My Job

[Cryozombie]

Have a bad day at work?

Consider this:

Popular Science just released their list of the top 20 worst jobs in the Science fields...

Now... imagine... in all the science fields... hundreds of jobs... maybe THOUSANDS.

Tech Support Help Desk is the #11 WORST job.

There are, according to the science community... only 10 jobs in the entire field of sciences worse than mine.

I need a new line of work!

 

[Feisty Mouse]

Tech support does suck. I have friends who still have the scars, so to speak.

Of course, being the person who gives lab rats vaginal lavages and looks for sperm samples is not really "up there" in terms of glamour.

 

[The Kai]

You must really like lab rats!

 

[Bob Hubbard]

I've done Hell Desk before.

I think I once said I'd rather do time than Phone Support.

 

[TigerWoman]

My daughter just got a tech support/sales job-she loves it and she is paid pretty well so we'll see. I suppose the burn-out rate is high. TW

 

[Bob Hubbard]

You were a veteran after 3 months where I'd worked (ISP).

www.techtales.com great site for some "from the trenches" stories.

 

[Cryozombie]

Of course, being the person who gives lab rats vaginal lavages and looks for sperm samples is not really "up there" in terms of glamour.

Thats on the list too!

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Whats the list?

 

[Feisty Mouse]

Thats on the list too!

lol - really?

Reminds me of a study done a while back on estrus cycles and ovulation. One stimulus for some species is cervial stimulation, which can trigger ovulation. A group of scientists were studying reproduction in sheep - obviously applied benefits since sheep are so widely raised, and also they are great species for studying reproduction and fetal development.

So, one (or more) researchers had to be the cervical stimulator for the sheep - they listed the model number of the vibrator and everything.

THAT'S a lousy job.

 

[someguy]

Ok new number one on the list of jobs that would suck to have.
Well I'm sure there are worse probably.

 

[Feisty Mouse]

Sewer-drainer? That would not be good.

Rat urine collector? That's part of the job of a few people I know. (I move in glamorous circles!)

 

[Cryozombie]

The List is here:

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,20967,713471,00.html

Lab-Animal Veterinarian is the one I was referring to as far as the Rat goes...

 

[TigerWoman]

A science teacher is on that list--a know a couple who love their jobs. A television meteorologist--they seem to like their jobs and are well paid for not getting it right. ??? TW

 

[Shodan]

What about the poor fellow who has to drive his truck around to outhouses and suction all the crap (literally) out into a big tank all day then hose out the rest of the outhouse? Maybe that's not in the science field though.......hmmmm..

I just witnessed this job for the first time on my last vacation.......felt so sorry for the man........but, then again, guess he has a job!! I hope he gets paid a lot.

:asian: :karate:

 

[Cryozombie]

A science teacher is on that list--a know a couple who love their jobs. A television meteorologist--they seem to like their jobs and are well paid for not getting it right. ??? TW

if you read the article tho, they do say that the majority of the people who do those jobs dont dislike them...

 

[raedyn]

re: the sewer cleaner

Actually, I had a friend who used to do this, and it's all done automatically with trucks. Basically he had to hook up some hoses and flip a switch, then wait around for a couple of hours. He thought it was great because it was fairly well paid and it was slack. Since he worked on the road (going to all the small towns) his expenses were all covered, too.

The outhouse cleaners though... I don't think that could be a simple.

 

[shesulsa]

Tech Support Help Desk is the #11 WORST job.

There are, according to the science community... only 10 jobs in the entire field of sciences worse than mine.

I need a new line of work!

I suppose it's all about perspective, now isn't it?

I read the original article "The Worst Jobs in Science" and that list included bull-sperm retrievers. Or, according to this list, you could be a tampon squeezer.

Comfy in your chair with your headset now, are ya? ::hugs::