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job hunting

  • 11-03-2009 7:45pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 321 ✭✭


    ok I'm in no doubt that I'll get a good bashing for this one... but here goes.... :D (and yeah i know its a recession and we shouldn't be snobbish blah blah blah )

    what jobs would you not do? there has to be something that you'd really never consider doing....

    I'm sure for some people its for moral reasons like 'oh i'd never go on the game'..... but for me, (and I'm being honest-stating my opinion so no slating me for that) I wouldn't empty the sanitary waste disposal bins in the ladies.... I wouldn't work as a cloakroom attendant... hmmmm im sure there are more.....


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  • Moderators Posts: 24,367 ✭✭✭✭ChewChew


    I'd do anything. . . Anything at all except this one thing. And I absolutely throw my hat off to anyone, male or female, who does it. . . . but you know those companies that do the sanitary disposal bins in female toilets? Well I just couldn't. not for all the money in the world. Fair dues to them cause I wouldn't be able for it.


  • Posts: 17,378 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    i wouldn't clean an office.. simply because if i'm cleaning an office, i've lost my job in an office and it would be a constant reminder.

    i'd do anythin else tho


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22 Thnx4theGum


    I worked in Tesco for 3 years while I was in college. The worst job I ever had. Never would work in a supermarket again!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    most things im aplying in video shop's etc, any where i wont work ina super merket as it would drive me mad...

    id empty sanitary towl bins and hang of the back of a binlorry no hassel's... wouldnt bother me in the slightist...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭Redpunto


    Toilet attendent in a club - can you imagine the amount of **** youd have to put up with and the amount of ****e youd have to clean up.


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    I don't know what the title of the job is but I spoke to someone that does it.

    The job is cleaning up a man/woman whom has just been put to death in the electric chair.
    Beforehand this worker is part of a security team that straps on an adult size nappy to the person soon to be executed. With the voltage of electric current flowing through them. the nerve muscles apparently just break down/burn out and the victim craps & wets themselves.
    The same person that put the nappy on, usually has to deal with removing it and helping with the clean up.

    Naaa, I couldn't do it - no way.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 504 ✭✭✭Svalbard


    I wouldn't empty the sanitary waste disposal bins in the ladies.

    I tried to do this once, wasn't even working for rent-o-kill.
    Worked in mickey D's during college, was asked to clean the bathrooms. Up I ran, scrubbed, had em sparkling all while humming "I'm lovin' it" to myself.

    Into the ladies jacks and i noticed the sanitary towel bin could do with emptying. Being a complete moron I think its up to me to do it. Cue me taking to top off and, unable to get the bag out, trying to tip the contents into another plastic bag.
    The smell was unmercifully bad. Luckily I decided it wasn't going to work, gave up before a load of panty waste fell on me and went to ask my manager how to empty the sanitary towel bin, i tried but failed. She tried to stop herself from laughing as she explained there's a special company who comes and deals with that.

    So....I wouldn't empty anitary towel bins for a living and i wouldnt be a bathroom attendant.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Work in a late night snack box serving drunk eejits food and getting abuse as thanks (see Des Bishops work experience). Other than that anything.



  • Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 35,945 Mod ✭✭✭✭dr.bollocko


    Call centre work.
    Those poor bastards.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    Biggins wrote: »
    I don't know what the title of the job is but I spoke to someone that does it.

    The job is cleaning up a man/woman whom has just been put to death in the electric chair.
    Beforehand this worker is part of a security team that straps on an adult size nappy to the person soon to be executed. With the voltage of electric current flowing through them. the nerve muscles apparently just break down/burn out and the victim craps & wets themselves.
    The same person that put the nappy on, usually has to deal with removing it and helping with the clean up.

    Naaa, I couldn't do it - no way.

    /pushes pack of chocolate fingers away.:mad:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,573 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    Software development.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 321 ✭✭dollybird09


    oh my god that is gross!!!!
    Svalbard wrote: »

    a load of panty waste fell on me

    So....I wouldn't empty sanitary towel bins for a living and i wouldnt be a bathroom attendant.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭Last Angry Man


    Biggins wrote: »
    I don't know what the title of the job is but I spoke to someone that does it.

    The job is cleaning up a man/woman whom has just been put to death in the electric chair.
    Beforehand this worker is part of a security team that straps on an adult size nappy to the person soon to be executed. With the voltage of electric current flowing through them. the nerve muscles apparently just break down/burn out and the victim craps & wets themselves.
    The same person that put the nappy on, usually has to deal with removing it and helping with the clean up.

    Naaa, I couldn't do it - no way.


    Mortician?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,638 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    When you are despirate enough, when all your other options are gone you WILL do any job and being a bathroom attendant/cleaner is very very far from the bottom of the pile of demeaning occupations.

    For me the job I would hate most would be to be a soldier. Sorry Mairt, respect and all that to ye, but it's not for me.:)

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭Aodan83


    I would prefer soldier over cleaning sanitary towel bins any day. I'm sure I can find something a bit more convenient though.
    Coulndn't work in McDonald's or anywhere like that. Not so much serving food as puttin up with drunkin eejits every night!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭JennyAnt


    Chugger


    Would never do it. Hate them f*ckers!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Mortician?

    Its either that or something similar because the person also deals with the soon to be executed in a number of ways, beforehand.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭taram


    Cleaning toilets that involve drunk people, cutting the balls or tails off pigs without antistetic. Would be happy to be a mortician, at least it's regular work :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 504 ✭✭✭Svalbard


    oh my god that is gross!!!!

    Selectively edit much?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Jizz mopper.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,094 ✭✭✭✭javaboy


    Fluffer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭thebigcheese22


    Terry wrote: »
    Jizz mopper.

    What jobs websites do you look in??! :p





    * Wahey, 400th post! :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Terry wrote: »
    Jizz mopper.

    +1

    Was in Amsterdam many years ago and went into a peep show. It was a cabin with 10 booths around it and it was a guilder for a minute or 2 to view a foxy lass on a rotating bed pleasuring herself. There was only 1 free booth so I went in and my mate waited outside. All the windows are frosted so you can't see the other people but you can make out their silhouettes if they are up close to the glass. Unfortunately for me, the lad directly opposite was right up against the window beating one off, totally ruined my first ever peep show experience. With the time up I left so that my mate could go in and watch the show but before some other lad jumped in. One of the other booths became free and my mate went over only to quickly return saying that there was jizz all over it. Shortly afterwards the jizz mopper arrived with his bucket and mop to clean it up. Poor fecker, hope the ladies tip him for his service, otherwise that must be one of the worse jobs ever.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭tony1kenobi


    Biggins wrote: »
    I don't know what the title of the job is but I spoke to someone that does it.

    The job is cleaning up a man/woman whom has just been put to death in the electric chair.
    Beforehand this worker is part of a security team that straps on an adult size nappy to the person soon to be executed. With the voltage of electric current flowing through them. the nerve muscles apparently just break down/burn out and the victim craps & wets themselves.
    The same person that put the nappy on, usually has to deal with removing it and helping with the clean up.

    Naaa, I couldn't do it - no way.


    Where do they advertise such jobs?

    I can't think of any regular paying jobs I wouldn't do once the mortgage is paid.

    Fluffer wouldn't be so bad.I'd be working with a lot of pricks.....which is the same as a government job.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Supermarket never again
    Call centre never again
    Ghey prosti..................................ive said too much *scatters*


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 300 ✭✭thethedev


    An actor in stargate Sg1 or Star Trek: Enterprise.

    I would rather die than be in that ****, its on on right now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,032 ✭✭✭homerun_homer


    I could never be in a boyband or a pub band, just horrible the thoughts of it. De-moralising & soulless.
    :pac:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 364 ✭✭BillyGoatGruff


    Supermarket never again
    Call centre never again
    Ghey prosti..................................ive said too much *scatters*

    Ha ha ha!! Haven't heard that word in Yonks :pac::pac::pac:


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,446 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    I worked for a "Marketing" company once while on school holidays, I thought from the advertisement that i'd be doing some sort of telesales or the like, the day I went in I was handed a black gym bag full of cheap dodgy crap and sent out to Malahide on a bus with about 4 other people to walk around an industrial estate trying to sell this cheap sh1t to people on their lunchbreaks in all the factories.. Never again.. Worst. Job. Ever.. Think they were called 'Volcara' or something like that, had offices above Chadwicks on Caple Street.. And they had people doing it all the time cause the day I was there, when we went back to the office some guy came racing in and started ringing this big bell that was mounted on the wall and telling us all how he "reached his target sales" think he'd pocketed about £50 or something for a days slog.. They seemed to have their regular 'employees' brainwashed into thinking this was the best job ever..

    BTW the stuff in question was a £5 Fony walkman, only the best.. and some crappy kids books among others from what I can remember.. think there was a little torch aswel..


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,218 ✭✭✭Zangetsu


    Svalbard wrote: »
    I tried to do this once, wasn't even working for rent-o-kill.
    Worked in mickey D's during college, was asked to clean the bathrooms. Up I ran, scrubbed, had em sparkling all while humming "I'm lovin' it" to myself.

    Into the ladies jacks and i noticed the sanitary towel bin could do with emptying. Being a complete moron I think its up to me to do it. Cue me taking to top off and, unable to get the bag out, trying to tip the contents into another plastic bag.
    The smell was unmercifully bad. Luckily I decided it wasn't going to work, gave up before a load of panty waste fell on me and went to ask my manager how to empty the sanitary towel bin, i tried but failed. She tried to stop herself from laughing as she explained there's a special company who comes and deals with that.

    So....I wouldn't empty anitary towel bins for a living and i wouldnt be a bathroom attendant.


    Oh jaysus you poor bastard :eek:


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,662 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Id do anything if I had too, but I would avoid toilet cleaning services if possible.

    I miss working in low paid jobs tho, had the time of my life when I was in college. Working in a cinema was best but I packed shelves and worked a video store too. The social life was awesome!

    Now Im too old and too responsible. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 504 ✭✭✭Svalbard


    Worst job would be sales.

    By that I mean being one of those sleazy, desperate salesmen who will say anything to make a sale. It must be soul destroying. I'd rather clean toilets,at least its honest work.

    Agree with faceman, low paid jobs in college rocked. Great craic with co-workers even if the jobs were crappy.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,476 ✭✭✭Mr.Lizard


    Male Model. I get tonnes of offers but turn them all down because I want to be taken seriously for who I am and not just how I look.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Mr.Lizard wrote: »
    Male Model. I get tonnes of offers but turn them all down because I want to be taken seriously for who I am and not just how I look.

    :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭sillyputty


    Redpunto wrote: »
    Toilet attendent in a club - can you imagine the amount of **** youd have to put up with and the amount of ****e youd have to clean up.

    + 1
    with you on this one plus i wouldn't be a late night taxi driver on a friday and saturday night


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    thiose companys who claim to be marketing companys but they really go around knocking on peoples door's..... That job is soul distroying i lasted a week...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 275 ✭✭Griffin87


    xzanti wrote: »
    I worked for a "Marketing" company once while on school holidays, I thought from the advertisement that i'd be doing some sort of telesales or the like, the day I went in I was handed a black gym bag full of cheap dodgy crap and sent out to Malahide on a bus with about 4 other people to walk around an industrial estate trying to sell this cheap sh1t to people on their lunchbreaks in all the factories.. Never again.. Worst. Job. Ever.. Think they were called 'Volcara' or something like that, had offices above Chadwicks on Caple Street.. And they had people doing it all the time cause the day I was there, when we went back to the office some guy came racing in and started ringing this big bell that was mounted on the wall and telling us all how he "reached his target sales" think he'd pocketed about £50 or something for a days slog.. They seemed to have their regular 'employees' brainwashed into thinking this was the best job ever..

    BTW the stuff in question was a £5 Fony walkman, only the best.. and some crappy kids books among others from what I can remember.. think there was a little torch aswel..

    i done that job for a day too never again, They try to brainwash you in that place.

    they start telling you stuff like you will be rich inside 5 years your own boss company car etc.

    Yea ill be rich selling dodgy **** to people in industrial estates


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    xzanti wrote: »
    I worked for a "Marketing" company once while on school holidays, I thought from the advertisement that i'd be doing some sort of telesales or the like, the day I went in I was handed a black gym bag full of cheap dodgy crap and sent out to Malahide on a bus with about 4 other people to walk around an industrial estate trying to sell this cheap sh1t to people on their lunchbreaks in all the factories.. Never again.. Worst. Job. Ever.. Think they were called 'Volcara' or something like that, had offices above Chadwicks on Caple Street.. And they had people doing it all the time cause the day I was there, when we went back to the office some guy came racing in and started ringing this big bell that was mounted on the wall and telling us all how he "reached his target sales" think he'd pocketed about £50 or something for a days slog.. They seemed to have their regular 'employees' brainwashed into thinking this was the best job ever..

    BTW the stuff in question was a £5 Fony walkman, only the best.. and some crappy kids books among others from what I can remember.. think there was a little torch aswel..


    I worked up the road from that place on usher quay's some lads where walking out of there with 150 euros a day, Mind youd they sell to grannsy old people hasd absaloutly no standered at all...

    i be leave the father company was called the cobra cooperation or something its a pyramid scheme...

    The owner of the company was a camp ass hole who thaught he dressed well beacsue he owned top shop clothing :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,181 ✭✭✭LouOB


    I kinda have done them all really
    fast food
    sales
    retail

    But the most mind numbing was in accounting practice where I did nothing for a whole summer. Just showed up. That had to be the worst. I left to go into retail, it was that bad.

    Id be a cleaner any day - the smell of bleach off a place once Im done
    The germs would be sacared to go near it - mwahhhhhh


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 10,446 Mod ✭✭✭✭xzanti


    I worked up the road from that place on usher quay's some lads where walking out of there with 150 euros a day, Mind youd they sell to grannsy old people hasd absaloutly no standered at all...

    i be leave the father company was called the cobra cooperation or something its a pyramid scheme...

    The owner of the company was a camp ass hole who thaught he dressed well beacsue he owned top shop clothing :rolleyes:

    €150 a day?? Well I was there around 2000/01 can't remember exactly and it was pounds, I made approximately 8 quid the day I worked there, think I got 50p for every item I sold.. The only reason I didn't feck off was because I had to offload the bag of sh1te back at 'base' and I hadn't the heart to just dump it with the leader cause he'd his own one to carry.. I remember him cause he wore a suit :/


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭Nolanger


    If Dublin Zoo was looking for a human exhibit I'd refuse.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 504 ✭✭✭Svalbard


    LouOB wrote: »
    I kinda have done them all really
    fast food
    sales
    retail

    But the most mind numbing was in accounting practice where I did nothing for a whole summer. Just showed up. That had to be the worst. I left to go into retail, it was that bad.

    Id be a cleaner any day - the smell of bleach off a place once Im done
    The germs would be sacared to go near it - mwahhhhhh

    +1 on the cleaning.

    I get a strange kick out of it, might be the chemicals.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,070 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    Cold caller, Bailiff, Taoiseach


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