Sleaziest profession? I was just accused of being it.

Advertising wrote:

You just hate advertisers that suck at their jobs.

Very true.

Champ Kind wrote:

I think people tend to dump on lawyers more often than many other professions because most people need lawyers when they are in a very stressful situation. The experience is most likely not going to be a happy one, regardless of how good the lawyer is.

Not me. I had a group of lawyers help me get my business started and while it was pricey, they did a great job and covered my ass. Now, years later, I am extremely successful and they have helped me out numerous times along the way. I like and trust my lawyers.

I cant believe anyone would say Porn. ALL those people know exactly what they are doing. Watch the documentary Thinking XXX, you'll see nobody is tricked into the industry.

NFL/NBA player? Please those guys are getting paid based on their talent.

Anything to do with a church is terribly sleazy. From the goofy TV preachers to the country minister, it's all just a huge scam. Much more dishonest than any porn studio.

Watch Out Man wrote:

hide wrote:

Why does it matter that it's legal? That makes something right or wrong?

No, I think smoking is wrong. I also think fast food is wrong, etc. Whether or not it should be illegal is another story.

I just think the holier-than-thou attitude that all tobacco companies are evil is played out, that is all.

They suppressed evidence that smoking was addictive and cancer-causing for many, many years, while also intentionally marketing their product to 13-year-olds with the express purpose of developing (addicted) customers for life. That counts as evil.

Patent Troll

Haha the michigan dentist reply was priceless

sleaziest job wrote:

What is the first job you think of when you hear the words: sleaziest profession, and why? I was just accused of being one of them by a long-time friend, but don't think I'm sleazy, and never thought of the profession that way.

I won't mention my profession, we'll see how long it takes to be named. Thanks.

So are we even close? What are you? A hint? If you let us know this thread will run its course and die or get sidetracked by the morality of religions...

Psychiatrists.

Someone already beat me to Dean K.

Joe Camel wrote:

They suppressed evidence that smoking was addictive and cancer-causing for many, many years, while also intentionally marketing their product to 13-year-olds with the express purpose of developing (addicted) customers for life. That counts as evil.

Who did?

Give me one name of someone who currently works for a tobacco company that was there in the 50s and 60s.

What in God's name does that have to do with the people working for tobacco companies in 2011?

Car companies suppress recall information until the potential legal costs surpass those of the recall. Many other industries have done far worse int he years since.

Chiropractor. While we are fortunate to know the few talented chiros who can work magic on soft tissue injuries, the great majority work hand in hand with either ambulance chaser attorneys to run up a huge bill full of uneffective and unecessary treatment on injury vicims or work for insurance companies at employer accident clinics and tell people who can barely stand up that they are clear to go back to work as a pipefitter (fortunately, in most states chiros generally don't work for insurers/employers--just hack/whore doctors). And the ones who aren't plugged into the accident/injury scam go around telling people that everything from a stomach ache to sinus infections have some connection to spinal misalignment. Modern day snake oil salesmen.

Second prize: defense contractor. But, I can't complain as the Minuteman missle put me through college.

aquafina wrote:

I cant believe anyone would say Porn.

Easy there. Porn covers a lot of territory.

Sure, if you buy Vivid dvds at the store or online, you are going to get legit porn that features consenting actors. Who does that? Well, a lot of people do, but even more rely on other types of porn.

A lot of porn comes from Eastern Europe where you have NO IDEA if the girls choose to do it or not. There is an enormous sex trade going on as we speak. Much of that is related to porn.

Do you think the girls in 2 girls 1 cup got into that willingly? Honestly? Do they appear even half conscious or lucid to you in the video?

1) Investment banking

2) Big 4 public accounting (E&Y, deloitte, kpmg, PwC)

3) Insurance

4) neo-con big-business old money Republicans

I would go with torturer for the secret police. God I hope that is not what the OP does.

Parking enforcement officer

President

My guess... someone was putting down teachers again.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

President

You are such a fvcking Racist!!!

human trafficker.

Blitzen Bill wrote:

Self promoting attention whore Dane Rauschenberg.

To really determine a winner between Dane and Dean, they would need to have a showdown... wait for it...

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