https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:11:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446252 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:29:15 +0000 Finfan 2446252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's mostly a SAHD but helps our neighbors out a lot on their farm. That scares me due to the equipment and semi truck he drives for them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446238 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:20:56 +0000 Silva 2446238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is a doctor, currently finishing up his pediatric residency. I'm so grateful that I don't have to worry about his physical safety, especially when he is gone for nights on end or weekends in a row.<br /> I do worry about his emotional health and stress level. When patients die, or if he feels like he didn't do enough, or even the stress of taking care of 25 NICU babies at the time- it's been pretty hard for him. And doctors don't exactly have a culture of creating space for emotional vulnerability and support around those stresses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446211 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 12:02:50 +0000 Astro Bee 2446211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's an officer in the Air Force. Not really all that dangerous most of the time, although the threat of carpal tunnel is real! All kidding aside, he was deployed several years ago, and aside from the physical danger of the air base being targeted regularly, he has dealt (and continues to deal with) mental health problems due to his deployment. He just has to be careful to manage his stress levels more closely now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446186 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:43:37 +0000 Happygal 2446186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eeh: @StbHisMrs: I heard a segment on NPR one time about the emotional stress of this job and how it was inevitable that they'll end up hitting someone during their career. People were sharing stories that haunted them. It really stuck with me.</p> <p>I think the most dangerous part of my husband's job is all the commuting he does in his car every day. I worry about car accidents. He deals with criminals all day long, but I don't think it's really dangerous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446175 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:34:05 +0000 smocks 2446175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of. He's an ER doc, so they are exposed to all sorts of bodily fluids and sharps. While he was doing a procedure the other year, an artery spurted blood and some managed to get into his eye. They weren't sure of the patient's history so he got put on some prophylactic medications in case they had transmittable blood diseases (Hep, HIV, etc). They had to test him a few months later and he was clean but that freaked me out for awhile there.</p> <p>Plus they get some crazies coming into the ER from time to time. They see a lot of GSW's so you never know if someone is going to come in and finish the job... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446075 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:30:43 +0000 csross217 2446075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is in law enforcement, so it can be a dangerous job. We're lucky to live in a quiet, rural area, but there has been a big increase in violence lately because of the drug epidemic. It scares me, but he loves his job and I trust him to be safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446060 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:18:48 +0000 avivoca 2446060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's a wildlife biologist, so he spends his nights outside in the middle of nowhere during the summer. They have cell phones and trucks, but sometimes they have to hike all the equipment in because the road/path is too bad for the trucks. He's also diabetic, so I worry more about his glucose bottoming out when he's so far from help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446051 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:13:11 +0000 Chillybear 2446051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is the health and safety specialist for a large oil refinery... His job is keeping every person the enters the refinery safe from harm and up to code. His team is first on the scene if something does go wrong, whether its an injury, a chemical leak, or a fire. So while they take every precaution there is potential for things to go very wrong. He's on call about every six weeks and i dread when he gets calls to go in during the night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446021 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:53:38 +0000 sorrycharlie 2446021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>he's an electrician, so I would say so! he is very careful (most of the time!) and recently switched companies because they were asking him to do extremely dangerous things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2446016 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 09:51:20 +0000 DesertDreams88 2446016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH doesn't, but my dad does. He makes explosive mixes that are used to detonate buildings, shoot rockets into space, etc. His plant can't be visited by anyone under 18 and there are restrictions even for adults. He has to wear a firesuit whenever he is actively making the mixes. It used to scare me but he's been doing it for 25 years now. Knock on wood. Love my dad.</p> <p>On the funny side, before this job he was a restaurant cook and he jokes that it's basically the same job - "just follow the recipe." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445885 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:23:01 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2445885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. He just has a mentally stressful job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445874 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:15:42 +0000 Caly 2445874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's a SAHD, so, it isn't dangerous unless you count his sanity. Heh. Before, he worked for Congress. Other than the occasional threat, it wasn't dangerous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445869 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:04:15 +0000 Anagram 2445869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His job is not physically dangerous at all....but the nature of his work is such that if he makes a tiny mistake, he could lose his company millions of dollars in seconds.</p> <p>The only physical thing I worry about is that he works directly in what seems to be one of the top 2 terrorist targets in the US. So that crosses my mind from time to time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445862 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 07:54:34 +0000 Winterbee15 2445862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Law enforcement, so yes :bummed: I know the danger is real but I don't dwell on it day in and day out or I'd be a mess. Our rule is that we aren't allowed to be mad at each other when he leaves for work! </p> <p>@FaithFertility: I worry more about other drivers too! He says people almost hit him on the side of the road daily. DON'T TELL ME THAT!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445818 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 06:30:07 +0000 ValentineMommy 2445818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kinda? But only because of the physical aspect of it. He works with a forklift and does iron work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445801 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 05:44:48 +0000 FaithFertility 2445801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is a deputy for Sheriff Department!<br /> Obviously his job is/can be dangerous, I actually worry more about him on the road and accidents more than confirmations </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445747 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:32:08 +0000 gingerbebe 2445747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is an attorney and a college professor, so not really dangerous, but he has to commute 150 miles roundtrip to his college as often as 4 days a week on a freeway that is notorious for heavy traffic that comes to a dead halt at the drop of a hat. Add that to the fact that he usually needs to leave early in the morning when its still dark out and we're experiencing heavy winter rains, I get SO worried about him. I don't know how you ladies with husbands in tough jobs do it! DH used to be in the military and I'm so stinking glad he got out before we started dating. I couldn't handle deployments! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445746 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:30:01 +0000 iheartleopardprint 2445746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I suppose! FI is in air conditioning and refrigeration on a commercial level. All their work is on top of the roofs of air ports, major shopping centres, etc and often working with high voltage electricity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445745 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:27:01 +0000 LindsayLou 2445745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is an electrician, so there are some inherent dangers. He's careful, and takes precautions, but he does work with power tools and there's always the risk of getting shocked. He's had a few injuries, and I'm sure there will be many more, but thankfully nothing serious. He usually downplays it all, which is both nice and worrisome. He recently had a flake of metal fly into his eye, despite wearing the safety goggles, and I was far more freaked out than he was. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445742 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:23:09 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2445742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. D: My husband just started working as a ship welder. I am pretty sure it's dangerous, sometimes he makes it sound that way and other times no. Fortunately its a large company so they follow OSHA regulations really closely with lots of oversight. Either way its really hard physically on his body, and he's already saying how he doesnt plan to do this type of work forever. I worry about him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-2445737 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 01:13:06 +0000 Mrs. D 2445737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Lumberjack Hubby is still working this dangerous job. ANyone else have a hubby with a dangerous job? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14434 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:53:47 +0000 looch 14434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but it doesn't mean I don't worry about him...we live in a mountainous, cold area that gets a lot of snow and I get worried about him getting into a car accident on his commute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14361 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:29:38 +0000 Boogs 14361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He works in the fire service, so some may consider it a dangerous job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14355 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:49:20 +0000 StbHisMrs 14355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@EEH<br /> Our husbands have the same profession. Mine is an engineer/conductor, pretty dangerous itself not to mention the long hours they put in. I told him to please not tell me how many people he's hit, I know of a couple and he won't openly speak of them. He gets upset talking about the bear and deer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14229 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:47:23 +0000 skibobrown 14229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lol. Today I feel like my husband has a dangerous job... but of a different type. DH is an architect, and with the economy being so bad, I'm constantly worried that his job is in danger. Well today we found out that his office will be closing down in 3 months :-( Luckily a couple hours later his bosses announced that they are going out on their own to start a new firm, and they have invited DH to join. So it looks like baby will still have a daddy with a job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14217 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:25:10 +0000 cyneswith 14217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>His job deploys 6 months a year. He said he'd start job hunting this month, and he's found non-deployable, more stable openings in his field, but he hasn't applied for any. Urgh, I don't want to fight about this again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14178 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:01:55 +0000 tequiero21 14178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mine's a doctor, so it's not too dangerous. i still worry about him though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14082 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:27:38 +0000 tessabella76 14082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, he works in the office of a small manufacturing company. He's out on the shop floor sometimes doing quality control but even that's not too dangerous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14081 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:26:15 +0000 Mrs. D 14081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@EEH my Dh and I have a similar rule. When he's about to tell me something about work that could have gone horribly wrong or did for someone else, he is ALWAYS to start the story by saying "First of all, I'm okay". This started one time when he called me when we were still dating and told me his got knicked by a chainsaw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-so-work-at-a-dangerous-job#post-14078 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:22:15 +0000 eeh 14078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is a railroader which is one of the most dangerous jobs out there. I worry all the time about getting a call that he's pinned under a train and I have to go down and say goodbye to him before they lift the train and he dies. Or that I'll get a call that they derailed and he got smashed. We've come to an agreement that he probably shouldn't tell me the stories that involve train accidents that happen at work because I worry too much. I also worry about his mental health because they hit a lot of cars and there is nothing they can do but sit in the engine and watch. He works with a guy that has hit (and killed) 13 people in 6 years. That starts to take a toll on a person after awhile. People just need to be more aware of trains and the power they have. I sat behind a school bus that was stopped on the tracks the other day and I wanted to go smack the driver! </p>