The Geoff Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I think we're all roughly agreed that certain individuals, mostly involved with moving money and/or votes around, are hardly worth minimum wage, let alone oxygen. That said, what makes you special? Why are you worth the money that you spend on food and all that? What is it about your job that really benefits anyone? I'm just talking about your job generically, I'm aware there are some idiot charity workers and genius parking attendants....and vice versa....but generally, mateys, defend yourselves! Me? Tricky. I'm a bookseller these days. And bookselling is rife with people who think the trade is, for some reason, special. I think it's a hangover from the horrors of book burning...books shouldn't be burned, but that doesn't make any particular book special. You should see some of the dross that gets put forward...imagine the worst book you've ever read...we see much, much worse every day...and that's just the stuff that the publishers let filter through to us. My justification is more in the old-skool. I specialise in scientific books, and the main challenge is simply understanding enough of the book to know if there's going to be a single person who understands it enough to buy it. I certainly don't, it's mostly Greek letters which have nothing to do with Greek.....I just know the subject material a little better than the average bookseller. My socially useful thing though, the thing I'm proud of, is making sure the old-but-relevant classics like Newton's Principia, Galileo's Dialogue On The Two World Systems and Einstein's Special Relativity are still available, sometimes centurys after they were written and often saw their authors pilloried. They don't sell in huge numbers, but that's not the point....I'm just proud of the fact they're on a bookshelf somewhere. Quote
Afro1599968737 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 not currently employed; but using the last serious job i had (manufacturing engineer in the aerospace industry) it was supporting british industry, helping to keep some stuff "made in england" for a little while longer Quote
mkratty Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 im a mobile service technician for a large battery manufacturer . our batteries supply power to fork lift trucks that in turn load lorries that supply you with all your food and goods .. Quote
harry_a Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I make sure that kids who want to learn to sail do so in a safe manner and don't drown themselves. Quote
windy Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I bring pleasure to the word because I have such a beautiful ass! What word and what has it got to do with being in possession of a comely donkey? :rolleyes: Quote
Dunc Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I'm an electrician and ensure that my customers have safe electrics which in turn power appliances and electronics such as this computer i'm typing on allowing sites like this to exist! Quote
The Geoff Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Posted July 12, 2009 I make sure that kids who want to learn to sail do so in a safe manner and don't drown themselves. "If not duffers, won't drown..." Quote
abbe89 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I work in a call centre for the world's biggest building society. I deal with people every day who are distraught because they've been mugged, their card has been cloned, they're seriously in debt and companies keep taking money they shouldn't etc etc I basically put people's minds at ease and spend my day finding solutions, and solving money problems. I think it's fairly important job, if I wasn't there answering the phone, people wouldn't be able to stop fraud on their accounts, get new cards, and reclaim money that is actually theirs. Quote
Lolage Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I'm a Sandwich Artist, I can make you the perfect sandwich. For anyone who hasnt a clue what im on about; http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Sandwich%20Artist Quote
Farno Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I make sure people with learning difficulties live to see another day. TBH if myself or the other seven member of the team decided not to bother with work for one day, a few people would considerable worse off. I took an astronomic pay cut for this job, but the justification is I now do some thing I believe in and see a benefit every day. Money isnt everything and to see a smile on a face is everything. Quote
wenglish Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 i work for a bank. when you want someone to actually help you im there to offer guidence and support from the little things such as getting your card working again so you can put petrol in your car right through to buying a home and keeping it. I am not part of the system that has put the country into the position its in now, thatsthe tradeing and back staff the guys and gals on the front that you spend most fo your time talking to are mostly very nice and realy want to help in any way they can. Quote
gixerkarl Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 im a builder/plasterer/kitchen/bathroom fitter.i provide my customers with nice places to live/eat/wash....and in return i get a nice plaace to live/eat/wash.......seems fair enough to me:D Quote
Afro1599968737 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I'm just proud of the fact they're on a bookshelf somewhere. are they actually sold, or are you more of a bernard? Quote
windjammer1599968715 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 im a time served joiner and make sure your door closes properly,im able to buy nice kites and buggy Quote
mkratty Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 im a time served joiner and make sure your door closes properly,im able to buy nice kites and buggy well close it behind you ...........lol............ btw where was you today ?? Quote
windjammer1599968715 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 im a time served joiner and make sure your door closes properly,im able to buy nice kites and buggy well close it behind you ...........lol............ btw where was you today ?? cleaning my house with my new toy a steam cleaner:D,getting bored of fraizy,need a new challenge maybe its time to go kite surfing Quote
gorf Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I make sure people with learning difficulties live to see another day. TBH if myself or the other seven member of the team decided not to bother with work for one day, a few people would considerable worse off. I took an astronomic pay cut for this job, but the justification is I now do some thing I believe in and see a benefit every day. Money isnt everything and to see a smile on a face is everything. Nice one Farno, same here, worked for good money in various jobs, but like you now work with people with learning difficulties, money is crap, but you can help shape peoples lives for the better, oh yeah, and the work pattern fits in nicely with kiting and family, pretty much an ideal situation, erm except for the money of course. wouldn't change a thing right now Quote
eeyore Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 Good question one i will answer when i get to a computer. I think my answer might upset a few people. Quote
anything Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I'm a student so for nine months of the year I'm honing my skills so as I can improve your lives greatly in the future. And for the other three months I work in a supermarket, so I make sure you can buy the food/drink you want, thus making your lives slightly less stressful and fraught. Also, by making sure the products you want are where they should be I am saving your time, something which is special to us all. Quote
Morb Posted July 12, 2009 Report Posted July 12, 2009 I work in a call centre for the world's biggest building society. You'll leave next week! I test poison, just to make sure its poisonous enough to kill the amount of 'things' it says it will on the tin. (And to make sure it doesnt kill the aforementioned things for too long -for free). It generally does though, due to science. Quote
kite geek Posted July 13, 2009 Report Posted July 13, 2009 My job? Oh no, im on 8 weeks holiday! Quote
Kamikuza Posted July 13, 2009 Report Posted July 13, 2009 Without me, Japanese kids would hate English even more than they do. I'm fun, by god! Quote
Disco_Bison Posted July 13, 2009 Report Posted July 13, 2009 Air Traffic Controller - I help to stop planes hitting each other and landing on you lot instead of where they're supposed to. That's about the long and short of it - it's almost a recession proof job though. It takes so long to and costs so much to train one of us that it's not worth getting rid of us. It took me nearly 4 years to train fully and the company invested over £1m in me. I love it though - it's not a job to me - it's just a big computer game Quote
cookster Posted July 13, 2009 Report Posted July 13, 2009 Air Traffic Controller - I help to stop planes hitting each other and landing on you lot instead of where they're supposed to. I love it though - it's not a job to me - it's just a big computer gameWhat he said Quote
Steve1599968621 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Posted July 13, 2009 I dream up stupid inflatables so that your kids can go nuts and hopefully not break their collar bones. If you go to Alton Towers and see that massive one in Cred Street? I did that. And the one on Blackpool south pier. Quote
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