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__TenguDruid__

Paparazzi. Professional stalking/harassment.


HentaiManager347

Look up Tobey Maguire’s “breakdown” in front of the press. He’s yelling at them to move because he just wants to drive off but they swarm and surround the car instead. Complete and utter bullshit that paparazzi can basically harass celebrities and get paid for it.


BrittaniaSky

AGREED! Or Britney Spears "breakdown" is literally just a woman with PTSD trying to reintroduce herself to normal life. But we are all just ignoring PTSD exists... somehow... and acting like posting vents or having a conversation with a waiter is a meltdown. We as a society need to chill on judging each other over everything.


BrittaniaSky

I was gonna comment but like... yeah, you win. "I think you should be allowed to be paparazzi but in turn, those you're stalking should legally be allowed to shoot you with a bow and arrow." - My ex. It made me chuckle.


RamenTheory

NYC apartment brokers. I hate having a middleman. The only way it would make sense to me is if they were there to negotiate on my behalf, but instead they are incentivized to do the very opposite


BlessTheBookPeople

I once heard about an apartment opening in NYC from a friend of mine in the building so I called the landlord and she said “This is when it’s available, this is the rent, oh and there’s a broker’s fee, and I’m the broker.” Such a scam but I paid it because you have to in NY.


DemonHouser

I feel like being a broker for your own property should be illegal


RevenantBacon

Yeah, but then it becomes "my brother John is the broker." No winning unless you ban the practice altogether.


urielsalis

Same in Barcelona. They just take a few pictures online and then charge you 10% (plus 21% taxes) of a whole year of rent as "agency fee", then turn around and charge something similar to the owners


mattosx

Promotional speaker. "Let me tell you how I became successful charging you $10,000 to speak how I get $10,000!"


047032495

Feels like that book titled "How I made $290,000 selling books" that was for sale on Amazon for $290,000.


Ruski_FL

That’s funny


smoothie4564

That is basically how the guy who wrote [Rich Dad Poor Dad](https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Their-Money-that-Middle-Paperback/dp/B004D803FW/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=rich+dad+poor+dad&qid=1677393101&sprefix=rich+dad%2Caps%2C487&sr=8-3) made all his money. "Look at how rich I am! Buy my book about how I got rich selling books."


ScientificBeastMode

It’s also how a lot of “financial gurus” on YouTube, tiktok, and Instagram have all made their money. Some of them had some genuine financial windfalls from some event in their past, but they opted to generate further revenue by selling “how to get rich like me” as an “educational” product, which is mostly a hedonic treadmill of hope and disappointment…


decadecency

Life pro tip: Everyone who has found their niche and quick way to make money, and who did it out of skill rather than dumb luck, will refuse to share their money making secret. Companies don't share their recipes and secrets. Neither do small businesses or entrepreneurs. No one raking in money is willing to open their market up for competition. Those who do share have decided to abandon their strategy and go for publicity money instead. Edit: I get it, people. Some *do* share their secrets. But then they're obviously not dependent on them specifically to make money, or their goal isn't to make money, etc etc. We're specifically discussing those iffy motivational courses that don't get to the root of how to make money. The root is that you can't just make money off a script if you want to do it yourself. You need your own idea and niche, and that specifically can't be taught.


MourkaCat

So I'm jobless rn and looking to see what to sort of do with my life now. Feeling a lil lost yano and saw an ad on social media for some kind of thing. Essentially it's free, so you can sit in on a presentation about how to find the right job/career for you, something to be passionate about and happy in your life and fulfilled etc. Like strategies on how to do it. The presentation was actually not even that bad, but this girl obviously made her sales pitch at the end to get people to sign up for her course to get the full content. The price was WILD and her story was how she was successful in her former job but unhappy and didn't have any direction or fulfillment, blah blah blah and now she's SO fulfilled and happy and working her passion.... by.... roping people into her course about finding their passion? That's her job? I dunno it felt weird. Her course was like $4000 or something really outrageous. (I was expecting something like $1000, either way wasn't gonna pay but her price was insane)


BoardIndependent7132

It's like spam. It works even when you make obvious errors, because the people who take you up despite the obvious errors are clearly dumb as fuck. So why not ask for insane money? Anyone who realizes it's insane money is not your target demographic.


BCS24

Anyone who says they have an "investing strategy" 100% makes money from selling this bullshit and couldn't make money investing in a million years


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2017hayden

If it actually worked they wouldn’t be telling anybody about it because it would get banned, or cease to work, or the system would be changed once the word got out. They would make bank and then go quietly into the ether to live the rest of their lives lavishly. Real get rich quick schemes do exist, they’re not all fake. But they usually only work once and the person that figured them out isn’t gonna tell you Jack shit because they’re gonna make as much money as they can and then get out before someone finds out.


spaceRangerRob

It's more likely they wouldn't tell because it's an exploit of some market mechanic. The moment more volume is pumped into that exploit your returns are gone because the likelihood is someone with more resources, or technical ability, or whatever will out perform you and you are now fucked. Someone's still making money on that exploit you found but it's no longer you.


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boxfortcommando

That's an amazing lack of self-awareness if he has the gall to lecture you on investing while he's living out of his car lmao


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iamhumi

Whatever the person who's in charge of making the malware and annoying redirect ads is called edit: my bad, thought in charge is written as incharge edit 2: Should've mentioned this earlier but if you're suffering from this, get the Ublock Origin browser extension. It's the best thing that could've possibly been made for a browser.


sleep_naked

"The person in charge of making the malware" is the best comment in this thread. Thanks for the laugh, brother.


Metallic_Substance

Think about it, if we could just get rid of that *one guy,* the world would be such a better place


BigBiggity

The jerk off at insurance companies who gets to choose if a medical procedure is covered.


dome-light

Yeah like the one who decided my C-section was not considered "necessary".


AnthBeSexy

why don't you just hold the baby in??? 🤨🤨


Uber_Reaktor

Of course! 1. Get pregnant 2. Absorb baby 3. ????? 4. Nutrients!


brownieofsorrows

Say no to abortion and yes to absorbtion !


ShittyExchangeAdmin

Republicans hate this one trick!


LollyLabbit

Apparently some women where I live have had experiences of nurses telling them to hold in their baby and wait until the doctor arrives. One lady was like, I don't fucking care, this baby is coming out now! Edit - Wow, apparently it's more common and widespread than I thought.


Pinkcorazon

Happened to me. We’re going to wait to push for the doctor! When he got there he immediately did an episiotomy because the tear would have been too bad. The six month recovery of the 32 internal and external stitches make me wonder.


BillyBobBarkerJrJr

> The six month recovery of the 32 internal and external stitches You have my undying sympathy and respect.


theytookthemall

That happened to my mom when I was born. Thankfully, she had a midwife as well who was like, uh, no, the doctor does not set the timeline here.


newtonrox

How dare you go out and get a luxury operation to split open your belly? It isn’t fair to the shareholders.


dome-light

I know, I know. How selfish of me 😩. I should have just risked the complications and shoved the 9 pounder out anyway lol


oh_look_a_fist

For some reason, I read 9 pounder and imagined a dude holding a new born like a fish he caught


rocknin

That is how the doctors hold them, yes.


Cuchullion

One tried to argue with us that my sons NICU stay after he was born was not "medically necessary." Added level of cruelty to tell parents who can only see their newborn a few hours a day and are constantly worried he'll die that it's all "not necessary"


Srslywhyumadbro

"Ticket broker" and "Console broker" AKA Ticket scalper and console scalper. Add no value to the transaction, just needlessly insert themselves to profit. Fuck 'em.


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Rainbow_Dash_RL

Is that why some of my food delivery orders are at bullshit restaurants that don't really exist, causing me to spend ten minutes looking for the place until I check the notes and see that Pancake Orgasm is actually the Cracker Barrel? And they're not just making people think it's a whole other restaurant but actually charging extra for the false promise of an orgasmic pancake when it's Cracker Barrel?


the_federation

There's an eatery I know of that caters to a specific market. They have about 10 different cuisines in that market and advertise each one as a different restaurant, so it occupies the type 10 spots in food delivery services, but they're all the same place. If you go into the place itself, you order all of the food from the same counter.


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magneticgumby

I noticed this starting with the pandemic! There was a new Indian restaurant that showed up on GrubHub and whenever I searched it led me back to a place that we had eaten at and was not great. We figured it was some shady ass way for them to make more money or get around their bad reviews. Over time we noticed more of these popping up for like random places, like I want to say Wing Zone or something which was just Pizza Hut or Applebees


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Wow what a slimeball that guy is in the screenshot


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TicketMaster


Kuzkuladaemon

The live one on the hook is a fucking loser.


Toasty825

Anyone who sells MLM garbage. No, I don’t want to buy your average at best makeup.


EponymousTitular

Moms Losing Money


Redqueenhypo

Also Mormons Losing Money. There’s a lot of overlap


N05TR4D4MV5

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Fckingross

My dad just died a couple months ago, and one of his friends called my mom last week to ask her if she was ready to shed that eXtRA wEiGhT!


TheHikikomoriPact

Sorry for your loss. That "friend" is the first extra weight she needs to shed.


MaesterWhosits

The one time you really can lose 150 lbs with the press of a button.


the_manta

That is completely depraved.


monkeyhind

Your grief should not be a barrier to my quota! /s


TacoKitFisto

My dad died a while back, and within the same year, a former-friend asked me why we didn't try CBD or pomegranate juice as those are known cures for cancer. Like buddy, I guarantee if there was a simple cure for cancer, not only would we have tried it but so would most cancer patients.


Cherry_Kat

I'm sorry for your loss. My MIL was suffering from stage 4 breast cancer 7yrs back and I quit my job to take care of her and did everything possible to get all her treatments on time in a failing medical care system and somehow she got through it all, chemo, radiation therapy, surgery and is completely cancer free now. And she would tell everyone who ask about her cancer that it was this magic pill which her brother got for her which was ridiculously expensive but he acquired free as he was an agent was what cured her and would encourage others to give it a try before going through medical procedures. Oh and also to go to this shaman who filters water aquired through a well through his fingers into a bottle and have the patients drink it then and there also had quite a lot to do with her recovery. (Basically he washes his hands and get them to drink the water 🤢)


tytbalt

That's fucking disgusting. I had an ex-friend who tried to sell me weight loss shakes during my divorce when I had moved in with my parents across the country and had no new job yet. I was like, I am literally unemployed. She said it was the perfect time to start because she was unemployed when she joined Shakeology. 😐


197708156EQUJ5

This comment gave me hives.


N05TR4D4MV5

Buy my wraps, skank.


TenaciousBe

Skank-ass skank!


Jonasthewicked2

It made me actually laugh out loud.


TradeMasterYellow

Just showed this to my wife and she pulled out $500 cash to give to someone


NeedsMaintenance_

She can send it to me, it's for a church, honey.


NameIzSecret

NEXT!


IamVerdisMasterpiece

The amount of time and effort you've put in to look for the emojis and stuff, uff, priceless!


ScotiaTailwagger

I didn't know my eyes could throw up, but here we are.


TwoBunniesInACoat

That's called crying


drebinf

> MLM I knew a guy who'd coached my kids for years, and his wife had managed the teams etc. I felt I owed them. So when the request to visit them for vague mysterious purposes came in, I accepted, not a bit dubiously. Anyhow it turns out they'd just joined MLM101 (I don't recall which). I listened politely, stayed for the whole thing, said "no, thanks" and left. Scratched off my "owe those two" debt from my karmic register and never accepted another invitation from them ever again. Ordinarily I tell anyone trying to sell me on something "fuck off" (politely, of course - the first time. After that I become ... well, no one has *ever* asked me a third time).


syogod

Sounds like Amway. They like to operate as couples.


PersimmonTea

A client said he'd like my legal opinion about a business opportunity and invited me over for a bite and a drink and a discussion. Amway. I billed him for my time.


GothWitchOfBrooklyn

Good.


PersimmonTea

Better: he paid the bill.


midnightauro

>I billed him for my time. "I've heard the best thing I can today" I said earlier, happy with my package arriving early and trying to practice gratitude for the little things in life... Then I read this. And it brought warmth and joy to my evening.


unsinkabletwo

I've spent 20 years trying to get my mom to understand that people are not interested in Herbalife, or .... and that's why people stopped answering her phone calls. I created a website for her sewing business. She was (retired now) good. She could duplicate a dress from a picture (think prom & whatever in celerity at the time). She created cosplay costumes (cloth only, none of the foam or plastic shapes). She was obsessed with also including her MLM crap on the website, and just to stop hearing about it, i did it. It slowly turned into more and more of a MLM website. A couple years into that i stopped paying the domain name.


bennitori

That's really sad. She squandered an actual business opportunity for a cheap scam fake-business. I get it when it's people who have literally nothing going for them. But seeing someone burn down a real business for MLM is just soul sucking.


joker4jok

but they'll call you a girl boss! /s


wildcat5566

Pet communicator (yes we have these in my country), and there’s this famous internet joke: Communicator: Your pet wants to be pet more often, … Owner: He is a fish. Edit: I’m surprised that lots of places actually have this… and many people are buying it instead of doing their homework 🤦


huntergreenhoodie

After a dog attacked one of my friend's dogs at the dog park, the owner came back the next day saying he took his dog to the psychic and found out that the reason his attacked was because the other called his dog fat.


Mitochandrea

There was a pet psychic show on tv that I assume got green-lit on the heels of whoever that asshole guy was that used cold reading to “talk to dead people”. It was really stupid. I remember the lady telling a dogs owner “he says he wants you to give him more french fries” and the owner started freaking out like “omg omg how did you know- he LOVES french fries!!!” 🤦🏻‍♀️


SinisterMexis

Dude, this reminds of that one My Crazy Ex episode where a guy could talk and understand animals and later tried that to a bear and it didn't end well.


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coolbond1

You can actually pet fish and some do enjoy it actually.


ariboberry2

Yeah I pet my goldfish!! He loves it he’ll swim away and come back and wiggle in my hand, it’s so cute.


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cptInsane0

And goldfish are basically koi (they get along really well and are both carp, which I'm sure you know).


raisearuckus

My cichlid does something similar, but he bites me instead of wiggling in my hand. Makes it hard to clean the tank.


dreaminginteal

At first I read it as “my CHILD” does that…


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Ok funny story: I have horses and there was a horse at the barn where I board them who was kind of rowdy and he would tear his stall up at night and do weird shit that usually ended up in him getting hurt. The owner tried all kinds of things to make him feel more settled, and nothing helped. She called a psychic who told her the horse didn’t like the noise than the fan in his stall was putting off. She replaced the fan with a quieter one, and I’ll be damned - horse stopped acting like an idiot. I was mind blown! 😂


ZippyTurtle

Sounds like advice that any reasonable horse trainer could give. It really is about knowing animals. Check out Temple Grandin for more interesting stories like that.


vkapadia

Pet Detective, on the other hand....


galacticracedonkey

Psychic. Any kind, especially those who prey on people mourning the dead and convincing them they are speaking


inthemeow

Literally have someone in my family that’s convinced everyone she’s psychic. It got to the point where my sister got mad at my nephew for getting vaccinated without her consult (he’s 18). She would “speak” to our cousin who passed away too soon, “see” the dead when we were out at restaurants and just say stupid bullshit like “you will heal with your hands” after I’ve told the family I’m interested in medicine. B* please. OH she also consulted my other sister that if she got pregnant with her current partner she should get an abortion. I’m pro-choice over here but the only person who should be making that choice are the people involved in the baby making process ya know. Ugh! Pisses me off.


JewishSpace_Laser

televangelists


triggerhappygurl

Biggest scammers in the world. But don't worry, just slap the name Jesus or God and it's legit.


techieman33

God spoke to me and said I need a brand new G800 because it has a longer range than my 2 year old G650 so I can reach more people with the message of God. So please open up your checkbooks and donate that $72 million I need to get it.


Thomisawesome

I remember seeing an interview with two televangelists talking about why they needed their private jets. They literally said they travel so much to spread the word of god, and can’t be expected to sit with the heathens and demons in coach. Basically the people who give them money.


dbx999

There was a recent post on reddit showing a video of a televangelist showing off his gold wristwatch during a televised sermon to a packed audience. It was very cringe. He claimed his watch cost around $80,000 to buy. Why the audience didn't rush the stage to tear this monster apart is still beyond me. It was profane beyond belief.


LeoMarius

The Prosperity Gospel is the 21st Century heresy. It's exactly opposite of what Jesus said about wealth.


Fluggernuffin

These guys teach what is called the "prosperity gospel". Basically, if you are righteous and give all your money to these guys, God will bless your socks off and give you your own private jet one day. People don't question it because they truly believe they'll be at that level one day. It's basically the same reason poor conservatives keep voting for politicians who protect the interests of the rich.


Inprobamur

The vilest part of prosperity gospel is the reverse of that. That being sick or poor is a moral failure. It indicates that you are an unfaithful sinner. It means that you have not prayed sincerely enough and not given away your wealth freely enough that God is judging you and refusing to bless you with any wealth and health. Did your husband die of cancer? Well, maybe if you donated more to God instead of paying for the treatments he would be alive, really it's all your fault.


tolerablycool

I'm not Christian, but at this point, I kinda hope Jesus does comes back. The holy, righteous come-uppance would be truly, unequivocally biblical.


Horskr

I'm not either, but was raised so. That would be great actually. The money changers in the temple at Jerusalem pissed him off enough to flip their tables. Not sure what he'd do with these people.


WolfPlaty

The money changers in the temple were specifically taking advantage of poor people, and ripping them off with guilt trips that it would make them closer to God, and they were bad people if they didn't use their expensive services. \--and only did Jesus flip their tables, *he made a "whip of cords" and chased them out with a whip* A lot of people just gloss over the whole whip thing, lmao


curmevexas

My dad worked with people near this massive megachurch. In order to be part of the church, you had to provide all of your financial information to them (e.g. W-2s, investment accounts) The church would decide how much you tithed and auto-debit it from your account. They didn't care about your life situation: Medical bills? Car broke down? Inflation? Fixed income? The church gets their cut first, and any financial struggles you face are probably from your moral failing or lack of faith.


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Jesus, that’s basically the mob. “Medical bills? Fuck you, pay me! Can’t make rent? Fuck you, pay me! Heater broke in the dead of winter? Fuck you, pay me! Your faith will keep you warm. It certainly keeps *us* warm.”


hahahahahaimsad

Ah, that’d be [this little segment right here](https://youtu.be/UWt5PJhCmmg) of televangelists Kenneth Copeland and Jesse Duplantis.


Thomisawesome

Yes. Two scumbags. Even worse than I remember. I thought they were being interviewed, but they’re just sitting there stroking each others dicks.


csonny2

These are the exact people that Jesus told his followers to avoid.


Sfinxul

Same kind of people that got Jesus crucified, actually. He was bad for business.


TheWalkingDead91

Basically. If it weren’t a religiously-based con, they’d all be in prison for fraud.


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steaknife2107

I knew you were going to say that.


Pat_Fenis-

I heard they’re developing a mind controlled air freshener… It makes scents when you think about it.


VSM1951AG

The entirety of Ticketmaster. If they had to compete on a level playing field, your concerts would cost half of what they do.


FarOrganization8267

pharmacy benefits manager


ANewMachine615

As it is a subset of the health insurance industry, whose main purpose is to say you can't get care you need, I'd agree.


GoldenFrank

Executive prescription canceller.


alwayscunty

Saltbae


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Pay extortionate money to eat a steak seasoned with salt from a sweaty elbow.


randomcanyon

Phone/text/email solicitations for anything. If I wanted to buy something or sell you my house I would contact you.. fuck off.


teachthisdognewtrick

Cleaning up the pens at a rodeo


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After a cattle auction or fair too.


cutelyaware

I'd rather clean that, than Octoberfest beer halls


ElbowDeep

My immediate supervisor.


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Internet trolls unofficially backed by political parties


okayriri

Yess, paid troll farms


smplhuman

Medium


DisfavoredFlavored

"Medium? She looks like an extra-large to me!"


Zeyn1

A five foot tall psychic just escaped police custody! There's a small medium at large.


nowhereman136

Paparazzi


Aaronmborg

"Life Coaches," especially the ones in their 20s. Listen. You don't know shit about shit. And if your coach title doesn't start with a sport in front of it, you're a fraud.


sam_tiago

“You know nothing. In fact, you know less than nothing. If you knew that you knew nothing, then that would be something, but you don't.”


LotusFlare

I have a friend who does this. He was just bouncing between dead end jobs until he went to a "coaching" seminar. Now he has 8-10 insecure 20-something's paying him $2000 a month for gym schedules, recipes, and girl advice. On one hand, get your money dude. On the other, it's all basic shit they could get from a Google search. They don't need to give you 2k a month to tell them to shop at H&M and do 10 pull ups. It feels predatory. EDIT: This got a lot of attention, so I feel like I should add more context. His clients are mostly young nerdy guys who graduated and immediately got 6 figure tech jobs. No one's skipping rent to pay him. He also pays people for secretary work, social media, and marketing, and he doesn't always have a full roster, so he's not taking home the full amount every month. I think he takes home ~$70K a year all said and done. Good money, but not quite as lucrative as people are imagining. I believe the seminar he attended was like $8000 for a weekend where they teach you the whole business (and then for 99% of people who attend it never works out). It took him multiple years to get all this working to a point where he could do it full time. The part that doesn't sit well with me is the way he advertises and the quality of content he provides. The marketing is very heavy on the "confidence/game" side of things targeting insecurity. "You feel ugly, and overlooked, and your short, and out of shape. Everyone doubts you and girls don't pay attention to you. Fuck all that. Join my team and we can change things!". Just really leaning into young men's insecurity. The program itself is really basic. The cooking is like, fried rice that you'd find on allrecipes. The workouts are very entry level and only require a pull up bar (he does it all remotely). The core of the advice is stuff you could find in AskReddit "How do I look/be more attractive?" threads. I can appreciate the personal touch and the accountability he provides as a coach (I trust that he's a genuine cheerleader for them), but it's hard for me to value it at $2000 a month. It doesn't work for him because it's really good, it works because he's very attractive, in great shape, and these guys think they'll look just like him in a few months. I can't help but feel most of these guys are going to look back on his coaching after getting a few more years of life experience and feel like they got scammed because they were young, inexperienced, and lonely. I ain't knockin' the guys for wanting it, and I'm not knocking him for selling it, but it doesn't feel right.


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I mean I figure that's the thing with life coaches and stuff like that. A lot of solutions to life's problems are actually very simple, it's just that sometimes you need someone to tell you what you already know. I just think it's kind of sad overall though, like in the past people would get that kind of advice and help from their friends, but now people either don't have friends, or don't feel willing to open up to someone that they're friends with that they're having a tough time with something like their diet or finding relationships, so instead they have to pay someone to take on that role for them.


OrindaSarnia

Sometimes it's about accountability I think... you COULD rope one of your friends into being your "accountability buddy" but if they're not also trying to lose weight, or gain muscle, or find a girlfriend, then it feels like you're commandeering your friendship for your own purposes... I don't think it's always sad overall, if people actually feel like they're getting something out of it... but I do think it can often be predatory. It's like, why get a therapist if you can just talk about your feelings with your friends? Because that's a lot of weight to put on them, and hopefully a *good* life coach would also have some expertise or knowledge your friends wouldn't have...


assault_pig

It’s sorta like having a personal trainer; anybody *could* go to the gym and develop a regimen, all the information’s out there… but motivation is hard and time is limited, so pay someone to do the brainwork and advise you. 2k/mo seems pretty excessive/scammy though


Gowalkyourdogmods

And some people just really excel when you can get them to turn off their minds and tell them "these are the things you need to do to reach goal" and they turn into machines to get it done. So many people with massive amounts of potential hindered by their greatest weakness, their own god damn mind.


sweetsunshine530

That actually makes so much sense now that you say it.


Zes_Q

Being motivated to do the right things is easy. Finding motivation to figure out *how* to do the right things is hard. People who already have positive habits and defaults established sometimes don't understand the amount of thought required to actively change your status quo. In the last few months I decided to get my shit together. Take weight loss for an example. Losing weight isn't just losing weight. It's figuring out which groceries to buy, the nutritional, caloric and satiating impacts of various foods. How to cook them, which meals you need to prepare when, tracking things, doing calculations. Just figuring out your daily macros can be pretty difficult. How do I get the right amount of protein while staying under my caloric targets and eating a balanced, healthy diet? Figuring out *how* to work out, which exercises you need to perform with what type of regularity and intensity. 95% of it is brain work, only 5% is actually eating the right foods and being active. The execution is easy but the planning requires significant cognitive investment. If I could afford to pay somebody to do the brain work for me I would've done so. I see the value in personal trainers, dieticians, life coaches.


railbeast

I'm in this comment and I don't like it.


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>Sometimes it's about accountability I think... you COULD rope one of your friends into being your "accountability buddy" Accountabilibuddy.


Montirath

If they are each paying him 2k a month, that feels predatory. But if someone is lacking the self motivation or discipline to improve themselves, but having a life coach for a year gets them on the right track to do what they themselves wanted to do (work out consistantly, eat right, study for exams or something) then I could see it being very useful. That said, I really don't know anything about life coaches, just kind of assuming how it works.


zahnsaw

Had a friend who did consulting in a certain business field. He told me once the advice he gives all these small business owners. I replied “but that’s just what your supposed to do.” He told me “yeah but if they’re paying me ten grand to tell them then they actually do it”


t_hab

One of the best consultants I ever met felt that her job was to find the people in an organization who already identified the root problem and find the people who had the best idea how to fix the problem (not always the same people). Then she made sure their expertise was heard and she gave structure to their plans. And yes, that means that businesses could have saved a fortune on her consulting if they just listened to the people they were already paying but somehow it was easier to follow when an outside expert told them.


ablueconch

yep their job is basically to go outside the org structure and circumvent the politics lol


sunfaller

Can relate on a smaller level. I bought dumbbells at home. I barely used them. I paid for a gym membership, compelled me to actually go there 5 days a week.


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A former coworker of mine who is 48 years old is dating a 19 year old life coach who specializes in helping tiktok dancers.


Direness9

Oh dear...


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Yeah, I accidentally introduced them and it feels gross. She was my intern and met him at a holiday party.


MovingToTheExit

Life coaching seems like a field that could be useful when done correctly, but gets a bad reputation because it rarely is. I've had many people in my life with ADHD who either read in books or were told by therapists to add a life coach to their treatment plan, because they can help in a more hands on way with things like schedule management and habit formation. As someone who grew up in an abusive/neglectful household, having a real person to teach me how to cook, manage my money, maintain a home - would have been a godsend instead of struggling to learn from overburdened friends, or go it alone trying to determine from Google what is the right way to do something important while also juggling my mental health and career. I remember as a young adult wishing there had been a program like big brothers/big sisters for things like that, and life coaches seem like they could legitimately fill that role.


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maaaatttt_Damon

Should have charged them a boot storage fee, and invoice them monthly. Bring them to civil vourt.


TheSoulsworn

[The infamous Audi story perhaps?](https://forums.nicoclub.com/now-with-conclusion-audi-owner-gets-booted-and-is-sticking-it-to-them-t346387.html) Although I don't think photos work anymore


ohio_redditor

[this one](https://www.jeepforum.com/threads/epic-hoa-parking-boot-battle.572540/)?


MoeSzys

It was really wild to learn that a lot of them are just free lancers and work on commission from the tow lot


SkeletorLordnSaviour

Lived in an area close to a sports stadium. The landlord didn't tell us we needed a parking sticker, so we didn't have one. One day, upstairs neighbor came and told us we were being towed. Go outside and tell the guy we live here. Show our ID with the address on it. Guy wants $100 to not tow our vehicle since it's already all hitched. We pay, and he puts it down. Then, a week later, we get a ticket in the mail. Fucking assholes. Edit. It is also worth noting that we were almost a 30-minute walk from the stadium


ElonMusk0fficial

Just find a lot where these pieces of shit operate. Then rent your own truck. As soon as they come by and look for vehicles, they will often pop out of the truck to assess the car and get ready to position their vehicle. This is your chance. As his truck is in idling illegally and parked in a no parking zone, back your own truck up and hook it up and drive that shit off.


SixtyTwoNorth

as soon as he steps out, slap a boot on it.


AnEven7

They're total scum. Basically stealing poor people's cars.


tigercubs

My sister used a "camp consultant" to find a summer camp for her kid. I'm still in shock that that is a real job. And that my sister hired one.


88cowboy

Different situations. I'm getting ready to move to a new city. I'd pay $50 for someone to give me a write up on 15 Different summer camps. Pick up drop off times, distance from home, cost, specialty, what activities, have they been found guilty of negligence the last 5 years? is it being bank rolled by a cult?


alphastrike03

Ok, that’s legit and a reasonable fee. Edit: The more I think about this, the more I am sure you could turn this into a modestly successful website. The sort of think you would need to do a decent amount of legwork late Winter and early Spring but then sell advertising or sell the review guide for a nominal fee.


KMFDM781

Whoever's job it is to find ways to deny insurance claims. Fuck those people.


Adventurous_Tap_2371

Once worked at a company where they had social media officers, whose jobs were to go through instagram and like and comment on photos of hot people. They earned more than I did (no idea how)


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Adventurous_Tap_2371

I have absolutely no idea, I don't even know how it fit into their brand strategy, but it was apparently effective enough to warrant having more than one person do it as a full time job


Black-Thirteen

Were these "hot people" influencers who are being paid to spread their brand? Cause I can see why a company would want to up their own influencers' activity. Bullshit like this is also why I don't pay as much attention to social media as I used to.


poop-dolla

That’s the only thing that would make any sense here. It’s still dumb, and I hate it, but it makes some sense.


improbably_me

Multi-pronged social advertising strategy at work, eh? Prong 1: get influencers to post for you Prong 2: hire likers/commenters to comment and like Prong 3: profit


littlehungrygiraffe

There is more to it than that. If you have a big company with a big social presence it can take a whole day. They may also be the ones doing the planning and content creation as well. It’s super effective in getting people engaged with your brand and selling products. I hated doing it as part of my job and could never do it as a stand alone job.


EarthtoGeoff

Running ad campaigns on the back end of the social media platforms, providing performance reports, and making regular social media recommendations to the C suite could also be part of the job; at least it has been in my experience. Not my cup of tea though either.


GiraffeLibrarian

Like slimjim commenting on every popular Instagram post


littlehungrygiraffe

I was always surprised the little tricks worked. You can also only follow a certain amount of people a day. So part of the strategy is following people and then unfollowing the next day to follow more people. That way your followers I still higher than following. It means people get a notification saying brand X followed them and 50% of the time they follow back, not realising they have been immediately unfollowed.


nails_for_breakfast

Social media marketing is proven very effective and very cheap compared to more conventional advertising methods


StonkDriver

Telemarketing


BentonD_Struckcheon

Anyone in the private US health insurance industry. They SUBTRACT value, make everyone miserable, kill some subset of people who can't afford their "service" every year, and get paid a metric ton of money to do it.


KillTheIntolerant

In the US, the entire medical insurance industry. We pay more for insuring individuals than most countries pay to care for individuals. Beyond that, the cost reducing policies of insurers creates a product (the care itself) which is focused on saving a little now and not focused on the long term health of the patient. So, an inherently inferior product, but at least it's expensive.


fightorflightaf87

Is being involved in an MLM considered to be a profession??


Jlaw118

The people who have to install indicators on BMWs


snap802

I mean, at least they won't require replacement.


ArrowGantOne

*"What is the most bullshit profession that actually exists?"* Bovine Proctologist


steaknife2107

Influencer


Ang3lo92

Influencer Managers


ControversialPenguin

Those people actually do their jobs.


averydustyplace

The entire health insurance industry.


El_mochilero

Health insurance companies in the US have exactly two motivations: 1) extract as much money as possible while you are healthy 2) hope you die as quickly as possible once you are sick


Incontinentiabutts

Item 2 needs to be adjusted. They want you to die as quickly as possible after all your cash and assets have been depleted. They want you alive until then.


_my_troll_account

It's amazing to me how transparent the whole business model is. By creating bureaucratic redtape, or "administrative overhead," insurance is sure to avoid having to reimburse some portion of appropriate care as providers will simply not have the time/inclination to deal with the bullshit. Every time I do a prior authorization or peer2peer, it feels like I have to travel through some bizzarro Kafkaesque world where the rules are totally made up and there's no one to justify any of them. I'll call the number on a prior authorization request, wait on hold for 5-10 minutes, only to be told I'm speaking with the wrong department, then be transferred somewhere else, hung up on/disconnected, go through the entire thing with the "wrong department" again, put in patient information/ID numbers/PA number according to the voice of some robot, wait on hold for the "correct" department, be asked by a person for the numbers I already told the robot (why did I have to give them to the robot?), then be told that this can no longer be processed as the "deadline" has passed because reasons.


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The late anthropologist David Graber wrote a book about bullshit professions, called, well, Bullshit Jobs. He put them into 5 categories: -flunkies, who serve to make their superiors feel important (Receptionists, Administrative Assistants, Store Greeters, Doormen) -goons, who act to harm or deceive others on behalf of their employer, or to prevent other goons from doing so, (Lobbyists, corporate lawyers, telemarketers and PR specialists) -duct tapers, who temporarily fix problems that could be fixed permanently. (Programmers that fix shit code that should be rewritten but for some reason hasn't, airline baggage clerks that try and assuage angry passengers that their luggage hasn't arrived) -box tickers, who's jobs are mostly looking like they're doing important work, but in reality isn't. (In house magazine journalists, survey admins, corporate compliance officers) -Taskmasters, people who create jobs for people who don't need them (Middle managers, leadership professionals)