Most demeaning first-world jobs?

whirlpool · 11-12-2013 08:40PM #1

First world problem alert.

What are the most demeaning jobs?

I'm in customer service and it's demeaning-as-f*** some of the sh*** you spend your days listening to.

Some of the first things that will come to a lot of your minds are nurses, teachers, etc etc

I'm just venting, so please refrain from posting holier-than-thou-such-and-such-a-job-is-a-millions-times-worse or "I'm unemployed" responses, because go f*** yourself.

:-) :-)

mikom · 11-12-2013 08:41PM

whirlpool wrote: »

First world problem alert.

What are the most demeaning jobs?

demeaning of life with Gay Byrne.

Menas · 11-12-2013 08:42PM

A moderator on an internet forum?

e.r · 11-12-2013 08:43PM

Floor laying

11-12-2013 08:53PM

Last January eircom laid a new cable our side my house digging the hole in the pavement was done by contractor working for eircom , now I was off work that day, inside in my lovely warm house, They lads were working our side on a very cold wet miserable day doing a boring receptive job with no access to a canteen or hot drinks unless they has a flak, they did a very neat job and seem to be proud of doing a good job. It made me appreciate my warm workplace and its endless free supplies of tea and coffee. Not exactly demeaning work but work that is hard and miserable at times would you swop your call centre for that.

keeponhurling · 11-12-2013 08:54PM

Chuggers.

Generally viewed as worse than beggars by the public

thecatspjs · 11-12-2013 08:59PM

Ah heyor, you're lucky to have a bleedin job in this economic climate.

joke :cool:

Femme_Fatale · 11-12-2013 09:03PM

keeponhurling wrote: »

Chuggers.

And door-to-door sales/cold-calling.

Cookie_Monster · 11-12-2013 09:07PM

politician, but worth it for all the money and total lack of responsibility

El_Dangeroso · 11-12-2013 09:09PM

Call centre worker.

People who say stripping is a demeaning job have never been chained to a headset getting abused constantly for 8 hours a day.

Aestivalis · 11-12-2013 09:18PM

A lot of jobs people consider demeaning arent actually as demeaning as you'd think.

Nurses & healthcare assistants wipe arses all day and get feces, urine, sweat, vomit all over them. But its not something they feel bad about.

Being a bin man & council cleaners are also seen as demeaning jobs, but theyre vital services we couldnt live without.
Same goes for fast food workers. At least theyre making a living.

I'd rather be picking up rubbish on the side of a motorway than being unemployed like I am right now.

To be honest...the most demeaning jobs of all are probably door to door salesmen and chuggers. I feel sorry for the door to door salesmen, because most of them didnt know what they were getting into.

No sympathy for chuggers though.....cúnts! I suspect a lot of them dont have any dignity to begin with anyway.

Muise... · 11-12-2013 09:20PM

mariaalice wrote: »

Last January eircom laid a new cable our side my house digging the hole in the pavement was done by contractor working for eircom , now I was off work that day, inside in my lovely warm house, They lads were working our side on a very cold wet miserable day doing a boring receptive job with no access to a canteen or hot drinks unless they has a flak, they did a very neat job and seem to be proud of doing a good job. It made me appreciate my warm workplace and its endless free supplies of tea and coffee. Not exactly demeaning work but work that is hard and miserable at times would you swop your call centre for that.

I hope you at least offered them some tae? I thought tae and biscuits from nice mammies was one of the perks of labouring.

The Backwards Man · 11-12-2013 09:21PM

It's tough being an entertainer.

11-12-2013 09:22PM

Muise... wrote: »

I hope you at least offered them some tae? I thought tae and biscuits from nice mammies was one of the perks of labouring.

Of course I did

Chazz Michael Michaels · 11-12-2013 09:22PM

Lads. Surely its a human signpost...

paulbok · 11-12-2013 09:23PM

keeponhurling wrote: »

Chuggers.

Generally viewed as worse than beggars by the public

chuggers have to be up there all right.
At least beggars get some level of sympathy from the public.

keeponhurling · 11-12-2013 09:25PM

Chuggers.

Generally viewed as worse than beggars by the public

jjpep · 11-12-2013 09:25PM

Working in Dunnes Stires going by a recent thread.

Terry1985 · 11-12-2013 09:28PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

And door-to-door sales/cold-calling.

And rightly so...

Turning up to someone's home and using peoples politeness to answer the door against them to force them to listen to a scripted advertisement... death is too good for them.

If my girlfriend didn't constantly say 'be nice' as I went to answer an unexpected caller they'd be getting a lot worse from me.
I already gave airtricity a bollocking for trying to upsell gas to me and told them the next agent of theirs that calls to my door will make me cancel my existing electricity account with them.

Pai Mei · 11-12-2013 09:29PM

What are chuggers?? :L

Femme_Fatale · 11-12-2013 09:30PM

Terry1985 wrote: »

And rightly so...

Turning up to someone's home and using peoples politeness to answer the door against them to force them to listen to a scripted advertisement... death is too good for them.

If my girlfriend didn't constantly say 'be nice' as I went to answer an unexpected caller they'd be getting a lot worse from me.
I already gave airtricity a bollocking for trying to upsell gas to me and told them the next agent of theirs that calls to my door will make me cancel my existing electricity account with them.

I just... say "Not interested, sorry" and close the door.

mikom · 11-12-2013 09:30PM

Pai Mei wrote: »

What are chuggers?? :L

The foot soldiers that keep charity executives in hookers and coke.

whupdedo · 11-12-2013 09:30PM

Excuse my ignorance, but what are these chuggers you describe?

Pai Mei · 11-12-2013 09:34PM

mikom wrote: »

The foot soldiers that keep charity executives in hookers and coke.

Oh the people who come around and knock on doors asking you to give money to charity?? Never heard them described as chuggers before

whiskeyman · 11-12-2013 09:34PM

Restroom hygiene technician.

mikom · 11-12-2013 09:35PM

Pai Mei wrote: »

Oh the people who come around and knock on doors asking you to give money to charity?? Never heard them described as chuggers before

Charity muggers............ chuggers.

Terry1985 · 11-12-2013 09:37PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

I just... say "Not interested, sorry" and close the door.

I don't like my doorstep used as an advertising platform for multi million Euro companies... same goes for text spam on my personal phone.

If you tolerate it, I guarantee it will get worse.

Cold calling is illegal in parts of the UK.

elfy4eva · 11-12-2013 09:39PM

Pai Mei wrote: »

Oh the people who come around and knock on doors asking you to give money to charity?? Never heard them described as chuggers before

Chuggers are the lads who walk around main streets in city centres with mayonnaise buckets collecting change for various charities, so named for the way the noise made when they shake their bucket *chug* *chug* *chug*

Edit: I am actually wrong! It's not these guys! It's apparenty the name given to those guys who intercept ya on behalf of concern etc. as said before because they're "Charitable Muggers". Learn something new every day! I always thought it was to do with the chugging buckets xD Morto!

Amirani · 11-12-2013 09:40PM

Pai Mei wrote: »

Oh the people who come around and knock on doors asking you to give money to charity?? Never heard them described as chuggers before

Charity muggers.

NuckingFacker · 11-12-2013 09:40PM

Speed-camera van operator or clamper imo. Mainly due to the names they get called as I drive past. Under my breath of course. I'm guessing their ears are burning from dawn to dusk.

PopRocks · 11-12-2013 09:42PM

You have to feel a bit bad for the chuggers. Most the ones you see are very young people, probably just out of school or college. They're told they're doing vital work and actually helping people, out in all kinds of weather all day on their feet. Wouldn't fancy it.

Most demeaning first-world jobs?

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