Most ridiculous job

12-09-2019 12:27PM

the person that drives at 20mph with their hazards on, in front of the guys cycling from Malin to Mizen.

w/s/p/c/ · 12-09-2019 12:37PM

stevek93 wrote: »

Council workers

No way, sure where else could you get 8 lads standing around watching the junior member of the crew dig the hole while they stand around, smoke and drink tea? Great job!!

RikkFlair · 12-09-2019 12:41PM

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Agree with you on the Engineer thing.
I deal with alot of "Engineers" from different firms in my line of work.The term Engineer is used very loosely these days.Alot of them are jumped up cleaners/general operatives.

The Sandwich Engineer put too much butter on my roll today :pac:

ChippingSodbury · 12-09-2019 12:44PM

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

You probably work in a bullshît role if you’ve a title that isn’t anyways reflective of what you do in your job. So being called an architect when you aren’t an architect, an engineer who isn’t an engineer, a consultant who doesn’t consult.

Do you mean like JohnnyFlash who doesn't flash?
(or maybe he does...)

It's easy to spot the engineers who aren't real engineers: they've no anoraks

The most useless lads are the "ushers" or whatever they're called that sit on both sides of the doors inside the Dail chamber.

12-09-2019 12:44PM

Could never see myself doing some jobs, but I can't fathom how someone can work in a toll booth on a motorway. Must be the most mind numbingly boring job, not to mention exposure to exhaust fumes and having to lean out the window every 15 seconds.

Must be soul destroying.

Your Face · 12-09-2019 12:45PM

'Technician' - it has lost all its meaning.
This description has lost all meaning due to mundane jobs being magically transformed into technician roles eg: a receptionist miraculously being turned into a front office administration technician.

PinotNero · 12-09-2019 12:53PM

Sandwich artist.

pjdarcy · 12-09-2019 01:00PM

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Agree with you on the Engineer thing.
I deal with alot of "Engineers" from different firms in my line of work.The term Engineer is used very loosely these days.Alot of them are jumped up cleaners/general operatives.

I used to be a fuel injection engineer (i.e. a petrol pump attendant)

pjdarcy · 12-09-2019 01:02PM

Office manager. (as our receptionist calls herself)

B_ecke_r · 12-09-2019 01:03PM

Secretarys are calling themselves "Business Manager" now

2Mad2BeMad · 12-09-2019 01:09PM

My job we have a service manager (he's the only guy who works service) a tele sales manager (the only guy who answers the phones) warehouse manager (only guy in the warehouse) and 4 regional managers covering Ireland.

I'm the only non manager out of 13 or so people in the company.

Wayne Jarvis · 12-09-2019 01:10PM

B_ecke_r wrote: »

Secretarys are calling themselves "Business Manager" now

A better title would be "All Up In Everyone's Business Manager"

kneemos · 12-09-2019 01:13PM

Yer man from KPMG what watches the Lotto balls.

s8n · 12-09-2019 01:15PM

kneemos wrote: »

Yer man from KPMG what watches the Lotto balls.

And nods his head to the camera !!

kneemos · 12-09-2019 01:16PM

s8n wrote: »

And nods his head to the camera !!

Time to shine.

12-09-2019 01:18PM

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

My job we have a service manager (he's the only guy who works service) a tele sales manager (the only guy who answers the phones) warehouse manager (only guy in the warehouse) and 4 regional managers covering Ireland.

I'm the only non manager out of 13 or so people in the company.

To be fair, manager does not solely mean managing people, but you'd probably need to be management to understand that

TuringBot47 · 12-09-2019 01:21PM

B_ecke_r wrote: »

the Irish Army

In fairness, at least they have guns.

Look at the Air Corp and a quote from their website of their role "To defend the State against armed aggression;"

https://www.military.ie/en/what-we-do/#anchor-1

Now look at their fleet of UNARMED aircraft...

https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/air-corps/the-fleet/

12-09-2019 01:23PM

TuringBot47 wrote: »

In fairness, at least they have guns.

Look at the Air Corp and a quote from their website of their role "To defend the State against armed aggression;"

Now look at their fleet of UNARMED aircraft...

https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/air-corps/the-fleet/

Have you not heard of kamikaze?

nthclare · 12-09-2019 01:24PM

Quality assurance engineers there's no easy way of explaining what they do on a daily basis...

I was dating one before and she couldn't explain in layman's terms what she does...

all a load of word salad and something about systems or something

TheValeyard · 12-09-2019 01:25PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Have you not heard of kamikaze?

Yeah but can only use them once.

TuringBot47 · 12-09-2019 01:26PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Have you not heard of kamikaze?

Have they not heard of drones.

I'd say there's Spitfire museums better armed than them.

12-09-2019 01:27PM

TheValeyard wrote: »

Yeah but can only use them once.

"Yeah, but..." when you hear that you know you've already won the argument :pac::p

12-09-2019 01:28PM

TuringBot47 wrote: »

Have they not heard of drones.

I'd say there's Spitfire museums better armed than them.

Didn't we have spitfires back in the day... or did I dream that.

Skylinehead · 12-09-2019 01:33PM

TuringBot47 wrote: »

In fairness, at least they have guns.

Look at the Air Corp and a quote from their website of their role "To defend the State against armed aggression;"

https://www.military.ie/en/what-we-do/#anchor-1

Now look at their fleet of UNARMED aircraft...

https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/air-corps/the-fleet/

Those PC-9s aren't unarmed.

FullBack Jam · 12-09-2019 01:38PM

A Fluffer

Hard to fathom out why they cannot take care of themselves.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 12-09-2019 01:39PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Those who work in Marketing/PR. Professional spoofers.

I’d work in marketing for, say, a blood donation clinic and feel fine about myself. I do think there are times where marketing is good and necessary. But I guess when the cause is good, spoofing isn’t needed.

Princess Calla · 12-09-2019 01:41PM

Lollipop ladies/men at traffic lights has always been one that amuses me.

Though that said the ones that position themselves about 20 metres away from traffic lights do not amuse me.

markjbloggs · 12-09-2019 01:41PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Didn't we have spitfires back in the day... or did I dream that.

Irish Air Corps acquired Hurricanes towards the end of WW2 !

Foweva Awone · 12-09-2019 01:41PM

Ger Roe · 12-09-2019 01:45PM

TuringBot47 wrote: »

In fairness, at least they have guns.

Look at the Air Corp and a quote from their website of their role "To defend the State against armed aggression;"

https://www.military.ie/en/what-we-do/#anchor-1

Now look at their fleet of UNARMED aircraft...

https://www.military.ie/en/who-we-are/air-corps/the-fleet/

Most of the aircraft in the Air Corps fleet are not designed to be armed and are used for monitor or surveilance work. Eg The Casa patrol, the Garda Helicopter and PBN Defender and the Cessna's. The army helicopters are used for operational support roles (including civil air ambulance).

The PC9 aircraft are designed to be armed and are therefore armed with rockets and guns.

The Air Corps would 'defend the state against armed aggression', by supporting the other army corps that have more effective weapons. That statement applies to the army as a coordinated unit comprising of all the various army corps, the air corps and the naval service.

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