Most respected occupations

**Texpat** · 26-10-2007, 04:55 PM

A New Zealand internet survey polled 12,000 members on the three occupations they respected most and three they respected least.

Least respected:
* Politician
* Lawyer
* Real estate agent
* MP
* Journalist
* Advertising executive
* Car dealer
* Company director
* Accountant

Most respected:
* Doctors
* Nurse
* Teacher
* Firefighter
* Ambulance driver
* Soldier
* Scientist
* Police officer
* Caregiver

Traffic wardens, bar staff, waitresses, call centre staff, cleaners and roadsweepers were neither loathed or loved.

In a New Zealand survey, The National Business Review found that prostitutes had the worst job but commanded more respect than politicians.

I'd rather not debate the validity of the poll on this thread, assume it's solid.

What are your top six (three good, three poor)?

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**MeMock** · 26-10-2007, 04:59 PM

Mmmm I am or have been three of the positions in the least respected column and none is the most respected

**chinthee** · 26-10-2007, 04:59 PM

Interesting. Of the ones they respected, the only one making any dosh is the doctor. I guess they respect poor people the most.

**Texpat** · 26-10-2007, 05:01 PM

Most respected
Scientists
Teachers
Engineer

Least respected
Used car dealer
Retail sales
Landlord

**chinthee** · 26-10-2007, 05:02 PM

^ sorry missed the engineers. All the rest are po' folk.

**AntRobertson** · 26-10-2007, 05:03 PM

Originally Posted by Texpat

I'd rather not debate the validity of the poll on this thread, just assume it's good.

I can't remember the circumstances of it but I've seen/discussed this previously. What I can remember however was that the poll and survey findings checked out as legit - or at least as legit as these things can be.

Originally Posted by Texpat

What are your top six (three good, three poor)?

Respect! Big up yourselves to:
1. Lawyers;
2. Solicitors;
3. Corporate Counsel.

Dis be a diss to:
1. Tele-marketers;
2. Politicians;
3. Journalists.

**chinthee** · 26-10-2007, 05:07 PM

Top 3:

1. Int'l arms dealers
2. Int'l Commodities dealers and speculators
3. Phuket Land developers.

bottom 3:

1. Beer Bar owners in Thailand
2. A gogo bar owners in Thailand.
3. Sauna club owners in Thailand.

**sabang** · 26-10-2007, 05:20 PM

Top 3
Bargirls
GoGo Dancers
Coyotes

Bottom 3
Mongers
Punters
Two week millionaires

**Agent_Smith** · 26-10-2007, 11:30 PM

^And yet where would the top 3 be without the bottom 3?

**William** · 26-10-2007, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

3. Journalists.

Given the number of lawyers who now trade as jurnos, that surprises me.

Also, I think you'll find the "in" term is "in-house counsel"

**MeMock** · 27-10-2007, 02:26 AM

Maybe I should become a lawyer

**Bluecat** · 27-10-2007, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by Texpat

Most respected
Scientists
Teachers
Engineer

Least respected
Used car dealer
Retail sales
Landlord

Well, respect does not buy you food or anything else for that matter.
So landlord gets my vote...

**astasinim** · 27-10-2007, 02:50 AM

Well ive worked in two of the "respected" professions, and found it not to be the case. Ive been spat at, bricked, fireworks aimed at me, burning cars aimed at me, not to mention the verbal abuse i incur on a regular basis. Oh yea, and despised by politicians unless it serves them to like us.

No i have never been a copper either.

Most respected?

Anyone who gives a shit about the service they provide

Least respected?

Dont get me started

**benbaaa** · 27-10-2007, 07:07 AM

I used to be in The Least, but now I'm in The Most. Going up in the world, now I'm a TEFLer.

**slimboyfat** · 27-10-2007, 08:18 AM

Most respected
Ambulance drivers/paramedics
Firemen
Anyone else who doesnt get paid a great deal for saving lives.

Least respected
Real estate agents
Insurance salesmen
Anyone else who gets paid a lot for very little

and a special least respected shout goes out to the baggage handlers at both London and Sydney who have now completely lost track of my bag.

**Jet Gorgon** · 27-10-2007, 08:19 AM

My profession's not on either list. I hate lists anyway. If I forget to buy potatoes, I get some from my neighbour, and vice versa.

**Fabian** · 27-10-2007, 07:06 PM

Strange, we do Newzealanders have such a low esteem of accountants? We are such nice folks, aren't we?

**Jet Gorgon** · 27-10-2007, 07:13 PM

^ too many sheep.

**jizzybloke** · 27-10-2007, 08:00 PM

Maybe when i was younger i respected many professions, now i don't understand why anyone should expect or demand respect from another regardless of what they do.
You earn respect imoho!

**Agent_Smith** · 27-10-2007, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by astasinim

burning cars aimed at me,

How does one drive a burning car? I've seen it in a Dirty Harry movie but thought it was all Hollywood.

**astasinim** · 28-10-2007, 03:56 AM

Originally Posted by Agent_Smith

How does one drive a burning car? I've seen it in a Dirty Harry movie but thought it was all Hollywood.

Aim it down a hill, get out, torch it, and push.
Pretty simple really

**November Rain** · 28-10-2007, 10:12 PM

I'm with astasinim. Been in the supposed 'most respected' professions virtually all my life & it hasn't made me feel all that respected...

And whoever said that the most respected professions were the poorest ones in terms of financial recompense was spot on, too. Respect is vastly overrated, IMO

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