To find “important” jobs cringeworthy?

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I’m not judging any particular job and obviously there are important jobs out there.

I’m talking about the people that need you to know their job is important. Met a friend for dinner but we decided to go to IKEA beforehand (it was a quiet Tuesday) and she did nothing but sign and tut loudly whilst saying work needed her and she kept stopping to email them whilst walking through the store.

BIL anytime we have a family weekend away he gets his phone out or makes a comment how he has to answer this work email.

Even better when they fall over themselves on here to tell you about how important their husbands jobs are - Wooptie fucking ping hun. 💁🏻‍♀️

These examples sound reasonably benign. Some people do have jobs which eat into their so-called non-work time; and what are they supposed to say when they need to reply to a work email to let you know that’s what they’re doing rather than just being rude and entertaining themselves in their phones?

My husband is president of the world.

Did you want a play by play of every other example of the two people I mentioned, there’s loads more but I felt it was unnecessary to write countless paragraphs.

Does his palace smell of rich mahogany?

They just didn’t come across as particularly good examples of people liking to tell you all about their “important jobs” - more people with jobs which often spill out of office hours explaining to you why they have to stop and respond to an email so you don’t think they’re bored of you and texting their other friends instead. Which is pretty much everyone I know, including me and DH, so perhaps I’m inured to it.

My DH once saved some drowning puppies from a burning building. He doesn’t like to talk about it though.

😂both of you.

I once spent an excruciating slow London train journey sitting next to a BARRISTER, who was AN ADVOCATE, and she was AN ADVOCATE, and her boyfriend, who I swear was not even on the other end of the phone was also A BARRISTER. She was going to visit his parents TO PUT A FACE TO THE NAME. And they couldn't be seen at some gathering or other because THEY WERE ADVOCATES.

3 fucking hours non stop. Another woman smiled at me as she got up to go. It was a moment of solidarity.

I had actually just presented an award at a barristers' chambers. I wanted to tell her, but didn't because I'm not a knobhead 😂

Neither of the examples given seem to be from people saying their jobs are "important". Just that they had to do something work related while they were with you.

But that's not people telling you their jobs are important. That's people having to deal with annoying work emails when they should be enjoying their free time. I think you've got a chip on your shoulder.

Receiving a work email doesn't make your job important. Most people receive emails don't they.

This is why I always wear noise cancelling headphones on public transport. 3 hours of this would make me want to jump off the train.

I’m talking about the people that need you to know their job is important.

So... everyone on Mumsnet then?

Lots of people have to read and respond to their work emails out of hours sometimes. I'm not sure that doing so in your presence means they "need you to know their job is important". I'd have though it just means they need to respond to an email and you happen to be there at the time.
Bit weird to assume they're doing it for your benefit.

Yes so tiresome.

Friends always "screaming busy, so and so it going to kick off if this isn't done".

Lol.

Is anyone going to die? No.

Anyone going to lose their home? No.

If Bob from sales wants to be pissed off that's on him.

Such a crashing snore.

Certain ‘types’ of military wives are like this. Thankfully the majority aren’t.

Did you want a play by play of every other example of the two people I mentioned, there’s loads more but I felt it was unnecessary to write countless paragraphs.

🙄

So I'd sometimes need to do my emails outside of work, and would tell you I'm doing that so you don't think I'm fucking about on CandyCrush and being really rude.
I'd not think of that as bragging my job was important in any way.

Same.

But neither of us (hopefully!) are the hated BiL.

Yes perfectly normal.

I agree.

Unless you are a doctor or police officer or similar who needs to be on call out of hours, it is actually incredibly rude to be checking your work stuff when out with friends or at weekend when spending time with family.

It is just a sign of someone who:

• either does not know how to manage their life properly
• thinks their job makes them look very ''important''.

I have absolutely no time for people like that.

My is definitely not important but does require me to check and respond to some emails out of work hours, someone’s travel plans may have been cancelled, my boss might have decided to change his travel plans for Monday am, someone might need to know at 7pm if I’ve paid a bill they are being asked to pay again etc. All things that require fairly immediate responses, but I’m not so important that they couldn’t have me replaced tomorrow!

And yeah, no one would have died or lost their house but may turn up to the airport without a flight or cost the company money in double paying bills etc

My jobs not important. I'm overpaid for what I do and the company could cope without me and my counterparts.

But sometimes I check my emails first thing so I can mentally prepare for the day.

I have a very important job 🤓but I never look at emails or work phone out of hours. I genuinely don’t understand why people do this especially in the middle of doing something else. Im either on the clock or off and try really hard to keep work time and home time separate.