子孙持世求工作 让世人艳羨的10个工作 其实没有那么美好(上)

让世人艳羨的10个工作 其实没有那么美好(上)  

Models may flaunt their luxury lifestyles
but the reality is lots of hard work
a highly demanding schedule
and not as much money as you might think.
Models seem to be constantly jet-setting around the world
enjoying luxury vacations aboard yachts
and flaunting designers' best pieces. But they have to follow a demanding schedule and deal with constant pressure to stay in shape.
In an interview with Vogue
Bella Hadid confessed
"I would cry every single morning
I would cry during my lunch breaks
I would cry before I slept. I was very emotionally unstable for a while when I was working 14-hour days for four months straight as an 18-year-old. I think I just wanted to breathe a little bit."
在接受时尚杂志《Vogue》的采访时，贝拉·哈迪德坦承：“我每天早上都想哭，我午饭休息时间也想哭，我在睡觉前也想哭。我18岁时，连续四个月每天工作14个小时，有一段时间我的情绪非常不稳定。我想我只是需要喘口气。”
Plus
they don't earn as much as you might think. In New York
models earn $48
130 on average a year
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's only a third of the average annual Manhattanite salary
Business Insider previously reported.
Being a professional taste-tester isn't just getting paid to snack. The reality is that the job is repetitive and highly skilled.
As a kid
everyone fantasizes about getting to sample ice cream and cookies as a full-time career. The reality is the job is very detail-oriented and very repetitive.
When evaluating a product
testers can't just label it as "good" or "bad." Instead
a mathematical score has to be given for every aspect of the food
with testers identifying the strength of each specific flavor.
"It requires such a high level of concentration
" one taste-tester told .
Sometimes a tester will have to sample a specific product
such as a cookie or cracker
for weeks on end.
"You're getting graded on what you do
so it's kind of stressful. You want to do a good job
and it's totally quantitative. You go into test-taking mode
" the taste-tester added.
Anyone who grew up watching "Sex and the City" dreamed of living like Carrie Bradshaw
but in reality
you need plenty of personal funding to support a career as a writer.
Viewers watched Carrie Bradshaw parade around New York City in designer clothing
sipping champagne
and living off a writer's salary.
Unfortunately
it's rare to be able to support this lifestyle on a writer's salary alone.
In a 2018 Author's Guild Study
the median ine of all published authors for all writing-related activity was $6
080 in 2017
down from $10
500 in 2009.
Oftentimes
writers have to work multiple jobs
copy edit
or rely on a partner or family's financial support to follow their dreams.
Neville Frankel
author of the historical novel "Bloodlines
" remends writers "live in the attic or the basement; do whatever jobs you need to make ends meet. If you're fortunate enough to have a partner or spouse with a job
make a deal to support each other financially."
In an article author Lynn Steger Strong wrote for the Guardian
she explains that plenty of writers don't openly discuss how they are funding their careers
creating an illusion that making a living off writing is possible
as long as you put in the work. But at the end of the day
she says writing simply requires a lot of time and space — o factors that a person of privilege has way more access to.
Playing video games for a living is probably every kid's dream
but the career can be extremely isolating.
Getting to play your favorite video game for a living sounds like a dream e true. However
once it bees a full-time career
the lifestyle can be isolating and stressful.
Professional gamer Sean Gallagher
aka "Gladd
" told Business Insider that gaming can cause you to lose sight of your loved ones and prioritize subscribers
which help boost your ine.
In an industry where some gamers are playing for 12-14 hours a day
there's also pressure never to leave your screen. Ryan Wright
aka "True Vanguard
" said the gaming munity is a very "out of sight
out of mind" kind of industry. When he decided to take a week-long vacation after three years of growing his munity
he lost almost o years' worth of growth on Twitch
a live-streaming platform.
As well as taking on this mental strain
players can end up hurt physically
too. Some have reported carpal tunnel syndrome or injured wrists
according to CBS News.
Anyone who has been involved in the service industry has probably fantasized about opening up a restaurant of their own
but many struggle to stay afloat.
There are more restaurant failures than successes
and that's because succeeding in the industry is no easy feat.
Thrillist spoke with multiple restaurant and bar owners and asked them the hardest parts about the job. Among their plaints were a nonexistent social life
18-hour days
no ine
gruesome dirty work
a constant stream of questions from the entire staff
and knowing that continued success is never guaranteed.