Finding a work-life balance that works for you isn’t always easy, but some careers make it a lot tougher to do. Whether they come with long hours, constant travel, unpredictable schedules or high stress, some jobs seem to make relationships harder. A new post on Reddit has people calling these out by asking, “What professions make the worst spouses?”
More than 2-thousand responses have come in so far, revealing these jobs tend to make love lives more challenging.
- "Restaurant/bar manager/owner. They work every day, often 12–15 hours, every holiday and weekend. The term 'restaurant widow' is a real thing."
- "Chefs."
- "Anything where you’re a trailing spouse in a foreign country. It can sound cool if your spouse goes somewhere cool, but it’s also incredibly lonely and isolating."
- "From my experience dealing with clients... surgeons. The personality type of a surgeon is often a relentless and sociopathic person with a singular interest on one thing (being a good surgeon)."
- “Police officer: Very high rates of divorce, alcoholism and it can be a dangerous job.”
- "Lawyers. Often married to the job, whether it is for the money or a cause."
- "Flight attendants. They work away from home for days or weeks, jetlag messes with the body, and they deal with unruly passengers with a smile. Also, cheating is through the roof."
- "Pilots. I was a flight attendant, and I’ve seen how they act and what they do on layovers."
- "Investment bankers often make terrible spouses. The job is incredibly demanding — long hours, high stress, and a spillover effect into everyday life."
- “Architects. High strung, type a, perfectionist, often narcissistic.”
- “Clergy. Spouse and kids are constantly under a microscope.”
- "Nurses. My own experience is they’re drained and burnt out, so you get the brunt of their anger and frustration."
- “Musicians, flakey, sh*t hours, always broke.”
- "Fighter pilots. Similar to surgeons in many ways. You have to be incredibly driven and focused to make it to that level, combined with a God complex, and being deployed for months at a time."
Source: Reddit