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MickeyMac · 11-17-2009, 11:42 AM

Cleaning certain places. I dont mean like an office or something like that, but cleaning apartments, residents, hospitals, nursing homes and the like. I have done that and cant do that again. Its amazing how disgusting some people are

Factory work: Been doing that for 8 years, and cant do it anymore. I dont have the mentality for it.

Waterston_Fan · 11-17-2009, 11:45 AM

Being a waitress since I think that's the toughest job.

EDIT: I have done this at my job and got more hours for it.... Cleaning as well, but it was bathrooms... Amazing how people are so messy and gross..

Now I am a customer service associate and get little to no hours.. GO FIGURE!!

catlover79 · 11-17-2009, 12:29 PM

Bus driver - especially a school bus driver!!!

Years ago, when I worked the box office of a movie theater, two school bus drivers came in to see a show (I think it was a school holiday). The first thing I said to them was, "God bless you - I know I couldn't do it!"

comedyfreak · 11-17-2009, 01:15 PM

A gardner, too much work. I hated doing yardwork as a kid and I wouldn't want to do it for a living.

waichingliu81 · 11-17-2009, 01:43 PM

-cleaning toilets

-working at a fast food joint serving burgers, fried chicken & fries

- anything which involves having knowledge in a particular area that i don't possess, or know anything about

- being a prostitute: hell to the no!

phoebe7165 · 11-17-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Waterston_Fan

Being a waitress since I think that's the toughest job.

Same here. I'd probably end up dumping somebody's food in their lap, not from being clumsy, but because they complained!!

OH Nuts! · 11-17-2009, 04:42 PM

There are some jobs I WOULD NEVER DO even for 5 million dollars!

*Air traffic controller, branch manager of a bank, cleaning the lion cage, having to be around wild animals, having to be around foul smelling animals (like descented skunks) - these are for starters

MrCleveland · 11-17-2009, 07:06 PM

Washing dishes.

But since I'm desperate for a 2nd job...I may have no other choice.

Marvo301 · 11-17-2009, 07:21 PM

I don't want to work in customer service anymore. The public can be very unforgiving, they rarely show gratitude, and they can be absolutely disgusting and guess who has to clean up after them? And on top of all that the pay is lousy and the benefits often non-existent.

phoebe7165 · 11-17-2009, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

I don't want to work in customer service anymore. The public can be very unforgiving, they rarely show gratitude, and they can be absolutely disgusting and guess who has to clean up after them? And on top of all that the pay is lousy and the benefits often non-existent.

I hear ya, Marv, and I whole-heartedly agree. Working with the general public pretty much sucks(read my previous post!). It's amazing what a-holes people can be, that why when I'm on the customer-side of the counter, I'm very courteous. That is, unless, the person waiting on me is rude, when I could not have been nicer, then I call them on it.

MickeyMac · 11-17-2009, 08:05 PM

I forgot about fast food. No way. Been there, done that, never again.

phoebe7165 · 11-17-2009, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

I forgot about fast food. No way. Been there, done that, never again.

That is where I dealt with the majority of the a-hole general public. I was a manager for a time at BK, and you deal with those customers more than if you were just a regular employee.

I've been called the b-word and the c-word, and I've been told to f-off.

catlover79 · 11-17-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

I don't want to work in customer service anymore. The public can be very unforgiving, they rarely show gratitude, and they can be absolutely disgusting and guess who has to clean up after them? And on top of all that the pay is lousy and the benefits often non-existent.

You can add inside/outside phone sales to that, too!! Most of the people I dealt with were nice (or at least tolerable) but the sheer call volume can do serious damage to your vocal cords.

Retro4Life · 11-17-2009, 10:43 PM

I never say I WOULDN'T do a job because you never know what life will force you to do to survive, but I will say that I absolutely would NEVER want to work with the public, in any way.

They are indeed, often cruel and insulting and if you are in such a position you pretty much have to sit there and take it.

I also don't think I'd do well with the medical profession. The incredible responsibility that entails (on most jobs, if you screw up, the company might lose some money; in the medical world, if you screw up, someone might die) would probably overwhelm me.

Also, anything to do with food. I am all for eating, but I want no part of the preparation process. I've heard some absolute horror stories from guys who worked in slaughterhouses.

comedyfreak · 11-18-2009, 06:48 AM

I have worked in retail before, back in the late 90's I worked at Super K-Mart and it was not bad. I had more problems from management than from the customers. I actually got pretty fast at ringing people up.

11-17-2009, 11:42 AM	#1
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	What Jobs Would You Not Want To Do Cleaning certain places. I dont mean like an office or something like that, but cleaning apartments, residents, hospitals, nursing homes and the like. I have done that and cant do that again. Its amazing how disgusting some people are Factory work: Been doing that for 8 years, and cant do it anymore. I dont have the mentality for it.

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11-17-2009, 07:21 PM	#9
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,461	I don't want to work in customer service anymore. The public can be very unforgiving, they rarely show gratitude, and they can be absolutely disgusting and guess who has to clean up after them? And on top of all that the pay is lousy and the benefits often non-existent.
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11-17-2009, 11:45 AM	#2
Waterston_Fan Eternal Member Eternal Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,195	Being a waitress since I think that's the toughest job. EDIT: I have done this at my job and got more hours for it.... Cleaning as well, but it was bathrooms... Amazing how people are so messy and gross.. Now I am a customer service associate and get little to no hours.. GO FIGURE!!

11-17-2009, 01:43 PM	#5
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	-cleaning toilets -working at a fast food joint serving burgers, fried chicken & fries - anything which involves having knowledge in a particular area that i don't possess, or know anything about - being a prostitute: hell to the no!

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OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	There are some jobs I WOULD NEVER DO even for 5 million dollars! *Air traffic controller, branch manager of a bank, cleaning the lion cage, having to be around wild animals, having to be around foul smelling animals (like descented skunks) - these are for starters

11-17-2009, 08:05 PM	#11
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	I forgot about fast food. No way. Been there, done that, never again.

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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	I never say I WOULDN'T do a job because you never know what life will force you to do to survive, but I will say that I absolutely would NEVER want to work with the public, in any way. They are indeed, often cruel and insulting and if you are in such a position you pretty much have to sit there and take it. I also don't think I'd do well with the medical profession. The incredible responsibility that entails (on most jobs, if you screw up, the company might lose some money; in the medical world, if you screw up, someone might die) would probably overwhelm me. Also, anything to do with food. I am all for eating, but I want no part of the preparation process. I've heard some absolute horror stories from guys who worked in slaughterhouses.
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11-18-2009, 06:48 AM	#15
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Star Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	I have worked in retail before, back in the late 90's I worked at Super K-Mart and it was not bad. I had more problems from management than from the customers. I actually got pretty fast at ringing people up.