What is the WORST job you've ever had?
By Tallygirl09
@Tallygirl09 (1380)
United States
May 15, 2010 11:01pm CST
I've worked all kinds of jobs sometimes 2 or 3 at a time to make ends meet! I have 2 lousy jobs that stand out in my mind, one was salvaging medical records that had been damaged in a flood. We had to work in a basement with little ventilation, were not allowed to talk or listen to music even. And the documents were soggy but we had to try and pull them apart so that they could lay flat to dry. I used to start counting the minutes to the end of the day as soon as I started! But at the time, it paid very well and I needed a weekend job as I alrady worked full time and wanted to move out of the apt I was in with bad roommates!
BUT the all time worst job was adding bar code labels to lab samples of blood and urine, yes everything was sealed but one had to line it up perfectly and even with latex gloves on, it was gross. But again, it paid very well and it was a short term thing to get enough money to pay off a phone bill that my ex had run up.
So what's the worst job you ever had and what was bad about it??
9 responses
@franschristoforus (30)
• Indonesia
17 May 10
i think all jobs will be a worst job if we can't enjoy it..
every jobs will make us bored if we did it with necessity.
so enjoy all jobs that we do ..
if dont like, just quit from your jobs Now,,!
its just my opinion !
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
16 May 10
I am not sure if this is the worst job I have ever had, I would certainly classify it as the dirtiest one. I was a coater in a wire plant. You did not wear nice clothes for this job. The money was good, but the environment was not.
@Danzylop (1120)
• Philippines
16 May 10
I had only one work experience, but i say it is going to be the worst job.
I worked with Jollibee as a kitchen crew(fryman specifically). The pay is good enough and the work is no challenge at all. But what me resign in less than 20 days was the kind of atmosphere Ive been. The managers scream at my work mates. And they talk to us like we are dumb or like they're Einstein. I was also blamed when the rice that I cooked got overcooked. I never knew that the rice cooker is hell not functioning well. They didnt tell me.
But the worse was, another employee just like me is giving commands to me rather than a request. My off duty time is 11PM but I go out at 1PM because he leaves everything to me. And I cant go home without doing all of those.
My parents are so protective eventhough im 18 years old that they always come and fetch me at 11PM and they kept on waiting until 1PM so I decided to resign. THE END. ^_^
@sriramraj (86)
• India
16 May 10
One of the toughest job I have done is the job of sales executive in Vaartha News Daily in India. That was one of the horrible experience as I used to get up in 5.30 in the morning and visit customers between 6 to 8 in the morning. Torrid experience when people shut the doors when our executives used to wake them up by knocking the door
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
16 May 10
I've never had a job that I hated because the work really stank. However, I used to work as a nursing assistant (don't get me wrong, I really did love the work.) The thing that I hated about that job was my coworkers. I loved the patients and I loved being able to help them, but I hated the fact that the majority of the people that I worked with did not have an ounce of compassion in them and I think that is the most important thing to have when you are working in a hospital.
@magtibaygom (4858)
• Philippines
16 May 10
My worst job was when I was a messenger delivering envelopes to Western Union cardholders. I worked from 6AM until 9PM in the evening just to deliver the envelopes. The problem was, there are addresses that are erroneous or non-existing. It as really hard and tiring. And the worst, it was a contract. I can only receive my "per envelope" payment after I finish delivering all the bulk. I never finish it. After a month, I quit. And I never receive my payment.
@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
16 May 10
I can't think of a job that I've really hated. I only had two jobs. The first one was as a Contract Analyst. I lasted for 9 months. I resigned because there is no growth. The second job is the one I have now. I've been with this company for 3 years now. I love my job thought it's not perfect. There are things that I don't like about it specially when there is so much pressure.
