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just for fun - describe your job in in a silly way

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CanadianGran Thu 09-Apr-20 21:56:41

If your grandchildren would describe what you do/did for a living, how would they describe it?

I work with 3 computer screens with boxes and numbers showing, and my hands are like an octupus with phone, radio, keyboard and mouse. If all the boxes and numbers are behaving, sometimes I get a chance to chat on GN!

icanhandthemback Fri 10-Apr-20 11:41:25

Nanny used to crawl round under desks and scratch her head a lot when she was an Information Systems Manager. Before that she used to use her Sergeant Major voice in the playground, watch children misbehave in the classroom with no real recourse to discipline and endlessly tick boxes for the National Curriculum.
Now she does as little as possible.

NannyC1 Fri 10-Apr-20 11:23:53

My Nanna helps a man and a woman cut people open.My other Nanna puts things in her ears and tells people to sing.

nipsmum Fri 10-Apr-20 11:22:53

My gran made lots of beds nice and tidy and sometimes helped people to go to sleep and looked after them while they were sleeping. She sometimes gave them medicine too .She says she drove ambulances during the war but I think that's a joke.!!!

Sickofweddingcake Fri 10-Apr-20 11:16:03

Oh...and my hardest job was what Dot does!

Patticake123 Fri 10-Apr-20 11:14:52

Nanny stands at the front and tells people how to look after people and gets cross when they don’t listen!

Sickofweddingcake Fri 10-Apr-20 11:05:09

I work with teenagers, do a hell of a lot of marking...so much,that I have developed a weird lump on my thumb! ?

Willow10 Fri 10-Apr-20 10:58:13

My son's teacher once called me in to see his Christmas calendar, which had apparently been all around the staff room. It was his picture of me and a description - 'My mum works in a care home wiping people's bums all day. She wears jumper and jeans. At Christmas she wears stockings and suspenders'. shock

Tallyann1 Fri 10-Apr-20 10:56:01

Nana’s a vampire ?‍♀️!!

henetha Fri 10-Apr-20 10:52:10

Nan sat at a desk all day with a big keyboard in front of her, but it was bigger than a keyboard and she had to keep pushing the top part along. She says this gave her RSI .
And she wrote words with lines and squiggles instead of letters; it made no sense at all. Somemtimes the boss would say words and she would write them down as squiggles.
Crazy!

Laurensnan Fri 10-Apr-20 10:49:07

Nanny has babies in her house that people leave on the doorstep for her. ( My granddaughter's words at me being a registered childminder ?)

Skweek1 Fri 10-Apr-20 10:46:18

DH used to build computers and tell people how to use them. Believe me, he was very tempted at times to tell some of the would-be users that they should get their 6-year-olds to advise them that their parents/grandparents were too stupid to be trusted with a computer and that they should put the computer in a box and send it back to the manufacturer.

Skweek1 Fri 10-Apr-20 10:39:17

I used to organise the lives of the men who thought they ran their companies and told them what to do.

MRGUDER Fri 10-Apr-20 10:25:27

@maryhoffman37 - are you anything to do with politics? Lol.

DotMH1901 Fri 10-Apr-20 10:24:19

I crisis manage on a daily basis, resolving issues others find impossible to deal with (missing shoes, pens, papers). I also ensure the smooth running of the business by making sure there are adequate catering facilities and the menu is to the liking of clients. Clean clothes and bedding are a minute away for residents thanks to my mastery of the laundry equipment. I have considerable negotiation and conflict resolution skills, dealing daily with disputes over ownership of electrical items and controls. I also ensure the health and safety of residents by providing a thorough cleaning service, medical advice and assistance and equipment. Additionally I also upskill the residents currently by providing educationally beneficial master classes in various subjects including cookery, mathematics, art, English, science etc.

Tracyhhblue Fri 10-Apr-20 10:22:45

I tell people off when they are not working hard enough or when they say they’re sick but are telling porkie pies.

Mollygo Fri 10-Apr-20 10:21:42

Grandma sits in front of a screen and pushes buttons to make things happen on the internet. Sometimes she shows other people how to push the buttons too.

Caro57 Fri 10-Apr-20 10:20:41

Mine would say I talk to people about their having a camera put 'where the sun doesn't shine'

cossybabe Fri 10-Apr-20 10:17:08

I used to work for a pharmaceutical company - my children called me a drug pusher

maryhoffman37 Fri 10-Apr-20 10:17:02

I am given money for telling lies.

Grannybags Fri 10-Apr-20 09:49:43

By the way we were both retired at the time and Grandad was just keeping out of the way so he didn't have to play pirates or whatever!

Grannybags Fri 10-Apr-20 09:48:12

Our Granddaughter once said "I know Grandad sits in his office upstairs all day but what do you do when I'm not here?"!

Missfoodlove Fri 10-Apr-20 09:45:07

jdga Please explain! Cannot figure it out

SalsaQueen Fri 10-Apr-20 08:59:36

My Granddaughters tell people I talk to old people on the 'phone about the weather. I'm Warden of a sheltered housing scheme.

Grammaretto Fri 10-Apr-20 08:53:45

And was he Bluesapphire ?
Wow!!

ninathenana Fri 10-Apr-20 08:50:21

H1954 grin