'Underwater welder': The jobs Redditors would never accept, no matter how much they paid

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Aug 5, 2024 1:00 PM EDT

Everyone has their role in life. Some of us are destined to educate the next generation. Some of us feel compelled to learn all we can about the human body so we can help sick people. Others of us spend our days making lists of memes for people on the internet. But what about the people with overlooked jobs? Just because we don't like to think about them, doesn't mean they don't exist. Someone has to muck out the pig pen. Someone has to alphabetize the archives. Someone has to fix the McDonald's ice cream machine (actually wait, I don't think anyone does). 

There are folks out there doing all sorts of jobs that range from annoying to wacky to full-on dreadful. Everyone has their line they won't cross, and learn where that is sooner than later. Below is a list of jobs that Redditors would never sign on for, no matter if they made us billionaires or not.

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    FOR HIRE 216 11
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    What job would you never accept (regardless of the salary)?
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    M_Ad 9 hr. ago • Those people who have to stand in malls trying to get passersby to sign up for stuff for companies and charities, and stay bright and cheery all day as people ignore their greetings at best and verbally abuse them at worst. I could never do that for long, I'd die inside.
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    ben0318 7 hr. ago I try to always at least return a greeting and say "not interested, but have a great day". It's probably meaningless, but it makes me feel better.
    via u/ben0318
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    Senpai Hentai013. 8 hr. ago Cave diving jobs. Nothing on earth will ever possess me to travel through a claustrophobic cave and risk my life.
    via u/SenpaiHentai013
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    SereniaKat 11 hr. ago . Cold-calling sales
    via u/SereniaKat
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    shino4242 9 hr. ago Scam call center.
    via u/shino4242
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    Western_Education_51. 11 hr. ago Underwater welder
    via u/Western_Education_51
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    SophisticatedSophh. 11 hr. ago Not beneath me but above me. Those dudes that free climb and change lights on transmission towers. Pays really well. No, thank you.
    via u/SophisticatedSophh
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    throw123454321purple 9 hr. ago Putting down unwanted animals at the pound.
    via u/throw123454321purple
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    Fit-Candidate-4768 9 hr. ago Honestly, I could never be a telemarketer. The idea of calling people and interrupting their day to sell them something they don't want sounds like torture. I can't even handle making phone calls to order pizza without getting anxious, let alone trying to convince strangers to buy stuff. Plus, dealing with angry people all day? No amount of money would make that worth it.
    via u/Fit-Candidate-4768
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    DelectablyDull · 7 hr. ago Slaughterhouse work. I just don't think it's possible to kill animals on an industrial scale every day and it not take a toll on you
    via u/DelectablyDull
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    AlternativeCry2206. 11 hr. ago Window cleaner on skyscrapers. Just no.
    via u/AlternativeCry2206
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    Tkinokun · 11 hr. ago Working on an oil rig.
    via u/Tkinokun
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    GrandeBlu 8 hr. ago I'd never be a teacher in public schools. They're treated like by their own administrators.
    via u/GrandeBlu
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    ball_sweat2287 - 9 hr. ago Sewer diving or whatever it's called. The guys who literally submerge themselves in to fix/upkeep the sewer system. Not talking bad abt em at all, i literally just would NOT be able to handle that
    via u/ball_sweat2287
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    QueenofAvalonia 11 hr. ago Anything with children
    via u/QueenofAvalonia
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    TomatoKindly8304 9 hr. ago Any MLM.
    via u/TomatoKindly8304
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    skredditt 8 hr. ago I met a woman at a party last weekend that told me she was in HR, and expanded into how she helps set up social worker-types for failure. The entire next day I thought about how miserable a person you have to be to do that for work.
    via u/skredditt
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    SheWhoRemains44 10 hr. ago Tobacco industry marketing
    via u/SheWhoRemains44
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    Standard-Mud-1205. 8 hr. ago Debt collection for elderly peoples medical bills. Special place in for someone doing that.
    via u/Standard-Mud-1205
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    WestKnoxBubba 8 hr. ago • The guy that opens the Colonguard boxes when they return to the company.
    via u/WestKnoxBubba

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