People Are Having A Lot Of Fun With Bad Stock Photos Of Their Jobs
By Aimee LutkinUpdated Oct. 22 2018, 3:49 p.m. ET
Every job can get repetitive at times — and there are days that that 9 to 5 life has you counting down the days until retirement. At times, that monotony (combined with really horrible bosses) has inspired many to just get up and quit in the most glorious ways possible. Like these people who submitted their resignation letters (or cakes) with style and absolutely no regrets. Or we can all quit our jobs and move to Italy to apply for a Nutella taste tester position. Seriously, it's a thing and the company is looking for "people who would like to learn how to taste cocoa, hazelnut grains, and other semi-finished sweet products."
But sometimes all we need a good viral hashtag to see our jobs in a new light and remember just how lucky you are to be doing something you like (most of the time). Luckily, the internet does not disappoint and the trending #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob has got people appreciating what their gigs are actually like, because the stock photo versions are too ridiculous. And when we say ridiculous, we mean absurd and hilarious all at the same time. Don't believe us? Just keep scrolling...
I don't know what people are going on about with #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob
This is exactly what I look like when I write. pic.twitter.com/HCb0uSFEOm
— Shanna Germain (@ShannaGermain) May 6, 2018Everyone is sharing what the stock photo companies and photographers of the world think their average work day looks like, and it's pretty ridiculous.
We've got the weirdly sexual pics:
I always give a thumbs up after a pelvic exam, it’s so not creepy at all #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/wzOW0ULr1f
— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) May 6, 2018It is very important to look seductively shortly before your hair and gloves get caught in the drill and cuttings get stuck in your eyes...#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/E5nZnn5hb2
— Kekskobold (@c00kiekobold) May 6, 2018Physicists ALWAYS wear lab coats, especially when we forget our clothes back home. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/he04Hdu6kI
— Irene López (@fluorescent0) May 6, 2018Back in the 90's, I totally compromised my morals and education (two college degrees), by Domme-ing my way to the top. pic.twitter.com/SH4eNW5Mdt
— Amy K. (@AmyK0_o) May 15, 2018The insanely incompetent pics:
The only way to insure you give a proper facial is to do EVERYTHING AT ONCE.#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/90uTlgkZ89
— Charity Segovia (@Captain_Segovia) May 15, 2018When you're trying to create a song out of thin air... without using your guitar #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/AifvuXvDaR
— Laura Musgrave (@lmusgravemusic) May 15, 2018I find listening to the shoulder joint an incredibly important part of any examination. Heart and lungs are for losers #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/ZBiac9ayYC
— John Taylor (@johnthevet) May 6, 2018They’ve started the surgery... time to put you to sleep!#MedTwitter #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/ZUyei89k0t
— Sandman, MD 💉 (@jrubin121) May 7, 2018A pediatrician, shown here about to test the primitive eye poke reflex, also known as the Three Stooges reflex. If present, the baby will place their hand vertically against the nose while saying nyuk nyuk nyuk. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/5yXFb5kxHa
— Clay Jones (@skepticpedi) May 7, 2018"Thankfully I have this stethoscope to confirm absence of heart sounds." #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/cVLVExtNqI
— Brendan Riordan (@concernecus) May 8, 2018"And the Lord said: 'Let there be oxycodone'. And there was oxycodone, and the oxycodone was good. And there was much rejoicing!"
— Arya Snark (@XtremeRPh) May 6, 2018Because as an artist sometimes I like to dab the paint all over my face and dreamily stare into space whilst fondling my favourite paint brushes #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob #toomuchsangria pic.twitter.com/E3sbdAzNFx
— Anne-Marie Broughton (@AnnemariebArt) May 11, 2018 Source: TwitterAnd a bunch that are just...confusing....
This is actually 100% accurate. Every time I write something, my typewriter explodes from the awesomeness. It's getting expensive pic.twitter.com/v2k1nLD3Ze
— Luke T. Harrington (@luketharrington) May 5, 2018As a psychiatric nurse I often strap a VR screen on my patients while I talk to their wheelchair. pic.twitter.com/nIGvKnDsID
— Andrew Lane (@Andrew_AL98) May 5, 2018Sometimes #Science is just staring at things - now #Chicken #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob Farming #Chickens is tough business @RoosterB #RoosterBoosterClicker #gamedev #idle #mobile #AndroidDev pic.twitter.com/BKTZ6dpfhW
— RoosterBooster (@RoosterB) May 15, 2018As a Zoologist I can confirm that I study research papers in the mandatory company of several animals on me as I stare uncomfortably into the camera #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob #zoologist pic.twitter.com/ChDHiwzBou
— Miuria (@Cooing_Softly) May 15, 2018These #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob grossly misrepresent what my career as an abacus musician on a pirate ship is really like. pic.twitter.com/gylniDWOPu
— Julius Goat 🦆 (@JuliusGoat) May 7, 2018But one problem that popped up for women in certain careers was that they couldn't even really find a stock photo of another woman doing their job, bad or good:
Searched for a stock photo of a "professor". Note that the cartoon pops up in the search before the woman. #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob pic.twitter.com/uGt7qJeTzG
— Stacey Springs (@SpringsStacey) May 6, 2018I am a farmer.
Therefor I’m obviously 35+ yrs old, male and only wear checked shirts.
I like to stand in paddocks inspecting my crops with my arms folded.#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob
Not one picture could be found of a young female farmer. I should be shocked... I’m not. pic.twitter.com/cHdaAewhEu
— Sophie Barnes (@SheepishSophie) May 6, 2018THREAD: I wanted to make a funny quip using a #BadStockPhotosOfMyJob, so naturally I searched the web for inane depictions of what the public thinks I do as a professor. Well dang that was a shocker. 1/
— Dr Academic Batgirl (@AcademicBatgirl) May 6, 2018Apparently I’m supposed to be a man, which was not really a surprise. Bad hair, okay, whatever. Glasses requisite, etc. pic.twitter.com/awgxPiTIt4
— Dr Academic Batgirl (@AcademicBatgirl) May 6, 2018So some 20 photos into my search, some female profs show up. Glasses, of course. Just, what’s up with the “come hither, I want to shag you” look? 3/ pic.twitter.com/9O5Xs3bjMH
— Dr Academic Batgirl (@AcademicBatgirl) May 6, 2018Give the ladies some better options, stock photographers, so we can at least laugh instead of cry!
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