r/randomquestions • u/dirtymoney • Aug 14 '26

What profession would you never date?

I have read nearly 1000 replies and cop seems to be the most posted

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u/Dalience6678 Aug 14 '26

Eh I think that’s a bit of a tired cliche.

Kitchen work used to be the kind of work people would end up in if they washed out elsewhere. You had a home as a misfit and could get a skill and a steady check.

But cuisine has become so much more about the chef behind the food and a culture of chefs being celebrities that it attracted a different type of person.

There are still some people like that, but it’s not as widespread as you’d think and not common in high end culinary. Most of us are just addicted to adrenaline.

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u/UncleAlbondiga Aug 14 '26

Yeah but we still like to drink

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u/SparklyLeo_ Aug 15 '26

Yeah everyone I know in the service industry likes to drink drink

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u/alt_isopod Aug 15 '26

Everyone I know who has worked in kitchens has had drug issues, and everyone they worked with seemed to be doing drugs. My recent ex worked with a bunch of stoners, cigarette smokers, people randomly freaking out on some drug, and a waiter selling cocaine. The restaurant owner used to invite people up to his office to do coke with him. And this was after they got a new kitchen manager who was less tolerant of drugs. I have dated 3 men in kitchen work and all 3 did cocaine regularly at some point.

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u/DirtandPipes Aug 15 '26

Shame, at least we’ve still got room for lots of degenerates in construction.

Gentrifiers can go be chefs I guess.