Eight of the Worst First Jobs Ever
With things like they are at the moment, you’re likely to hear people say how lucky they are to have a job. Depends what it is, of course. For some jobs, the word ‘lucky’ doesn’t immediately spring to mind….
#1 – Production Line Work
Boring, boring, boring! Just imagine being stuck on a production line, doing the same thing for eight plus hours at a time, in a horrible factory. Not to mention the often unsociable hours and the fact that you might have to work night shifts which will do your body clock the world of good. Not! Make sure you make the most of your days off as another soul destroying shift of placing the gherkins into the jar on the production line looms menacingly around the corner!
#2 – Fast Food Worker
We’ve all used fast food joints when we’ve felt like treating ourselves but what’s it like to work in one of these places? Answer: RUBBISH! On top of the low wages, you’re having to run around like a madman for the duration of your shift to ensure that the annoying fat kid gets the 2000 calorie meal he ordered, whilst having to maintain a smile for the customers as you know your boss is watching you like a hawk. Oh yeah. Don’t forget the stylish outfit they make you wear either. Just pray your mates don’t come in while you’re on shift!
#3 – Dishwasher
As far as the kitchen pecking order goes, you can expect to find yourself right at the very bottom of it in this nightmare of a job. You know you’re going to get all of the worst jobs whilst plate after plate stacks up in a kitchen that is uncomfortably warm, smells of grease and does not offer the slightest chance to take even the shortest of breaks. Know your place in this job and expect to be treated like you don’t deserve to breathe the same oxygen as the chef and his cronies. Sound nice? Thought not.
#4 – Pizza Delivery Driver
Unsociable hours. Looked down on by customers. Spending just as much on fuel as what you are making. Need we go on. This alternative means of employment might seem like a nice little way of making some extra cash. The reality: you’re rushing around from one side of the city to the other throughout the night, struggling to stay awake into the early hours whilst you try to maintain a smile for the rude and arrogant customers who delight in telling you that their food is not hot enough so they’re not paying for it. Forget tips.
#5 – Telemarketing
Like abuse on a daily basis? Like rejection after rejection? Like your boss to be threatening you with sacking if you don’t hit your targets? Oh good. Then telemarketing is the job for you! How nice it must be going to work, knowing that you are the scourge of society and the last person anyone anywhere in the country will want to have a conversation with. You know that half of the time you’re on the phone, you’re going to be hung up on or hit with a tirade of abuse. Want job satisfaction? Then don’t do this!
#6 – Slaughterhouse Worker
‘I slaughter chickens for a living’ is admittedly not the best answer to give when the person you’ve fancied for months asks you what you do for a living. Expect a swift exit in the opposite direction. And when you’re not repelling members of the opposite sex whose stomachs have been turned by what you do, you’re at work, ripping apart the carcasses of innocent animals, knee-deep in blood and guts. You’d think that when you walk out of the abattoir, you can leave it behind you for the day but no. The smell of death clings to you. Give this ‘profession’ a wide berth folks!
#7 – Door-to-door Salesperson
Like abuse on a daily basis? Like rejection after rejection? Like your boss to be threatening you with sacking if you don’t hit your targets? Hang on a second! This sounds all too similar to the wonderful world of telemarketing. The only difference with door-to-door sales is that you can see the face of the customer abusing you. So, in all fairness, it’s probably even worse.
#8 – Matchday Mascot
Such a fun job! Isn’t it? First of all, the suit is going to smell of a combination of sweat and other delightful bodily fluids. You can also expect the young fans to treat you like their personal punch bag whilst you have to resist the temptation to rip off the ridiculous giant head you’ve been forced to wear and teach those kids a hard lesson in why they shouldn’t play ‘punch the mascot’. Not to mention how hot you’re going to be underneath that furry suit as your body does everything it can to avoid spontaneously combusting. Such a fun job? NOT.
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