people mismatched with their profession

[KCDem]

Hm, I can think of two from the past several days:

anti-choice gynecologists
aerobics instructors who can't keep a beat

And then, of course, there are politicians who don't read/follow the Constitution.

Any more you can add to the list?

[put out]

1. School nurses with a mean streak.

[NightTrain]

2. Me, as a Hair Club For Men "after" model

:P

[ComerPerro]

3. One interesting thing to note

Was that our current pResident has been mismatched to every single role he has ever held in his life, with the exceptions of "failed buisnessman", "alcholic", "drug user" and "idiot".

I don't suppose that is relevant, though. But I just wanted to get that cheap shot in there.

I mean, he we have a guy who has been mismatched at every profession he has ever attempted.
Businessman
Baseball Owner
Governor
President
Jesus

[put out]

5. Maybe "Father"?

[Nikia]

4. Counselors with as bad or worse problems than their clients

Unfortunately, these people do exist. Some went into psychology and counselor programs so that they could learn to help themselves. Unfortunately, this does not help their clients.
My friend stopped seeing his alcohol addiction counselor after he saw him very drunk at the bar and found out that was not unusual for the counselor. Fortunately, my friend was later able to stop drinking, but he had a setback for a while due to that incident.
It probably doesn't help people with depression to have counselors who they find out are depressed as well.

[Elidor]

6. Creationist science teachers

A couple of individuals come to mind as well:

Judy Woodruff - should have been one of those people who hand out free samples at the grocery store and a failed Avon lady.

Annthrax - was meant to be a professional sperm donor, but she turned out sterile.

Tim Russert - a timeshare salesman in an alternate reality

Howard Kurtz - in any world with justice, he'd be a brake and lube technician

[SOteric]

7. I actually had one of those, and he was unsurpassingly excellent.

I think it pretty much depends on the individual.

[Breezy du Nord]

8. The librarian at Parkview Elelmentary

I have no idea if Ms. Knowlton still works there but man was she nasty. She was tall and thin and old, like a vulture ans she had no passion for little children.

[SOteric]

9. Dislexic Maths Teacher...

Chain-smoking explosives expert,
Ichthyologist who can't swim..

[DS1]

10. Epileptic Pin Striper

Homeless House Inspector (soll good!)
Beatnik Police Chief
Agoraphobic Tour Guide
Stuttering Sports Announcer
Obsessive Compulsive Hitman
Anarchist Traffic Warden
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Stuntman

[pippin]

11. more mismatches

color blind decorators
teachers who hate kids
dancers with flat feet
movie stars who can't act
pop singers who are tone deaf and can't keep a beat
and in the case of Church of England arch bishops, the ones who don't believe in god

[TXlib]

12. pop singers who are tone deaf and can't keep a beat

Doesn't that cover pretty much all of them?

[DEM FAN]

13. Bush As The President Of The United States.

;-)

[Susang]

14. Dr. Phil

A psychologist who has said many times that he really can't stand his patients. Yet he claims he helps people. Just amazing.

[BritishHuman]

15. Cat groomer with allergies

or a Relationship Counsellor with Asperger's Syndrome.

[Lindsey]

16. Yes - School Nurses with a mean streak!

I guess others have had horrible experiences. My experience was when I taught elementary school just a couple of years ago. This woman was pure EVIL. We suspected her of (but couldn't prove it) not giving kids their medication if she was in a bad mood - just to make it a miserable day for the teacher!!!!!!! If it didn't happen to me (and one of the ADHD kids in my class- I wouldn't have believed it.