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5 of the worst jobs in the world
Thought your job was horrible? Check out these,
and then get back to us!
So some days you think you’ve just got the worst
job in the world? The hours are too long, the
pay’s too little and basically you’d rather be doing
any other job right now than this one, but if you
think you’ve got it bad…
Staff Training has compiled a short (and for your
sake much revised) list of the worst jobs in the
world in the hopes that when the work blues
strike you’ll be able to reflect on all the reasons
your job DOESN’T suck quite as much as you
think it does.
We’ve left some of the more icky jobs (like
“halitosis and fart smeller”, and we’re serious…)
off the list because, well, euw (you probably didn’t
want to read about that anyway, did you?), but we
must warn you that what’s left is by no means a
pretty picture.
1. Mosquito Researcher
In Brazil the mosquitoes are a bit smarter than in
Africa, not falling for the usual traps set by
scientists. The only way to catch mosquitoes in
Brazil is for the researcher to offer himself as
bait, being bitten sometimes up to 3 000 times in
the process. Oh, did we mention that some of
these mosquitoes transmit malaria?
2. Cat Food Quality Controller
Cats care about what they eat as much as we do.
That’s why there are strict quality control tests
performed on it before it’s allowed to hit the
shelves. Jon Hanson from Britain describes some
of the tests: The first involved dunking his head
into a tub of cat food to detect (with his nose) its
freshness; the second involved shoving his
forearms into the cat food where he would feel for
any bony bits; and the third involved actually
prodding the food with his fingers so he could test
how gristly it was. Gross.
3. Sewer Cleaner
If you thought Cat Food Quality Controller was
bad you’ll love this one. Imagine being up to your
knees, everyday, in a river of human excrement…
We won’t go into too much detail here, suffice it to
say that you get more job satisfaction on your
worst day than these guys ever do.
4. Highway Roadkill Remover
Dodging traffic may be bad enough, but doing so
with the intention of collecting the carcasses of
animals unlucky enough to have been in the
wrong place at the wrong time? No thanks.
5. Portable Toilet Cleaner
Let’s be honest, we only use these toilets when
there are absolutely NO other options available.
And even then we try to touch as few surfaces as
possible and get out as quickly as a cat in a bath.
Now spare a moment for the poor souls who,
armed with little more than a plastic bag and a
high-powered hose, have to clean as many as 60
of these a day.
Turns out your job is actually pretty darn cool,
hey?
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