Worst jobs

red_harrington said:
After spending most of this evening trying to replace our kitchen tap I can't think of many more frustrating annoying fiddly jobs than being a plumber. Getting wet loosening rusted bolts in cramped spaces is no fun.

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Thing is a Plumber would have had that done in 5 minutes, as they have all the right tools and knowledge (well, most do). So I suppose it's probably crap as an apprentice or early days, but once you get used to it an experienced it's probably fairly strightforward. You can only do what you can do, and if things take longer then you get paid more, if you're not an idiot with how you price things.

It's like brickies, from what I understand, everyone thinks they're out in the **** weather all the time, but they don't really work when it rains (most don't get paid then either mind), they wrap up in the cold, and get crazy money when they are working. I bet a third of the year is good too, when the weather is generally decent. The bricky isn't doing the heavy lifting either as they've always got some young lad or labourer doing that. Bad thing for brickies and any job like that is it's not going to be easy when you're older, after doing it for 40 years, so they need to be responsible with the cash they get early days (I best most aren't though).

A self employed decent plumber probably clears a grand a week, and probably gets loads of cash too, I'd much rather be doing that than working in a shop all day for £12 an hour or whatever minimum wage is. People in shops get shafted with when they have to work as well, it's always weekends, Christmas and bank holidays etc. Our lass works in a shop and she's been brainwashed by the employers, they're all the same, they con the staff into thinking they're been treat well when they're just taking massive advantage of them not being able to fight back, as there's always someone else who will do it and it needs little training. Then they also put stupid targets in place and terrible commission structures, the system's rigged.

I don't think being a soldier would be bad, for most that do it, after basic training, having been in the forces myself. It's pretty easy when you're in, which you only realise when you get out. Loads of travel (get paid extra for this too), cheap accommodation and food if you want it, decent pension, which is exceptional if you do the 22 years, as they start paying out the day you leave, so you can be getting a good pension at 40! That's how it was anyway. It's fairly easy to progress up the ranks and pay, if you want it, and doesn't take much more effort to outdo your counterparts. Loads of time off to go skiing, do luge, judo or some other random sport when you realise you can't get in the footy team, all of which is 90% funded and in "work" time. Easy to get training courses, do qualifications and degrees etc, and you get day release for those. Been to a few wars and they're not that bad, not as bad as people think, not for our troops anyway, I'm sure it's very different elsewhere. Have to keep in mind that a lot of people who join the forces are doing it for the travel and excitement etc, and it's a good laugh with like minded people. Forces life massively depends on how you play the system though, but it's a system which can easily be abused for personal gain, and doesn't take much to do that, it just means going out 3 nights a week, rather than 4 :LOL:

Chef seems give and take, but I suppose it depends where you work and whether you actually are a chef, a cook or something else. They probably spend half the time on prep which is easy going I expect, a quarter of the time when it's ok service, and a quarter when it's absolutely mental service. I bet a shift goes by quickly though. I think being a waiter/ waitress is probably a hell of a lot worse, especially in a busy place which is quite low end.
 
red_harrington said:
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My stepson ticks both of those boxes and he’s got a great job. Trained at some of the best restaurants in the country and seen a fair bit of the world. He’s been at it 17 years and will also end up with a decent pension.
 
swordtrombonefish said:
Those vast London drain 'maintenance' guys must have one hell of a job. Wading through p*ss & sh*t, attacked by rats the size of cats (Bowie) and trying to untangle massive bergs of all of the above plus nappies, tampons, bog roll, baby wipes etc.

That's a no from me.
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Most of those guys are off their rocker and love their job. Very well paid too if they are good.
 
Andy_W said:
Thing is a Plumber would have had that done in 5 minutes, as they have all the right tools and knowledge (well, most do). So I suppose it's probably crap as an apprentice or early days, but once you get used to it an experienced it's probably fairly strightforward. You can only do what you can do, and if things take longer then you get paid more, if you're not an idiot with how you price things.

It's like brickies, from what I understand, everyone thinks they're out in the **** weather all the time, but they don't really work when it rains (most don't get paid then either mind), they wrap up in the cold, and get crazy money when they are working. I bet a third of the year is good too, when the weather is generally decent. The bricky isn't doing the heavy lifting either as they've always got some young lad or labourer doing that. Bad thing for brickies and any job like that is it's not going to be easy when you're older, after doing it for 40 years, so they need to be responsible with the cash they get early days (I best most aren't though).

A self employed decent plumber probably clears a grand a week, and probably gets loads of cash too, I'd much rather be doing that than working in a shop all day for £12 an hour or whatever minimum wage is. People in shops get shafted with when they have to work as well, it's always weekends, Christmas and bank holidays etc. Our lass works in a shop and she's been brainwashed by the employers, they're all the same, they con the staff into thinking they're been treat well when they're just taking massive advantage of them not being able to fight back, as there's always someone else who will do it and it needs little training. Then they also put stupid targets in place and terrible commission structures, the system's rigged.

I don't think being a soldier would be bad, for most that do it, after basic training, having been in the forces myself. It's pretty easy when you're in, which you only realise when you get out. Loads of travel (get paid extra for this too), cheap accommodation and food if you want it, decent pension, which is exceptional if you do the 22 years, as they start paying out the day you leave, so you can be getting a good pension at 40! That's how it was anyway. It's fairly easy to progress up the ranks and pay, if you want it, and doesn't take much more effort to outdo your counterparts. Loads of time off to go skiing, do luge, judo or some other random sport when you realise you can't get in the footy team, all of which is 90% funded and in "work" time. Easy to get training courses, do qualifications and degrees etc, and you get day release for those. Been to a few wars and they're not that bad, not as bad as people think, not for our troops anyway, I'm sure it's very different elsewhere. Have to keep in mind that a lot of people who join the forces are doing it for the travel and excitement etc, and it's a good laugh with like minded people. Forces life massively depends on how you play the system though, but it's a system which can easily be abused for personal gain, and doesn't take much to do that, it just means going out 3 nights a week, rather than 4 :LOL:

Chef seems give and take, but I suppose it depends where you work and whether you actually are a chef, a cook or something else. They probably spend half the time on prep which is easy going I expect, a quarter of the time when it's ok service, and a quarter when it's absolutely mental service. I bet a shift goes by quickly though. I think being a waiter/ waitress is probably a hell of a lot worse, especially in a busy place which is quite low end.
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Have we ever seen a post from you that isn't a War and Peace style essay on any given topic 🤣
 
Binman in London for me, many years ago. Lasted a couple of days. It was mid-Summer and super-hot with the route going through Tottenham. Picked up a black bag that split and was full of dirty adult nappies covered in s#*t and maggots. It was agency work and just jacked it there and then. Worst job I could imagine though would be, working at serious heights. Absolute no no for me, like the guys who climb massive towers to change light bulbs.
 
John67 said:
Binman in London for me, many years ago. Lasted a couple of days. It was mid-Summer and super-hot with the route going through Tottenham. Picked up a black bag that split and was full of dirty adult nappies covered in s#*t and maggots. It was agency work and just jacked it there and then. Worst job I could imagine though would be, working at serious heights. Absolute no no for me, like the guys who climb massive towers to change light bulbs.
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Did you just leave it on the floor and walk off, never to be seen again, or did you just get back in the wagon and have to deal with the uncomfortable silence (or shouting at by the others)?

Either way I bet the other guys were not too pleased with you :LOL: 🤮
 
John67 said:
Binman in London for me, many years ago. Lasted a couple of days. It was mid-Summer and super-hot with the route going through Tottenham. Picked up a black bag that split and was full of dirty adult nappies covered in s#*t and maggots. It was agency work and just jacked it there and then. Worst job I could imagine though would be, working at serious heights. Absolute no no for me, like the guys who climb massive towers to change light bulbs.
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You must have lived a sheltered life if you'd never come across dirty adult nappies covered in s#*t and maggots.
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I've rodded out the blocked main sewer on Brighton seafront on August Bank Holiday weekend. That was an experience.

My mate once worked for Westminster Council call centre taking the calls from punters complaining about parking tickets. He said it was eight hours of relentless abuse every day - plus overtime if you felt like more!
 
I was a plumbing and heating engineer for nigh on 20 years. The right tools equipment and knowledge help, but you just get 7 or 8 chewy and fiddly jobs a day then as your reward.
Self employed might get a grand a week before overheads but I never.
 
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