Do you prefer manual or sedentary work?

haha.. U are too used to having a good life ^_^ I will always prefer manual work, because it's much more fun and exciting.. Though it's tiring, but it's definitely beneficial to our health.. PLus, manual work often requires them to be always on the move, and learning of new things.. Nothing can be as enriching as manual work, because it applies to our dialy lives too ^_^ Just imagine of putting one's skills at home, the amount of money saved will be quite alot too.. lol

Hey ronaldinu! At least you did the work for a good cause! I forgot that the puppy was a little girl! I kept calling her a him! Sorry! I forgot that you were having a new daughter! She is going to love all the work that you are doing just for her! How did you get all that cement and stuff off the tile? That must have been some job! It's good that you had the tiles though. That saved you quite a bit of money! I hope everything works out! So when is the little girl supposed to arrive? It should be soon! I know it is this month, isn't it?

I have always preferred sedentary work, I just never was that energetic, I could never wash walls and stuff like that, that doesn't mean I could serve at a lunch counter or something like that but never the heavy stuff.

I think we need both. I do both manual and sedentary work. The manual work I do includes house cleaning and gardening, and that is hard work that really makes me sweat. I also do a lot of sedentary work such as researching and writing articles and so on and so forth. Cheers and happy Mylotting

Sedentary, definitely! It's stinking hot here today, so even the thought of manual work is distressing! A few weeks ago my husband and I did some concreting and it nearly killed us! I had to carry 20 bags of concrete, then he had to mix it and wheelbarrow it down to the site so I could screed it. Then we had to get the stencil on it before it went off - and I can tell you, I never want to do that again!

I've been employed doing both. I worked in a lumber mill which was constant physical work, and I've worked in an office environment working computers, phones and a radio system and couldn't leave my chair unless someone took my place. I actually prefer a combination of activity such as when I worked an Emergency Room. The patient care could be very physical and demanding but you always had to sit down at some point and get the paperwork done.

I actually don't mind either, except that I have been more sedentary lately, so I know that I would ache a lot if I all of the sudden got a manual job. I just can't have a really stressful job because of my health.

I like to have a bit of manual or active work, and then some sedentary. The sedentary jobs tend to really make me tireder, but your day would have been way too much for me.

I like doing things with my hands. I'm a person that works with my mine much of the time. But my hands have to be busy when I can do things with them. I'm the type of oerson that can't just sit still. I must be doing something. My mind is constantly working and thinking of everything from one extreme to another and all in between.

It depends on the kind of manual labor, but I think I do prefer it best. Like, I wouldn't mind moving all of those tiles, although I know I would be sore the next day. But the cleaning of the tiles would drive me nuts. Give me something physical to do, even though I am pushed to my limits, I would rather do that than something tedious and time consuming. Thanks for starting this discussion. I hope you are having a great 2009 so far!

I am with you on that! I prefer sedentary work by far....but the manual labor does keep one in shape so it's probably better for us then the sedentary work....I do stiffen up though if I sit at the computer too long...then I need a stretch and a walk!

Hi ronaldinu, I do both round the house though I couldn't do hat you did, I puld have to get and strong man to do that for me as my hubby is very shy (work shy) he much rather go racing on his bikes with his friends than help. Tamara

Well..I like to do both, but in most cases, I prefer to do works manually, as long as I can do it without exerting so hard or too much effort. Doing manual tasks is a good exercise for my body. Doing just sedentary works is not healthy for us due to lack of activities in our system. The extra calorie stored in our body won't be burned, and this would result to getting fat, which is very unhealthy.

I would actually prefer at home work, due to my condition. However, if I could get an employer to understand my needs I could work at a happy medium between the two. I need a job where I don't have to stand in place for a long time. I can do a sitting job i.e. sedentary, but I would need to get up and walk around every so often. I can have an active job but have some weight limitations and would prefer one where I can walk a lot and rest when needed. If anyone had some suggestions for an entry level job in either they can let me know. I'm sure the person posting this thread would prefer you contact me direct though, as this is a job about work preferences and not suggestions.

Firstly I hope that those muscles of yours are returning to normal and that there were not to many protesting because of lack of use in the recent past, before you moved those tiles that is, For the type of work that I do is not really a choice. In some ways you could say that when I am driving the truck I only do sedentary work and that is true to a certain extent. However most of the time when I get out of that truck cabin, the manual or physical side of my work actually starts. Even if just a rest break, then I have to check not only the tyres are okay but also that the load is secured properly plus ropes are tied properly and the knots are not coming undone of that the curtains are closed and secure. If I arrive at the depot or where the load is to be delivered then it is a case of removing the tarpaulins and stowing them away properly together with the ropes or opening the curtains as well as directing the forklift driver which pallets are to be unloaded. At the end of the week or if I have been into or going through certain areas, I have to wash the prime mover both inside and outside. So for that job it is a combination of both manual/physical or sedentary work and probably on a 30/70 split. My other job is actually our small organic farmlet and that is 100% physical work because my partner is the one who does most of the account and record keeping as well as any business documentation that we need to keep. Do I have a preference as to the type of work I do? Not really as both has it benefits and drawbacks but as long as each one keeps the money coming it is okay by me and I will continue to do each one for the same reason.

I like one and then another.The work I do , I am on my feet all dat long. When I get home, that's when i can sit and do paper work.

ronaldinu....Thank you for the laugh, all I can say is you poor, sweet thing! I am 60+ years old, female, stand 5'5" and weigh 128 pds......I am a Tiler, by trade, and that is what I go thru on a regular basis! Love ya, bro! Hope exercise was on your list for New Year's resolutions. Now you can have anything you want to eat for lunch! There should be NO such thing as bad tile works! I sure do hope that the Tiler that you have hired is reputable. And seeings these tiles are going in a bathroom, I sure hope that they will be mounted on a backerboard, that has been treated with a moisture barrier, or you will have the same problems...or worse. It is a rubberized compound that you paint on, and should cure at least 24 hrs. before tiling commences. Need more info, private message me...OK? Cheers!

I prefer sedentary work only because of my physical limitations. I remember how wonderful it felt to work hard and finally sit down and drink a cool drink or take a shower and then I slept so well at night! If possible, I would like 75% sedentary and 25% manual!

I prefer sedentary work too but if you don't do any kind of manual work you won't get nothing done, and its not good to be sedentary all the time, its good to move around and do some hard work.

I foretell that you aare going to be one sore puppy tomorrow. I know I would be. There is a certain satisfaction that comes with manual labor that I somehow don't get with sedentary work.