It's an Inspector Thing You Wouldn't Understand
Nobody is ever pleased to see the inspector, which is how you know the job is being done.
One design for this subject, on a Unisex Standard T-Shirt. If more appear in the same line they will show up here.
Nobody is ever pleased to see the inspector, which is how you know the job is being done.
Trade and profession shirts are specific on purpose. Someone who says they are an inspector will not accept a near-miss title, and the closely related jobs each have their own version — that precision is the whole point of the joke.
One design for this job so far. Check the wording matches the title they actually use before buying.
Best for someone a few years into the work — long enough that the job has its own vocabulary and its own complaints. For a new starter it can read as presumptuous, and for someone who has left the trade it reads as nostalgia rather than a joke.
Building, health and safety inspectors arrive when something needs checking, so the reception is rarely warm. It is part of the job description.
The paperwork behind each visit is longer than the visit.
Being right and being unpopular in the same hour is routine.
The wording only works when it names the exact job, so it is worth checking before you buy. Instructor, Intensive Care Nurse and Janitor each have their own page with their own designs, and there are more below.