DawnM Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I thought this would be a fun thread. I am currently sitting at Panera Bread and there are window washers washing a 12 story building next door. They are just hanging, no box (don't know what you call them). They are just hanging by ropes. Concrete beneath them. Nope, nope, won't do it. Fear of heights. What job would you definitely NOT take. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeFlowers Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Emptying port-o-potties. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 School bus driver. Terrifying within the bus and on the road! I am taking about dealing with 40 little kids after school, not even teens. I admire the nerves of steel of anyone who does it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 roofing, farming, management of people 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Emptying port-o-potties. You mean they aren't disposable???? hahahaha. Edited October 4, 2016 by DawnM 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 You mean they aren't disposable???? hahahaha. LOL The other morning there was a commercial on the radio for a company that deals in porta potties. They have all sorts of porta potties, even extra fancy and posh ones. They really made it sound exciting in the commercial. I just thought...well that's a shitty business. :lol: 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Housekeeping - it is my hubby's area of expertise :) Driving - I drive like a race car maniac on my provisional license decades ago, no one will hire me even if I make the effort to pass a driving test Anywhere medical like hospitals and clinics - I tend to get the flu bug from the waiting room. Edited October 4, 2016 by Arcadia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Movie reviewer. I couldn't stand to watch all the awful, awful movies that are are churned at an embarrassingly expensive rate to coddle all those celebrities, most of whom seem to me to be short on talent. Gah. I'd rather clean port-a-potties. At least you'd be doing something useful!! Now I do like movies. I really am an old movie buff, but I want someone else to vet them for me. Whenever I am forced to sit through a bad movie, I always think of how I can never get that time back or remove those awful images from my head. I think: I coulda been cleaning a bathroom!!!! Edited October 4, 2016 by Faithr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaNYC Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Middle school teacher :blink: 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Middle school teacher :blink: HAHAHA! That is part of my job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Any sort of cleaning after people, from port o potties to houses or offices. Cleaning after critters is ok. There's something about a barn... Any teaching of kids who aren't mine if they haven't at least reached high school age. Skydiving 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Any sort of cleaning after people, from port o potties to houses or offices. Cleaning after critters is ok. There's something about a barn... Any teaching of kids who aren't mine if they haven't at least reached high school age. Skydiving I gotta say, I have only taught 6-12 before now, but this year, for the first time in my life, I also have K-5. I am actually enjoying it and shocking myself. I didn't think I would! I have K-12 every single day. Edited October 4, 2016 by DawnM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Podiatrist, because feet gross me out. Actually, being any kind of doctor or nurse would gross me out. I also couldn't stand being a teacher. Having been a classroom helper for years when my kids were in school, I know that I definitely do not have what it takes to deal with other people's kids on a daily basis. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I don't do well working in offices day in and day out. Give me a barn or something outdoors all day long. At the very least my car....I was in my car ALL day yesterday. No heights, thank you very much. No cleaning....I'm just not good at it. I'm sure there are others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Pretty much anything Mike Rowe has ever covered on his show. Anything involving chicken poop. Or any sort of excrement at all. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) caretaking my mil. she's currently living with my sil. (sil is paid). niece was there, and I made the comment "I wouldn't let her live with me for $1M " niece added "a day". eta: I've come to appreciate her better points - but I'm not oblivious to her ability to drive people seriously crazy. Edited October 4, 2016 by gardenmom5 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janeway Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I had my blood taken today and knew that is a job I could never do. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Podiatrist, because feet gross me out. Actually, being any kind of doctor or nurse would gross me out. I also couldn't stand being a teacher. Having been a classroom helper for years when my kids were in school, I know that I definitely do not have what it takes to deal with other people's kids on a daily basis. Oh, that reminds me, I couldn't be a dentist or dental hygienist. People's teeth and mouths gross me out. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) Any sort of cleaning after people, from port o potties to houses or offices. Cleaning after critters is ok. There's something about a barn... Count me in here too- cleaning up outside of my own house. Particularly toilets. But cleaning up strangers dishes or anything else would freak me out too. To be honest I don't even know how waiters and waitresses clear tables.....grad school caused me a bit of germaphobia on some things. Also, working at a daycare. I couldn't handle that at all. I'm not sure which would be worse for me, dealing with the kids or the parents. Edited October 4, 2016 by texasmom33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Adding to the list: OB/GYN, Proctologist, Urologist, Podiatrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 My DD kindergarten teacher sent a note stating that if parents wanted to stay longer after the field trip, each table would make an apple pie with the apples we picked last week. There's something like 26 kids...I don't want her job, but she is excellent at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Agreeing with window washer (especially considering that in my neck of the woods the buildings are 40-100+ stories) and assorted human/animal waste cleanup. Adding: anything that requires being out in the weather or on the water, anything requiring physical strength/stamina, and police officer. Oh, and POTUS! I'm sure there are lots more, but I don't need to think of those to be immensely grateful for my cushy office job that comes with free heat & AC and a reasonably-comfy chair. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Adding to the list: OB/GYN, Proctologist, Urologist, Podiatrist. ob/gyn, urology, podiatry...even though they have their yucky moments I can see why they might interest people...but proctology? What happened there? At what point did the person think I'd like to spend my career looking up arses? LMAO 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 (edited) I'm pretty sure that teaching K - 3, or pretty much doing anything with that age group on a daily basis, would be like the seventh circle of hell for me. Being a gym teacher :svengo: Edited October 4, 2016 by Upward Journey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 You know the people who work in doctors' offices, hospitals, etc. and do nothing but deal with insurance stuff? All day, five days a week? I'd lose my sanity in about an hour. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Something with driving. If it wasn't for the fact a plumber has to drive to different locations I could easily see myself having a career as a plumber (after homeschooling). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Oh, that reminds me, I couldn't be a dentist or dental hygienist. People's teeth and mouths gross me out. I was fine(ish) with teeth till Eldest needed to have oral surgery, twice. I use to be able to brush my kids teeth when they were small, pull out loose teeth. But, now I'm afraid of teeth. After Eldest had his first surgery he came out, wet around the eyes from crying, very little looking in the hospital bed. If the nurse didn't push me into a chair I would have fainted. Teeth, with the exception of brushing my own, now bring out that feeling in me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Commercial daycare worker. Especially the 4 to 7yo age group. The age when they.do.not.stop.talking. Any kind of meat processing or slaughter house. Wife to a high profile person, so that you have to watch every little thing you say. It could be a politician's wife or a pastors wife. The pay/position doesn't matter, any position where people are waiting for some gossip to slip from your lips. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Pilot. A job in which slightly imperfect execution kills hundreds of people is not for me. If I scrub a toilet wrong, it's not on CNN, you know? Kindergarten teacher, because I get a headache every time I visit a K class. And I've taught middle school (often very happily). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Oh, and POTUS! You couldn't pay me a gazillion dollars to do that job. And I wouldn't want a family member to do it either. To live life in a fish bowl and have your every move (and every move of your family) scrutinized and criticized, no thanks. And this ISN'T political, I feel sorry for the family members, no matter who is POTUS. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Telemarketer. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Telemarketer. Oh definitely not. Or bill collector either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Maricopa County Assistant District Attorney. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMS83 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Jobs with bosses? :D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Teaching a hot yoga class. I have zero heat tolerance, and the thought of being in a hot room full of sweaty, stinky people makes me queasy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 The personal assistant to any of the Kardashians...or probably any celebrity. But especially celebrities like Kanye or the K family...with such 'big' personalities. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 I thought this would be a fun thread. I am currently sitting at Panera Bread and there are window washers washing a 12 story building next door. They are just hanging, no box (don't know what you call them). They are just hanging by ropes. Concrete beneath them. Nope, nope, won't do it. Fear of heights. What job would you definitely NOT take. This is currently my four year olds ultimate ambition in life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaeFlowers Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 LOL The other morning there was a commercial on the radio for a company that deals in porta potties. They have all sorts of porta potties, even extra fancy and posh ones. They really made it sound exciting in the commercial. I just thought...well that's a shitty business. :lol: Years ago, I used to pass a porta potty business all the time. It was on the way to town from my house. I never thought much of it but one day I was having a really bad day. I pulled up to the intersection and saw the business and thought, "And I thought I was having a shitty day!" I don't think I could be a Dr. I don't want anything to do with any of the orifices. I always wandered what made someone want to do that. "Oh, I know what I want to do every day for the rest of my life! I want to be a gastroenterologist!" Uhhh...no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Any kind of sales especially if it involves cold calling. Also any kind of celebrity other than maybe an author that's kinda low profile. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 ob/gyn, urology, podiatry...even though they have their yucky moments I can see why they might interest people...but proctology? What happened there? At what point did the person think I'd like to spend my career looking up arses? LMAO Seriously. At least with OB/GYN a baby sometimes pops out of the hole. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Sitting in a cold room stuffing turkey necks, hearts and gizzards into a bag. Saw it once in a plant tour and I have never forgotten it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa R. Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Working for a driving school where I'd need to be in the passenger seat teaching teens how to drive. Can you imagine? :crying: I'd love to teach any of these kids in a classroom. But from a passenger seat? No way. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Anything that required me to answer phones all day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Telemarketer. Been there. Done that. It's a demoralizing job. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Dermatologist. I could not pop peoples zits and remove blackheads all day. I'd rather deal with poop in some way than deal with zits. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Environmental Services in a hospital. Shudder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefgazer Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Doctor or nurse. I'd rather empty the port-o-potties MaeFlowers won't do, LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Anything that required me to answer phones all day. I could *almost* answer the phone all day. Less build up and more just do it. I could never call people all day. I would go mad. It takes me forever to work up to calling anyone but my mother or my husband. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Dermatologist. I could not pop peoples zits and remove blackheads all day. I'd rather deal with poop in some way than deal with zits. But you'd be able to laser warts off of wieners! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Remember that helmet-camera video of the guy climbing up to change light bulbs on those extremely tall radio/cell/whatever towers? Nope sauce. My stomach is churning just thinking about it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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