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04-03-2017, 08:08 AM
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All this talk about miserable jobs makes me happy that I am retired.
But I am also old. One day, I may wish to be young again, even if it means I would be back in working age.
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04-03-2017, 08:43 AM
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#22
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 5,860
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I was very unhappy in my chosen occupation many years ago.
I made a career change. Who wants to be unhappy for 8 hours a day and then bring it home? Not me.
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04-03-2017, 08:47 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Chattanooga
Posts: 3,877
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Earning money is an action, saving money is a behavior, growing money takes a well diversified portfolio and the discipline to ignore market swings.
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04-03-2017, 08:49 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 2,962
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Quote:
Originally Posted by medved
What do you think is the most unhappy occupation? The one people are most anxious to escape from...
I have read that dentists are pretty miserable. (Not sure why).
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Why are dentists unhappy? They're always looking down in the mouth (rimshot).
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04-03-2017, 09:00 AM
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Gone but not forgotten
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Sarasota,fl.
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I spent two years working in an Endoscopy clinic assisting with colonscopy. That job was full of **** .
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04-03-2017, 09:16 AM
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#26
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Colorado
Posts: 128
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The guy who drives around and pumps out the outhouses
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04-03-2017, 09:18 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Colorado
Posts: 8,971
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Quote:
Originally Posted by medved
What do you think is the most unhappy occupation? The one people are most anxious to escape from...
I have read that dentists are pretty miserable. (Not sure why). I have also read that lawyers in big law firms are pretty miserable, despite the high pay. But surely there much be worse jobs than these.
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I read that dentists are one of the highest paid per hour worked profession. The article said most can get away with a 4 day work week and still bring in north of $300k. Not sure how true that is, but if it is, not sure why they would be so miserable.
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04-03-2017, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,342
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Anyone doing difficult manual labor for near minimum wage.
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04-03-2017, 09:22 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Alberta/Ontario/ Arizona
Posts: 3,393
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I always thought law enforcement would be an awful job. You see the worst in our society. Pretty hard to not become cynical. Marriages often don't last, alcohol abuse common. Also agree that child protective services would be heart breaking.
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04-03-2017, 09:22 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 11,078
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Quote:
Originally Posted by COcheesehead
I read that dentists are one of the highest paid per hour worked profession. The article said most can get away with a 4 day work week and still bring in north of $300k. Not sure how true that is, but if it is, not sure why they would be so miserable.
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They're frequently bit.
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04-03-2017, 09:29 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Southern Cal
Posts: 4,032
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW-Bound
All this talk about miserable jobs makes me happy that I am retired.
But I am also old. One day, I may wish to be young again, even if it means I would be back in working age.
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You are not old. Wait until you get to 90.
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04-03-2017, 09:31 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Southern Cal
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moemg
I spent two years working in an Endoscopy clinic assisting with colonscopy. That job was full of **** .
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I thought I was all emptied out when I get to the clinic. I guess not.
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04-03-2017, 09:31 AM
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#33
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MRG
They're frequently bit.
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So is a vet.
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04-03-2017, 09:44 AM
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#34
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2013
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Quote:
Originally Posted by COcheesehead
So is a vet.
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True. After having two dogs dental cleaning done there's not much difference in prices.
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04-03-2017, 09:56 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Duluth
Posts: 139
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Dentists used to have the highest rate of suicide, probably caused by chronic mercury poisoning.
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04-03-2017, 10:03 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 8,368
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Quote:
Originally Posted by msieweke
Dentists used to have the highest rate of suicide, probably caused by chronic mercury poisoning.
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If Lewis Carroll had known that, Alice might have attended the Mad Dentist's Tea Party.
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04-03-2017, 10:39 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Orlando, Fl
Posts: 950
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Quote:
Originally Posted by aaronc879
Anyone doing difficult manual labor for near minimum wage.
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Roofers working in Florida during the summer's 95+ heat. I always feel badly for them and don't know how they do it.
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04-03-2017, 10:48 AM
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#38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver
Roofers working in Florida during the summer's 95+ heat. I always feel badly for them and don't know how they do it.
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At least they get paid decent. Any factory in the US is going to be around 100 degrees in the summer and many pay far less than what roofers make.
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04-03-2017, 10:59 AM
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#39
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Everett
Posts: 1,592
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marita40
I'd say any job that is repetitive and boring, something where you simply sit all day and do the same thing endlessly.
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Good thing our hearts don't feel that way!
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04-03-2017, 11:05 AM
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#40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marita40
I'd say any job that is repetitive and boring, something where you simply sit all day and do the same thing endlessly.
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Obviously what is considered a bad job varies from person to person. I just started a new job where I am on my feet 8-12 hours/day lifting 1000lbs/hr in a non temperature controlled warehouse. I would take a 30% cut in pay to do an office job where I can sit regularly and the heaviest thing I have to lift is a stapler or a mouse.
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