You’re not supposed to show that you have doubts or worries about your abilities or self-image. A man is supposed to be confident, able and self-assured. It’s not okay for men to admit that they lack self-esteem, or that they have genuine problems with their self-image, as they are seen as weaknesses in-and-of themselves.

Other men or women aren’t going to ‘bring you up’. They won’t provide emotional support and tell you it’s okay to be unconfident or to feel shame about who you are – they will simply expect that you should take it on the chin. Not everyone can be ‘that’ guy.

But, for a man, what actually makes you feel like a man is being that guy.

So you kind of walk around pretending that you’re happy, despite the fact that you’re not seen as valuable or as desirable as other men – because in doing so, you would be seen as even less valuable or desirable.”

What men’s issues do you think get overlooked?

Talk to us in the comments and fill us in.

Thanks a lot!

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What Animals Are Unexpectedly Dangerous? People Shared Their Thoughts.

You never know what you’re gonna get when you encounter a wild animal.

Or an insect. Or any other specimen in nature.

And that’s why you have to be careful around all of ’em! Maybe they have rabies, maybe they have a poisonous bite that you don’t know about, or maybe they look adorable and cuddly but they’ll rip your face off.

So keep your eyes open!

AskReddit users educated us about animals that are unexpectedly dangerous.

Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Amazing.

“At the Birmingham Sea Life Centre, if an otter escapes they have to evacuate the building and send in guards wearing chain mail.”

2. But they look so cute…

“Dolphins, they have teeth and kill for fun.

Oh and they like to r**e other fish and humans if they feel like it.”

3. Psychos.

“Some seals are psychopaths.

Other than humans and orcas, they’re one of the only animals on the planet that seems to occasionally k**l for fun.

They’ve been found to continue k**ling penguins even when they’re no longer hungry and they’ve even been photographed tearing ocean sunfish apart and then not eating any of the meat.”

4. HUGE!

“Moose.

Probably already been said, but they have hooves the size of dinner plates and if you mess with a momma with calves, she will f**k up your life. They are also fast as f**k and 6 feet tall at the shoulder.

Don’t be fooled by their cute, smooshy noses.

Signed, a guy who grew up in rural Alaska.”

5. Sharp talons.

“Turkeys!

They have a back talon that’s incredibly sharp.

They jump about 2-3 feet in the air and kick with their talons when scared or protecting the flock.”

6. Be careful!

“Squirrels.

I have a squirrel that I started putting out peanuts for, she is so used to being fed that she stands outside my back door and taps on the glass some days. I can tell this squirrel apart from the other squirrels.

Usually I open the back door and the squirrel will sit on my back fence. I wave my hand at it and it backs up a few feet for me to put some peanuts out, then I close the door and it starts eating… One time I guess it didn’t like how long I was taking and bit my finger and clawed my hand.. Blood was gushing out of my finger.

A second time a different squirrel was sitting outside my back door… It looked pretty thin so I opened the door to put out a handful of peanuts, my hand was about 2 feet above the squirrel… And I guess it was startled, the little f**ker jumped in the air and lunged at me… Bit hard into my finger and would not let go, I had to shake it off… Blood was pouring out the same finger.

Luckily squirrels do not carry rabies, but I went to the doctor and got a tetanus shot anyway. My doctor had never had a patient that was bitten by a squirrel and had a pretty good laugh.”

7. Fast and aggressive.

“Hippos.

Everybody knows that they’re big but thinks they’re slow and lazy; not nearly enough people know how fast and aggressive they are.

Y’all, please stay the hell away from hippos, especially if you’re in the water where they’re most territorial.”

8. Beware…

“Caterpillars.

I’m from Scotland where pretty much nothing in nature is harmful.

Visited New Orleans, a buckmoth caterpillar fell out of an oak tree and landed on my arm. I felt like my arm was literally on fire. It swelled up, went really hard to the touch, and was BURNING. My my friend’s mum had to use tape to get all the barbs out of my skin.

Ever since then, my skin has been horrendously sensitive. I now have medication for rosacea, because my stupid immune system is terrified of flipping caterpillars and will freak out at almost anything.”

9. Venomous.

“Blue Ringed Octopus.

So cute!

I’ve seen videos of people handling them out of water.

It carries enough venom to k**l 26 adult humans within minutes. Their bites are tiny and often painless, with many victims not realising they have been envenomated until respiratory depression and paralysis begins.

They kill very quickly, and there is no anti-venom.”

10. Australia is terrifying.

“Studied abroad in Australia for 5 months. There’s a colorful peacock looking emu like animal there called a Cassowary.

Apparently, it’s one of the most dangerous animals in Australia specifically because no one thinks it looks dangerous except for the fact it’s got a hard bone like horn on its head that it uses to k**l.”

11. This is disappointing.

“Koalas. They are the absolute worst.

We had this “girls in science” club when I was in middle school and we were invited every now and then to see some animals behind the scenes at the San Diego Zoo.

We’ve seen some pretty cool exhibits like all the snakes, the tigers, and this time we were to see the koalas or the polar bears. I’ve never been a fan of koalas, so I voted hard for the polar bears, however, most of the girls wanted to see the koalas sadly.

When we go to the exhibit, the club was all too excited when some of the trainers came out with three young koalas. One of the trainers, however, was giving all these warnings about koalas about their bipolar temper, kinds of diseases they can give, and all kinds of other stuff.

So a girl was asked to volunteer to hold one of the koalas. We will call her Sara. This one koala bear, the trainers claimed was the calmer one of the three. Sadly it wasn’t the case. Sara was given this leather bib looking thing to wear while holding the koala.

All the girls looked absolutely pi**ed that they couldn’t have a turn holding the koala, but that all quickly changed after like two minutes. This koala started making weird noises, and the trainer was next to the girl the entire time trying to reassure it. The trainer had some snacks she left on the fence behind us, and went to go get them. She shouldn’t have left Sara.

I felt so bad for her. Sara was terrified the moment this thing started screaming. It ended up scratching the side of her arm, completely unprotected by that leather bib thing, and bit her there as well! Sara was screaming her f**king head off and so were the other girls!

I’m pretty sure I was too. After that she had to get tested for all sorts of things when her parents took her to the hospital. And that was the end of girls in science club. I’m pretty sure she got a payout from the zoo, but I don’t remember. This s**t wouldn’t have happened had we seen the polar bears.

12. Trash pandas.

“I grew up in the country and was around a lot of wild animals growing up.

Cut to I was living in LA for a little bit when I saw a raccoon in broad daylight foaming at the mouth and just just sitting there looking pi**ed off. I immediately step back and I see some 20 somethings girls going oh my good look how cute it is. I want to get a picture with it.

I yelled at them hey guys that raccoon likely has rabies and you should stay the f**k away from it. They didn’t listen. They got close to it. It got really f**king pi**ed off and tried to bite them, it didn’t thank god. But as I witnessed this I said, don’t say I didn’t tell you to stay the f**k away.

Even if it didn’t have rabies those wild trash pandas can f**k you up if they feel threatened.”

Do you know about any unexpectedly dangerous animals?

If you do, tell us about them in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you!

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What Do A Lot Of People Not Realize Are Scams?

It’s a true fact of life that there are people everywhere trying to separate you from your money and your belongings in any way that they can.

They’re called SCAMMERS.

And some of them are hiding in plain sight…

What do most folks not realize are total scams?

AskReddit users shared their thoughts.

1. Well, it’s heavy.

“People instinctively perceive weight to indicate quality, so a lot of manufacturers across multiple industries will artificially increase the weight of their products with cheap material.”

2. Be careful.

“Mobile game ads.

Chances are they want your data/info on your device and it’s social engineering, really.”

3. A head-scratcher.

“Most popular branded sunglasses out there are crazy expensive for what is basically mass produced plastic.”

4. Avoid it.

“Black Friday is it’s own scam.

They manufacture products specifically of lower quality to sell for Black Friday.

It’s how you can buy a nice Samsung TV that only has 1 HDMI input.”

5. Don’t fall for it.

“People who knock on your door asking about your windows. Happened to my friends wife.

She invited them in, let them evaluate, said all the windows needed to be fixed (they were all 3 years old…my friend did a full renovation when they moved in) and said the windows were bad. My friends wife thinks everyone is truthful and agrees to start the process.

My friend said he came home to find them still there and his wife was seconds away from signing and writing a $6,000 check. He politely asked them to leave and calmly told his wife she was so naive.

If someone comes knocking at your door to look at anything and you didn’t call them…it’s a scam.”

6. Believe it!

“Publishers Clearing House.

Ever wonder why you get so much junk mail? It’s because you gave all your information to PCH for free (or possibly even paid them for some piece of garbage they sell) and they turned around and sold it to EVERYONE.

Avoid PCH at all costs.

Sincerely,

Your mailman.”

7. Ugh.

“Unpaid internships.

There are very specific rules for what can be an unpaid internship and what has to be a paid internship. If you are getting any sort of internship, look up the difference so you don’t get taken advantage of.

Telling interns this has contributed to me losing a job before because one of the interns turned me in, and later got my job.”

8. For-profit colleges.

“Some colleges will offer a full ride scholarship to any student who stays above a certain GPA, give these out to everyone who applies, and then institute a strict grading curve so that the required GPA is nearly impossible to achieve. The “scholarship” usually only lasts through freshman year as a result.

Its usually s**tty for-profit colleges that do this, so the credits won’t transfer. The student is now forced to either pay full price tuition for three years, or lose a years worth of work.”

9. A big one.

“College textbooks.

It doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars to print a book, and we don’t need new additions of algebra and other basic  subjects every semester.

We’re not uncovering or developing any new basic math, they just want you to have to spend as much money as possible.”

10. Happens all the time.

“Small towns giving speeding tickets to people with out-of-town license plates.

Almost everyone will pay instead of showing up to court, and it is the number one source of revenue for many small towns in America.”

11. Flush it out!

“Herbal Detox products, or detox anything in a health store.

It’s just dumb. If your body is actually full of toxins a herbal laxative enema is not going to help.”

12. Preying on people.

“Payday loans, they are preying on people with bad credit. Instead, get yourself a secured credit card.

That’s a one time payment (I initially went through Discover, whatever you deposit is now your credit limit) and the interest rate on even the worst card is better than that they offer.

Pay it off every month, just like you are forced to with your payday loan. You’re doing the same thing you were previously only now your building credit instead of paying some scummy company.

Yep, I’m one of those suckers who did this for far too long, then I did this and now I have good credit. I was actually quite surprised how quickly my score went up. That’s my one neat trick – pay your bills on time.”

13. This old game.

“Stores that always have big “sales” are actually just charging you the accurate price of what the item is worth.

But when it looks like you’re getting it half off you’re more likely to buy it.”

14. All kinds of stuff.

“Work in banking for one week, you’ll realize there is no scam too stupid for people to fall for.

At least once a week we have people who try to file fraud claims because “the IRS called me and told me I need to pay them in apple gift cards”

My favorite was a woman who came in to get a $20,000 official check. My manager thought it was strange so he stopped to ask her what it was for. The client said it was bail for her nephew, which *the client thought was strange too, because she didn’t actually have a nephew.”

What are some more scams that people don’t quite realize?

Talk to us in the comments and let us know.

Thanks a lot, friends!

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What Glamorized Career Path Actually Really Sucks? People Responded.

I worked in the film industry in Chicago and New Orleans from 2002 to 2011 and I gotta say, it’s definitely not for everyone.

And by everyone, I mean ME.

I enjoyed my time and I made a lot of good friends during those years, but I don’t see how people can work those crazy hours (a lot of times in bad weather conditions) when they start to get a little bit older.

When I was 25-years-old? Hey, no problem!

But now…I don’t know if I’d be able to handle it…I’m not saying it’s a nightmare but I don’t think outsiders realize what it’s really like to work on movies and TV shows.

What glamorized career path is actually a total nightmare?

AskReddit users opened up about this.

1.  I saw Black Swan.

“Ballet dancer

Parents spend tens of thousands (or more) on training. They give up their entire teen years and schooling (most elite ballet dancers are homeschooled and a large percentage move away from home for training in high school).

Most dancers you see on stage in a ballet are paying to be there. The bottom rungs of ballet companies are pay to play. Then when you have paid to dance a few years you might be able to get a position that pays you with a dozen pairs of pointe shoes and a stipend for performances.

Then maybe you’ll be promoted to the bottom level where you get paid 20K a year and have no health insurance. All while putting your body through major t**ture.”

2. Not loving life.

“My SO is an attorney and isn’t loving life right now.

She says “You know how you did term papers in college? Well I do term papers every day, all day, endlessly.””

3. On the airwaves.

“Radio announcer.

Like a lot of other jobs in the entertainment industry, it’s full time work for part time pay. Second jobs are common. Your pizza delivery guy just may be your favourite morning show host! At least, that’s how the morning guy at my station made ends meet, until he was laid off in the last round of cutbacks.

Now we’re a “hybrid station,” which is the preferred business model these days. That’s a fancy way of saying one person does everything while you run a ton of syndicated programs. 12 hour days of minimum wage.”

4. Never knew this.

“Veterinarian.

Insanely competitive schooling that crippled you with debt, with a depressing debt:income ratio after graduation.

Most of your patients don’t like you, and most of the owners think you’re getting rich upselling them unnecessary services when their dogs’s exploding eyeball cancer can be cured with raw organic exotic meats/cbd/coconut oil, but you’re withholding that information because you’re in bed with Big Kibble.

High stress, stagnant wages, long hours, s**t holiday leave. Rampant depression. Lost count of how many colleagues have committed s**cide. Sometimes tempted to join them.”

5. Jeez…

“I don’t know if nightmare is the word, but my wife has finally reached her lifelong goal of becoming a zookeeper at one of the top zoos in the US.

She is very happy to have the opportunity to hand food to otters, have reindeer eat out of her hand, and brush okapi. However, she took on tens of thousands of dollars in student loans and did months of unpaid work at the zoo to get the job, which is seasonal, requiring she be off 2 months a year.

She gets up at 4 AM and does farmhand style physical labor for 8 hours a day for about $9 an hour with no benefits. I am thrilled that she reached her goal, and I am happy that she is happy, but I am pretty disenfranchised with the whole thing.”

6. A tough job.

“Being a chef. Long hours, bad environment, nothing is ever good enough.

I have a friend who’s a very successful chef. He told me, “If you love cooking, just cook for friends.””

7. No way.

“Political staffer.

Most jobs in politics pay very little money and require you to work 80+ hours a week for a boss who is guaranteed to have a gigantic ego.

You also have to look for a new job after every election day.”

8. Let’s face it.

“Flight attendant.

The travel is amazing, but let’s face it.

You’re a glorified waitress working in a cramped, aluminium tube.”

9. The farm life.

“Farming on a large scale.

I was living in debt up to my a** ($500k-$1 mil depending on the time of year), haggling for every input (land, fertilizer, seed, equipment), at the mercy of the weather, and got to watch the commodity markets kick me in the nuts every business day.

The real cherry on top was everyone thinking you are trying to k**l them with GMOs and copious amounts of chemicals that we dont use. Not to mention farms are passed down through generations so you’ve got a bunch of d**d and living ancestors watching your every move.

Oh and a lot of farmers work a second full time job for the health insurance. There’s a reason farm s**cides are high and farm “accidents” are higher.

There’s a million young rural FFA kids that would give their left leg for a chance to farm.”

10. Down and out.

“I’m a professional, full-time voice actor.

I’m blessed to be successful and happy, but about 99% of the voice actors I know are depressed most of the time, struggling hard to find work, wrestling with impostor syndrome, questioning if they should give up, and barely able to make rent.

Particularly videogame/anime/animation actors.”

11. Not easy.

“This is kind of niche but, scuba dive instructor. I did it for 3ish years, I can’t begin to tell you how many times people wished they had my job.

A decent portion of the job was selling. I h**e forcing people to buy things, but I had to have a certain percentage of people buy a mask, at least. The mask was about 25% of the cost of an open water course. Chances are they’d never use it again.

Dive shop politics are insane. I worked 6.5 days a week for 90% of the year. If I turned down a course, I wouldn’t be given another until there were no other instructors available. If there were no courses going on, I still had to be in the shop incase someone came in.

During slow times there would be 7 or 8 instructors hanging around doing nothing. We all lived less than 5 minutes away. My dive shop would only hire people who were attractive enough. They’d also refuse to hire people who had trained at certain other dive schools in the area. The owners would go out of their way to be charming to the customers and then take the p**s out of them as soon as the were out the door.

The amount of responsibility is huge, and nobody even thinks about it until you point it out. You’re taking 4 people into a d**dly environment and have to bring them back in the same state they went into it in. If something goes wrong you can lose your license or go to jail.

Where I was working, these were pretty exclusively early to mid 20 year olds. Not only that, but if someone you trained has an incident at a later date, you can also be investigated and possibly prosecuted.

I was diving in 30C (86f) water. I constantly had an infection. Could be from a small cut, or my ears or my throat. It was constant.

Long, very hard work days. 12 hour days were about the norm. I’d teach, be dragging around the tanks I was responsible for weighing 20kg each as well as tonnes of other gear, and putting on my ‘be happy around the customer face’ whilst keeping them from d**ng. It’s like a combo of retail and warehouse work.

It also diluted my love of diving. Even when diving with professionals now I have a hard time not constantly being on alert, waiting for someone to do something stupid, rather than enjoying the dive.

Pay is dog s**t.

It’s an amazing job, but it turned my hair grey by 25.”

12. Yup.

“Film crew.

Yes, you sometimes meet famous people. Sometimes they’re cool, often they’re really not. The days are 14+ hours of work with a commute of who knows how long on either end, depending where you’re shooting. You have half an hour for lunch.

Coffee breaks are whenever you’re not needed on set, so depending on your job (I was in camera, and we rarely had a down moment), it could be almost never. More often than not, someone on set is yelling. People lose their minds over making really sh**ty entertainment. You start work by 7am on Monday, and by Friday you’re coming in at 4pm and leaving when the sun comes up on Saturday.

There are no paid holidays, no paid sick days, no paid vacation. If you don’t work enough qualifying hours, the union kicks your healthcare.

And this is if you’re IN a union. Non-union, much worse. S**ual harassment is through the roof, but the kids who get it the worst are afraid to say anything or they’ll lose their jobs. I have been told some real horror stories about famous actors, some of whom I still haven’t seen get outed by the Me Too movement.

And I’m not talking word-of-mouth, second-hand stories. I’m talking about young women who whisper to each other what shows to avoid and make them swear to never use their name because if they want to work in this industry, they can’t be known as a troublemaker.

I watched so many co-workers fall into addictions, lose family, miss their children’s lives, over the dumbest TV shows in the world. If you go union, the money can be good, but it’s not worth it. It’s just not worth it.”

Now you’re up!

In the comments, tell us which career paths you think are glamorized but are actually a nightmare.

Please and thank you!

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People Talk About Subtle Things People Say That Are Red Flags

You have to pay attention or you might miss something…

I’m talking about when you have conversations with people and they drop little hints that should make you say, “uh oh…I’m not sure if I want to have anything to do with this person.”

People on AskReddit shared subtle things people say that they think are red flags.

Here’s what they had to say.

1. A terrible thing to say.

““Yeah, but YOU don’t act black.”

Literally heard this s**t my entire childhood. I got told I act “too white” because I enjoyed reading books.

WTF?”

2. Totally lame.

“When people say things like “I can say and do whatever I want” “it’s a free country. Ever hear of freedom of speech?” in order to justify s**tty things they say or do.

Like sure, you have the right to speak your mind, but people also have the right to judge you for what you say.”

3. Shows a lot.

“S**t talking other people (who aren’t there). Sometimes it’s fair.

But it does tell me there’s a lack of respect, and if they’re s**t talking a lot of people, I’m pretty sure I’ll be next on the list.”

4. Get ready for a lecture.

“”I’m always open to debate.”

I find most people that say that are open to lecture you, and closed to debate.”

5. An ugly way to look at things.

“When they disagree with someone, they default to attacking the person’s character instead of their actions. We all do this from time to time, but with some people it’s every time.

The guy who messed up their order is “an idiot”. Their boss is “an evil sociopath”. The person on Facebook who expressed a political view that opposes theirs is “a degenerate”. That new intern at work is “hopeless”.

In the end, the final result is that anyone they disagree with for any reason is either an inherently bad person who doesn’t really merit listening to.”

6. Yikes.

“When I started my new job the bubbliest girl who was loved by most of the staff and was also a HR manager would act like this when me and her were totally alone.

She would whisper ever so softly (to herself but to me) “you get no thanks around here, no one cares. You just wait and watch the knives stabbing when you least expect it”.

This is something she did on my first DAY!! I said to her everyone seems lovely and accepting and she said “well wait until you get to know them”.

This was the HR MANAGER!!”

7. Really weird.

“When someone says “they’re my karma child” and implies their child makes their life so hard it must be payback for a mistake they made in the past.

I usually discover this person has intense mental health or substance use history. It’s a s**tty way of mentioning their disdain for their kid.”

8. It’s who I am.

““I’m an empath” makes me want to get in my car and drive ten hours in the opposite direction while shoving wool in my ears.”

9. Here we go again.

“”With all due respect.”

I know a guy who says this so frequently that when he says it, I brace myself for the s**t to follow.”

10. Classy!

“When you (female) find a Tinder notification on your partner’s (male) phone while they’re in a near 6 year relationship with you and you ask them why they’re on tinder

“Doesn’t hurt to see what’s out there”.”

11. Messed up.

“I live in Canada.

My husband is a white immigrant with a charming accent.

I instantly h**e anyone who makes a comment about how they don’t mean “immigrants like him” when complaining about immigrants.”

12. That ain’t right.

““I know what I’m worth.”

Especially in a romantic setting, OLD or first date type stuff.

It’s good to have a strong sense of self but I’ve found when this exact phrase is stated/listed something ain’t right.”

13. Get out while you can.

“When you’re on a date/dating someone, and they incessantly bring up their ex.

This means two things: they’re still stuck on their ex, and they will always compare you to their ex.”

14. The worst.

“Not having basic manners as in please and thank you to service persons.

“That’s their job, I don’t have to be polite.”

Nope.”

Are there certain things that people say that you think are red flags?

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What Women’s Issues Tend To Be Overlooked? Here’s What People Said.

There’s been a lot of progress in regard to women’s rights and highlighting women’s issues, but I think we can all agree that we still have a long way to go.

And the responses you’re going to read today might cause you to look into some different subjects and have them on your radar, which is a great thing.

What women’s issues are often overlooked?

Folks on AskReddit shared their thoughts.

1. Yikes.

“Hysterectomies. I am 24 and have reoccurring fibroid tumors and have since I was a teenager.

It’s not typical for someone my age to have multiple and large fibroids. My largest one was 11cm. They are painful and I’m about to have my second surgery to remove them. I don’t want to keep doing this over and over and would like to have a hysterectomy, yet my surgeon refuses because I’m young and “might want children.”

If I get pregnant, I have a high risk of miscarriage. It will eat me alive if that happens to me.”

2. A big one.

“Oral contraceptive birth control pills can cause depression and very often do.

PMS and PMDD aren’t taken seriously enough.

The depression and anxiety of PMDD are debilitating.”

3. After birth care.

“In my country it’s after birth care for mothers. Mental health system is f**ked. Woman are told the pain they are feeling is “normal” only to find out they need a stoma bag a month down the track.

Some women have d**d after not being checked over properly before leaving the hospital. I don’t even live in a 3rd world country either. People are wanting to move here because of how we’ve handled COVID.”

4. A lot of pain.

“Women suffering is generally considered normal.

Painful period ? Normal.

Incessant vomiting during pregnancy ? Normal.

Postnatal pain ? Normal, what did you expect?

Hey, guess what, you can have painless periods and symptoms-free pregnancy, they just can’t be bothered to help you.”

5. Need more education.

“The lack of actual education about your own body.

Like I didn’t even know I had 3 holes until I was 16 and I learned it from an episode of Big Mouth.”

6. Annoying.

“Having a decent career, education, friendships, hobbies and being financially independent only to be asked if you’re married and “aren’t you worried about time running out.”

Saying ‘no I’m not interested in marriage or kids’ is met with a shocked reaction. Thought this attitude d**d out years ago but it has not.

Getting told to ‘smile sweetheart.’”

7. Never got an explanation.

Cervical cancer caused by HPV.

I don’t know about other women on here, but I never received an explanation of what a Pap Smear does/tests for or why it’s so important to get done at the proper intervals. I had three abnormal paps in a row and my old GYN didn’t bat an eye.

I just got a new doctor and she insisted on doing a punch biopsy/colposcopy and it turns out I have HSIL, which has a pretty high likelihood of further mutating into full blown cervical cancer.

I’m now facing a cold knife conization or LEEP procedure because my old GYN didn’t care enough to look into why my pap smears were abnormal.”

8. Learn about it.

“Pelvic floor physical therapy!

It’s life changing, and many women don’t know their physical issues can be easily addressed.”

9. Totally backward.

“The fact that in many Middle Eastern countries, women are still second class citizens.

My friend is Iranian and if she’s r**ed she’ll need 5 male eyewitnesses, but if she k**ls her attacker she’ll be e**cuted…”

10. Overall medical problems.

“Medical issues.

It took me 3 ER visits and a walk-in doctor to diagnose a raging infection in my abdomen. I was told it’s all in my head???

By the time it got diagnosed my bowel had almost perforated. I could have d**d if I was less tenacious.”

11. A guy’s POV.

“I’m a dude and I H**E the fact that when I’m doing something with my long-time gf like buying a new car, renting a new apt., taking a loan etc. that people ignore my gf and assume she is just not important.

They just look at me and talk only to me. I have to make an effort to include her in something she should be in from the start. I feel so bad for her and try to amend it as much as I can, but there is not much you can do.

We were at the car dealers the other day looking at the car and the dealer kept ignoring her and her wishes. He was only looking at me and assumed she doesn’t know what she is talking about. We just left.”

12. Bad news.

“How bad some of the negative effects hormonal birth control can be.

I was losing my mind, but my doctor brushed it off saying I was just stressed.

Got off it, and instantly felt so much better.”

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What Subtle Things Person Says Are Red Flags to You? Here’s How Folks Responded.

I know my answer!

If someone gives me WAY too much information about themselves or their problems the first time I ever meet them, I know that they are most likely a bit of a train wreck and they’re not exactly someone I’d love to be friends with.

But that’s just my take on it…

What subtle things people say are red flags?

AskReddit users shared their thoughts.

1. Take no for an answer.

“I used to go to the bar after work with coworkers. One of the managers didn’t go, but a coworker kept encouraging him to come out and party. He relented and said he’d come out for one drink.

At the bar, he took a sip and said “ah, I haven’t had a beer in 5 months”. No one else took notice of that, but it struck me. He was gone a week later after coming into work drunk and doing something inappropriate.

To anyone reading this: If someone doesn’t want to drink, accept no for an answer. They might have a very good reason to say no, and pressing them on it, especially when well intentioned, might make it much harder for them to say no.”

2. So rude.

“Never asking a question.

My husband realized his father never does this and now I can’t stop listening for this.”

3. No thanks!

“But you’re so good at it!

Aka, I’ll compliment you in the hope that you’ll take this task off my hands.”

4. Trashy.

“When people talk s**t on their spouses. Like even in the most subtle way it’s still not appropriate small talk.

If it’s my best friend and she’s telling me about a hardship or a fight, different.

But when I’m meeting you for the first time I shouldn’t be able to pick up that you dislike your spouse/SO.”

5. They won’t change.

“If they wronged you and say something like, “I’m such a terrible person, you should leave me.”

It’s them trying to force sympathy on them instead of genuinely apologizing to you. They’re not going to change if you stay.”

6. Hipster logic.

“Asking what music you listen to, then immediately critiquing it, especially when you like mainstream stuff.

I guess this applies to stuff other than music but that’s what annoys me the most.”

7. Uhhh, okay.

“Pretty much anytime somebody says something about themself when it’s not prompted or necessary.

Like “I’m an honest person”, “I’m a hard worker”, or “I’d never hit a woman”.”

8. Not cool.

““That’s just the way God made me,” as an excuse for being a jerk.

Like it’s just their personality and they can’t help it so we should all just accept it.”

9. Sketchy.

“Anything that exposes poor morals.

For example, “I’ll just say I never got it so they send me another one.”

When people show you who they really are, believe them.”

10. Lame.

“”Sorry I did this and that, It’s just my inner zodiac sign.”

Like, your zodiac sign doesn’t define you, you’re just being a sh**ty person and using that phrase as a cover up.”

11. Sketchy.

“Anyone who tries to convince you that you can trust them.

“Come on man, you can trust me. I’d never do that to you!”

People who are actually trustworthy don’t need to convince anyone of anything and they also know that real trust isn’t freely given to people you barely know and are not offended when they are not given it.”

12. Always the victim.

“When they are the victim in all of their stories.

I had a colleague who didn’t really have any friends outside of work. All of her stories were about how each of her friends had sta**ed her in the back at one time or another. She went travelling to Australia with 6 girls and left early because they didn’t want to do the things she wanted. It was glaringly obvious that she was the issue but still tried to play the sweet victim.

There is another girl from my high school who has gained quite a few followers on social media through sharing her stories of being bullied in school for being bald. No one can remember that ever happening, she was quite popular but had lost touch with her group as you do when you move away for college. Also, she was never bald.

Red flags when people enjoy pity.”

What red flags do you notice when people talk to you?

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People Who Grew up Poor Discuss the Unwritten Social Expectations of Their Worlds

I grew up in a middle-class household, so I have absolutely no idea what it’s like to go hungry or go without the basic necessities in life.

But, sadly, there are far too many people out there who grew up in poverty and still continue to do so.

Folks took to AskReddit to talk about the unwritten social expectations they had to deal with while growing up poor.

Take a look.

1. Don’t talk to anyone.

“My parents worked and were usually home about an hour or so after my elementary school got out.

We lived around the corner and down the way, like… less than one km, probably half a mile or so… anyway, I had a cell phone to call when I got home.

I was prepped with “do NOT answer the door for ANYONE. Not your grandpa, not your uncle, not our friends, your friends, mailman, NO ONE. not the police or fire department UNLESS the house is already on FIRE.”

I never opened the door for anyone. If I knew who they were, I would shout through the paned window overlooking the porch. But even then, that was rare, I usually just stayed out of sight.

I also ALWAYS keep my front door locked now too. And if I’m not expecting someone, I don’t answer the door if I’m home alone. I also have a big dog with a big bark.”

2. Freezing cold.

“I lived in a place with bitter winters. while the thermostat at school and other public spaces was turned up past 70 degrees F, my home was always around 60 degrees, sometimes dropping to the 50s.

We’d offset the low temperature by sleeping with multiple blankets and wearing layers upon layers, sometimes even wearing snow pants around the house and to bed.”

3. Take care of those teeth.

“My dad made us brush our teeth for 5-10 minutes every night. And we never got sweets. Because we couldn’t afford to go to the dentist.

I think I went two, maybe three times until I got a job with benefits in my early 20s. My teeth are crooked AF but surprisingly escaped with very few cavities.”

4. Go the cheap route.

“You are perpetually young. Going to a movie? Only during matinee showings AND you are 12 years old until you’re 16. At a restaurant, you’re also 9 forever.

Going to fast food (with any adult), you only order off of the dollar menu.”

5. Don’t say a word.

“I was talking to a friend and she stopped me and said, “you don’t tell people what goes on inside of this house, do you?”

No of course not, I lied, because if I’d said yes, she’d manipulate my father into beating my a** within an inch of my life.

She pretty much got my father to beat me whenever she wanted it.”

6. Borrowing and burning.

“Generous borrowing and “burning” culture.

Everything you own is available to be borrowed by other poor people. My family had an extensive movie collection (especially when we could record movies from cable to VHS tapes), and our neighborhood friends were welcome to borrow what they needed.

Games, movies, CDs. We swapped and borrowed a lot. Often times, it was only long enough to burn a copy to have for oneself.”

7. Life lessons.

“My father was constantly driving these two things into my head since I was old enough to remember: 1). Hard Work will set you free 2). You WILL NOT get anyone pregnant.

He never meant that hard work would make you rich. He meant that if you’re willing to work hard, you can always work some s**t job that puts food on the table, and you’ll be so exhausted by days end, you can rest.

In my father’s eyes food on the table and a good night’s rest was all a person really needed. The pregnancy thing was totally about shame. He grew up in the deep South with a Baptist preacher father. My father was around 6-7 in the early 1950’s when his oldest brother (15) got a girl (18) in the church preggo.

The resulting shame and shunning from the community that ensued drove my father’s mother to suicide. I’m sure to some degree, he blames his current life on the pregnancy that he had nothing to do with.”

8. Hide it.

“Hide money or it will be “borrowed.” Also, don’t get attached to anything because if it’s any good it’ll be sold in a yard sale, and if it has any value it will be pawned.

I got the same CD player for three Christmases and birthdays in a row…out of pawn for birthday, pawned again a month later, out of pawn for Christmas, pawned again by March, etc.”

9. Wouldn’t trade it.

“Independence at a young age. But also responsibility.

You cook, clean, and pitch in before you are asked. If you’re waiting for an adult to make dinner, you’re going hungry. Also, poor doesn’t mean dirty. You keep what you have nice, clean, and well cared for.

Seriously, I wouldn’t trade my upbringing for anything in the world.”

10. Not all the way.

“Never fill up the gas tank.

You don’t want to be in a situation where you have gas in your car but no groceries.”

11. Hmmmm…

“”The second you become working age, 10+. You will help with bills. You have no choice. Your money is everyone’s money.”

Which is fine, until you realize the new tattoo mom has and dads new TV.”

12. Keep it to yourself.

“Keep your aspirations to yourself.

Telling anyone in your household/social strata about your plans to get out and do better may be met with bitterness and downright ridicule. People will call you uppity for wanting to go to school or stupid for having a career goal that isn’t modest and local and vaguely dead-end.

People will tell you that you have no common sense simply because you refuse to see the world in terms of pure survival.”

13. Just can’t afford it.

“Going to the doctor isn’t an option until your fever is sustained at 104, a bone is broken, or the tooth rotted and won’t fall out on it’s own.

I am in my late 30s with full insurance and still have a hangup about going for medical care.”

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If You Grew up Poor, What Were the Unwritten Social Expectations? Here’s What People Said.

Growing up in poverty has to be very tough on children.

In addition to going without material things, there are also certain expectations that they had to deal with because of their lack of money.

If you grew up poor, what unwritten social expectations did you have to deal with?

People shared their thoughts on AskReddit.

1. Ugh.

“I once told some friends we had mushrooms growing in our house. I thought it was cool. My mom was angry and told me to never tell anyone again. I realized as I got older why she was angry.

The floor of our house was rotting…thus the mushrooms. But she couldn’t afford to get it fixed. She was worried CPS would take me away for unsafe living conditions.”

2. Private.

“Do not answer the door. Do not answer the phone.

When the man is looking through the window, make sure you can’t be seen.

Do not tell anyone who knocks on the door where the parents work.”

3. Not enough to eat.

“Not eating lunch because it you either “just ate breakfast” or “dinner’s only a few hours away you’ll be fine”.”

4. No extra money.

“We weren’t allowed to do any kind of extra curricular activities.

So, no instruments, no joining any kind of sports or girl scouts or anything that required an upfront investment for uniforms or the season. Walmart shoes.

My dad once said I wasn’t really in need of glasses, that I just wanted to look like all my four eyed friends? lol (spoiler alert, totally needed them)

Off brand everything.”

5. We’re not trash.

“Keep your hair brushed, your clothes clean, and be articulate and polite in all circumstances. We were not going to be “trash” just because we were poor.

Also, no wearing ripped jeans, even if it’s the style. We’re not spending money on new pants that look like old worn out pants.”

6. Hot and sticky.

“A/C was only for company.

I lived in South Florida and didn’t know I could use the air conditioner without having someone over until I moved out of my parents’ home.”

7. Go cheap.

“If someone buys you food at a restaurant order as cheaply as possible even if they tell you order whatever you want.

Used to get glares from my parents if I ordered something 10 bucks or over at a place where average prices was 10 bucks.

If you can get a burger and fries for 8 you better be eating a burger.”

8. Better not get caught.

“Don’t do anything bad or illegal.

But if you do, don’t get caught.

Bail is expensive. Lawyers and court fees are expensive.”

9. Say nothing.

“Never tell your friends that you couldn’t afford food or give them any clue about what it’s like at home.

My mother used to ask me if I told anyone how we live and that’s when I questioned our situation.”

10. The rules.

“Never see a doctor or go to the emergency room unless you are actually d**ng.

And, if you touch the thermostat you will be d**ng.”

11. Don’t waste anything.

“Nothing wasted!

Mom had a dish called mixed-up stew which was basically a little mince beef, mashed potatoes and any leftovers from the fridge.

Good menu planning – she never called it that but one meal led to the next with last’s night leftovers included. Failing that, she always had a soup on the go using bones from chicken, dried barley and, yet again, leftovers.

Thing is they were all delicious, but that could be me just remembering her fondly.”

12. Not worth the bother.

“You never brought the field trip permission slips home because you knew better than to make your mom feel guilty she couldn’t pay the $5-20 fee to let you go.”

What are some more unwritten expectations of growing up poor?

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