When you think your job is bad


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What is the bad thing in knowing what really happens in the world ?
 
ouch... second article is more objective though I think. @PowerGod it's not about knowing what really happens in the world, but rather being confronted with mostly horrible stuff so long until your view of what really happens in the world gets skewed into some grotesque tunnel of perversion.
EDIT: Or did you mean that there shouldn't be any censorship/moderation at all?

This is a known issue amongst police investigators as mentioned also in the second article. A job that has to be done though. I think these workers should be protected and work in intervals and with regular psychological supervision, which will of course be expensive and more labor intensive. Also people will definitely not be honest about their mental state in fear of losing their jobs.

OT: To the native English speakers: why is "amongst" being highlighted by my spell checker, but "among" is supposedly correct? I googled it and the oxford dictionary claims that "among" is the old English version and "amongst" the current version of the word...
 
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In the first place, why in the world would you work for an evil company ?
 
@xnopasaranx : It was mostly a joke... I watch everything I can, no argument or warning can stop my curiosity, and it's always interesting to find out new things that I didn't know I hated or liked...

but while I can choose when I want to change subject, people at work doesn't have that choice...
 
xnopasaranx said:
OT: To the native English speakers: why is "amongst" being highlighted by my spell checker, but "among" is supposedly correct? I googled it and the oxford dictionary claims that "among" is the old English version and "amongst" the current version of the word...
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are you using UK english or US english? amongst is a perfectly fine word to use.
 
"Amongst" is entirely correct English, and means almost exactly the same as "among".

English being a baffling language, these apparent synonyms aren't quite interchangeable. I would say that "amongst" is more common to describe surroundings, and "among" to describe group belonging. Similarly, "burnt" is more often used like an adjective than "burned". For example:

"Amongst the towering skyscrapers, there is a small garden"
"Doughnuts are popular among police officers"

"I won't eat burnt toast"
"The city burned to the ground"

That said, you could ask ten different native English speakers and get twelve different opinions on this sort of thing. Your spell-checker is confused!
 
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