Hardest Jobs?.

[l8rose]

A stay-at-home dad. Dealing with the kids has been easy but my other half has had to deal with some dumb people. None of my extended family was okay with our decision despite the fact that I'm the one who has the higher education. I've even been told that having him be the stay-at-home parent is the same as "me being a single mother with extra steps".

Any job where you have to get a group of people to do something is difficult, especially when you're not in a supervisor or team lead. I spent 4 months as the VP of Communications for my college's Student Association. It was like corralling cats and teaching them to sing. It once took a week to get people to vote on one thing. A week. A group of grown ass adults, who all volunteered for their jobs I might add, could not be bothered to log into our voting system and click a button for a straight week. Meetings were downright painful.

 

[Empress_Omnii]

Saturation Diving

 

[Representing_Tromba]

One of the most hated jobs in the world is mail delivery while some of the hardest include crime scene clean-up, large catch ocean fishing, oil rigging, skyscraper window washing, plumbing, mechanic work, etc.

 

[Zinless]

It's obviously livestreaming

 

[LesserSarcasm]

Hardest, demanding sure, but parent doesn't even qualify, try being an air traffic controller, or an alaskian crab fisherman and try tell them you got a hard job. Also most who do that job are parents themselves.

 

[Daitengu]

I'd say Blizzard game dev. You get paid less than a McDonald's employee, but have to work 12+ hours and possibly be sexually harassed if you're a woman.

 

[Anonjohn20]

Loggers, derrick operators (for oil rigs, mines, etc.), roofers, miners, etc.

 

[RepresentingDesire]

Anything related constantly to human suffering like pathologist or therapist would be hard with the wrong mindset. The wrong mindset is a very empathetic one, hearing every week or so a rape story from a victim would be probably not very good for such psyche.

 

[Bartun]

Any blue-collar job. People don't give a damn about the poor soul knee-deep in literal shit cleaning the drainage, or the guy up there fixing an antenna.

I know many had said being mothers and fathers but I don't think those are actual jobs but our duty. Jobs are things we do to earn a living. Taking care of a little living being is something we must do.

 

[ConansWitchBaby]

Social worker.

 

[melchi]

Social worker.

This. My male friend had a job working in a halfway house facility, some of the clients were sex offenders. He said it was the darkest place he had ever been.

Some of the people that worked there were young women. It was shocking that people would be hired for that job considering the risks.

 

[John_Owl]

You are a single father? Respect!

was, luckily. My kid is 10. I got married (not to her mom) 5 years ago. almost 6, come to think of it. Man, the years fly by.

A stay-at-home dad. Dealing with the kids has been easy but my other half has had to deal with some dumb people. None of my extended family was okay with our decision despite the fact that I'm the one who has the higher education. I've even been told that having him be the stay-at-home parent is the same as "me being a single mother with extra steps".

Former working-single dad, current married stay-at-home dad. And I have to agree. Each has had its challenges, but neither one has really been easier or harder than the other. for much similar reasons as you listed. My wife has routinely earned at least $1 more than me at equivalent jobs. but my family seems to think I'm less of a man because I "make" her work, while her family thinks I'm taking advantage of her. I don't mind housework and she doesn't mind working. So why should it matter which of us does which, as long as both get done.

 

[georgelee5786]

Oil rig worker

 

[beast_regards]

The moderator on the Royal Road!

 

[SternenklarenRitter]

The hardest jobs depend on who you work for not what you do. The hardest job is that one where your middleschool bully is your boss. And he still hates you. And he secretly has 100k of stocks invested in a rival corporation. And he is intentionally sabotaging your projects and is trying to scapegoat the blame on you. You could be a retail cashier, a marine biologist, a circus clown, a rocket scientist, a brain surgeon, or the vice president of a large country, but you have the hardest job in the world regardless.