Have
you kept cribbing about your Job? Have you always wanted to do something other
than your mundane job! (Gosh, I sound like one of those TVC ads). All that
apart, did you know people sniff armpits for a living? (And that is just the
beginning of the weirdest jobs. How happy are you at your job now?)
People
get paid to so some crazy ass jobs around the world. THINK your job is boring? Well,
it probably is compared to some of these odd professions. Read on to know of some of the weirdest
and wackiest jobs out there. Some are awesome, some are dangerous and some are
just plain disgusting.
Pet Food Tester
Yes, it's a
thing, and yes it may seem totally gross. However, pet lovers around the globe
don’t necessarily think so. The owner of pet food company Huds and Toke, Mark
Gooley, says, "If you wouldn't put it in your mouth, don't you dare expect
your dog to eat it." Whoever
came up with this job must be a true-blue animal lover or someone who likes to
chew weird-tasting food. Do animals and humans have similar taste buds?
Waterslide Tester
All play and no work makes Jack
a dull boy. Not in this case, because Jack's work involves a lot of playing in
water. Imagine testing
water slides for a living. Water
Slide Testers have to check all aspects of safety and make sure these rides are
absolutely safe. There's always medical insurance for those who break a bone or
two. Monday mornings definitely seem a lot more enticing if you get to spend your working week
slipping down water slides. And water slides are usually placed in massive
theme parks. Imagine getting to spend your lunch break on a roller coaster, and
eating a hot dog for lunch.
Snake Milker
Snake venom is really powerful and
can be turned into drugs to treat all kinds of conditions, including a
poisonous snakebite. So who collects them? There are some brave souls who
collect that venom ’by hand’. They gently expose the snake's fang and squeeze
out the deadly juices.That is
some deadly job huh?
Train Stuffers
In Japan, the government
employs staff to push and stuff (literally) passengers into the subway to make
sure that the space inside the train is fully utilised. This would be a
cakewalk for our Mumbaikars who do the same on a daily basis. Japan needs to
pay us some royalty on this!
Horrible
Stunt Tester
For every guy who chomps down a
grasshopper on a reality show there are many more who've done the same thing in
real life. These crazy guys are called Stunt Testers and their job
includes doing (testing) everything that ensures safety before any guests or celebrities do that. Imagine what
all they may have had done!.
Cow Fart Smeller
Oh Yes, you read that
right. I know its cringe worthy, but there are people who actually work as a
Cow-fart Smeller. There’s a practical reason as to why the cow fart needs to be
smelled. It’s to find out whether the cows are eating the good food and being
healthy. Not practical enough to smell their fart!
Odour Judge
You have a habit of poking your
nose into other people's business. Well, these people poke their noses into
other people's armpits to test the odour-fighting powers of deodorants. Now
that's what you call a stinking job. This job requires the staff to sniff people’s armpits! Yes,
this is just to make sure the deodorant will work when it hits the market.
Yuck!
Professional
Snuggler
Japan is really on top when it comes to weird or unheard of vocations. One of
it is that of Professional snugglers.
Japan has cuddle cafés, where, for around a dollar an hour, you can snuggle or
sleep next to a real live woman. If you happen to be
in Japan and are missing your girlfriend, just shell out some cash and you get
to snuggle and sleep next to a Japanese woman. Just snuggle, mind you.The
trend has recently taken off in Rochester, NY, as well, where for $50 you can
indulge in a private, 45min snuggle session at The Snuggery.
Panda Fluffer
In China, a Panda Fluffer is officially a panda "handler", but, since pandas are famously unwilling to mate/ totally lazy/ uncomfortable with their sexuality, lots of panda handlers have turned to adult flicks and Viagra to help a brother bear out.
Professional Mourner
You'll need these mourners if nobody gave a damn about you when you were alive. It's sad that you won't be able to see them mourn for you because you'd be in the coffin.
This ancient practice has been mentioned
in The New York Times as early as 1877, and is for some a highly desired career. Basically,
it’s what it sounds like: men and women get cold hard cash in exchange for
their tears and vocal weeping; the goal being to create a more mournful
atmosphere. The UK is even getting in on the action with Rent-A-Mourner.
Change of vocation, anyone?
Change of vocation, anyone?
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