What jobs would you not want your kids to do?

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I saw someone say on the other thread jobs they wouldn't want their kids to do there are jobs they wouldn't want their kids to do so thought I would start a thread on it

For me - I wouldnt want my kids to become reality TV stars - especially big brother stars

This might sound a bit daft but a professional athlete. As much a job for the parents as the child while they are growing up. Of course if they had something they were good at and wanted to pursue we would support it but logistically it must be a nightmare. Where we are the nearest training facilities for athletics, for example, is 40 miles away, for swimming it’s 20 miles.

HopefullyAnonymous ‘wary’ is a good word. I would be wary of DD wanting to teach (she did, for a while, like a lot of younger children do, because it’s a job they see) or be a doctor (current ambition). Not because they’re bad jobs - they’re worthwhile and potentially amazing jobs - but because of all the crap that goes on in those areas of work. Likewise I’m a civil servant and I’m not unequivocal in recommending that as a route - it has many positives but there is a huge amount of soul-destroying crap as well.

I’d have no problem with police, paramedic, prison service, armed forces - yes I’d worry but it’s not my child’s responsibility to wrap herself in cotton wool so I don’t worry about her.

Carer. Lots of carers I know are on sick leave from various work injuries.

GP (from my own experience)
Teacher - due to posts I have read here
Army/police/prison officer - we are in NI and these are all still potentially terrorist targets here
One of those city-type jobs where you get looked down on for leaving work at your contracted finishing times - I don’t get it

Military or the police because of danger, though I admire hugely those who do.
Any celeb type nonsense - famous for being famous.
Any kind of prostitution, obviously.

Doctor. Bitter experience

Teacher
Doctor
Nurse

Retail ,simply because the hours, the conditions ,the pay and the "shopgirl/boy" mentality of some customers, would be the biggest factors against doing it as a permanent job.
Sex industry and celebrity .
I would be mighty proud of my children if they entered the Police or NHS. I know from experience that the "job" has changed but it went through a metamorphis about 35-40 years ago and I can see the same happening again.

Doctor - way too much stress and hard work
Barrister - because you have to defend vile scum whom you know to be guilty as feck and potentially get them off on a technicality (so advised by a barrister friend of mine)

There are other jobs too that I wouldn't want them to do, but I thought I would mention those above since they are generally deemed to be aspirational careers which mean you have 'arrived'

airline pilot. experience, i have a family member who is a pilot and the stress and horrendous work/life balance is NOT worth the pay. obviously not the same for everyone but it has not been a career i have envied him for!
sex work obvs.

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DS1 currently wants to be a chef, and bizarrely, I’m quite against that. Long unsociable hours, stress, low pay. I’ve said he should do some kind of business qualification alongside so we’ll see.
Anything dangerous - AF, Police - although if they want to, I’ll have to suck it up.
I’m surprised at how many are anti-teaching career. Teaching has always struck me as a vocation and such a gift to possess. I’d be proud as punch if any of mine went into teaching.

Armed forces- mainly for ethical reasons. So many of the conflicts entered on by UK since WW2 have been morally dubious and as a member of armed forces you don't get to walk out of your job when something seems wrong.

Ds is thinking of the fire brigade and that I am ok with. If he wants to risk his life, I will be worried, of course I will, but it is his own to risk, and at least it will be for something he will never have to be ashamed of.

Also celeb shows/talk shows and reality series of the type where people are exploited and hounded in front of the nation.

But dd's goal is ordinary acting in regional theatres, which again I haven't got a problem with: she knows about the financial risks and if she is willing to take them that is her call. She has already spent 2 years waitressing and can do more if need be.

The sex industry, porn etc. And agree with pp about being a reality TV star, famous for being famous.

Anything in the military or that endangers their lives, anything that they would be unhappy doing!

Military, anything degrading themselves or others, teacher (mental health ruining!), hospitality sector, anything with direct daily&ongoing contact with Joe public (British public are unbearable)

Sex "work" is the top of my list. Agree with PP who says, "i know my daughter's worth to be more than being a fuck hole for inadequate losers"

Anything that requires little to no skill and is poor pay.

Anything he didn't want to do, and made him work for a pittance.

I lived a life where I was happy in my job, it paid well and was a good job but my mother didn't see it as good enough and would lie about my job because she was ashamed it wasn't high enough in the social scale. I will be happy and proud whatever job he does as long as it's not illegal obviously.

Prison officer at a high security prison
Guess what eldest dd does ? Last thing i would have thought she would do but do you know what she breezes through it
I am v proud of her . Couldnt do it myself in a million years !

Chef. My dh was a chef hrs now switched careers as he was sick of crap money, crap hours and awful coworkers. He's always said our dc can do whatever they want as long as they aren't chefs.

Anything which made them feel unfulfilled and unhappy. Because you spend a lot of your life at work and time is a much more precious commodity than money.

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DS wants to join the RAF, he is in the cadet force. Would I have preferred a less life threatening occupation? Of course but I will support him nonetheless.