What is the least stressful job in the world?

Sky King

I was thinking about this recently.... how some jobs pay higher becuase of more stress or higher responsibility... but then, a lot of jobs don't pay particularly well but still come with their stresses and annoyances - dealing with a-hole customers and managers if you work on a supermarket checkout, or dealing with drunk a-holes if you're a bouncer or taxi driver.

But this then means that there are some jobs which don't pay well but are just totally chilled and you can float though your day on a laid back buzz.....

So what do you think are the least stressful jobs? 'Park warden', Train Driver and 'guy who restocks vending machines' all spring to mind. Any others?

Tzardine

Mattress tester

BillyMitchel

Being Wayne Rooney and then go pick up 300k at the end of the week.

Molester Stallone

Train driver? That's a high stress job in truth.
When you think low stress jobs I would think assembly line workers, people who just have to put nut "a" onto screw "b" would be low down on the stress scale.....but probably go insane from boredom

keithsfleet

Tea taster.
All those antioxidants have to de-stress what's already a very laid back job.

hallo dare

Government artist.

SG8

Porn star, unless there's some category of stress fetish which I haven't yet heard of.

Moonbeam

least stressful job I ever had was working in a shop at the tills.

Fr_Dougal

Blowjob.

CageWager

Teacher?


*I'll get my coat...

Ranchu

Working with aquariums or other non dangerous animals.

the_syco

Sky King wrote: »

Train Driver

Considering how popular it is to walk in front of a train to die (some usually have a note apologizing to the train driver), I don't think so.

keelanj69

TheZohan wrote: »

Blowjob.

Curse you TheZohan. Cuuuuurse yoooou!!

orangesoda

University library security guard, mine watches tv on his computer all night.

People assume camera operating isn't stressful but i had to shoot a bbc seminar last year and lost the feeling in my face for a week, my nerves were wrecked

dr.bollocko

That stoned dude who appears out the back of the guitar shop and his only job is to fix broke assed guitars and amps all day.

The Pheasant2

Saw a study on this before - the correct answer is librarian

CrazyRabbit

High end nymphomaniac prostitute.

Littlehorny

Admin staff in the HSE, you don't even have to go into work! happy days!

dr.bollocko

Garda ombudsman doesn't seem to have much to do either by the sound of things.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Washing up the breakfast stuff at my leisure, taking the dog for a walk and then going fishing
It's the best job I ever had. Stress is a dim and distant memory from the rat race days. Oh retirement it is lads!

That for those guys who drive the vans behind motorway grass margin cutters. Sitting in a van all day reading a paper and moving the van a couple of hundred meters every half hour.

The Backwards Man

Mine.

I don't believe in stress.

rolliepoley

Shoeshiner.

Cantremember

Someone else's job.

SG8

keelanj69 wrote: »

Curse you TheZohan. Cuuuuurse yoooou!!

Ze bush!

joe swanson

Sinn Fein td. Shout as loud as you can about whatever the popular bandwagon is at the time and whenever someone brings up the parties murky past sing loudly 'la la la la' and ignore.

Seems easy.

rainbowdrop

Molester Stallone wrote: »

Train driver? That's a high stress job in truth.
When you think low stress jobs I would think assembly line workers, people who just have to put nut "a" onto screw "b" would be low down on the stress scale.....but probably go insane from boredom

I've done it and while it's so easy a retarded monkey could do it, there is stress involved cos there are targets to meet and it can get stressful if you are behind on your target and you've a jumped up little prick of a team leader urging you to go faster!!

I always think a toll booth operaterative would have a fairly stress free job. Stick you hand out for money every 30seconds or so, maybe give a little change. How stressful could that be?

whupdedo

Stress is for steel girders:cool:

drdidlittle

JLO's nipple tweaker.
Actual job

czechlin

Bra fitters? Those ladies in Debenhams and M&S always seem to be in a good mood.

And the security lads that work on those sites where nothing ever happens and they just watch telly all night.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Travel Writer

Specialun

A boob inspector

stmol32

CageWager wrote: »

Teacher?


*I'll get my coat...

Actually I think you'll find teaching is quite a stressful job because when you are on one of your many holidays you sometimes have to mark copybooks.

*Can you pick my coat up as well while your at it.

wazky

stmol32 wrote: »

Actually I think you'll find teaching is quite a stressful job because when you are on one of your many holidays you sometimes have to mark copybooks.

*Can you pick my coat up as well while your at it.

Sometimes the kids make loud noises and write in a hard to read pencil which strains the eyes.

I lost my coat long ago.

Notorioux

food critic

strobe

Head of Puppies.

monkeysnapper

I was watching esb meter reader the other day and thought that would be a nice stress free job , driving around , take my breaks when ever I want .

pahy

Deffo Post person , I know cos I am one. Driving all day,meeting people,have breaks when I want...GREAT JOB!!!

stmol32

I reckon this guy This guy

As long as lazy British comics keep up their snarky comments I'm guessing Napoleon is held at bay for the foreseeable future

finix

Boards Mod

harry Bailey esq

The pub spy from the Sunday world has a pretty cushy gig

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

monkeysnapper wrote: »

I was watching esb meter reader the other day and thought that would be a nice stress free job , driving around , take my breaks when ever I want .

Most of them are self-employed. Good luck with that! Paid per meter!

ppars

whupdedo wrote: »

Stress is for steel girders:cool:

Untill the day you are lying under one

mrg123

What about those guys that fly toy helicopters around all day in some shopping centres? I could do that

jojofizzio

TheZohan wrote: »

Blowjob.

I take it you speak as a recipient of said job???;)

Son Of A Vidic

Sky King wrote: »

What is the least stressful job in the world?

A Banker: Things go right, you get your bonus and shaft the taxpayer. Things go wrong, you get your bonus and shaft the taxpayer. You never lose and no amount of incompetence on your part is ever your own fault.

ppars

dr.bollocko wrote: »

That stoned dude who appears out the back of the guitar shop and his only job is to fix broke assed guitars and amps all day.

LEO's is THE place to work . . . . I'm still looking for a job there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDE_Qn2zihA

rainbowdrop

stmol32 wrote: »

Actually I think you'll find teaching is quite a stressful job because when you are on one of your many holidays you sometimes have to mark copybooks.

*Can you pick my coat up as well while your at it.

Shamelessly stolen from Moone Boy:

What's the best 3 things about being a teacher?

June,
July
and
August

bop1977

Boards mod.

The Diabolical Monocle

Moonbeam wrote: »

least stressful job I ever had was working in a shop at the tills.

T'is stressful when you have a customer yabbering on about his new toaster while you've got the shyte of your life clambering for escape.

burnhardlanger

I'd say Fund Manager.

Once you're established, you proverbially throw darts at stocks, historically fail to beat the benchmark index, rake in exorbitant transaction fees and mill around your office excitedly awaiting the arrival of you new Jaguar.

Stephen P

Sky King wrote: »

I was thinking about this recently.... how some jobs pay higher becuase of more stress or higher responsibility... but then, a lot of jobs don't pay particularly well but still come with their stresses and annoyances - dealing with a-hole customers and managers if you work on a supermarket checkout, or dealing with drunk a-holes if you're a bouncer or taxi driver.

But this then means that there are some jobs which don't pay well but are just totally chilled and you can float though your day on a laid back buzz.....

So what do you think are the least stressful jobs? 'Park warden', Train Driver and 'guy who restocks vending machines' all spring to mind. Any others?

Very stressful these days having to deal with youths throwing rocks at your jeep and giving abuse.