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Jobs you respect anyone who does it but couldn't do yourself?

75 replies

TellMe67 · 14/01/2023 23:39

Nurse an Chef

OP posts:
Clevs · 14/01/2023 23:43

Anyone who works in a call centre.

FluffyYucca · 14/01/2023 23:44

Carer

WetBandits · 14/01/2023 23:44

Dentist 🤯

XenoBitch · 14/01/2023 23:45

Anyone in mental health.

Icecreamandapplepie · 14/01/2023 23:47

Carer

Anyone who cleans toilets.

Pay should be so much higher for those in these essential jobs.

NewYearNewName2023 · 14/01/2023 23:48

Nurses and carers

SeenAndNot · 14/01/2023 23:48

Teaching

XenoBitch · 14/01/2023 23:49

Slaughter house workers.
Cleaners

Theresahippopotamusonourroofeatingcake · 14/01/2023 23:49

Paramedic

Twoshoesnewshoes · 14/01/2023 23:49

Teacher
nurse
nursery carer
abbatoir workers

Offleyhoo · 14/01/2023 23:50

Dentist

ouch321 · 14/01/2023 23:50

Bin man

MrsMoastyToasty · 14/01/2023 23:50

Anyone who works down sewers or at sewage treatment works.
(I used to work for the local water and sewerage company but I was sat in a nice warm office).

whataboutsecondbreakfast · 14/01/2023 23:50

Chef
Carer
Nurse
Doctor
Teacher
Abattoir worker
Dentist
Podiatrist

Whatthediddlyfeck · 14/01/2023 23:50

Police officers.. I send them to jobs and don’t know how they manage to not bang oeople’s heads together!

DashboardConfessional · 14/01/2023 23:50

Also teacher. Cannot imagine having to be "on" in front of 30 people all day and then deal with their parents.

EVHead · 14/01/2023 23:50

Carer
Undertaker

Dogs4Ever · 14/01/2023 23:51

Astronaut, no way would I go beyond earth.

RedHouseWins · 14/01/2023 23:51

Paramedic. I well up whenever I see an ambulance

talkingmorenonsense · 14/01/2023 23:52

Pathologists
Anyone who works on child protection, especially sexual abuse cases
Vets
Farmers

user1471548941 · 14/01/2023 23:52

Motherhood! Watching my friends have babies and it blows my mind how intensive it is. I have a disability that means it’s off the cards from me, but watching them, I’m not sure I could be that selfless.

Moomoomeemee · 14/01/2023 23:52

Nurses, especially MH nurses
Carers
I'm a TA and I wouldn't want to be a teacher, but I could do it under duress
Some sorts of doctors, like A&E doctors and trauma surgeons and the like
Cover supervisor in a secondary school (awful job unless you are some sort of superhero - and some of them absolutely are)

Moomoomeemee · 14/01/2023 23:53

Oh also police officer. Couldn't do it. Too depressing

Surely2023IsTheYearForMyRainbowBaby · 14/01/2023 23:54

Icecreamandapplepie · 14/01/2023 23:47

Carer

Anyone who cleans toilets.

Pay should be so much higher for those in these essential jobs.

Definitely. We don't get paid anywhere near enough!! Not when you think we have a huge amount of responsibility yet stacking shelves in a supermarket pays the same sometimes more. Not dissing anyone who does stack shelves in a supermarket I did myself for 10 years

WinterFoxes · 14/01/2023 23:54

Carer
Nurse
Full time secondary school teacher
Firefighter
Ambulance Crew