Which job would I least like to have in history?

In medieval Europe, surgery was not provided by physicians but instead by barber. Since surgery was considered more of a trade then a profession, most surgeons would also become barbers to make ends meet. They were generally in charge of looking after soldiers before or after a war. During the early Middle Ages, most priests would conduct the surgery of the patient. However, many were concerned with the act of a priest producing blood from the sick. So in 1215, a papal decree was passed which would prohibit priests from performing surgery. Since barbers were already skilled with a razor, they were then given the profession of a surgeon also. The extent of this occupation would include bloodletting, which was thought to bring the patient back into general good health. There was also pulling teeth, performing enemas and surgeries, selling medicines, and of course cutting hair to consider. The intensity of this trade was a literal life or death matter. If one little mistake was made whether it was too much of the blood drawn or an inch away from the proper place that needed  to be cut, the life of the patient would be at risk. Because of this, the pressure that barber surgeon had to bear was immense. Also, needed would be skilled hands, a strong stomach, and a giving heart. To be a successful barber surgeon, there would be several instruments constantly in use; all of which would need great experience to master the mechanism. The phobia or disgust of blood or anything remotely gory would also have to be limited to none; for these elements would be assumed with the act of a surgery. Compassion would hopefully make this vocation a more reasonable one, for the occasional deaths of patients would be a possibility. A barber surgeon seems to be a very unusual profession for the people of the 21^st century. However, this occupation was one of the most popular medical practitioners during this time era. They were faced with many obstacles, which were difficult to overcome if overcame at all. There was always another patient, who would leave their lives in the barber surgeons’ hands.