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Jobs you have done you would NEVER recommend to your children

211 replies

OneUmberJoker · 28/12/2025 21:50

McDonald's

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JacknDiane · 29/12/2025 14:57

I wouldn't recommend anything dh or i have done and my kids are going in the opposite directions anyway.

SchrodingersParrot · 29/12/2025 15:05

Anything involving sales. I once worked in a company where there were two separate camps: the Sales camp and the Operations camp (the latter were the ones who actually did the work). The Sales side of things was horribly cutthroat. Unfortunately the Area Manager was a former salesman, so if there was any conflict between Sales and Operations, he always sided with the Sales people even if they were obviously in the wrong. When I left that company, I vowed that I would never again work in a sales environment.

Keepgettingolder81 · 29/12/2025 15:18

Nursing

Mrsnothingthanks · 29/12/2025 17:18

@Sunshineandoranges When did you teach and how long for?
20 years of primary teaching was enough for me - I left last year.
Now as an EOTAS Tutor I have pretty much zero job security, a terrible pension, no sick or holiday pay, and my take-home pay is far less than it was as a teacher.
Leaving teaching was still the best decision I ever made.

uhtredofbattenberg · 29/12/2025 20:28

gogomomo2 · 29/12/2025 10:40

To all you saying teaching, nursing etc I’m guessing you’ve never done really physically demanding or repetitive work for minimum wage, they are really bad jobs. I have lots of friends who are teachers and love it, perhaps it simply wasn’t right for you and you went into it because at the time it was an obvious job. My nurse friends also love their jobs, my bil is so enthusiastic about nursing specifically. The person I know who really hates their job is a pilot! Go figure, can’t give it up as needs the money and he is senior, won’t say airline but it’s well known.

The difference is that for teaching you've had to train for it for a minimum of a year on top of a degree if doing a pgce, so it's not as easy to give it up. Same with nursing.

I've done repetitive low paid jobs, but knowing that I've not invested much into it meant I could look for something better and quit .

HopSpringsEternal · 29/12/2025 20:57

ParsnipPies · 29/12/2025 11:46

@HopSpringsEternal i am interested to know if tour perspective on sex work is from yours or family experience 🤣🤣🤣

Sadly someone in my extended family. It has been very destructive and came from.a background of abuse.

Shinyandnew1 · 30/12/2025 00:38

The difference is that for teaching you've had to train for it for a minimum of a year on top of a degree if doing a pgce, so it's not as easy to give it up.

Yep, a degree, a year PGCE and then two years ECT.

It's a commitment.

Festivespirit85 · 30/12/2025 23:39

I knew there would be loads of 'teaching' replies. I've been a TA (never again) and before starting that career, I wanted to be a teacher. Then I saw first hand what it entailed, so not a chance.

Enigma54 · 02/01/2026 11:42

Teaching
Ta ( shockingly bad pay)

Benny91 · 04/01/2026 10:57

Bus driving. Easy job to do. But the general public and road users can be a pain to deal with.

Pearl69 · 05/01/2026 20:28

Definitely teaching - my DS is a teacher now and middle SLT. My god the stuff he has to deal with and he’s only 26.

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