Most pointless job in Ireland?

Dionysus

I go for those saps people who stand in the middle of traffic holding that utterly awful Independent Newspapers rag, the Evening Herald. Likewise for those who give out whatever paper in the morning traffic. Can they not get any better employment for their lives? Really, what is the point?

If I want to buy a "newspaper", I'll go to a shop - I'm inevitably going to end up in a shop at some stage. If I want to read a newspaper, I can usually do so online for free. Can these newspaper sellers not aspire to do something more productive with their lives? Anything?

Another pointless "job" is held by those muppets individuals who direct you where to park: I'll find my own parking space, thank you very much. It really is not that hard and moreover nothing you will do will make it any easier. I can do it without you waving me somewhere. UCD's management are awful wasters in this regard; there appears to be no end of "helpful" people telling me what I would find out a few seconds later myself: there's no parking! No wonder the place is millions of euro in debt with such pointless positions. Grrr.

/rant over.

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What, for you, is the most pointless job in Ireland?

Needler

cordially,

Scofflaw

tonycascarino

The Presidency

-Corkie-

Any state paid employee.

Dionysus

Needler wrote: »

cordially,

Scofflaw

hehe. Cheeky fecker, aren't you.

stupidusername

Lollipop women. these people actually enrage me at the sight of them. i mean really, you're there to what, press the button on the traffic lights, repeatedly, when someone approaches? hmmm, that's funny cause last time I checked anybody else can do the same thing! :mad::mad: tards

batistuta9

Trapattoni interpreter he'd be slaughtered by the english media if he couldnt speak the language at this stage

robbie_998

lollipop people

completely useless and dont even give out lollipops :mad:

Logical Fallacy

Banking Regulator.

(easy answers are easy)

Willbbz

Those human signs on Henry Street

mike65

Leader of Fianna Fail.

The Scientician

Logical Fallacy beat me to it. So I'm gonna say... your ma.

Eric Cartman

tv licence inspector

Littlehorny

I know i'm going off the point but how the hell can those herald sellers even be making a tenner by standing there for 5 or 6 hours?

paky

clampers

ejmaztec

The most pointless job is an unpaid ranting Boards.ie intern.



:pac:

weiland79

stupidusername wrote: »

Lollipop women. these people actually enrage me at the sight of them. i mean really, you're there to what, press the button on the traffic lights, repeatedly, when someone approaches? hmmm, that's funny cause last time I checked anybody else can do the same thing! :mad::mad: tards

I'm pretty sure that's a job usually done be kindly retired folk that are probably not in it for the money.

You know to make sure our kids are safe.

Big up to the Lollipop people!

aligator_am

-Corkie- wrote: »

Any state paid employee.

I'm nearly sure that the cops and fire brigade are state paid, are you saying they are pointless?

Dionysus

Willbbz wrote: »

Those human signs on Henry Street

Indeed. Now that I think of it, what's the point in those fellas who just stand there all painted up and not moving? Bizarre altogether. "Art", I suppose. Mar dhea. :P

Littlehorny

Bentley and Ferrari salesmen must be pretty pointless by now.

paky

irish defence forces?

Eric Cartman

paky wrote: »

clampers

ahh now come on , they have a point , your not allowed to be racist, anti semetic, xenophobic or hate gay people anymore , we atleast need 1 collection of people left that its ok to talk about committing genocide against them

Needler

ejmaztec wrote: »

The most pointless job is an unpaid ranting Boards.ie intern.



:pac:

But he gets a 50e dole top-up

Logical Fallacy

stupidusername wrote: »

Lollipop women. these people actually enrage me at the sight of them. i mean really, you're there to what, press the button on the traffic lights, repeatedly, when someone approaches? hmmm, that's funny cause last time I checked anybody else can do the same thing! :mad::mad: tards

They are volunteers so i leave em off.

Besides, someone needs to be there to herd peoples dip**** kids about the place.

Old enough to walk to school but not only enough to cross the road.

Makes sense to me!

Needler

Eric Cartman wrote: »

ahh now come on , they have a point , your not allowed to be racist, anti semetic, xenophobic or hate gay people anymore , we atleast need 1 collection of people left that its ok to talk about committing genocide against them

after the clampers we still have

The IRMA (the anti-downloading crowd if you didn't know)
Airport security
GoSafe van operators

and many more

Eric Cartman

Needler wrote: »

after the clampers we still have

The IRMA (the anti-downloading crowd if you didn't know)
Airport security
GoSafe van operators

and many more

add garda traffic core on to that list and these 8 sections http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1973/en/act/pub/0028/index.html are the only thing keeping them alive right now

stupidusername

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

They are volunteers so i leave em off.

Besides, someone needs to be there to herd peoples dip**** kids about the place.

Old enough to walk to school but not only enough to cross the road.

Makes sense to me!

they get paid for it.

The Scientician

Foreign property estate agents must be thin on the ground these days.

ejmaztec

Anyone working for Vodafone customer care.

Solnskaya

Mortgage brokers. I can be told to feck off by the bank all by myself, I don't need an interpreter.

Logical Fallacy

stupidusername wrote: »

they get paid for it.

Details?

That's just too ****ing funny.

stupidusername

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Details?

That's just too ****ing funny.

i don't really have more details. minimum wage probably.

Thatnastyboy

stupidusername wrote: »

Lollipop women. these people actually enrage me at the sight of them. i mean really, you're there to what, press the button on the traffic lights, repeatedly, when someone approaches? hmmm, that's funny cause last time I checked anybody else can do the same thing! :mad::mad: tards

Where I live they use a lolipop because there is no traffic lights at the schools, (3 schools at one place on a very busy road) without the lolipop lady, I'm sure there would be problems.

I see what you're getting at, but not all of them just stand there and press buttons.

Nolanger

The most pointless job in Ireland is Ray Darcy's. He was supposed to emigrate when Enda Kenny became Taoiseach.

languagenerd

-Corkie- wrote: »

Any state paid employee.

Oh yeah. All those guards, doctors, nurses, firemen, teachers, coastguards, postal workers... totally pointless. And all the people who make sure that the above people are able to do their jobs... totally pointless too. :rolleyes:

ererer

People who work in PR.

theboss80

Bouncer in Coppers

Cill Dara Abu

Stewards in Croke Park

Standard Toaster

Enda Kenny's speech writer

McFoxy

languagenerd wrote: »

Oh yeah. All those guards, doctors, nurses, firemen, teachers, coastguards, postal workers... totally pointless. And all the people who make sure that the above people are able to do their jobs... totally pointless too. :rolleyes:

Nicely said.

The president doesn't do much besides travel and promoting Ireland (I want her job) , I reckon they should combine the position of taoiseach and president. I guess that would make too much sense.

Currently the most pointless job: builder

bpb101

first lady (especially if one day american politics fall to the ground and elects a women president)

Disleksic

Donie Cassidy's barber.

Kojak

bpb101 wrote: »

first lady (especially if one day american politics fall to the ground and elects a women president)

Would that not turn into the "first man"?

Cill Dara Abu

Kojak wrote: »

Would that not turn into the "first man"?

First gentleman?

flutterflye

The president.
Gets paid a whole load, to go about smiling and shaking hands.
(I know our current president does a lot of charity work, but it's the job I have a problem with not her).

Anything to due with dvd's/cd's.

Anything to do with telesales.

An 'actor' in Fair City.

Then due to recession; teachers, sna's, anything around property, architecture, or construction.

Lone Stone

Doctors i mean whats that all about ? mumbo jumbo if you ask me !

and while were at it archaeologist's go dig some hole's mofo

ColeTrain

drinkaware.ie's developer

JustAThought

Recruiter in the (un)civil service

Sefirah

Clergy i.e. Professional Fairytale Distributors

Jarren

Being unemployed

mackg

batistuta9 wrote: »

Trapattoni interpreter he'd be slaughtered by the english media if he couldnt speak the language at this stage

Because we should definitely take our cues from the english media.:rolleyes: