I shadowed some of the best door-to-door salesmen in Aus. They were beyond assertive; they were just fuckin’ rood. People would ask them to leave several times and they just ignored it and proceeded to talk over the person. Not my style.
Its the kind of job that can really bring someone out of their shell if they stick at it. But how can you stick with a job that youre making zero money from lol
Cleaning out at an old people’s home.
The old guys were nice, but the job wasn’t. I was the only cleaner in a massive building, and I didn’t have the time to finish the job.
I will never forget the stench of yellow bags full of incontinence pads that had been left there all night. My employers were too tight to buy new cleaning products, and most of the rags I had to use for cleaning were obviously old underwear.
I quit after three months after my employer yelled at me for wearing headphones while I was working. I considered the matter deeply, asked her what made her think I gave a fuck and jumped on my motorbike. Screw her and her nasty, underfunded operation.
[quote]Der_Steppenwolfe wrote:
Cleaning out at an old people’s home.
The old guys were nice, but the job wasn’t. I was the only cleaner in a massive building, and I didn’t have the time to finish the job.
I will never forget the stench of yellow bags full of incontinence pads that had been left there all night. My employers were too tight to buy new cleaning products, and most of the rags I had to use for cleaning were obviously old underwear.
I quit after three months after my employer yelled at me for wearing headphones while I was working. I considered the matter deeply, asked her what made her think I gave a fuck and jumped on my motorbike. Screw her and her nasty, underfunded operation.[/quote]
Good for you. I bet you have a better job now.
Debatably. I do gardens, labouring and haymaking for about 7 pounds an hour. It’s not amazing money, but I love it. There are few things in the world more satisfying than lifting heavy stuff in the open air, and I’m my own boss.
[quote]Der_Steppenwolfe wrote:
Debatably. I do gardens, labouring and haymaking for about 7 pounds an hour. It’s not amazing money, but I love it. There are few things in the world more satisfying than lifting heavy stuff in the open air, and I’m my own boss.[/quote]
The elderly home you worked at sounds absolutely horrible!!!
Yes, there is definitely something to be said about being your own boss. I took about a 50% pay cut to work for myself but it has been totally worth it. 
Totally. How did you get started then? Me, I was on the dole and I got on this scheme where you get 15 extra quid on your dole in return for 30 hour’s work a week in a charity shop. I offered to do one of the ladies who works there’s garden, she payed me, and it sort of grew from there.
[quote]Der_Steppenwolfe wrote:
Totally. How did you get started then? Me, I was on the dole and I got on this scheme where you get 15 extra quid on your dole in return for 30 hour’s work a week in a charity shop. I offered to do one of the ladies who works there’s garden, she payed me, and it sort of grew from there.[/quote]
Well, I was working as a clinical supervisor in an inner city mental health clinic. The job was stressing me out beyond belief. One day, I decided enough was enough and opened up shop. I haven’t looked back since! It was obviously slow in the beginning, especially since I didn’t accept insurance. I’m staying afloat these days though.
Yes, definitely, word of mouth is a great way to get referrals!
Cool. What exactly do you do then?
[quote]Der_Steppenwolfe wrote:
Cool. What exactly do you do then?[/quote]
I’m a therapist.
A T-man therapist? Fair enough. Not to impinge on your free time or anything, but do you know if a child who hits the square block into the round hole with a real hammer is unusual in any way psychologically?
[quote]Der_Steppenwolfe wrote:
A T-man therapist? Fair enough. Not to impinge on your free time or anything, but do you know if a child who hits the square block into the round hole with a real hammer is unusual in any way psychologically?[/quote]
What’s a T-man?
I imagine that using a real hammer may be the only way of getting a square block into a round hole. It has never happened in my office, although I don’t keep hammers laying around either. I guess that would make a child psychologically unique, though.
Oh right. I only ask because apparently I did that once.
A T-man, by my understanding, is a muscular chap who enjoys lifting heavy things etc.
[quote]Der_Steppenwolfe wrote:
Oh right. I only ask because apparently I did that once.
A T-man, by my understanding, is a muscular chap who enjoys lifting heavy things etc.[/quote]
Nope, not quite a chap but most people on here assume I am…
I’m sure you got some interesting reactions (referring to the peg experiment).
Oh! Sorry, I didn’t mean any offence.
See, people with my condition sometimes say that ‘numbers were their friends’ as children. I felt the same way about hammers…
My worst job is also my favorite and current job, but it has moments that are terrible. I’m a farrier. I nail shoes on horses hooves, the good days are when the horse agrees with me that I’m gonna do that. The days when its the worst job I’ve ever had are when the horses disagrees with my game plan… They don’t happen as often now that I work much quicker than I did when I started, but there will always be rank horses beating on me as long as I do this. No contest to the iron mill though obviously!
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
My worst job is also my favorite and current job, but it has moments that are terrible. I’m a farrier. I nail shoes on horses hooves, the good days are when the horse agrees with me that I’m gonna do that. The days when its the worst job I’ve ever had are when the horse disagrees with my game plan… They don’t happen as often now that I work much quicker than I did when I started, but there will always be rank horses beating on me as long as I do this. No contest to the iron mill though obviously![/quote]
Not unless you have a horse hoof imprint on your forehead.
[quote]Der_Steppenwolfe wrote:
Oh! Sorry, I didn’t mean any offence.
See, people with my condition sometimes say that ‘numbers were their friends’ as children. I felt the same way about hammers…[/quote]
No, I’m not offended!
Hmmm, that sounds a bit dangerous.
It was. Especially when me and my elder brother decided to build an aeroplane.
This may be in danger of derailing the thread. Is there any way of taking the conversation elsewhere?
[quote]dmaddox wrote:
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
My worst job is also my favorite and current job, but it has moments that are terrible. I’m a farrier. I nail shoes on horses hooves, the good days are when the horse agrees with me that I’m gonna do that. The days when its the worst job I’ve ever had are when the horse disagrees with my game plan… They don’t happen as often now that I work much quicker than I did when I started, but there will always be rank horses beating on me as long as I do this. No contest to the iron mill though obviously![/quote]
Not unless you have a horse hoof imprint on your forehead.
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True. For me, a hoof to the head is much less of a worry than getting tossed while I working and getting stomped on. Also, some of my clients just tie their horses to the pasture gate, so I can let em loose when I am done. But, if they haven’t caught up all the horses, a random horse in the pasture can be hell on you working. Thats how I’ve had the shit kicked out of me, both times. And if they pull a leg back when you are working on your clinches those nails will cut you up fierce.
[quote]USMCpoolee wrote:
My worst job is also my favorite and current job, but it has moments that are terrible. I’m a farrier. I nail shoes on horses hooves, the good days are when the horse agrees with me that I’m gonna do that. The days when its the worst job I’ve ever had are when the horses disagrees with my game plan… They don’t happen as often now that I work much quicker than I did when I started, but there will always be rank horses beating on me as long as I do this. No contest to the iron mill though obviously![/quote]
Ever been stepped on? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been careless while picking their hooves only to have them step directly on my foot. Then they just stand there on it. Someday I’ll learn.