For instance, one young man I met had to book a distinguished jurist. He needed to be picked up in a limo. The limo had to be a Bentley. And the Bentley had to be gray.
Well, excuse me.
5. Waiters
I think the favored term these days is “Servers.” Servers serve strangers. Some strangers are pleasant and courteous. Not all. Waiters mean to please, but to do that they have to put up with a lot. Always with a smile, of course.
Customers ask silly questions. (“What’s good here?”) Some don’t find the menu detailed enough. (“Can I have half of this and some of that, with the sauce on the side?”) They may find the food too hot. Or too cold. Or too spicy. Or too bland. After all that, they may tip a little. Or not.
But the server still has to ask, “Is everything satisfactory?”
6. Psychologists
Never mind.
7. Parking meter readers
Just kidding. Meter readers write parking tickets.
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They know perfectly well that everyone knows exactly what they do. And they don’t care.
8. People who field complaints at call centers
Requirement: Patience, savvy, Xanax.
9. Dermatologists
You bet, in spades. I wrote a whole book on the subject. You can read it if you want to. If you disagree, don’t tell me.
I don’t need readers to disagree with me. I already have patients.
Dr. Rockoff practices dermatology in Brookline, Mass., and is a longtime contributor to Dermatology News. He serves on the clinical faculty at Tufts University, Boston, and has taught senior medical students and other trainees for 30 years. His second book, “Act Like a Doctor, Think Like a Patient,” is available at amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. Write to him at dermnews@mdedge.com .