What is it like to be an undertaker for profession?

I had a job as a flower delivery. I was send to a funeral home, to deliver flowers. I asked them where I could leave the flowers, and they told me to put it in the cooler and pointed to some big metal doors. I was so scared to find dead bodies in there that I left the flowers in the hall way and toke off. I still can hear them laugh at me.

What is it like to be an undertaker for profession?
It%26#039;s a chosen profession like anything else. Some are cut out for it and some aren%26#039;t. I feel so sorry for you that they pulled that cruel joke on you. We would never do that to an outsider. We all had a sense of humor (you have to), but we were also very compassionate, hard working people. It wasn%26#039;t originally my chosen field, and my parents thought I was crazy, but I%26#039;ve never regretted doing it for 17 yrs. At first it was %26#039;fear of the unknown%26#039;, but after adjusting, it was an amazing profession. Next time you go (preferably to another funeral home) ;) ask for a tour. It%26#039;s much better to be familiar with one before you actually need one. They won%26#039;t subject you to %26#039;creepy%26#039; things.





Downside...making funeral arrangements for babies and children :(
Reply:You would get used to it just as they did most likely. I did know a guy who got out of the business because it got to him after a number of years though.
Reply:Well, there is the midnight shift, the long hours, darkness, weird noises, back breaking shoveling, the smell, ghosts, restless spirits, sleepless days, and the worst part-the ones that wake up. Apart from that, the pay is good, they give you the uniforms (black suits) we have a nice big ride with a lot of space for speakers, we get free flowers for our significant others, and free shoes.



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