What Are Considered the Worst Jobs in Science?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around identifying what participants consider to be the worst jobs in science and related fields. It includes a mix of humorous and serious perspectives on various occupations that are perceived as undesirable, touching on personal experiences and societal views.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that jobs like school counselor or rat exterminator might be among the worst.
  • One participant humorously mentions javelin catcher as a particularly undesirable job.
  • There are mentions of circus workers and the unpleasant tasks associated with animal care, such as cleaning up after elephants.
  • Teaching roles, particularly as a "teacher suck up," are discussed as potentially undesirable.
  • Jobs like crime scene cleaning technician and working in a morgue or funeral home are viewed as depressing by some participants.
  • Coal mining is highlighted as a dangerous and undesirable job, with references to historical conditions faced by miners.
  • Experiences in disaster restoration, particularly dealing with sewage, are described as particularly unpleasant.
  • Some participants share personal anecdotes that illustrate the challenges and fears associated with certain jobs, such as working in mines or cleaning hazardous materials.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a variety of opinions on what constitutes the worst jobs, with no clear consensus emerging. Many different roles are mentioned, and while some jobs are frequently cited as undesirable, others are debated or humorously challenged.

Contextual Notes

Participants rely on personal anecdotes and societal perceptions, which may not fully capture the complexities or variations within each job mentioned. The discussion reflects subjective views rather than objective assessments of job conditions.

  • #61
Type 7 said:
At the community college where I work, someone has been leaving human waste on the bathroom floor in front of the sink every morning for the past week. :eek: The poor janitor has to clean it up every day. He is VERY motivated to catch the culprit! I feel for him, but I have to laugh. Probably some student is dissatisfied with his college experience. :smile:

That's just nasty! I don't find it funny at all. If someone is that dissatisfied, I'm sure when they get caught, someone can help them find the door to leave through if they aren't intelligent enough to find it for themselves.
 
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  • #62
Probably whoever it is will wash out if he isn't kicked out.

We try to take it all in stride. Laughter helps. Honestly, no one but the janitor is upset by it. To everyone else it's just another day in higher education.
 
  • #63
1 said:
What do you think are the worst jobs? Perhaps school consoler or rat exterminator are high up on your list of very sucky jobs? Or do you hate being the administrators of an online physics forum? What about stunt double? I would hate to be a babysitter, think of all the screaming kids. I Got the idea for this of and old Popular Science story, worst jobs in science.

Fibonacci

-- roofer/labourer
-- marker/grader for a university/college course
-- any job where you'd have to sit at a cubicle under humming flourescent lights & remain quiet & still (except punching numbers into a computer) all day long
-- at a recycling depot with all the smashing glass & other loud noises. that would be the ultimate worst job to go to when hungover
-- dentist, at least if you don't like to cause people pain
-- doing the cleaning of all the machinery during the nights at a meat-packing plant in the US (anyone read fast-food nation?)
-- prison guard at a private prison
 
  • #64
I don't imagine that most palace eunichs are volunteer labour... :eek:
 
  • #65
fourier jr said:
-- doing the cleaning of all the machinery during the nights at a meat-packing plant in the US (anyone read fast-food nation?)
I did read that actually. <shudder> :bugeye: Took all the fun out of going to McDonalds for me. :frown:

You just made me think of something else, fourier: another book about low-wage jobs in the U.S. --- Nickel and Dimed by by Barbara Ehrenreich. She took all the fun out of going to Walmart for me. :frown:

I should probably read less.
 
  • #66
Math Is Hard said:
I did read that actually. <shudder> :bugeye: Took all the fun out of going to McDonalds for me. :frown:
You used to have fun there? :bugeye:
 

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