bartenders.

they get your women without even trying hard, then swap stories like you don't even matter.

someone ought to change their stories.

GD is full of it, who knew?

Reminds me of the time I was bullshitting with some stranger. He got to talking about how his attorney
gave the "mason symbol" (apparently scratching below the eye) and the judge gave him a good deal.

The judge was a mason as well, of course. They were all in on it maaaaaan!

Did we get any hate for pharmacists? "Damn overpaid pill counters who won't give me mah pills, treat me like a drug addict!"

Politicians.

"It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress."- Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, Mark Twain

"There are only two things that I ever considered to be infinite, the Universe and Human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the first one." Albert Einstein


Politicians specialize in straddling this boundary.

Politicians.  It shouldn't be a profession.  It should be a job someone does for a few years and then goes back to their career.

Good point. "so and so made such a brave choice...pretending at playtime."

No profession jerks itself off more that actors. 

Any car salesman under the age of 30 that is more inclined to show off their ink than they are in selling cars.

Honky Tonk Women
Sausage Makers
One-eyed Jacks
Jockeys that weigh more than 115 lb
Professional Curlers (and their rocks)

Not one profession specifically, but a few professions do attract a statistically significant amount of douchebag posers who act like they are badasses or even believe it.

party affiliated judges


politicians 

TV preachers

Chiropractors

Don't discourage him... I want more material to post at the house

Ah airwingers, I hate them too

Ball sport professionals.

Contempt is a pretty strong word. So I dunno.  

ISIS hajis
Globalist politicians & ngo's, biased international courts, etc
Reverse Mortgage peddlers
Shitty managers/trainers/hirers who misrepresent the job and waste your time.
Human traffickers and pedos
Meth Chefs (except Walter White)
Idealogue "comedians" pushing some paid-for narrative
Foreign spies
CTR trolls
Coyotes (border ones, not dag ones)
Bureaucrats whose shtick is acting like they're godsends and peoples' champions
Morality police
Enemies of the Constitution


That's 'bout 'nuff for now.

You would be wrong.  Both elderly females were brought out by police officers.  They were life flighted to the little Rock burn center and lived.  I know...I was the one kicking the door.  I later received a complaint from a fire captain to my chain of command because the firemen said that by us kicking g the door, we "vented" the structure fire and eluded that we we're somewhat responsible for the total loss of the structure.  They were more concerned about the fire than saving the elderly hoarder women inside.

TV Journalist
Newspaper Columnist

"Reap the whirlwind"

God, how up your own ass....

For all the "you won't be hating lawyers when you need one" type posts, remember that if it wasn't for lawyers twisting the justice system into the godawful mess it is where facts and logic are trumped by emotion and convincing a panel of street morons by arguing harder, you wouldn't need that lawyer in the first place.  There is absolutely NO reason someone on the right side of the law shouldn't be able to appear in court by themselves, lay out the facts, and that be the end of it.  But as one of our esteemed lawyers pointed out, you will burn if you do that.  I have respect for those lawyers that have made their careers about challenging government power over the citizens and fixing this shit, and none else.

Human Resources

Theoretical Astrophysicists.  They are the only ones that truly understand what they are talking about, and since it's theoretical, it can't be proven one way or another.  But, universities and others give them grants to continue their work.  It's a total scam.

Politicians
Lawyers
Car salesmen
Company safety "specialists"
Jobs that can easily done by robots
Professional athletes

thieves

to be precise anyone who takes from someone who eared it.

+1

Well a fully engulfed structure would have already been self vented and with no realistic chance of occupant survival, but it's easy for people to "overcall" the level of involvement in a structure.

Ventilation should not occur without a hoseline and attack team in place and/or operating. It can reduce interior temperatures and decrease smoke density but the resultant rapid fire growth can be, dramatic.

Modern tactics now frequently involve the interior attack team shutting the entry door behind them to limit oxygen availability while the seat of the fire is found and darkened down.

I am very glad the occupants in this instance survived, but I would have had the same concerns in that situation and would certainly not allow my guys to operate interior in an IDLH atmosphere without full PPE. That is exactly the type of thing that ends up in a NIOSH report that leaves others shaking their heads. Sorry.

Ooh, that's a good one, hadn't thought of that.

As people they tend to be a bit nutty to put it politely.

For the most part that's true of anyone with a PhD.

However, here is a list of all the professions I hold in contempt .

Reality "stars" and anyone in the media.

All of this.  With a few exceptions, most of the ones that I have dealt with can't be trusted.

This.

It's why I don't want a funeral or burial

As a Firefighter/EMT I am too shocked by all the hate on here. I think that hate mostly stems from the point that the average citizen doesn't know what a a fire department does on a daily basis. So let me type it down here for you:

Over 70% of firefighters in the U.S. are volunteer (TX: 77%). They get paid very little or nothing at all. A career dept typically works 24/48 or 48/96. How many of you M-F workers can say you spent the whole day or 2 days at work? Oh you say they get to sleep and get paid? That may be true to some extent but in depts where medicals call are run you might have 15 calls in 24 hrs or more. The average call can take roughly 30 mins to an hour. Even longer if your taking a PT to the hospital. Clean/Restock the gear. Hell today our engine literally pulled into the bay and got toned out 2 more time before they got back to station.

So lets run the numbers and type of calls a firefighter might be needed at and also lets run by the budget thing too since i see it's a complaint.

1. A typical medium to large dept runs medical calls.  Call volumes usually looks like this for the year. 80% Medical 20% fire. These calls run from I stubbed my toe at 3am to a heart attack.
Let's say a heart attack call just came in. Which one would you rather have 2 EMTs in a Ambulance or 4-5 FF/EMTs in an engine and ambulance?

2.Fire calls: Room and contents/Rubbish fire to fully engulfed. So lets talk about firefighters letting the place burn down. Ask yourself this Have you ever been in a building after a major fire? If so are you going to rebuild it starting from the burned part? No your going to raze the building to the foundation and start over. We are taught from very early on as firefighters this one very important rule: Risk a lot to save a lot. Risk little to save little. Why should we run in when everybody is out and the roof is already collapsing? Nothing can be saved. The avg new construction/house can be fully engulfed in less than 15mins.        

3. That really bad car crash that screwed up your commute to work? Yeah we were there too. A family of 3 were pinned in and couldn't get out. Private EMS did transport for us but they had to wait while we got them out.

4. That tanker truck carrying hydrochloric acid that crashed next to your daughters school? Guess who got called for that one? Yup your local fire dept. Next time we will let you handle it. And no you don't get the gear or training we have. Go ahead. On second thought don't that's why we are here. Can't go having more victims can we?

5. So you saw P.D busting down doors to effect a rescue? Did he get the person out? If he did great. He's the hero. But what you didn't know was the person on the 2nd floor is now probably not going to make it. Our hero just gave the fire more oxygen by busting that door down that can't be secured. If we are right there lets make sure things are done the right way. If we are several blocks out go ahead.

6.  Budget? That million dollar truck is pretty spiffy/expensive  i agree. But the that same truck allows us do the job safely and efficiently. A POS from 20 yrs ago that doesn't start or leaks water ain't going to get the job done when lives are on the line. That new bunker gear that just cost taxpayers alot is mandatory and required to be replaced every 5 years by the NFPA. It degrades and is in no condition to be used in an emergency. We don't get say how expensive our new ride is. Just like everything else it's usually made by the lowest bidder.  

7. Taxpayer waste? While i agree we shouldn't be at the grocery store and restaurants multiple times a day. Whens the last time you got your wife/family to tell you exactly what they wanted for dinner. Same concept applies here. Try to get 4 guys/gals to agree on something lol. We have to bring the truck in case a call comes in. Plus we often let the kids play on the truck and we can quite often teach them something about fire safety which is a huge part of the job. If our fire safety message got out and people understood it we would have 0 fires. Look at military bases. They have full fire departments that might only get 6  fire calls a year. That's in large part to the safety transitioning military members get.        


Summery: The avg FF/EMT/Paramedic makes around $35k-$50k a year. Training EMS: 6 months - 1 year. $1k to $5k. Fire: 3-6 months. $1k to $7k. We try to not waste taxpayer money. Don't forget we are taxpayers too. Often in the same city as you. Think i really like paying out the ass for everything?

Hmm, you have a point. I like your thinking. 

Listen here dude, we don't have time for all your facts and logic. It's much better to hate on a whole group of people, based on complete ignorance!!

Politicians.  Career politician, that is.  I love going to the fair and chatting them up to see what kind of rediculous shit they will say to try and win your vote.  One could make an entertaining youtube channel off such a hobby...

Social worker.

Charity cases do not need full time help.

MIMES! FUCK MIMES...YOU SILENT PRETENTIOUS ARTSY MOTHERFUCKERS! THINK YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO BECOME CLOWNS! YOU'RE NOT FOOLING ANYONE!

no

Government quota hires that have no desire to help taxpayers or even do their job. That covers all aspects of government and is one of our main problems as a country. I would rather an agency be understaffed with competent people that every seat filled with a moron.

The press.

Administrators.

Career politicians.

Anyone really who's main work objective is to convince people their job needs to exist rather than producing something or helping to produce something.

Glad to see that I check multiple boxes in this thread

Have to laugh a bit, after spending 6 years as a firefighter seasonal a few things drove me away this year, one of those is affirmative action
the other is pure boredom, I couldn't stand doing nothing most of the time I would rather show up to a work site and stay busy and actually get something done
the only job I have ever had where forgetting your phone charger was a huge fucking mistake

Everyone at the California DMV.  cunts every last one

DNR...

It's the unemployed I'm not a fan of. That and meter maids.

Anyone associated with the "justice" industry and politicians.

Lawyers that defend pedophiles.  Pedophiles do not deserve a defense IMO

Yes there is a reason for ONE truck to go, not the entire firehouse.  I too believe fire service should be privatized.  My brother's firehouse gets a yearly slush fund to buy, you know, stuff.  One year they decided to buy all new furniture and a big screen TV.  Brother said there was nothing wrong with what they had but they HAD to spend the money.

Privatize it, put it out for bid every three years.