Jobs you think would be really boring.

rekluse

Lifeguard - Trying to lose a few pounds at the moment and was in the pool the other day doing a few lengths. Struck me how depressed the lifeguard looked, sitting staring abjectly into space with a vacant look in his eyes. Sitting there for 8 hours a day must be fairly boring. Doubt they get to see much 'action' in the job, bar giving out to a few kids for doing cannonballs in the shallow end. At least if you were a beach lifeguard there is a the possibility of a shark attack, or you could check out the hotties in bikinis, or rip around on some jet ski's, or intercept some international drug shipments ( ok maybe too much baywatch as a kid)but a swimming pool lifeguard, feck that. Also have to give a mention to anything to do with payroll or finance. Anytime I walk by that part of the office they all seem manically depressed, again with the vacant stares into endless excel spreadsheets. Seems quite empty or something. Any other jobs you think seem really boring?

Donald Trump

President.

'Tis nothing but a pain in the hoop. Bastards won't even let me bomb that fecker in North Korea, or as I call it "nuke the gook".* Mr. Jim Kim Ming Ping Ill Will or whatever his name is.

Fuck you Mickey-D and your cushy number. Try running the free world. (into the ground maybe but running it nonetheless)

Banned.

*Only taking the piss. Don't take offence. It's what the donald might actually say. 'tis only satirical if you will

rekluse

BTW no disrespect to anyone doing any of those jobs and wouldn't mean to bash anyone who is out trying to make a living. I'm Sure they have their perks, but from the outside looking in they seem a bit dull to me.

rekluse

Donald Trump wrote: »

President.

'Tis nothing but a pain in the hoop

Fuck you Mickey-D and your cushy number. Try running the free world. (into the ground maybe but running it nonetheless)

Early start in the mornings for ya aswell Donald.

Donald Trump

rekluse wrote: »

Donald Trump wrote: »

President.

'Tis nothing but a pain in the hoop

Fuck you Mickey-D and your cushy number. Try running the free world. (into the ground maybe but running it nonetheless)

Early start in the mornings for ya aswell Donald.

It's only 12 minutes past midnight in the Whitehouse. I still have to give Melania a good seeing to before sending some lunatic tweets on the twitter machine before I hit the oul' leaba

tomwaterford

Donald Trump wrote: »

It's only 12 minutes past midnight in the Whitehouse. I still have to give Melania a good seeing to before sending some lunatic tweets on the twitter machine before I hit the oul' leaba

So you'll be in bed and asleep by 12?

Donald Trump

tomwaterford wrote: »

Donald Trump wrote: »

It's only 12 minutes past midnight in the Whitehouse. I still have to give Melania a good seeing to before sending some lunatic tweets on the twitter machine before I hit the oul' leaba

So you'll be in bed and asleep by 12?

I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Given that I might start the oul' WWIII soon enough we might not have to wait too long atall!

alberto67

rekluse wrote: »

BTW no disrespect to anyone doing any of those jobs and wouldn't mean to bash anyone who is out trying to make a living. I'm Sure they have their perks, but from the outside looking in they seem a bit dull to me.

I am a lifeguard, felt disrespected when I read your first post. Feel much better after reading your second post, thanks.

Del2005

A static security duty. Nothing to do for your shift but sit or stand for hours on end. At least with mobile security you will see something different when on the move. And this isn't just for private security the Police and Army have loads of static security tasks.

The other is being a soldier, 99% boredom and 1% terror if in combat. So out of combat must be 100% boredom.

rekluse

alberto67 wrote: »

I am a lifeguard, felt disrespected when I read your first post. Feel much better after reading your second post, thanks.

How do you find it Alberto? Is there anything else to do other than sit and keep an eye on people swimming? I imagine that might be quite dull, but would think that giving swimming lessons to the kids would be quite rewarding.

Donald Trump

Del2005 wrote: »

The other is being a soldier,  99% boredom and 1% terror if in combat. So out of combat must be 100% boredom.

What? You mean that "Dad's Army' lied to us? It seemed like great craic.

tomwaterford

Strawberry seller on side of the road

rekluse

tomwaterford wrote: »

Strawberry seller on side of the road

You could probably read a book, listen to radio or browse the internet so might not be too bad. The council guy that 'operates' the stop/go sign when they doing road works is another that would be fairly mind numbing I imagine.

Grab All Association

Irish defence forces The scouts

What a pathetic excuse for an army. They even limit the bullets they can use during training exercises.

Remember the life less ordinary advert on tv of them blowing up a giant poster of a tank

I hear they are getting cheap tin $hite Hyundai diesel vehicles this year to replace aging fleet of Toyota and Nissan 4x4s. Even Isis and Hamas can afford brand new Toyota Hilux'.

alberto67

rekluse wrote: »

How do you find it Alberto? Is there anything else to do other than sit and keep an eye on people swimming? I imagine that might be quite dull, but would think that giving swimming lessons to the kids would be quite rewarding.

There is more to it than just sitting and keeping an eye on people. Also, you see lovely women in bikini. Yes, coaching is very rewarding. I like emptying the pool too.

tomwaterford

rekluse wrote: »

You could probably read a book, listen to radio or browse the internet so might not be too bad. The council guy that 'operates' the stop/go sign when they doing road works is another that would be fairly mind numbing I imagine.

I always taught that job was prime for automation tbh

Donald Trump

alberto67 wrote: »

rekluse wrote: »

How do you find it Alberto? Is there anything else to do other than sit and keep an eye on people swimming? I imagine that might be quite dull, but would think that giving swimming lessons to the kids would be quite rewarding.

There is more to it than just sitting and keeping an eye on people. Also, you see lovely women in bikini. Yes, coaching is very rewarding. I like emptying the pool too.

I presume that's a euphemism for having a ****?

I just hope it's the ladies in bikinis that are inspiring you, and not the kids doing cannonballs.

alberto67

Donald Trump wrote: »

I presume that's a euphemism for having a ****?

I just hope it's the ladies in bikinis that are inspiring you, and not the kids doing cannonballs.

No, not an euphemism. I meant emptying the pool. We don't have a **** here, we do other things but no ****

jamesbere

Working in a box factory

Donald Trump

jamesbere wrote: »

Working in a box factory

Not as much fun as boxing in a work factory

diomed

jamesbere wrote: »

Working in a box factory

Just a wild guess. You work in a box factory.

diomed

Working in a stable with a shovel.

somesoldiers

anyone working in a clothes/ accessories shop- the higher end the more boring. Particularly in places like Kildare Village, where they sell one or two handbags a day maybe. How many times can you adjust the stock?

Sam Kade

Working with the council, imagine spending all day trying to do as little as possible.

bucketybuck

rekluse wrote: »

Sitting there for 8 hours a day must be fairly boring.

On the other hand, if they slack off then kids could die.

A four year old face down in the water while you sit daydreaming will really **** up your day I would imagine.

valoren

jamesbere wrote: »

Working in a box factory

I heard that!

somesoldiers

Any of those kiosks you see in shopping centres selling e cigarettes, vapping paraphernalia, phone covers etc

donegaLroad

data entry, database administrator. Dead boring with zero job satisfaction to boot.

The Backwards Man

Any job in an office. A job where the amount of walls you get to look at per day is in single figures is a prison sentence.

Agricola

Irish politician / TD. Sitting in the Dail listening to waffle. Going to meetings listening to waffle. Holding clinics for constituents...waffle. Funerals - Waffle central.


edit - Oh yeah and in general, talking a lot of waffle too.

Permabear

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threein99

Donald Trump wrote: »

I'll sleep when I'm dead.

Given that I might start the oul' WWIII soon enough we might not have to wait too long atall!

No you won't you just decay into nothing

A job that is either boring or fantastic depending on you personality.

Walking along a train track to check that that noting has falling on the line.

Depending on you personality all day every day walking up and down the same bit of tract talking to no one in all sorts of weather or on the other hand for some it would be heaven the quite, the lack of people, observing nature.

Foxhound38

Grab All Association wrote: »

Irish defence forces The scouts

What a pathetic excuse for an army. They even limit the bullets they can use during training exercises.

Remember the life less ordinary advert on tv of them blowing up a giant poster of a tank

I hear they are getting cheap tin $hite Hyundai diesel vehicles this year to replace aging fleet of Toyota and Nissan 4x4s. Even Isis and Hamas can afford brand new Toyota Hilux'.

Looks like someone didn't make the cut, it seems

Solomon Pleasant

I always wondered if the stereotype of working in accounting was true. It's supposedly the most boring and uninspiring of professions out there but I imagine it's quite a competitive environment in many ways, particularly in one of the big 4 accounting firms.

I personally think call centre work would be very grim with regards to job satisfaction and mundanity. I don't think I've heard of anyone that says they enjoy it and the the remuneration is often quite low.

5rtytry56

Comidien for under 5's.
Effort has to be put in for the tots to understand the jokes, so they don't go over the little ones' heads.

Just look at the documentary made with the presenter trying to explain the Simpson's cartoon some years ago. Painful to watch for grown ups, and clearly the presenter was trying very very hard.

branie2

Telemarketer

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Doylers

There's a job where people sit in the situation room at the whitehouse all night watching TV, then prepare a daily report for the president. Sounds boring as ****

iamwhoiam

Motorway Toll workers . Maybe they enjoy it but I would be bored silly handing back the change

Avada

iamwhoiam wrote: »

M50 Toll workers . Maybe they enjoy it but I would be bored silly handing back the change

Good job there's none of them on the M50 then

iamwhoiam

Avada wrote: »

Good job there's none of them on the M50 then

Haha true .! It was further up north on our way to Belfast !

Neon_Lights

Any non IT role, any business people here are puppets to technology here muahahaha

Clerical officers .....pay is decent though for what should be €10/hour role.

cml387

Customs in Dublin airport.

Hah...smuggled cigarettes!!
Hah...smuggled cigarettes!!
mmmm...more smuggled cigarettes.
What..? More smuggled cigarettes.

Meh.

Sofiztikated

Grab All Association wrote: »

Irish defence forces The scouts

What a pathetic excuse for an army. They even limit the bullets they can use during training exercises.

Remember the life less ordinary advert on tv of them blowing up a giant poster of a tank

I hear they are getting cheap tin $hite Hyundai diesel vehicles this year to replace aging fleet of Toyota and Nissan 4x4s. Even Isis and Hamas can afford brand new Toyota Hilux'.

It's not as though ISIS or Hamas are known for their pensions, though.

iamwhoiam wrote: »

M50 Toll workers . Maybe they enjoy it but I would be bored silly handing back the change

There's noone on the M50 handing back change.

team_actimel

somesoldiers wrote: »

Any of those kiosks you see in shopping centres selling e cigarettes, vapping paraphernalia, phone covers etc

I was walking by the luggage kiosk in the airport last month, and the aul lad manning the kiosk was slumped asleep in his chair.

DEFTLEFTHAND

cml387 wrote: »

Customs in Dublin airport.

Hah...smuggled cigarettes!!
Hah...smuggled cigarettes!!
mmmm...more smuggled cigarettes.
What..? More smuggled cigarettes.

Meh.

Then think of all the stuff that they miss.

We're known as the Sieve by European traffickers

kylith

Mine. I work in a shop selling specialised equipment for a sport I have zero interest in. Spend all day pretending I know and care about it.

Someone just shoot me.

Wanderer78

kylith wrote:

Someone just shoot me.

Where you working? Think I found a new career!

drake70

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Where you working? Think I found a new career!

Life termination engineer?