The 'lowest' Job You Would Take?

Fukuyama

Had a conversation with a mate about the jobs we'd never do no matter how bad things got.

For me it's those charity street Concern guys who get to keep half the takings. Low IMO. I'm looking for work at the minute and the savings are starting to run out. I don't get the dole or JSA because I'm a student - but I still couldn't do that job. I'd flip burgers, mop up ****, but not scam people.

A few other things I wouldn't do -

Kill puppies in dog pounds!
Deliver Leaflets

So how low would you go if worst came to worst?

Superbus

Anything involving bodily waste.

orourkeda

The jobs you will and wont do depends on how bad your situation is and what the accompanying sense of desperation is.

If you have no money to eat you'd be surprised what you'd do for money

kfallon

Hand job, I'd take one of them but only if she throws in a 'sneaky finger' :pac:

Show Time

You would never know until you are rightly in the dog muck how low you would go to keep a roof over the family.

Kalimah

Just to set the record straight the Concern street fundraisers are paid 13 euro an hour. No commission whatsoever.

PS And it's not a scam either. 88 per cent of everything raised goes to the developing world. I should know. I've been working for them for long enough. But hey this is AH. Let's not let ignorance get in the way of the truth!

Fukuyama

kfallon wrote: »

Hand job, I'd take one of them but only if she throws in a 'sneaky finger' :pac:

You're a right lad for the 'aul sneaky finger aren't ya?

Irish_wolf

Working down at the bottom of the sea, I don't think I could ever sink that low.

Fukuyama

Kalimah wrote: »

Just to set the record straight the Concern street fundraisers are paid 13 euro an hour. No commission whatsoever.

Is there not two companies doing the concern. I'm pretty sure one of them is commission + wage. same with the WWF fund-raisers and the PAWS people selling keyrings etc...

YFlyer

I'll take one below the belt

kfallon

Dean0088 wrote: »

You're a right lad for the 'aul sneaky finger aren't ya?

I'm becoming that fond of them that the 'sneaky finger' in now becoming the 'expected finger'

phill106

kfallon wrote: »

Hand job, I'd take one of them but only if she throws in a 'sneaky finger' :pac:

You and the sneaky finger....



http://www.boards.ie/search/?q=%22sneaky+finger%22&f=&subforums=1&u=340009&title=&threads=&date_from=&date_to=&sort=newest

The Shtig

I would never want to be a debt collector, but like people have said it's hard to tell unless you are in a terrible situation.

overshoot

Dean0088 wrote: »

For me it's those charity street Concern guys who get to keep half the takings. Low IMO.

didnt know they get half the takings... now i hate them even more! id always say to them id never give my account to people on the street, reply but here is my badges. here is my laptop which has photoshop. give me 10mins and il have the badges!

would hate to be a meter reader, so repetative, never really get to talk to people seen as you arrive at random times and your finished at each house in 30seconds

CrackisWhack

I wouldn't sell my ass in the phoenix park;)

thebigbiffo

sorry about this because i know it's very commendable work and not 'low' at all...but a nurse in an old folks home or home for the mentally disabled, no way could i ever ever handle that. wiping ass, wiping dribble, feeding them, changing the clothes, giving them baths - not for me.

and btw...for all the 'ohhhhh hope you never get old/braindamaged' crowd; i'm a hunter s thompson fan in more ways than one.

Kalimah

Dean0088 wrote: »

Is there not two companies doing the concern. I'm pretty sure one of them is commission + wage. same with the WWF fund-raisers and the PAWS people selling keyrings etc...

No no. Street and house to house fundraisers are directly employed by Concern. Deffo no commission. Just flat wage.

dvpower

The Shtig wrote: »

I would never want to be a debt collector, but like people have said it's hard to tell unless you are in a terrible situation.

What's so bad about working in a credit control department?

Captain_Generic

Worked in a bar where I was regularly cleaning puke off stairs, and the occasional turd explosion in the toilets. Didn't really bother me tbh, a jobs a job. I didn't really need the money either, did it more for the experience so I can't complain about subsequent jobs being bad

westendgirlie

phill106 wrote: »

You and the sneaky finger....



http://www.boards.ie/search/?q=%22sneaky+finger%22&f=&subforums=1&u=340009&title=&threads=&date_from=&date_to=&sort=newest

:D not enough fingers on 2 hands for all them posts. Might have to start requesting the big toe Kfallon :D

kfallon

phill106 wrote: »

You and the sneaky finger....



http://www.boards.ie/search/?q=%22sneaky+finger%22&f=&subforums=1&u=340009&title=&threads=&date_from=&date_to=&sort=newest

My name is Kfallon and I'm addiced to 'sneaky fingers' :rolleyes: :pac:

phill106

Kalimah wrote: »

Just to set the record straight the Concern street fundraisers are paid 13 euro an hour. No commission whatsoever.

PS And it's not a scam either. 88 per cent of everything raised goes to the developing world. I should know. I've been working for them for long enough. But hey this is AH. Let's not let ignorance get in the way of the truth!

So your €13 per hour is taken out of the remaining 12%? Assuming that, you would need to collect €108.33 per hour to fund your €13 per hour. Not bad chugging...

Fukuyama

Kalimah wrote: »

No no. Street and house to house fundraisers are directly employed by Concern. Deffo no commission. Just flat wage.

Still is kinda sick. Using charity to earn. Would it not be better to give directly to the charity? I'm pretty sure most people assume they're volunteers (maybe not people on boards because there are numerous threads but the average person).

Also, as a final note as I don't want to derail the thread - I never give to the big charities like Concern, Trocaire, Oxfam etc... They're corrupt as hell with director getting six figure salaries. SVP or donations to local African orphanages/schools all the way...

kfallon

westendgirlie wrote: »

:D not enough fingers on 2 hands for all them posts. Might have to start requesting the big toe Kfallon :D

One finger is enough to make the 'magic' happen

orourkeda

CrackisWhack wrote: »

I wouldn't sell my ass in the phoenix park;)

who;d buy it

Kalimah

phill106 wrote: »

So your €13 per hour is taken out of the remaining 12%? Assuming that, you would need to collect €108.33 per hour to fund your €13 per hour. Not bad chugging...

The 12% includes all salaries and expenses. Office light and heat etc. All audited and tightly controlled.

kfallon

orourkeda wrote: »

who;d buy it

Could be the next Donkey Derby winner

ejmaztec

The Shtig wrote: »

I would never want to be a debt collector, but like people have said it's hard to tell unless you are in a terrible situation.

I wouldn't fancy being on the receiving end of both barrels of a 12 bore through the letter-box, so I'd give that job a miss.

mirwillbeback

I wouldn't mind being a clamper.

[ in a gynecologist's office ]

Lustrum

I'd never take a job in Holland, much to low for me

holystungun9

CrackisWhack wrote: »

I wouldn't sell my ass in the phoenix park;)

Selling somebody else's ass is where it's at nowadays

ArtyM

I couldn't be Mary Hearney's beautician - imagine waxing that!

jimthemental

Dean0088 wrote: »

Had a conversation with a mate about the jobs we'd never do no matter how bad things got.

For me it's those charity street Concern guys who get to keep half the takings. Low IMO. I'm looking for work at the minute and the savings are starting to run out. I don't get the dole or JSA because I'm a student - but I still couldn't do that job. I'd flip burgers, mop up ****, but not scam people.

A few other things I wouldn't do -

Kill puppies in dog pounds!
Deliver Leaflets

So how low would you go if worst came to worst?

I'm so broke I think I could get over the moral dilemma of flipping puppy burgers at this stage.

jimthemental

ArtyM wrote: »

Mary Hearney's beautician - imagine waxing that!

The correct term is landscaping.

Dozen Wicked Words

CrackisWhack wrote: »

I wouldn't sell my ass in the phoenix park;)

It wouldn't sell there anyway, best place to sell an ass or a donkey or any miniature beast of burden is a horse fair.

Aoiferz

Dean0088 wrote: »

Is there not two companies doing the concern. I'm pretty sure one of them is commission + wage. same with the WWF fund-raisers and the PAWS people selling keyrings etc...

PAWS is commission only, 30% of your takings each day. I worked for them last summer for a bit. **** work, all you get is abuse in my experience

Ray Palmer

Kalimah wrote: »

Just to set the record straight the Concern street fundraisers are paid 13 euro an hour. No commission whatsoever.

PS And it's not a scam either. 88 per cent of everything raised goes to the developing world. I should know. I've been working for them for long enough. But hey this is AH. Let's not let ignorance get in the way of the truth!

That is a good rate they must be getting at least that per hour per person. I would be surprised that they make that much. Are you one on the bucket collectors or the monthly sign up crowd?

I really wouldn't have thought with those figure how they get 88% to the developing world paying rates like that to chuggers.

Screaminmidget

Dean0088 wrote: »

A few other things I wouldn't do -

Kill puppies in dog pounds!

I would. Theres far worse things you could have to do to earn money...

paddy0090

Still is kinda sick. Using charity to earn. Would it not be better to give directly to the charity? I'm pretty sure most people assume they're volunteers (maybe not people on boards because there are numerous threads but the average person).

Did something like it in Oz, wouldn't do it again unless.....
Over there you get $17.5 for every $35 you collect plus they pay a pension contribution( called super annuation) of 9%. They don't make their money off the contributions, they send out letters twice a year asking for donations and seeing as every donation up to $10,000 is tax free they do quite well. The donations they get door to door account for about 10% of their revenues.

You get treated quite badly at the door just for asking, Most people don't care if you're a volunteer or not they just abuse you. They struggle to keep collectors, so basically they have to be paid.

CrackisWhack

dooferoaks wrote: »

It wouldn't sell there anyway, best place to sell an ass or a donkey or any miniature beast of burden is a horse fair.

It's just an ass i have, Smithfield then?

Captain_Generic

I wouldn't suck dicks for cheeseburgers

stupidusername

Kalimah wrote: »

No no. Street and house to house fundraisers are directly employed by Concern. Deffo no commission. Just flat wage.

...of 13euro an hour...

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Part time limbo dancer.

stupidusername

I was going to say the only one i'd really not like to take is a chugger but for that wage I dunno.

Opelfruit

Aoiferz wrote: »

PAWS is commission only, 30% of your takings each day. I worked for them last summer for a bit. **** work, all you get is abuse in my experience

TBF people are just sick of chuggers at this stage. Walking through Dublin centre on a Saturday they are unavoidable. When some geezer in a wacky hat waves his clipboard at me and asks if I have a minute or if I'm an animal lover I just tell them "Sorry, I don't speak English"

Aoiferz

Opelfruit wrote: »

TBF people are just sick of chuggers at this stage. Walking through Dublin centre on a Saturday they are unavoidable. When some geezer in a wacky hat waves his clipboard at me and asks if I have a minute or if I'm an animal lover I just tell them "Sorry, I don't speak English"

And I absolutely understand that, it's part of the reason I left the job. I'm sick to death of them in town, and was even when I was one!

Fukuyama

stupidusername wrote: »

I was going to say the only one i'd really not like to take is a chugger but for that wage I dunno.

No wife of mine will become an annoying chugger! :eek:

Fukuyama

The PAWS people have a line to distract you - "Do you like puppies?"

reply with "Yeah, they're delicious!" ... their jaw just hangs in mid air for a split second whilst you make your getaway!

Gummy Panda

kfallon wrote: »

My name is Kfallon and I'm addiced to 'sneaky fingers' :rolleyes: :pac:

Just get a girl to lob it onto with a strap-on or buy a dildo with a suction cup that you can swivel on in the bath

Dionysus

Being in a job where you have to deal with people who have no hope, whose parents have no hope and who come from a section of our community which has very little hope. Trying to instil hope in such people is ineffably difficult. Without hope they can't see the purpose in improving their life. If it's your job to change that, and if you really care about helping to change lives for the better, it can be deeply dispiriting.

Social workers, teachers in deprived communities, addiction counsellors, abuse counsellors, people who work with the homeless and elderly, and voluntary and community activists generally do work that is incredibly underappreciated in western capitalist societies like our own, where mé féiner number crunchers get multiple times the financial reward and consequently respect that the unsung heroes who work on the margins receive.

HUNK

Captain_Generic wrote: »

I wouldn't suck dicks for cheeseburgers

I wouldn't be a menace to south central while drinking my juice in the hood.