Yeahhh the "grunt work" is the reason I was never interested in animation ^^;
But ya it just goes to show how ignorant some people are about all the work that goes into different kinds of projects, and that SOMEONE actually has to be hired to do that work. It's kinda like how my mom thinks there are no jobs outside of research scientist, doctor, lawyer, teacher, and "bagging groceries or flipping burgers at McDonalds". =P