To ask what jobs people secretly (or not so secretly) look down on and why?

Look. You don't like me. Ok. That's fine. But don't start the petty "gang up". It's just silly.

How many people have been hired to manage DEI stuff for private companies?

I work in a Wetherspoons and a lot of posters on MN look down on my job.

I've seen some vile posts on here about Spoons staff before, some that made me feel like shit.

No. But I think we have to be careful about using race as a negative descriptor. There's no need for "white" to enter the equation. As I say, most of the richest men aren't actually white. If race (whether it be : black, Asian, white) is used as a slur, none are acceptable. It should be a level playing field. But I'll park it there.

Did you skip the entirety of your law degree?

Yup, law school 101

It is quite worrying that your understanding of your legal training is so poor that you don't understand how this works or what the principles are.

Traffic wardens, it’s not an honest living, it’s just enabling another incredibly high tax often over a few minutes parking, if no one took the job the world would be a better place. And the poor employees get so much disgusting abuse for it

They are needed because some people park like cunts.
Where I live, a young female traffic warden had plaster poured on her head because a builder was parking like a knob, and she was doing her job. He went to court for the charge of assault by beating.

Exactly.

So the jobs I looked down on when I did OLD and men told me what they did were life coaches. Some life coaches are genuine and good but many are just grifters and I got the impression the men I spoke to fell into the latter. And indeed struck me as potential cocklodgers so that’s made me wary of life coaches 😂 same with anything that’s too MLM.

I have respect for the work tradies do but probably wouldn’t want to settle down with one as the ones I know seem to do very little at home due to wear and tear on their body. Understandable but not necessarily fair on their partners. It depends though!

I’m absolutely not impressed with Only fans / escorting etc either

I agree with this.

Part of the reason, apart from the fact that you probably have to be quite bright and skillful, have high resilience and exceptional work ethic to be a successful banker, is that bankers are being paid danger money. They could be let go in an instant and it is pretty stressful.

No I am not bringing out the violins for them.

If you have experienced that report it. We're a highly regulated profession with strict rules around conduct and ethics.

Solicitors are not allowed to run cases for their own benefit. They have a duty to advise their client in their best interests and to act upon the instructions of the client.

These sort of allegations are generally misunderstanding the context.

Also divorce lawyers are a tiny part of the profession.

‘Fluffy’ jobs that wouldn’t exist is a saner world.

@okydokethen I totally disagree re traffic wardens. People park in all kinds of dangerous and obnoxious places.
And parking is a scarce resource in cities so charging is the best way to manage it.

Accusations of "thread derailment" (aka a different opinion) and then telling me to get off the thread is very much a 'personal attack ' (against Mumsnet talk guidelines)

Traffic wardens, it’s not an honest living, it’s just enabling another incredibly high tax often over a few minutes parking, if no one took the job the world would be a better place. And the poor employees get so much disgusting abuse for it.

I would not want my children to do any form of sex work or work in a church/religious setting.

I worry about the quality of care provided by ‘some’ care and nursery workers - mostly because of my job working with parents where there are child protection concerns for their children but are able to get a job working with vulnerable people, I see it a lot (and report it)

Well thats very off. Perhaps you can take a look through my posting on this thread and work out for yourself where I have "de-railed". Blimey. Odd. Very odd.

Management consultant

Bankers get paid so much because they directly make money. Public workers get paid less because they don’t directly make money, only the potential for other people to make money in future. Most people, with very little training, can be cleaners - most of us do it at home. Very few people could make millions in a day, even with years of training and experience. People who make lots of money get paid lots of money, generally.

Sigh, you have just shown even more of your ignorance and blinkered thinking. Anyone who resorts to saying 'come on... you know it' isn't quite in possession of the strength of their argument as they think.

I shall leave you to your sweeping statements and unsubstantiated views.

No. I'm allowed an opinion thanks very much. You don't get to shut me up. Also, nobody has told me I'm derailing a thread thanks very much !?

You seem very personally aggrieved by my opinion offered on a thread asking for opinions?

"Hate"? There is no "hate" .

Solicitors exploit people and maximise profit. £40 to type a letter out is reasonable and justifiable is it ? Come on... You know it, I know it. It's profiteering. A charge for even opening an email ? Come on.... That's not profiteering? I'm not actually really judging. It's a slick business idea. Just wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of it.

I'm quite sure that solicitors work hard. I'm quite sure the job is extremely stressful and impacts their whole life. I know it requires skill and dedication. I won't refute that for even a fraction of a second. But come on, let's not play silly buggers here, nobody is doing anything through compassion and what's best for other humans ? It's a money making business and profiteering happens on the back of long winded drawn out proceedings. It's just reality.

Same for my DP. He is autistic and WFH is perfect for him.