We were driving back home on Sunday night and there was an accident right in front of us. When we got there, the
Me: It’d be interesting to put it in a blog
Hubs: Everything is blog fodder for you now
I think the man has a point.
Anyway here is my list of 3 jobs I could not, would not hold.
Nurse: Anything to do with blood? No thank you! I faint at the sight of blood or gore or twisted limbs or anything remotely related to these things. And Injections-giving or receiving? Heck! No!!
I am such a tender snowflake.
Water related jobs: I have a fear of drowning. I tried learning swimming twice. I can float like a lily in 3 ft water and that’s about the extent of my swimming capabilities. Not that I would get the job of lifeguard or Coast Guard rescuer. I have heard they have some funny requirements like you have to know swimming to qualify.
It is probably a good thing.
President (country, company whatever): I would totally crack under pressure. I cannot even decide whether to make red lentils or yellow one for dinner without doing a 5 minute meditation in various head angles and facial contortions in front of the pantry. I am the queen of indecision. But, once I make a decision I am pretty immovable.
Do you have a job(s) which you could not, would not hold? It would be fun to hear from you.
4 comments:
I'm with you, Tender Snowflake, on that nurse stuff. But for some reason, back in highschool, I decided to be a paramedic. I was really serious. When I later felt the Lord leading me away from that, I really struggled to surrender that ambition!
Now I look back and wonder whatever possessed me to think of a job so involved in blood and guts.
I quizzed hubs on the topic, and the first no-way job that came to mind was CEO. :)
Oh my. We truly are kindred spirits. All 3 of yours are on my list. Water is my #1 fear. While I can handle the sight of blood just fine, I can't deal with the pricking or cutting of skin. Needles freak me out, so no nursing/doctoring for me. And the idea of being in charge of a whole country (or even just a county)... that's enough to give me hives. I like my privacy, and I like not feeling responsible for every bad thing that happens.
I could never be an elementary-school teacher. I wouldn't know what to do with a single group of kids for an entire day. Teaching ALL the subjects. To little people who still need/want their mommies. I liked teaching high school, but when I moved down to middle school (6th graders), I thought I'd landed on another planet. I wound up really liking teaching them, but any younger and I think I would have had to quit. Eleven-year-olds are my limit.
Adding to that... I couldn't be a daycare worker. I hated babysitting as a teen, so doing that for a living would make me want to just curl up and die.
A veterinarian. Oddly, this is what I wanted to be until I took Honors Biology in 9th grade and realized I just didn't get science. My husband says I'd be the worst vet ever because I would cry every time a sick or hurt animal came in. Then I'd cry some more while giving shots or doing surgery. I'm such a baby when it comes to animals in distress.
I agree that I couldn't be a nurse, I worked in a Drs office one time and that was enough to bother me!
I also couldn't be a government Social Worker or CPS Agent. Mainly because emotionally I would get too involved. I also don't like paperwork and there is so much of that involved.
I also couldn't be a computer programmer. b/c I can't sit still that long.
For me, I could not work at a job that required me to sit behind a desk all day. No way!! I can barely sit still long enough to blog and check others' blogs! ;)
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