ScouseFox Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 It's actually quite enjoyable, the downside is the pay not the job you can usually mix it up with a bit of shelf stacking more exercise than an office, job customer facing, no deadlines, no reports, no office politics, discounted goods. agreed. customer service typed jobs are much more enjoyable than office or i'd imagine manual jobs. you get to do pretty much nothing all day, mess around, speak to customers and have a laugh, get free or cheap stuff, then go home and nothing really matters. can do whole shifts without using your brain when you're hungover too. pressure free and a laugh. the ideal jobs if you got paid more than 6 quid an hour.
MPH Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Previous job was one i would never want to do again. I worked in the Children's intensive care unit at a Local hospital back in England... I'm not a violent person at all but we had several instances where it tested me to the limit. I remember one in particular where we had this unconcious baby ( 4 month old) come in through the A &E it took several tests to work out what exactly had happened... the whole left side of the skull was crushed and the lower left leg was broken in several places too - which is not easy to do with a 4 month old... What had actually happened is that the baby had most likely been crying, the person responsible couldnt cope grabbed the baby by the leg and hit them against the wall. We knew who did it and everything... but innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, ect we had to sit there and treat them as if nothing had happened as they came in to visit the baby. The day we had to switch off the babies ventilator as the police waited outside to arrest them for murder will be a day i will never forget.. There is so so much more i could say about other stuff but i really shouldnt.... pretty sure it left its mark on me...
cambridgefox Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Isn't it? Jobs don't grow on trees. Work on the till at BARKlays.
RowlattsFox Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Kitchen porter, ****ing hate washing up. I'd find being a care assistant very difficult, respect to those that do. Telesales, I'd be shite at it.
Captain... Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Previous job was one i would never want to do again. I worked in the Children's intensive care unit at a Local hospital back in England... I'm not a violent person at all but we had several instances where it tested me to the limit. I remember one in particular where we had this unconcious baby ( 4 month old) come in through the A &E it took several tests to work out what exactly had happened... the whole left side of the skull was crushed and the lower left leg was broken in several places too - which is not easy to do with a 4 month old... What had actually happened is that the baby had most likely been crying, the person responsible couldnt cope grabbed the baby by the leg and hit them against the wall. We knew who did it and everything... but innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, ect we had to sit there and treat them as if nothing had happened as they came in to visit the baby. The day we had to switch off the babies ventilator as the police waited outside to arrest them for murder will be a day i will never forget.. There is so so much more i could say about other stuff but i really shouldnt.... pretty sure it left its mark on me... That's brutal, one thing I couldn't handle in my job is having to make life or death decisions I don't think I would be mentally strong enough to work anywhere where the decisions I make could result in the death of someone even when you make the right decision. So much respect for those that do it.
The Blur Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Retail / Customer assistant. Never done it, never will. Was thinking the same when I went shopping other day- they seem always be standing around doing nothing expect for making minor adjustments to the clothes. My nightmare job would be in IT- I did an uni course in IT and hated the idea of the career in IT- you have to work with computers then go home and switch on a computer to order something or to surf whatever- it was becoming of a 24/7 thing for me where I felt my life revolved around the technology (phones, TVs etc)
lavrentis Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Was thinking the same when I went shopping other day- they seem always be standing around doing nothing expect for making minor adjustments to the clothes. My nightmare job would be in IT- I did an uni course in IT and hated the idea of the career in IT- you have to work with computers then go home and switch on computer to order something or to surf whatever- it was becoming of a 24/7 thing for me where I felt my life revolved around the technology (phones, TVs etc) I work in IT and it can be mentally draining - at least what I do. Constant thinking
Mike Oxlong Posted 9 June 2015 Author Posted 9 June 2015 Chef. It'd be like spinning plates trying to get all the timings right.
Wymsey Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Prostitute. Maybe good money, but you'll probably get 'physically damaged'.
DB11 Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 I would hate to be in any form of sales, either commision based salesman at a showroom or door to door or ringing people up. I'm too nice and honest
StanSP Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Was thinking the same when I went shopping other day- they seem always be standing around doing nothing expect for making minor adjustments to the clothes. This is because they need to be seen to be doing something . If you were there boss and there was that little to do, what would you like to see them doing - chatting away potentially ignoring customers or looking like they're doing stuff and at least showing some productivity, no matter how minimal . I would hate to be in any form of sales, either commision based salesman at a showroom or door to door or ringing people up. I'm too nice and honest Good shout. I'm also too nice - I'd fail to miss targets and it'd take a lot of work to get me to become a pushy person to the scale that's required of a salesman.
Rincewind Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 M&S bra measure person... You do know the topic title?
Samilktray Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 agreed. customer service typed jobs are much more enjoyable than office or i'd imagine manual jobs. you get to do pretty much nothing all day, mess around, speak to customers and have a laugh, get free or cheap stuff, then go home and nothing really matters. can do whole shifts without using your brain when you're hungover too. pressure free and a laugh. the ideal jobs if you got paid more than 6 quid an hour. This is all true until you get to management levels of retail. Then its an entirely different beast.
ScouseFox Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 This is all true until you get to management levels of retail. Then its an entirely different beast. That's probably true. Most managers I ever had looked upset most the time. I guess management is when a part time fun slackers job becomes a "proper" job like one in an office or manual labour, hence the fun goes and you need to try. Targets to hit, books to balance etc. not just customers to flirt with and corners to hide in.
Mark_w Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Forest manager I'd love that job. I'd be as incompetent as their usual managers, ruin their season, get sacked, lots of compensation.
cambridgefox Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Bed shop,I would get so bored with the limited footfall and want to have a kip surrounded by beds.Honestly.
The Doctor Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Tinker, tailor, soldier. I'd hate to work in sales or H&R.
AKCJ Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Isn't it? Jobs don't grow on trees. To someone with no qualifications or desire, no there isn't. But if you walk into an interview with a couple of GCSEs, a can-do attitude and a smile on your face and the job is yours.
AKCJ Posted 9 June 2015 Posted 9 June 2015 Previous job was one i would never want to do again. I worked in the Children's intensive care unit at a Local hospital back in England... I'm not a violent person at all but we had several instances where it tested me to the limit. I remember one in particular where we had this unconcious baby ( 4 month old) come in through the A &E it took several tests to work out what exactly had happened... the whole left side of the skull was crushed and the lower left leg was broken in several places too - which is not easy to do with a 4 month old... What had actually happened is that the baby had most likely been crying, the person responsible couldnt cope grabbed the baby by the leg and hit them against the wall. We knew who did it and everything... but innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, ect we had to sit there and treat them as if nothing had happened as they came in to visit the baby. The day we had to switch off the babies ventilator as the police waited outside to arrest them for murder will be a day i will never forget.. There is so so much more i could say about other stuff but i really shouldnt.... pretty sure it left its mark on me... I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. That sounds utterly awful, although I would like to imagine there would be some really rewarding days.
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