Thankless/underrated jobs

[Anonymous]

Cops
Firefighters
Waitress
Home nurse
Elder Care
House cleaner
IT technician (the one that comes to your desk)
bank teller
Kitchen worker, not the chef, everybody else
all construction workers
Portable bathroom workers
all road workers
janitors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why paid caregiving jobs are so undervalued and often disrespected. This is IMPORTANT work and it needs to be done well. But when it's done well, no recognition is given. When it's done poorly, people are horrified. Maybe they are undervalued b/c so called "women's work" has always been?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SAHM mom with 4 kids and workaholic, travelling DH

Nope, try again.

Haha, proved my point! I was a teacher -- it was easy. teachers reuse their material from year to year and most just scan over the homework.
But SAHM: up at 6AM, childcare, cooking, cleaning, repairing house, car maintenance, insurance, bills, landscape, more cooking, the grocery store, driving, more childcare, bathing, feeding, entertaining, listening to the endless drama, dinner, after school activities, more driving, doctor's appointments, ER visits, school paperwork, homework, more cleaning ...more laundry, dishes, more cooking and down at 11:30PM for that last load ...
And all this time people think you are just chillin'

How long ago were you a teacher?

[Anonymous]

IT Help Desk staff

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SAHM mom with 4 kids and workaholic, travelling DH

Nope, try again.

Haha, proved my point! I was a teacher -- it was easy. teachers reuse their material from year to year and most just scan over the homework.
But SAHM: up at 6AM, childcare, cooking, cleaning, repairing house, car maintenance, insurance, bills, landscape, more cooking, the grocery store, driving, more childcare, bathing, feeding, entertaining, listening to the endless drama, dinner, after school activities, more driving, doctor's appointments, ER visits, school paperwork, homework, more cleaning ...more laundry, dishes, more cooking and down at 11:30PM for that last load ...
And all this time people think you are just chillin'

Teacher turned SAHM here... if teaching was easy and you just "scanned" homework, then it sounds like you were checked out and not actually performing your job. Being a parent in general is often challenging but that wasn't the point of OPs post.

I agree with the assessement that nurses are unappreciated...I didn't realize this until after I gave birth. The nurses did everything, I barely saw my OB!

[Anonymous]

Some teachers work hard, but others are really really lazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SAHM mom with 4 kids and workaholic, travelling DH

Nope, try again.

Haha, proved my point! I was a teacher -- it was easy. teachers reuse their material from year to year and most just scan over the homework.
But SAHM: up at 6AM, childcare, cooking, cleaning, repairing house, car maintenance, insurance, bills, landscape, more cooking, the grocery store, driving, more childcare, bathing, feeding, entertaining, listening to the endless drama, dinner, after school activities, more driving, doctor's appointments, ER visits, school paperwork, homework, more cleaning ...more laundry, dishes, more cooking and down at 11:30PM for that last load ...
And all this time people think you are just chillin'

Teacher turned SAHM here... if teaching was easy and you just "scanned" homework, then it sounds like you were checked out and not actually performing your job. Being a parent in general is often challenging but that wasn't the point of OPs post.

I agree with the assessement that nurses are unappreciated...I didn't realize this until after I gave birth. The nurses did everything, I barely saw my OB!

Like 99% of public school teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SAHM mom with 4 kids and workaholic, travelling DH

Nope, try again.

Haha, proved my point! I was a teacher -- it was easy. teachers reuse their material from year to year and most just scan over the homework.
But SAHM: up at 6AM, childcare, cooking, cleaning, repairing house, car maintenance, insurance, bills, landscape, more cooking, the grocery store, driving, more childcare, bathing, feeding, entertaining, listening to the endless drama, dinner, after school activities, more driving, doctor's appointments, ER visits, school paperwork, homework, more cleaning ...more laundry, dishes, more cooking and down at 11:30PM for that last load ...
And all this time people think you are just chillin'

Teacher turned SAHM here... if teaching was easy and you just "scanned" homework, then it sounds like you were checked out and not actually performing your job. Being a parent in general is often challenging but that wasn't the point of OPs post.

I agree with the assessement that nurses are unappreciated...I didn't realize this until after I gave birth. The nurses did everything, I barely saw my OB!

Like 99% of public school teachers.

I'm glad you stopped fellating Chris Christie long enough to write that very important message.

I'm assuming you never had a teacher?

[Anonymous]

Is the OPs point that we should all feel very sorry for lower class jobs? portapotty cleaner, dog poop gatherer, dishwasher in a restaurant, trash collector, butcher, house keeper, day care worker, waitress, hotel maid, migrant fruit picker ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SAHM mom with 4 kids and workaholic, travelling DH

Nope, try again.

Haha, proved my point! I was a teacher -- it was easy. teachers reuse their material from year to year and most just scan over the homework.
But SAHM: up at 6AM, childcare, cooking, cleaning, repairing house, car maintenance, insurance, bills, landscape, more cooking, the grocery store, driving, more childcare, bathing, feeding, entertaining, listening to the endless drama, dinner, after school activities, more driving, doctor's appointments, ER visits, school paperwork, homework, more cleaning ...more laundry, dishes, more cooking and down at 11:30PM for that last load ...
And all this time people think you are just chillin'

Teacher turned SAHM here... if teaching was easy and you just "scanned" homework, then it sounds like you were checked out and not actually performing your job. Being a parent in general is often challenging but that wasn't the point of OPs post.

I agree with the assessement that nurses are unappreciated...I didn't realize this until after I gave birth. The nurses did everything, I barely saw my OB!

Like 99% of public school teachers.

I'm glad you stopped fellating Chris Christie long enough to write that very important message.

I'm assuming you never had a teacher?

Its always weak when you resort to potty mouth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why paid caregiving jobs are so undervalued and often disrespected. This is IMPORTANT work and it needs to be done well. But when it's done well, no recognition is given. When it's done poorly, people are horrified. Maybe they are undervalued b/c so called "women's work" has always been?

Yes.

Yup. Witness 9:01.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just got my letter from DCPS telling me that I got fired despite the high praise I received from my principal this year. It came as a complete shock. It was my first year, and though I didn't perform as well as I'd hoped, I can't say that I've ever given more of my time and energy to any job. We've been out for almost a month. I've spent all that time reading and preparing for this upcoming school year. It hurts a lot.

I thank you for posting about the teacher that you know.

Sorry. I got fired after two years. In a district much like DC.

Not to dismiss what you're going through, but it was one of the better things that has happened in my life.

Np- Any insight as to why you were let go? Is this just about budgets and seniority?

I'm the two year pp.
This was in ny state. My principal was up for tenure so she fired every untenured teacher to make herself look good to her superiors - like she was able to makes changes and be tough. Her supervisors didn't know that I was hard-working and appreciated by colleagues and parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a nurse. It is intense and more challenging than most people realize.

I was going to say: nurse, cops, teachers. Backbone of our society really.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the OPs point that we should all feel very sorry for lower class jobs? portapotty cleaner, dog poop gatherer, dishwasher in a restaurant, trash collector, butcher, house keeper, day care worker, waitress, hotel maid, migrant fruit picker ...

Or, where she said, "be thankful for." You know - the underappreciated jobs that keep society moving. Food service, dogwalkers/pet sitters, daycare workers, various clerks and receptionists....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SAHM mom with 4 kids and workaholic, travelling DH

Nope, try again.

Haha, proved my point! I was a teacher -- it was easy. teachers reuse their material from year to year and most just scan over the homework.
But SAHM: up at 6AM, childcare, cooking, cleaning, repairing house, car maintenance, insurance, bills, landscape, more cooking, the grocery store, driving, more childcare, bathing, feeding, entertaining, listening to the endless drama, dinner, after school activities, more driving, doctor's appointments, ER visits, school paperwork, homework, more cleaning ...more laundry, dishes, more cooking and down at 11:30PM for that last load ...
And all this time people think you are just chillin'

Teacher turned SAHM here... if teaching was easy and you just "scanned" homework, then it sounds like you were checked out and not actually performing your job. Being a parent in general is often challenging but that wasn't the point of OPs post.

I agree with the assessement that nurses are unappreciated...I didn't realize this until after I gave birth. The nurses did everything, I barely saw my OB!

Like 99% of public school teachers.

I'm glad you stopped fellating Chris Christie long enough to write that very important message.

I'm assuming you never had a teacher?

Its always weak when you resort to potty mouth.

I'd rather have "potty mouth" than resort to disparaging 99% of public school teachers.

Also, you never answered my question. I think we should question the efficiency of private schools, if they produced a narrow-minded little troll like you.