To ask for Things you do in work/daily that are normal for you but others might be surprised at?

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Out of boredom/interest...

I realised that in work I change my shoes AT LEAST 10 times per day.

What do you do as a part of your day/job that others might find odd or wouldn't realise?

I have to wear PPE and clean down at the side of the road

Please tell me what you do. I am a maths teacher and the more examples I have, the better!

I use quite advanced geometry, trigonometry, and complex arithmetic formulae. I once had to work out the surface area of a shape similar to an egg timer. I guarantee my job wouldn’t excite your students!

Please tell me what you do. I am a maths teacher and the more examples I have, the better!

I am a planning officer and I use geometry to work out the area and/or volume of proposed buildings/extensions, in order to check whether they comply with various planning rules and poIicies. And I use ratios to scale measurements from architectural drawings.

I spend millions of pounds of other peoples money on things I want and chose without asking them.

@SimonJT

Job 1. I essentially predict the chances of death. Job 2. I grapple, slam, bash and pound other men.

Are you a part time safety engineer, part time cage fighter/judoka?

I spend days watching tv and playing board games and listening to Alexa
I also sleep at work

@LadyofMisrule Not correct I’m afraid.

I have dx contamination ocd. Almost everything I do every day all day is "weird" to everyone else.

There is a LOT of handwashing (cliche I know)
Also lots of disinfecting and general cleaning.

But there's also a LOT of

Counting
Tapping
Checking
Saying things out loud (so I remember I've done this which also means I am reassured that eg yes I DID turn the cooker off)
Making lists on my phone (seriously about 200 lists in my notes app, not even close to kidding - just checked it's closer to 300)

I have "rules" for everything I do. When I'm REALLY bad this can include regulating and counting how much I blink, swallow, even breathe!

In the not that distant past I have had jobs where:

I've had to keep my identity private - to the point I couldn't disclose anything about myself or my family including my name

I've had to use antiquated communication methods (talking 19th century on occasion) because digital ones aren't secure. Part of this meant I had purple hands a lot of the time.

I've had authority over very high level people including royalty and what they were/weren't allowed to do in particular settings

I had 5 different pass codes to use to get into my workplace - and back out again! (And I had to notify the boss exactly when I was leaving too)

I've been present for the best and worst days of people's lives sometimes in the same day

[quote SimonJT]@LadyofMisrule Not correct I’m afraid.[/quote]
I guessed pt actuary, pt rugby player up the bread, @SimonJT, but haven’t checked whether you said whether I was close.

Understand basic Swedish
Write in Italian

@Bainne Yep, correct

@LittleMissnotLittleMrs

I am a Structural Engineer.

I love my job.

Every day is different and you get to see the results of your work for years afterwards.

You also get out and about, so you are not just stuck indoors all of the time.

I use maths every day. Love it.

I serve justice to the victims!

Job 1, far too closely acquainted with other people’s loos.
Job 2, hands on with a LOT of semi-naked, pro rugby lads.
No prizes for guessing which I prefer 😂

Sueelleker

It's called Sterile Services and I am a technician

@HRHPP

I often discuss with people in great detail how they wipe their bottoms after going to the lavatory

Me too, and do it for them as well.

I use Google translate a lot for emails / invoices. This week? French, Dutch and Japanese

@Graphista please can you say what your job was?

@TinySongstress

Also, I use microfiche. NOBODY uses microfiche anymore 😂

I remember doing work experience in the DVLA and using microfiche. It seemed shite even then. That was about 32 years ago 😂

Remove my shoes, jacket, belt, watch, and empty my pockets, walk through a scanner and get a good old pat down, and then re-dress, multiple times a day.

@hevlerr someone did this for my child and though I wasn’t in a fit state to thank them, it’s one of the most important things anyone could have done for me when I look back and one I have thought of a lot. Thank you.

Try and break systems/cause failures.

I'm a test analyst and my job is find bugs in systems

I take all my clothes off and position myself so everyone can see me.

I get handed new born babies at a table