The 3 most trusted professions and the 3 least trusted

I was going to say I don’t judge people by their profession, and of course there are good, bad and indifferent in all walks of life. But I am increasingly distrustful of journalists - so much discord, worry and hate starts with sensational and untrue headlines. They have so much influence, and too many of them use it just to stir up trouble. I don’t take much at face value these days.

ronib

I don’t trust gp receptionists, some gps and private dentists who quote thousands of pounds. I trust my window cleaner, my NHS dentist and my home hairdresser.

I have come across some awful gp receptionists. I had a chest x ray which showed a large hiatus hernia which I didnt know I had. This came as a surprise so I asked could she just repeat the result which she did in a very bored voice.

Never trust a social worker! Accused me and my boy of lying after forcing him to undress in front of a doctor and 2 social workers. Probably filmed it for dodgy teacher. School ignored repeated requests to let parents find cheaper uniform supplies but were happy enough to let them buy coats without the logo when doctor dodgy got worried about filming him stripping for an audience

I really don’t trust anyone on account of their profession. As I get older I am less likely to trust anyone whom I don’t already know and has earned my trust.

rocketstop I'm sure it was actually always the same.
People surely have always trusted people after they have sort-of "tried them out".

Automatic respect (say of a doctor in the "old days") isn't really the same as trust.

M0nica

Well, after my and my family's experience over the last 4 years, I certainly wouldn't trust a doctor. As for bankers - well that rather depends on what type of banker you are talking about retail banker(your local(?) bank branch), further up the chain, investment banker.

There are good and bad in all professions, but on current form and experience, my most trusted are: tradesmen of all kinds from builders to fencing contractors, to appliance repair men, then car mechanics, judged on those in our local garage and, finally, coach drivers (not bus drivers), whenever I go anywhere by coach, which is not that often, the drivers are delight, courteous, thoughtful, with a good line in humour.

Who don't I trust? politicians, doctors, receptionists

ha I wouldn't trust a doctor either, or their receptionists or solicitors etc, I think the thing is, people have to earn trust, once they've proved themselves, it's fine, until then, beware. It's sad but that's how it is in today's world !

I think I trust or don’t trust individuals more than professions. I trust my private dentist - no NHS dentists for miles here, - my GP, our vet, my neighbour who has a key to our house, the family company we’ve just bought some new furniture from, our central heating engineer and several others I’m sure. I don’t trust the postal service to deliver letters on time, my MP who appears to want the limelight for doing nothing, BBC news reporters who don’t offer a fair opportunity to those being interviewed and keep interrupting and my iPad which keeps refusing to connect to the internet!!!

We have a great garage that we trust with our cars.
Have known them for nearly 30 years. The mechanics are fantastic and have been there since they had apprenticeships.

We also use a great carpenter (and his son - a great electrician).

We use people we trust and trust the people who do jobs for us.

The consultants we have chosen have all been terrific - they are not all the same!

Considering that they deal with a scarce and expensive resourse (housing) there are no qalifications for being an estate agent. Some of them make it up as they go along. I saw the worst of them when I was renting. I had to constantly remind them that I was a client and they were there to provide me with a service, and not to tell me what to do. At one point I cut them off completely and refused to deal with them. I would only communicate with the LL directly.

When I was in a position to buy the house I refused to go via the estate agent and insisted upon a private sale. They are crooks and liars.

I trust the man who fixes our cars. He always tells us what is wrong and how much it will cost. He is also quite happy to tell us if something is beyond his expertise rather than try and bodge a fix. I trust the electrician who has done a few jobs for me because again he is quite open about what he can and can't do. I would have trusted the consultant who treated DH with my life, and really did trust him with DH's. The Jury is still out on our current crop of GPs because they are all new.

Hi, Teacher here!
So tired of hearing the old chestnut about 'woke' teachers influencing children politically.
If we could make children do anything we would make them:
1 Turn up on time
2 Behave beautifully
3 Work hard
That's it.

I used to vaguely think nurses were OK. Being man handled by one and belittled by another changed this. Both at a time of great heartache.

Caleo

Henetha, I sympathise with you about bad communication in hospital. We are all so vulnerable as patients. I hope you can put the experience behind you and I assure you , you are not the only one this has happened to.
BTW surgeons , not physicians, may be the more frequent culprits!

What’s the difference between God and a surgeon. God knows he’s not a surgeon 😂

Not so much the people who work in them but I do not trust Insurance Companies. Experience recently of hospital nurses, awful.

NotSpaghetti

^They are under the thumb of the drug companies, which encourage them to prescribe too many drugs.^

I think you are wrong mum2three but I do think they are forced to prescribe instead of running tests sometimes.

So, for example, if you have a skin problem they will eliminate what it isn't and gradually work towards a solution by saying "it's likely to be xyz" and giving you drugs in the hope they are right instead of swabbing/sampling and finding out first. My surgery has no sample kits available.

I have had drugs given to me rather than be sent to hospital for a scan to check exactly what my problem is.

Absolutely. I could have written that post NotSpaghetti both from DH’s treatment and my own.

Liz46

I was disgusted when a teacher told my grandson's class that there are 52 different sexes. I agree about not trusting politicians.

Teachers don't have much control over what they teach. They must follow policies and curriculums no matter what they actually think. 52 sexes sounds ludicrous! Please don't label all teachers as untrustworthy!

I don't trust anyone until I find that they are trustworthy.
I trust my MP, having worked with him.
I trust my decorator.
I have some trust in my designated GP but not really in the others at the practice.
That's about it.
I'm chary about the garage that does my car.
Also about the dental practice.
Also about the care agency I've paid £££ to after I was really ill following the operation for bowel cancer in August.

The thing is, you can’t generalise. There are trustworthy and untrustworthy types in all walks of life, all sorts of professions.
Yes, our own view can be tarnished by personal experience, but even then it’s wrong to suggest, surely, that all people working in the profession in which you’ve had an unpleasant experience with are untrustworthy. Every builder untrustworthy? Every doctor? Every teacher? Every politician? Every banker? etc, etc? Of course not.

I can totally agree with that, having been on the receiving end of the "stress" diagnosis, because that is what had been decided for me.

mum2three

I think our trust in doctors has been betrayed. They are under the thumb of the drug companies, which encourage them to prescribe too many drugs. We are also constantly given advice on health, which then turns out to be incorrect.
Teachers are given instructions on what to teach. Many teachers have left the profession because of this modern ideology which is actually telling lies to children.

I do not think doctors in the UK are under the thumb of the drug companies. To begin with NICE make decisions about what drugs can and cannot be prescribed and, I think, what they can be prescribed for. Then most GP practices have a budget for drugs and try not to prescribe drugs if they can avoid it. Although once you are on a drug they do seem to mindlessly keep renewing subscriptions.

My main complaint about doctors concerns misdiagnosis and not taking other symptoms the patient reports seriously because, they have made up their mind on the diagnosis and do not want to be bothered by patients reporting symptoms that conflict with the diagnosis they have decided upon.

nanna8

Listening to our radio here today and they were talking about this. The most trusted were doctors, teachers and people serving in restaurants and the least trusted ( surprise surprise) were politicians, sales executives, and bankers.
What do you think? Someone rang in and disagreed with teachers because they said theybtell students what to think politically and are too ‘woke’. Interesting comment I thought.

Least trusted by me are hospital consultants, I could have a long rant but I won’t.
Next on the list are builders.Next come plumbers, needless to say I’ve had issues with all these three over the years.
More trusted are teachers, funeral directors and removal men.
An eclectic grouping😁but just what I’ve found to be reliable.

The list of professions I don't trust after certain life experiences is far too long to list here.

We have to trust all of them to a certain degree though, because without them we'd be scuppered.

I trust my daughter, I trust my good friends and some members of my family. I trust myself, but I trust in God more. He never lets me down!

I have to deal with Lawyers, Bankers and Car Dealers none can be trusted its caveat emptor, they only protect their own interests. It’s much worse than it used to be 20 yrs ago you could arrange a deal with some confidence, that’s long gone.

They are under the thumb of the drug companies, which encourage them to prescribe too many drugs.

I think you are wrong mum2three but I do think they are forced to prescribe instead of running tests sometimes.

So, for example, if you have a skin problem they will eliminate what it isn't and gradually work towards a solution by saying "it's likely to be xyz" and giving you drugs in the hope they are right instead of swabbing/sampling and finding out first. My surgery has no sample kits available.

I have had drugs given to me rather than be sent to hospital for a scan to check exactly what my problem is.

Thanks Caleo. He really was the most unpleasant person I have ever come across in the medical world.
Yes, I'm sure there are many people who have experienced similar. We just have to suck it up, I suppose, as I gather that making a formal complaint can be a very difficult matter.
Anyway, I'm ok now. But just disillusioned with doctors of all kinds...