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to ask what your favourite job has been?

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PenguinBollard · 01/12/2019 17:50

and why?

Mine was being a Dominos Delivery Driver.
For some reason I LOVED it - low responsibility, loads of banter in the workplace, people absolutely LOVED you because you're bringing them pizza. It was also like a puzzle trying to work out the best routes to drop off.

I run several businesses now, and I have a lot less fun (and get a lot less free pizza)

AIBU to think the best jobs can be the crappy, low paid ones?

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MollyHuaCha · 01/12/2019 23:00

Mucking our stables and grooming horses every day of the school summer holidays.

I didn't even get paid.

Ponoka7 · 01/12/2019 23:04

Working alone in a busy off-licence, especially Fri/sat nights.

lexiepuppy · 01/12/2019 23:11

I did character work on a cruise ship. I was mainly bugs bunny, but sometimes I was Sylvester, daffy duck and pepe le pew.

Ingridla · 01/12/2019 23:19

Andys Records when I was 17

Bloke23 · 02/12/2019 00:24

Working in my old mans local pub when i was 17-20, i worked in the kitchen doing pot wash and the odd bit of cooking, the landlord was the chef!

On my 18th birthday i went into work, which was a saturday and england was playing germany in the world cup, turned up and my boss said we are closing the kitchen and drinking for the day, i didnt buy one drink all day because all the regulars kept buying me drinks!

We where close to a big military garrison and alot of the senior ranks and officers used to drink in the pub, during the summer we would do up to 3 to 4 bbqs, id go into work and set up the bbq area(purpose built, with a roof) and while doing the bbq, we would be drinking, i used to finish most of my half cut!

Since then all my jobs have been shit

newdeer · 02/12/2019 07:32

A short term contract I did a couple of years ago. It was cutting edge work at the time. I'd only just learned a couple of the necessary skills and was headhunted because I updated my LinkedIn profile with them. Suddenly plunged from my quiet work from home office into a huge corporation where everyone kept applauding me for my knowledge. Very weird as I'm used to working alone with zero appreciation. The team were brilliant - we had such good fun together. Everyone adored the project and the pay was good. But it also made me realise how much I love being my own boss - working my own hours - taking time out in the day to walk in nature or swim in the open air lido and working in the evenings when there's nothing better to do.

TheNoodlesIncident · 02/12/2019 10:49

Cleaning out rabbit hutches, approximately 30 odd of them. I was a teenager at the time.

Wage was a complete pittance but when I look back, it was definitely satisfying in a way property management wasn't.

I did stink too though.

bibliomania · 02/12/2019 11:07

Like louder, I loved working in a historical archive. I had a lowly admin job but every now and then someone would beckon me over to show me a centuries-old will and I was thrilled. I like hanging out with history geeks.

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