Is leafleting an ok job?

My early 20s daughter is just starting out as a s/e ceramicist after her degree but needs work to pay her way in life (lives with bf and his mum). She has a p/t job in a Hungry Horse pub but doesn't get many shifts (management seem a bit rubbish) and hates it. She's just moved into her little studio space and is going for an interview in a few days for a job delivering leaflets. Apparently it pays more than minimum wage but I have reservations about it. She's got a brilliant work ethic and attitude but she's not that tall and very slight - plus autistic. I'm worried bad things may happen. Genuine thoughts/advice anyone? I've told her my concerns and she says if it feels wrong she won't do it.

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HootyTheNightOwl Best Comment

She needs to do something... anything... to avoid gaps on her CV.

Employers even ask girls about those now.

As long as the company is above board, the only thing to worry about are stiff letterboxes (they can hurt) and getting her fingers bit by a dog.

Also make sure she knows to be wary of yards with loose dogs who may bite or attack her as she approaches the door.

Have her get a seperate wooden spoon (yes, the sort you use in the kitchen) and use that as a tool to shove the leaflets in with rather than using her fingers.

Similarly, band aids and the ability to wash/dress wounds on the go is beneficial because there's always something to get unwary fingers. A flask of her preferred hot/cold beverage and knowledge of places to go relieve herself is also good, too.

A lot of it is common sense stuff, really.

Most people don't seek to harm.

Cheesecake · 61-69, M

@HootyTheNightOwl thanks for that very considered response! Agreed, most people are fine. It's the exception that bothers me.
Wooden spoon is a great idea. I carve them as a hobby 🙂

HootyTheNightOwl

@Cheesecake You can't have her living her life based on a minority, though.

You wouldn't lock her away because a minority of people are serial killers.

Since you carve wooden spoons, maybe you could make her a special one for work??? If she's posting leaflets through letterboxes, it might be more ideal to have a egg shaped tapered block just above the neck so that it will push the flap of the box open as she inserts it and prevents her from holding the spoon so close to the scoop zone. It should prevent any dogs from getting her hand that way. You might even be able to carve her a dedicated "hold zone" further down the shaft, too, since you want to keep your hands as far down the shaft as possible.

Cheesecake · 61-69, M

@HootyTheNightOwl good points - and a great suggestion! Thanks 😊