How cool is it to truly enjoy your line of work?! At a time when most people go about their daily jobs, only to really start their lives the minute they step out of the office, it’s refreshing to see that it can be different. Here are some of the world’s most bizarre jobs that would surly make you appreciate your boring office gig. *Author’s note – some of these job titles use the term “professional” quite loosely.
Live Mannequin
Aspiring to be a model, but still weren’t discovered? You can always find your first gig as a live mannequin. All you need to do is stay perfectly still for the length of your shift. Who knows, it might be a great, if somewhat creepy, stepping stone on your way to world fame.
Professional Dog Food Taster
Pet food companies pay human beings to evaluate the quality of their products. Even though it sounds like an easy job, turns out not everyone is qualified to do it. Most pet food tasters hold a Doctorate degree since the job description has high demands such as creativity, paying close attention to details, and having a step-by-step approach to information analysis and problem solving. Just for the record, food tasters usually spit out the food once tasted.
Fortune Cookie Writer
Whether it’s a freelance writer or an in-house writer position, there are real people behind the short inspiring texts you get at the end of your dinner.
Professional Snuggler
Traveling to Japan? After eating amazing sushi, most likely all you want to do is simply take a nap and snuggle with someone. Surprisingly enough, you don’t have do have your significant other around- you can get your fix at the Cuddle Café near you. For approximately $1 an hour you can snuggle or sleep next to a real live women.
Professional Mourner
These people get paid to attend funerals. This profession is socially acceptable in Middle Eastern, Chinese, and African cultures. The professional mourners manage to create an atmosphere of grief around them by crying and weeping during funerals.
Professional Iceberg Mover
After the Titanic catastrophe in 1912. the International Ice Patrol was founded. Its function is to locate icebergs and provide safe routes around them. If this line of work had existed back then, over 1,500 lives would have been saved and the world would have missed one of the most epic love stories in film history.
Golf Ball Diver/Bike Digger
If you LOVE scuba diving, this is probably your dream job. You can be swimming for a living, whether it’s in a puddle in the middle of a golf course, fetching long lost golf balls, or diving in the canals of Amsterdam fishing for bicycles.
