Most unappreciated public service workers?

Lando Griffin · 03-08-2010 02:59PM #1

Who in your opinion has the most unappreciated public sector jobs in Ireland?
I’m in the private sector myself and think it’s the nurses.
A lot have to deal with drunken abusive patents at weekends.
Tending to the sick and dying.
Then it’s probably the emergency services Fire and ambulance crew.
After that, the guards.
Then teachers, yes they get good holidays, but some of the upstarts and parents they have to deal with.
Who do you think?

genericguy · 03-08-2010 03:02PM

teachers? my arse - they work a shorter day than everyone else, week off every six-eight weeks, great salary and huge holidays in a job that's safe as houses and really very easy to do.

nurses? they change bedpans, and go on strike every time they want some time off. "we want more money" strike. "thanks for the money. give us less hours for the money" strike. "give us even more money and even less hours" strike. fcuk 'em.

the fire service do a great job, as do the gardaí, although the performance of the gardaí is hindered by the courts, which the majority of people in this country don't seem to understand.

so yeah, gardaí and firemen.

Saab Ed · 03-08-2010 03:02PM

Define unappreciated !!!! ........because if it based on pay relative to their private sector counter part then the answer is none of them are unappreciated

Banned Account · 03-08-2010 03:02PM

I think, tough shit to be honest. They all knew what they were signing up to - they are vocations. They get well paid.

No-one feels sorry for me when I have to put up with a load of bollix - it's a job - get on with it or find a new one.

Sorry to be blunt but that's the way I feel

WindSock · 03-08-2010 03:02PM

I'd say the medical / emergency services are the most appreciated. It's the probably the street cleaners who go unnoticed and receive little thanks. Imagine the complete shite they have to deal with and see everyday. Puke, syringes, piss, shit, scumbags, homeless etc.

starbelgrade · 03-08-2010 03:03PM

The members of the Seanad.

easyeason3 · 03-08-2010 03:04PM

The ones I feel bad for are the ones that go & do a days work & take an interest in the work they do because it's the one or two lazy fools that get them all tarred with the one brush.
So it must be tough going into work giving it your all even though you know most people think you're living an easy life.

But Guards, Nurses & Emergency services see the worst of it I think.

03-08-2010 03:05PM

Street cleaners get loooney pay for what they do, no skills required whatsoever.

Kasabian · 03-08-2010 03:05PM

Mary Harney

marzic · 03-08-2010 03:06PM

WindSock wrote: »

I'd say the medical / emergency services are the most appreciated. It's the probably the street cleaners who go unnoticed and receive little thanks. Imagine the complete shite they have to deal with and see everyday. Puke, syringes, piss, shit, scumbags, homeless etc.

yes, trying to get the scumbags into the bin is bad but trying to get
homeless guys out is worse!

fakearms123 · 03-08-2010 03:06PM

Janitors are the most highly skilled worksmen of our generation, if I had a little bit more power I would give janitors doctor's salaries and have them in charge of the finance sector of this country, absolute heroes i say!

K-9 · 03-08-2010 03:15PM

I'd say psychiatric Nurses and Ambulance personnel, more so because they tend to get forgotten about!

Jesus Wept · 03-08-2010 03:17PM

RoverJames wrote: »

Street cleaners get loooney pay for what they do, no skills required whatsoever.

Aside from the ability to clean a street.

biko · 03-08-2010 03:35PM

Nurses, garda, teachers in "deprived schools"

The_Kew_Tour · 03-08-2010 03:37PM

genericguy wrote: »

teachers? my arse - they work a shorter day than everyone else, week off every six-eight weeks, great salary and huge holidays in a job that's safe as houses and really very easy to do.

nurses? they change bedpans, and go on strike every time they want some time off. "we want more money" strike. "thanks for the money. give us less hours for the money" strike. "give us even more money and even less hours" strike. fcuk 'em.

the fire service do a great job, as do the gardaí, although the performance of the gardaí is hindered by the courts, which the majority of people in this country don't seem to understand.

so yeah, gardaí and firemen.

Your having a laugh, right?

JonB · 03-08-2010 03:50PM

adrian280582 wrote: »

Your having a laugh, right?

I think the Garda are great. I've never had a problem with them. I always see them respond fast to the happens on the road I live.

The_Kew_Tour · 03-08-2010 03:57PM

JonB wrote: »

I think the Garda are great. I've never had a problem with them. I always see them respond fast to the happens on the road I live.

Lucky you, cant say the same about the ones I have had or should I say never dealed with as they never show up.

ixoy · 03-08-2010 04:17PM

I'd be curious to see if there's any out there who, if not appreciated by the public, don't see fair compensation in wages, hours worked, etc. Certainly all those I know are appreciated in some form or another.

Bill2673 · 03-08-2010 04:20PM

For me its the nurses hands down and by a country mile.

stovelid · 03-08-2010 04:22PM

The front-line workers that provide useful services, no matter if it's fashionable to sneer: medical, emergency teachers and local authority workers.

That doesn't mean some are immune to criticism, but they do a tough job.

caseyann · 03-08-2010 04:29PM

Priests
Emergency services( I think time there was a parade for them)

they should be paid more than the politicians:mad:,considering they clean up the mess do all the work and save the people.

Ever hear of when they call out the fire brigade and garda and ambulance services just to abuse them.That makes me so angry.Their parents should be given a hiding.

03-08-2010 04:47PM

The-Rigger wrote: »

Aside from the ability to clean a street.

That's not a skill, any one not disabled should be able to do it well from the age of 16 on.

Cian92 · 03-08-2010 04:51PM

Emergency services,
Nurses,
Teachers.

stovelid · 03-08-2010 04:52PM

caseyann wrote: »

Priests

?

caseyann · 03-08-2010 05:06PM

stovelid wrote: »

?

Yes priests why?

stovelid · 03-08-2010 05:09PM

caseyann wrote: »

Yes priests why?

I wouldn't have categorized priests as public sector workers.

Maybe I'm wrong.

caseyann · 03-08-2010 05:11PM

stovelid wrote: »

I wouldn't have categorized priests as public sector workers.

Maybe I'm wrong.

I kind of do,as they are there for the public and help them marry them bury them counsel them feed them etc... maybe i am wrong.

Cuddlesworth · 03-08-2010 05:17PM

stovelid wrote: »

and local authority workers.

Seriously?

Wazdakka · 03-08-2010 05:21PM

caseyann wrote: »

I kind of do,as they are there for the public and help them marry them bury them counsel them feed them etc... maybe i am wrong.

I'd classify them more as employees of the Catholic Church and as such. very much so, private sector.

*Sigh*
When I rise to power things WILL change...

Saab Ed · 03-08-2010 05:23PM

You know if any of these nurses / emergency services workers / guards / teachers etc etc feel unappreciated , they could always quit and get another job

hal9000 · 03-08-2010 05:29PM

WindSock wrote: »

I'd say the medical / emergency services are the most appreciated. It's the probably the street cleaners who go unnoticed and receive little thanks. Imagine the complete shite they have to deal with and see everyday. Puke, syringes, piss, shit, scumbags, homeless etc.

I wish Streetcleaners would "cleanup" scumbags in a Al Pacino way

Most unappreciated public service workers?

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