Worst jobs

[Maydup]

I've been thinking today about all of the people who do difficult jobs or really dull jobs. If you are one you have my sympathies.

Which three jobs would you least like to do?

Mine are
1 - Abattoir worker - or anything to do with killing animals
2 - Gallery attendent - mind numbing!
3 - Colonoscopist - day in day out? Very admirable people.

[boxtops]

Toilet cleaner
dentist (why look in people's mouths all day?)
podiatrist (ditto, re feet)

[Maydup]

I'm with you on dentist boxtop! what amasing people they are.

[sherrardk]

Did you know that dentists have to buy half a dead body when they are training (two students share a whole one - they don't actually get half a body!)?

[sophie_1003]

1. Leaflet delivery person (did this and it was awful!)
2. Chicken battery farm worker
3. Spider handler

[Canary42]

1. Miner
2. Trawlerman
3. Steeplejack

[boxtops]

I also believe that the stats show that dentists have a very high suicide rate. Sad, but it must be hard to work in a job where so many people are terrified of you.

[Maydup]

No I couldn't be a steeplejack - afraid of heights, nor could I work with battery hens.

In fact, stick me in a gallery with no window any day!

[askyourgran]

Sewage worker
Mortuary attendant
Wayne Rooney's barber

[Maydup]

Great answers Gran

[boxtops]

Body-hair waxer would come pretty low down the list for me....

[Canary42]

Sewage worker's a doddle - you don't have to do any work, just go through the motions :)

[supersuezy24]

Maidup..I agree with number 3...Had one 2 weeks ago and have to agree although thank God someone takes this job on as it saves lives xx

[Maydup]

Yes you have to admire all manner of people who work in hospitals.

How do you go from being a teenager to wanting to be a Bowel Surgeon? Amazing people.

[lankeela]

Lol @ canary, I appreciated it even if no-one else did.

[scotman]

Anything involving interacting with the public. That covers dozens.

[starone]

I just watched Silent Witness and two men were getting a body out of the river. They were both in wet suits but it must have been very cold and uncomfortable for them. I don't mean the actors but the real people who do this sort of job are very brave. And the forensic scientists who have to deal with decaying bodies have my admiration. All those maggots - eeugh! Not forgetting the more mundane jobs like men working on high live electricity wires or gas mains or water mains. Very uncomfortable and dangerous.

[DTCwordfan]

Bottom Hole Analyst

No its not proctology - its a job on exploration rigs for oil - measuring the change in pressures to help build up an estimate of recoverable oil. Great job title though.

[wolf63]

>>Boxtops: Body-hair waxer would come pretty low down the list for me....

I think pulling the hairs out of someone else with wax would be therapeutic, it would get rid of loads of stress. Something like a male torso would be fun.

;-)

I used to pay/not pay benefits to people - that was 'fun'. After 24years and 33 days I had a meltdown and haven't worked since.

[Maydup]

You certainly did your time there wolf63 - time for doing whatever takes your fancy now for the rest of your life.

[Maydup]

Trust you DT to know about a Bottom Hole Analyst! Worst title if not worst job.