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Tell me what your job is without telling me what your job is!

228 replies

PolarQueen · 07/06/2025 16:02

I'll go first:

I just told a grown man who was running in the park to do his shoelaces up!

OP posts:
70isaLimitNotaTarget · 07/06/2025 18:40

thebiggestmugoftea · 07/06/2025 18:27

Carer?

No, specific part of the body

Ruggerlass · 07/06/2025 18:53

Very flexible hours with no set start and finish time. Sometimes with a bit of adhoc admin thrown in.

ByWiseAquaFinch · 07/06/2025 18:57

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 07/06/2025 18:40

No, specific part of the body

podiatrist?

DilemmaDelilah · 07/06/2025 19:06

I remind people about deadlines, set up meetings (to ascertain information, facilitate discussion, agree deadlines), provide reports, remind people about deadlines, make and check lists, chase information, remind people about deadlines, check things have been done, and remind people about deadlines. Oh - and did I say - I remind people about deadlines?

Bohemond23 · 07/06/2025 19:08

I tell VIPs that they cannot spell or use correct punctuation.

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:12

DilemmaDelilah · 07/06/2025 19:06

I remind people about deadlines, set up meetings (to ascertain information, facilitate discussion, agree deadlines), provide reports, remind people about deadlines, make and check lists, chase information, remind people about deadlines, check things have been done, and remind people about deadlines. Oh - and did I say - I remind people about deadlines?

Risk manager?

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:14

I spend my life thinking about insulation, loops and bondage.

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:15

Heatherjayne1972 · 07/06/2025 18:26

I get up close and personal with upto 16 people every day. I try not to cause pain but sometimes I make them gag. They normally leave happy

Are you a gastroenterologist?

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:17

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:14

I spend my life thinking about insulation, loops and bondage.

Architect?

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:17

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:17

Architect?

Nope, but you are on the right track with building

we are all slaves to the most boring book ever written, now in its 18th edition

Runningoutofpatiencefucksandmoney · 07/06/2025 19:21

I see some Mums, a dentist and an Accountant so far 🤣

As for me, I try to make sure the person I'm with doesn't get killed

clappydays · 07/06/2025 19:23

I’m concerned about your soul.

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:23

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:17

Nope, but you are on the right track with building

we are all slaves to the most boring book ever written, now in its 18th edition

Edited

Are you a gas engineer? Thinking there must be a big book of gas regulations!

Simonjt · 07/06/2025 19:24

Mumofteenandtween · 07/06/2025 16:55

Pensions actuary if he wants them to die!

Haha yes!

RogersOrganismicProcess · 07/06/2025 19:25

Runningoutofpatiencefucksandmoney · 07/06/2025 19:21

I see some Mums, a dentist and an Accountant so far 🤣

As for me, I try to make sure the person I'm with doesn't get killed

Body guard?

I encourage my clients to get comfortable, then ask them: “how does that make you feel?” or “who do I remind you of?”

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:26

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:23

Are you a gas engineer? Thinking there must be a big book of gas regulations!

I expect there is, but it's not as big as ours.... or as good....

Ours is British Standard 7671

SauvignonBlanche · 07/06/2025 19:26

Blushingm · 07/06/2025 18:02

Nurse matron?

Spot on! 😂

RogersOrganismicProcess · 07/06/2025 19:28

clappydays · 07/06/2025 19:23

I’m concerned about your soul.

The devil himself?

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:28

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:26

I expect there is, but it's not as big as ours.... or as good....

Ours is British Standard 7671

Edited

If not gas, its great rival ... electricity?

Councilworker · 07/06/2025 19:28

I decide where your children will go for the next 7 or 5 years.

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:29

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:28

If not gas, its great rival ... electricity?

Spot on, not only rival but superior in every way - what's not to love about night storage heaters??

WitcheryDivine · 07/06/2025 19:29

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:26

I expect there is, but it's not as big as ours.... or as good....

Ours is British Standard 7671

Edited

The electrical regs?

BeNiceWhenItsFinished · 07/06/2025 19:33

A friend of mine once described his job as 'rolling around in mud being shot at'.

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:34

WitcheryDivine · 07/06/2025 19:29

The electrical regs?

Yep

to give the full name B.S.7671, Requirements for Electrical Installations - IET Wiring Regulations, 18th Edition

Great book if you can't sleep

ShineOnYouCrazyEmerald · 07/06/2025 19:34

HonestOpalHelper · 07/06/2025 19:29

Spot on, not only rival but superior in every way - what's not to love about night storage heaters??

I guess you're right! I notice immediately if our electricity goes off regardless of the time of year, but I probably wouldn't notice the gas going off unless I was actively cooking something on the hob or it was winter and the heating was on.

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