Reply to: Stangest Job......

[d000hg]

Its not unknown for highly paid contractors like me to get multiple visits in the same night!

[Spacecadet]

Years ago I was an assistant manager in a hotel. Occasionally I'd have to play at being night porter when they rang in sick.

When I wasn't slumped asleep on the reception desk, what amused me most was the number of hookers who visited at all hours.

The door was locked at 11pm and anyone who wanted to come in after this time would have to come past me at reception and show their room key. It always used to tickle me when drunk men would wander down and sheepishly tell me that their "girlfriend" was coming to visit in a while. Said hooker would then arrive and leave usually an hour later. These chaps were even more embarrassed when they saw me at breakfast the next morning

I later found out that one of the night porters (who was slightly older but a bit of a wide boy) had been getting backhanders from an escort agency for recommending them to male guests

Happens in most hotels unless they take a line against it. although I think most just turn a blind eye.

I was chatting to the hotel bar man about this at the place I stay mid week at the moment. They've had problems with the pimps waiting in their cars right outside the front door... the staff have to go out and ask them to park round the back as their presence is intimidating the other guests.

Its not unknown for some guests to get multiple visits in the same night!

[NotAllThere]

This reminds me of one time when I was married - my wife was coming to stay for a couple of nights at the hotel where I'd been staying for months. I went to the reception desk to ask for an extra key. The receptionist was doing fine until she said "and do you know your wife's name?" at the time it seemed odd but I think I see what she was thinking now.

Similar happened to me. When she turned up, 8 months pregnant and in full "beached whale mode", I got some very strange looks.

[DS23]

whs!

[NickFitz]

The receptionist was doing fine until she said "and do you know your wife's name?"

That wins the thread

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Years ago I was an assistant manager in a hotel. Occasionally I'd have to play at being night porter when they rang in sick.

When I wasn't slumped asleep on the reception desk, what amused me most was the number of hookers who visited at all hours.

The door was locked at 11pm and anyone who wanted to come in after this time would have to come past me at reception and show their room key. It always used to tickle me when drunk men would wander down and sheepishly tell me that their "girlfriend" was coming to visit in a while. Said hooker would then arrive and leave usually an hour later. These chaps were even more embarrassed when they saw me at breakfast the next morning

I later found out that one of the night porters (who was slightly older but a bit of a wide boy) had been getting backhanders from an escort agency for recommending them to male guests

This reminds me of one time when I was married - my wife was coming to stay for a couple of nights at the hotel where I'd been staying for months. I went to the reception desk to ask for an extra key. The receptionist was doing fine until she said "and do you know your wife's name?" at the time it seemed odd but I think I see what she was thinking now.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I was a dustman - because I was casual I moved around. One week I was assigned to the small lorry that scraped dead cats and dogs off the road. We also went to vets and the PDSA and collected dead cats dogs rabbits etc. We threw them all in the back of our small lorry and took them to a plant where they were crushed and used to make bonemeal fertiliser

[maximus]

I worked as a ships photographer for 3 years on Greek or Russian boats, based out of Pireaus/ Genoa / Venice did most of the ports of the Med, and in the Winter Carribean & South America. Came back to blighty stayed in London did some casual driving jobs then was offered a permie job as a driver with a Computer Company - the rest as they say is history

[Drewster]

Odd Job

I once had a temp job placing Adverts for "Saucy Undies" into Porn Mags....

Big Pile of Porn... big pile of Ads...
Open Porn Mag... Slip Advert between pages... close mag....
Repeat until lunch time....
(Someone else came round and took the stacks away for binding/delivery....)

It seemed like heaven to a young lad....... for about 20 minutes..... I was there for about 3 weeks...... Same advert every day.... different Porn every couple of days.....

[DieScum]

Probably the strangest was running Train the Trainer courses. I had to take a bunch of guys from various European places and train them to be good trainers back in their home country.

Two days of me giving powerpoints about how to train. "Speak clearly", "Master your subject".

Then they all gave presentations and I have to judge who would pass and who would fail.

I passed everyone even when they were crap. I'd spent a couple of days with them, they were all nice, and there was nothing in it for me to fail them rather than pass them.

It was all very weird. The company even had this accreditation that I, and one other bloke, were responsible for handing out. We just gave them out to everyone.

Was pretty odd really. Thing is people who work in other jobs would do this kind of thing normally. I find anything without a technical aspect... a bit like you are cheating and not really doing anything real.

[DS23]

i had a job on a cable car station. i stood at the terminal, collected and guided the cars round the station whilst unlocking the door with a special allen key, helping the incumbents get off, get the next set on, close the door and run to get the next car.

it was a bugger learning how to get the key in the door before the darn thing went round again. busy days were exactly that. quiet days were hours and hours of cable cars going round that had nobody on them...

[Paddy]

Never had a strange job but the worst job (my friend saw ) was the janitor mopping up in the cubicals of the Dr Mullers peep show in Frankfurt.

[Sockpuppet]

Burgers?

I worked at a motorway service station weekends and holidays during my 'A' levels. It was a good job at the time but I wouldn't fancy doing it now.

Damn swear filter.

Think Mr Brains.

[TimberWolf]

Worked in a butchers (did an apprenticeship there) - I still to this day refuse to even look at ******s.

Burgers?

I worked at a motorway service station weekends and holidays during my 'A' levels. It was a good job at the time but I wouldn't fancy doing it now.

[Sockpuppet]

Where to start:

I've worked in an Abattoir. Had to "stun" the cattle with the bolt gun before they met their maker (or a George Forman).

Worked in a butchers (did an apprenticeship there) - I still to this day refuse to even look at faggots.

Worked as a tour guide at Bosworth Battlefield/Shenton Railway.

Worked in Mothercare (they needed a bloke to do the lifting) - mentally scarred is not the word. A 17 year old lad should never be exposed to that store.