What normal jobs do you admire and think you'd be bad at?
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Johnnytheboy said:
Anything that involved predominantly dealing with the stratum of society that get everything done for them for free, and spend the whole time moaning about it. I'd be very hard pushed not to tell them exactly what I thought.
A friend is a plumber for a housing association and says he has to bite his lip at what some of the utter vermin he has as "clients" on a daily basis do and say.
on the flip side social housing tenants do not really get the same respect from tradesman as private landlord tenants mightA friend is a plumber for a housing association and says he has to bite his lip at what some of the utter vermin he has as "clients" on a daily basis do and say.
Quite a few in social housing pay rent and decorate the interiors themselves etc. A leak and consequent damage could take months to get completely repaired and the tenant will end up finishing the painting etc themselves when the final tradesmen fail to show.
There is an apathy in the response, lack of communications, constant chasing etc. Some tradesman are polite and go the extra distance but others have that view that the tenants get everything done for them for free almost from the off and dont treat them as clients and the house as their home
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on the flip side social housing tenants do not really get the same respect from tradesman as private landlord tenants might
Quite a few in social housing pay rent and decorate the interiors themselves etc. A leak and consequent damage could take months to get completely repaired and the tenant will end up finishing the painting etc themselves when the final tradesmen fail to show.
There is an apathy in the response, lack of communications, constant chasing etc. Some tradesman are polite and go the extra distance but others have that view that the tenants get everything done for them for free almost from the off and dont treat them as clients and the house as their home
+1 this is a comment from somebody who knows what they are talking about. On the whole; smashing people live in social housing, just like ever where else
on the flip side social housing tenants do not really get the same respect from tradesman as private landlord tenants might
Quite a few in social housing pay rent and decorate the interiors themselves etc. A leak and consequent damage could take months to get completely repaired and the tenant will end up finishing the painting etc themselves when the final tradesmen fail to show.
There is an apathy in the response, lack of communications, constant chasing etc. Some tradesman are polite and go the extra distance but others have that view that the tenants get everything done for them for free almost from the off and dont treat them as clients and the house as their home
+1 this is a comment from somebody who knows what they are talking about. On the whole; smashing people live in social housing, just like ever where else
billshoreham said:
menousername said:
on the flip side social housing tenants do not really get the same respect from tradesman as private landlord tenants might
Quite a few in social housing pay rent and decorate the interiors themselves etc. A leak and consequent damage could take months to get completely repaired and the tenant will end up finishing the painting etc themselves when the final tradesmen fail to show.
There is an apathy in the response, lack of communications, constant chasing etc. Some tradesman are polite and go the extra distance but others have that view that the tenants get everything done for them for free almost from the off and dont treat them as clients and the house as their home
+1 this is a comment from somebody who knows what they are talking about. On the whole; smashing people live in social housing, just like ever where elseQuite a few in social housing pay rent and decorate the interiors themselves etc. A leak and consequent damage could take months to get completely repaired and the tenant will end up finishing the painting etc themselves when the final tradesmen fail to show.
There is an apathy in the response, lack of communications, constant chasing etc. Some tradesman are polite and go the extra distance but others have that view that the tenants get everything done for them for free almost from the off and dont treat them as clients and the house as their home
A favourite seems to be wanting a new bathroom so deliberately smashing up the old one.
bazza white said:
Agreed with plasterer, as a diy'er it stresses the hell out me.
Carer for mental health, I'd fall to pieces. Shamefully all my mums side of the family work in this area.
My girlfriend is a mental health nurse, some of the things they deal with in the job is outrageous. Dont think I'd last long before I ended up smacking some of the patients in the gob with how abusive they can be. Carer for mental health, I'd fall to pieces. Shamefully all my mums side of the family work in this area.
I'd like to be a locksmith and then use my skills to go around breaking into houses.
On a daily basis I'd get to do the funniest line in the history of comedy.
"Who are you, and how did you get in here..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRva7z8pvwc
On a daily basis I'd get to do the funniest line in the history of comedy.
"Who are you, and how did you get in here..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRva7z8pvwc
SCEtoAUX said:
I'd like to be a locksmith and then use my skills to go around breaking into houses.
On a daily basis I'd get to do the funniest line in the history of comedy.
"Who are you, and how did you get in here..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRva7z8pvwc
Rivaled by "Is this some kind of bust?"On a daily basis I'd get to do the funniest line in the history of comedy.
"Who are you, and how did you get in here..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRva7z8pvwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S2wjSvX2D8
I used to think plastering was easy because I watched my Dad do it so many times as a lad. I used to go to work with him as his plasters mate. He made it look as easy as buttering bread, and it would come out perfect every time; presumably because it was as easy as it looked.
Then one day I had a go, and I can report; basically plastering is a mysterious and complex art bestowed upon the chosen few. And that my Dad is exceptionally good at it.
Then one day I had a go, and I can report; basically plastering is a mysterious and complex art bestowed upon the chosen few. And that my Dad is exceptionally good at it.
Pub owner in a small village-type pub
Having to talk/deal with the same old faces every night. Up till gone midnight every night, then up early to get the place cleaned and hoovered before opening again. Never a day off. Indoors all day and night. Very few holidays because of the difficulty of getting cover.
Seems a job that is nowhere near as good as people seem to think it will be.
Having to talk/deal with the same old faces every night. Up till gone midnight every night, then up early to get the place cleaned and hoovered before opening again. Never a day off. Indoors all day and night. Very few holidays because of the difficulty of getting cover.
Seems a job that is nowhere near as good as people seem to think it will be.
I've done my time as a waiter/kitchen porter/barman when I was young and needed money. But only in a small pub in my village with 10 tables rather than in the middle of Pizza Express or similar. It shouldn't need to be said but I never understand the need to be rude to people in charge of your food..
Anyway, I could not be a nurse. There are many nurses in my family, my aunt was for many years, and three of her daughters are all in the profession, and I could not do it. Mainly because I haven't yet worked out a way to avoid throwing up whenever I smell vomit... Just not something I feel I would be good at.
My wife is a teacher. I actually think I would be a good teacher. But I would have to be a teacher in a secondary school for some reason, and I would have to teach a class in how to waste time on the internet...
Anyway, I could not be a nurse. There are many nurses in my family, my aunt was for many years, and three of her daughters are all in the profession, and I could not do it. Mainly because I haven't yet worked out a way to avoid throwing up whenever I smell vomit... Just not something I feel I would be good at.
My wife is a teacher. I actually think I would be a good teacher. But I would have to be a teacher in a secondary school for some reason, and I would have to teach a class in how to waste time on the internet...
The Spruce goose said:
...fanny doctor ............ looking at women's bits would end up putting me off them.
Remember all the teenage jokes about being a Gynaecologist and how great it would be? As a young pup, I was working for an hour in a Gynae's office in South Croydon (installing a fax machine we'd sold) when I spotted a medical book open on the desk. Worth a quick look? I had the room to myself.
Those images still haunt me. Pus-filled abscesses, scabby rotting flesh, blood and unmentionables everywhere
It was at that point that I came to realise that - routine maintenance/smears notwithstanding - these poor practitioners generally had to spend their time up close and personal with truly the worst examples on offer. The pictures were bad enough, but the real thing must have been indescribable.
I recall thinking that a f
king warthog probably wouldn't venture near some of those without a case-full of smelling salts and a stout insurance policy.Don't think I could quite manage that job!
Hoofy said:
Carer?
This. I've done it for a short time. I loved it, but christ it was hard work. My brother is disabled (needs 24/7 care, think new born child but the size of a 20 year old). I'll look after him a couple of times a month as we haven't got a carer for that shift and it gives my parents a break...but its bloody hard work. I take my hat off to everyone who does it full time.
A friend is a A&E nurse. I don't know how she does it. Some of the things that shes had to deal are shocking.
That being said...I work with the Police and love it.
Lorry driver (Long Haul) Driving between the UK and Poland regularly and stopping for breaks at the service areas I have found I have an awful lot of respect for these guys. Must be one of the most boring frustrating jobs anyone can do.
Other road users are mostly terrible, Away from home for days/weeks at a time. Driving for hours on end at 90/100 KMH whilst watching everyone else fly past. Sleeping in a cab for days/weeks/months. Being restricted by driving hours and tachos and having to sleep in some pretty rough places.
All just to get food and Sh*t we don't really need into shops so that we can buy it.
Pretty under appreciated in my opinion
Other road users are mostly terrible, Away from home for days/weeks at a time. Driving for hours on end at 90/100 KMH whilst watching everyone else fly past. Sleeping in a cab for days/weeks/months. Being restricted by driving hours and tachos and having to sleep in some pretty rough places.
All just to get food and Sh*t we don't really need into shops so that we can buy it.
Pretty under appreciated in my opinion
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