Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 17:55     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We recently had an appointment with a genetic counselor, and I looked up their training. It’s a cool combination of science and psychology and people skills. I’m a people oriented scientist and I think that would have been a really great job for me if I knew it existed 15 years ago.


When we were planning to start a family, we saw a genetic counselor. I had never heard of such a job and wished I had because I think I would have enjoyed that much more than becoming a lawyer.


It’s funny I briefly considered becoming a genetic counselor back in the late 90s when I was in college. Decided against it because I’m not a people person!
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 16:32     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Paid protester
Click farm operator
Reddit paid contributor program (getting paid to post on reddit)
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:57     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We recently had an appointment with a genetic counselor, and I looked up their training. It’s a cool combination of science and psychology and people skills. I’m a people oriented scientist and I think that would have been a really great job for me if I knew it existed 15 years ago.


When we were planning to start a family, we saw a genetic counselor. I had never heard of such a job and wished I had because I think I would have enjoyed that much more than becoming a lawyer.


Same, but I am an earth scientist by training at the Master's level and did briefly think this would have been cool. It's a ton of statistics, and I have 16 graduate hours in statistics and still don't think it would have been enough.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:53     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:On a thread (maybe in the college forum?) a few months ago, someone posted that their job tied together writing and anthropology. I don’t remember the job title, though I wish I did because I think it might interest my dc.

But trying to figure it out again made me wonder all the other jobs I had no idea existed.

Curious if you have a cool unusual job, or know someone who does. I’m a teacher so I’m the opposite of cool and unusual 🤣


this one?
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1261401.page


I don’t think that was it, because someone cited a job I had never heard of and I looked it up and was fascinated by it. Thank you for trying to help me track it down!
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:51     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in risk management.

I am literally get paid to think of million things that can go wrong and describe them in vivid details. I have a shining personality for that Debbie Downer at work.


lol with as much anxiety as I have I feel like I could do this job too.


+1

I missed my calling.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:49     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Anonymous wrote:We recently had an appointment with a genetic counselor, and I looked up their training. It’s a cool combination of science and psychology and people skills. I’m a people oriented scientist and I think that would have been a really great job for me if I knew it existed 15 years ago.


When we were planning to start a family, we saw a genetic counselor. I had never heard of such a job and wished I had because I think I would have enjoyed that much more than becoming a lawyer.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:47     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Anonymous wrote:On a thread (maybe in the college forum?) a few months ago, someone posted that their job tied together writing and anthropology. I don’t remember the job title, though I wish I did because I think it might interest my dc.

But trying to figure it out again made me wonder all the other jobs I had no idea existed.

Curious if you have a cool unusual job, or know someone who does. I’m a teacher so I’m the opposite of cool and unusual 🤣


this one?
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1261401.page
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 13:41     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I work in risk management.

I am literally get paid to think of million things that can go wrong and describe them in vivid details. I have a shining personality for that Debbie Downer at work.


Omg, this is such a great idea. I can pass the info. down to my dramatic kid in College as well.


What kinds of companies hire for this role?
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 12:20     Subject: Jobs you never knew existed
Anonymous wrote:I work in risk management.

I am literally get paid to think of million things that can go wrong and describe them in vivid details. I have a shining personality for that Debbie Downer at work.


lol with as much anxiety as I have I feel like I could do this job too.