What would your worst job be?

[Nevertriedcaviar]

I don't mean practically impossible things like flying an aroplane, but things that ordinary people do with enjoyment.
Mine would be taking in ironing, and dog walking.
What would yours be?

Quite a few things now that I am retired but especially:

Driving a large, fast, vehicle - especially in the dark.

Chef in a busy, hot restaurant kitchen.

Anything involving being out in the rain for long periods, e.g. farmer.

Anything involving delivering bad news, e.g. oncologist.

Anything involving large dogs - dog walker, dog groomer. Don't have the strength and I'm a bit frightened to be honest.

Sales, or any job where you have to take clients out and entertain them. Shudder.

Hmm I think there are lots of jobs I wouldn't be very good at but wouldn't really hate (sales for example, which I've done, I wasn't great at selling things but I quite liked chatting to people about their needs).

Quite a few of the jobs mentioned on this thread are things I have actually done in one way or another though!

I wouldn't want to wash windows on very tall buildings. I think that would be a combination of both dull and terrifying.

Furniture store so quiet the days must drag.
Anything outdoors.
I couldn’t cope with anything body related!

I mentioned I could never be a SEN teacher, and that I think the people who are able to do it are seriously amazing. I’d double teachers’ salaries if I could; it’s SUCH a hard AND important job, which is why so many people are mentioning it, between long hours, trying to turn no funding into a full and interesting classroom, plus it follows you home at night and adds to the mental load. People who can do it and do it well are obviously worthy of all our thanks.

Deep sea fisherman. Have a fish phobia and get dreadfully seasick on the calmest waters.

This. Also any job that involves cleaning up vomit/poo/urine. Social worker - I am not sure I could deal with some of the heartbreaking cases they deal with daily and be able to sleep at night. Honestly, I am not sure I could be many customer service/client facing jobs. So many people are rude at best and sadly aggressive, I am not one of those people who can let that behaviour wash over me.

Care worker. I have a horror of old age and incapacity. One of my fears is being managed out (of teaching!) When I'm older and expensive and having no other job to go to than caring.

Factory work too. Did it through uni and thought i was actually going to die of boredom.

Teenagers are a doddle.

Obviously there’s worse jobs, but I would hate to be a social media influencer.
I would hate to put my life, especially DC, online and always be under pressure to be interesting and stay relevant. No thanks.

I bet it’s really consuming and stressful constantly thinking about content.

Anything involving data entry ..sat in front of a screen all day.

Anything involving significant fine motor skills and detail as I'm impatient.

All of that.
Feet, teeth, bodily fluids... and I hate getting wet or cold.
I also don't like dealing with raw meat.
On the other hand, I teach in a primary school and mostly like the kids. This week has been a bit hard though, they are all very bouncy and loud!

Chef

@crazystar - I do get 56K a year and 17 weeks holiday a year- I’m no martyr.

But on this most don’t want ur job

Nope! Much easier ways to earn £57k, I will trade the holidays for an easier work life! But don’t mistake that for disrespect to teachers, thank goodness for them.

Anything public facing.

Five pages in and no one has mentioned Derek and Clive? I must be getting old…

A GDPR officer - had our annual audit recently so fucking dull

Nursery worker. Primary school teacher. Sales.

I think I would be ok being a forensic pathologist or working outside in the cold and rain.

I’ve just realised I am not a people person.

Teacher. I left for a reason and would rather take in ironing (despite only ever ironing maybe 1 item every 3 years).

Anything with bad smells - I have a really sensitive gag reflex. Reading this thread, that seems to wipe out more jobs than I'd thought!

Lobsters?

(I’m old, too.)

Married to one, an exceptional high school teacher too - he’s earning less than that though having been doing it over 10 years

he went contracting and has then found it harder to get back to his grade he left at , very experienced but doesn’t want to be more senior - he’s on 50k

It’s funny i wanted to be a journalist - now in my role deal with many and think it’s an awful career , especially daily mail / sun kind