Back when I first entered the corporate world , some of the most awful people I met were the ones who worked in higher management and leadership. Basically, I am talking about managing directors and that level of positions.

However, do you really think that it’s the actual profession that seems to attract the worst kind of people? These netizens definitely think so, for they spilled their guts outing these careers . You might even find yourself nodding along in agreement to some of them, so just scroll down to check them out!

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People Are Calling Out These 31 Professions That Are Mostly Full Of Toxic People - 1 Woman prosecutor speaking at a conference, illustrating professions that attract the most awful people in finance and law. - 2

Politics.

BunPuncherExtreme , pressmaster Report

A woman shielding herself from a crowd of photographers and fans highlighting professions attracting awful people. - 3

Paparazzi. The amount of deceitful stuff they do to try and force an awkward situation for the target is incredible.

Liberal_irony , Getty Images Report

Hands pointing to tax forms with the word SCAM written, illustrating professions attracting the most awful people concept. - 4

Pyramid scheme jobs like primerica or Herbalife who prey on innocent ppl.

Turbo_Scout13 , Leeloo The First Report

Police officer directing traffic outdoors, highlighting professions that attract the most awful people in society. - 5

Police. For every person that wants to make a difference and make the world a better place, there’s 10 good old boys that just want some au-thor-it-tay and a taste of power.

Edymnion , daniel-007 Report

Angry man in business suit pointing finger and yelling at laptop, illustrating awful people in certain professions. - 6

Volunteer “supervisor” type positions. In non-profit, we sometimes have to rely on volunteers for jobs which would normally be paid positions in corporate. The people who want jobs with power over other people and are willing to do it for free are often some of the nastiest, a*****e people you’ll ever meet. You’re not going to find a normal person for it. You just have to assess if they’ll be tolerable or not.

mveot , beststudio Report

A group of men in military uniforms navigating an obstacle course, illustrating professions attracting the most awful people. - 7

This may get me down voted to hell, and it may be in my own anecdotal experience but…the military tends to attract the ultra “alpha” male macho douchebags. Maybe they just come out that way, but most I’ve met are like this.

vbpatel , wavebreakmedia_micro Report

Man in business suit counting cash at desk with laptop, illustrating finance bros profession stereotype. - 8
  1. Men who work in finance. … You’ve never seen or met arrogance until you’ve been a woman on the radar of men who work in finance. They all seem to think they’re hot sh*t & deserve a “hot” woman to go along with their hot car and hot bachelor pad apartment.

TheTulipWars , EyeEm Report

Car salesman handing car keys to a couple, illustrating professions people think attract the most awful people. - 9

Car sales. Source; Father has been doing it for over 25 years and each and every one of the people he has ever worked with was the s**m of the earth.

lpgrett , freepik Report

Two professional chefs in white uniforms tasting sauce in a commercial kitchen, showcasing culinary professions. - 10

Chefs often seem to have substance abuse problems and insanely short fuses. Totally anecdotal, but others seem to have similar experiences.

technowizarddave , freepik Report

Person holding an empty black wallet on their lap, illustrating financial struggles linked to certain professions attracting awful people. - 11

Debt collectors.

MySemanticSatiation , Nicola Barts Report

Two professionals setting table with focus on professions attracting the most awful people concept. - 12

Most party planners are vain mean ladies who were probably mean girls in middle school.

lrvit , freepik Report

Professional woman presenting real estate plans to a couple in a modern office, highlighting professions attracting awful people. - 13

There’s a lot of s**tholes in real estate/property management. They seem more concerned with margin and percentages rather than ensuring their tenants are warm, safe, and living in healthy conditions.

EndlessOcean , Drazen Zigic Report

Man in a suit at a desk with legal books and a gavel, representing professions attracting the most awful people. - 14

Prosecutors. I spent time interning in a US Attorney’s office and years interacting with prosecutors at the state and federal level. I’ve never met one that I would invite into my home. They are, to a person, totally obsessed with driving their conviction rate as high as possible even if it means violating the rules and putting innocent people in prison. It’s all about winning with them. They’re more competitive than professional athletes except that they have the power to [ruin] someone’s life for no good reason and will do so just to put another notch in their pistol grip.

caftt , freepik Report

A young professional discussing work with two colleagues, highlighting professions that attract the most awful people. - 15

For profit college “Admissions Counselor”. AC: So Jack, what do you like to do in your free time? Me: Baseball, poker. . . AC: uh huh, yeah. Yep. Me: code, trav. . . AC: Cool cool cool. Sounds like you have important goals and you are taking your direction in life seriously. Me: actually. . . AC: So it sounds like you are ready to take that next step and grow up and be successful. Me: I’m 40 and bored . . . AC: Hahahaha, I feel you man. So it sounds like you are ready to take the next step. . .

JackTheKing , Getty Images Report

Cyclist in blue gear riding a road bike at high speed, illustrating active profession and dynamic lifestyle imagery. - 16

Pro athletes. Obviously not a universal truth but some of the worst people I’ve ever met were on this track.

LittleMissIrony , Garry Neesam Report

A healthcare professional assisting an elderly woman using a walker in a cozy living room setting. - 17

Working with the disabled. I see so many people treating them like garbage. It’s a nightmare.

Riggybee , freepik Report

Prison officer standing in front of a jail cell, representing one of the professions people think attract the most awful people. - 18

It may not be a popular opinion, but prison guards.

SlanginPie , Ron Lach Report

Man in a suit gestures and smiles in a gymnasium decorated with blue and orange balloons, representing professions attracting awful people. - 19

School administrators. The rules they come up with…

Venator77 , Pavel Danilyuk Report

Band performing live on stage with guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard highlighting professions and awful people theme. - 20

Entertainment draws a lot of narcissists.

crymsin , Aleksandar Andreev Report

Man wearing a black security shirt standing in a dimly lit area, illustrating professions that attract the most awful people. - 21

Bouncers.

cantspeakfrench , energepic.com Report

Band performing live on stage with dramatic lighting, illustrating professions that attract the most awful people. - 22

Commercial music scene. Too many people involved who generally think that they are special or unique and when they don’t get their way turn out to be back stabbing and malicious. Alternative music attracts the opposite from my experience.

anon , Pixabay Report

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Reddit moderating.

anon , Brett Jordan Report

Man holding playing cards surrounded by poker chips and a glass of whiskey, illustrating professions attracting awful people. - 24

I have met many pro poker players, from the days when the WSOP main event did not break 100 entrants to the present time. There are of course some very nice people but I have seen some of the worst behavior from top pros, especially in the days when there was no penalty from mistreating dealers or fellow players. Scotty Nguyen is one the biggest a******s I have met anywhere, not just poker and you can see him berating another player on camera maybe 10 years ago. I cannot prove, but have on pretty good authority, that his “day job” is pimp. (Not high class girls, either.) Of course, poker because of the pressure brings out bad behavior in people, also.

jrm2007 , YuliiaKa Report

Local councillors. Power mad in their own little fiefdoms

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Person wearing yellow gloves cleaning a toilet, illustrating professions people think attract the most awful people. - 25

Cleaning toilets in a stadium… the sheer amount of ds, dgies and all the st that goes on in here is astounding! You know you’re in a tough spot when most of your colleagues are “former” mh addicts with all their front teeth missing (except for the canines) and they’re so d**n thin you could literally carry them in your arms. Also, many taxi/limo drivers are on [substances] and a good chunk of them gets their first stroke before the age of 40.

anon , rawpixel.com Report

Driving instructor explaining road map to young woman in car, illustrating professions that attract the most awful people. - 26

Driving schools. Every time I try calling one, they either don’t answer, or they just try to shut me up then hang up on me. Is it in the job description to be an a*****e?

CamelPriest , freepik Report

Woman in headset working at a carnival game booth surrounded by stuffed animal prizes, highlighting professions attracting awful people - 27

Those d**n carnivals and their carnies.

Danger_Zebra , Chris F Report

Group of professionals having a business meeting in modern office, illustrating professions attracting the most awful people. - 28

This is completely me generalizing but I’ve never had a good, intelligent manager so I’m gonna say management.

TSwiftsRightNip , senivpetro Report

Worker wearing a hard hat sorting rocks in a rugged outdoor setting representing tough professions attracting awful people. - 29

Gold mining. If you ever want to watch friends become enemies, watch businesses collapse and all sorts of betrayal than go work in the small scale gold mining business. You cant trust anyone, everyone is out for themselves, and will take you for a ride easily if your not careful. The work attracts drifters, felons, con men. The stories I ve heard from the old timers about the st that goes down out in the wilderness are amazing and terrifying too. Back in 92 a guy brought his family out to live on the claim he was working, he hit it big and everything was going great, except his wife vanished to Australia with the 500 ounces of gold and a new husband. An old fellow got 3 of his fingers crushed in a vice for being caught claim jumping on land owned by hells angels, all sorts of strange disappearances and unsolved m***s. Gold makes good men do terrible things. edit: hay look I got a reddit nugget.

ali509 , Neneqo Fotógrafo Report

Man in a navy uniform using a radio on a ship’s bridge surrounded by navigation and communication equipment, representing professions. - 30

anon , alexey_seafarer Report

Therapists, Psychologist and Psychiatrists. Crazy how people who are supposed to help you actually don’t give a sh!t or don’t listen to you.

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Priests. Any type of religious leader, really.

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Woman working on laptop in home office, illustrating professions that attract the most awful people and finance bros. - 31

I work for a great marketing start up and one of the many benefits is we get to work from home 3-4 days a weeks. I didn’t know this when I applied and they have a very extensive interview process. When I had my final interview, the owner explained to me that it’s remote work. She had gone further to say that when they included it in any job descriptions, they got upwards of 2,000 resumes, and the few people they did interview, all lied on their resumes about their experience. And not little lies, it was obvious they had ZERO experience whatsoever. So any kind of remote work probably attracts awful people who are lazy.

anon , freepik Report

Tow truck parked outside a building, illustrating one of the professions people think attract the most awful people. - 32

Tow Truck Drivers.

volkof , Wolfgang Vrede Report

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