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My barber said he watched all of 'The Bear' in one weekend
He was talking about how the kitchen stress felt real, like his own busy Saturday mornings. Made me wonder what shows actually feel true to a job you know. Any other shows that nail a specific work vibe?
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thea_bell2mo ago
My buddy who's a nurse had to stop watching that show about the hospital, the one with the funny doctor. He said the beeping monitors and the way they talked about patient charts was so spot on it just felt like another shift. He said he couldn't relax at all. What did you think of the office show?
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zarag1728d ago
Totally relate to @the_hayden saying shows can hit too close to home. I tried watching that hospital show once and made it ten minutes before the heart monitor sound gave me phantom anxiety, like I was back waiting for my own test results in a cold room. The only work show that felt real to me was that one where the guy just stares at his computer and slowly loses his mind over spreadsheets. Thought I was watching a documentary from my old data entry job.
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ray_burns2mo ago
Got to say, your barber is a stronger person than me. I tried watching that show and had to turn it off because my own kitchen nightmares came flooding back. It's way too real. The only show that ever got my old office job right was that one where they just film people looking dead inside in a beige room for eight hours. Can't remember the name, but it's on every weekday.
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