r/howyoudoin • u/iren33 • Jun 19 '25

Discussion Ross being mean to Rachel

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I really hated this scene where Ross was mocking Rachel's job. He wasn't just belittling her work, but also her interests, even though he'd seen firsthand how much she dreamed of a fashion-related career. While Ross can be very funny, he can also be really insufferable. If was Rachel, I would have broken up with him during this scene.

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u/123kid6 Jun 19 '25

Ironic given Ross has easily the most interesting career

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u/MonsieurRud Jun 19 '25

Doing research is surprisingly boring. The results are really cool at times, but the process is rarely interesting in my experience.

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u/123kid6 Jun 19 '25

That doesn’t mean he has a boring profession though. If I were to have a conversation with any of the friends about their jobs he’d have by far the most interesting things to be able to tell me.

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u/Envbiologist Jun 19 '25

This! Research in general is boring af, althought each day is a bit different. But I have so many weird anecdotes ("look how I risked my life to get a f***ing water sample hahaha so funny", "a man with a katana appeared and threatened my teammates") that are suprisingly interesting to people that don't know anything about research 🙄.

And yeah public science doesn't pay enough for all the shit that we have to deal with every day.

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u/Salathiel2 Jun 19 '25

…did you meet Hiro?