Best jobs...

lil_miss_sunshine

I dont know if this is the right place, but are there any jobs anyone would recommend? Or not...

wishiwasarichgirl

need more info

Zazen999

In what context?

Mine is the best, and you aren't having it!!!

affordmylife

depends on what you enjoy.

one persons joy would be another persons horror.

i work in a special needs school and i absolutely love it.

but not everyone would tho.

i would hate to work in retail - i have done it and it is so pointless.

bert&ernie

affordmylife wrote: »

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i would hate to work in retail - i have done it and it is so pointless.

Why do you consider retail work to be pointless?

Retail is a very important sector of our economy that employs a large proportion of the working population. There are plenty of jobs that I woudn't oersonally want to have, but I wouldn't insult those who do by branding their work pointless.

lil_miss_sunshine

Unskilled work really. You know the average jobs, working in shops/resurants/offices...what else is there really?

lil_miss_sunshine

Zazen999 wrote: »

In what context?

Mine is the best, and you aren't having it!!!

Where do you work then?

ohreally

Zazen999 wrote: »

Mine is the best

That sounds like a wager to me

Phirefly

lil_miss_sunshine wrote: »

Unskilled work really. You know the average jobs, working in shops/resurants/offices...what else is there really?

Not completely unskilled, but my favourite job other than my actual profession is delivery driving. All you need is a driving license, and if like me you passed your test before 1997 you can drive 7.5 tonners and earn more.

Whenever I've found myself between employment or needing a break out of my career, I've signed up to driving temping agencies and got decent-paid employment immediately.

I've waitressed, worked in shops, done admin temping in offices but driving wins hands down. Nobody breathing down your neck all day, no established clique to try to fit into, no unrealistic target. Just you, your CDs, and clear daytime roads. Its a great time to think, regroup and plan. And entertaining when you hop out of the van at the loading bay and see the looks of shock on the faces you greet when they see you're not a fat old hairy bloke

Zazen999

lil_miss_sunshine wrote: »

Where do you work then?

Well, I work from home - am a Director for a small company dealing in Construction Training for very large construction companies.

To get here though, I worked for 14 years on sites across the country as a civil engineer; then went into the training sector; put myself through a degree and various other quals; worked for a national training provider; put myself forward load of times for projects that were highly stressed and was then head hunted last december to start this company. It's been an expensive slog but so worth it.

Phirefly

an inspiration :T