Blog Guy, my daughter hasn’t decided on a career. You give great job advice, and you’ve even named the worst job in the world. Could you remind me what that was?
Oh, I’ve written about so many bad careers. There’s crocodile dentistry, being a crew member aboard a homemade submarine, being a trolleybus driver’s assistant.
Yeah, yeah, those are all very bad, but I know you’ve had worse.
I’ve mentioned lots of jobs in the exciting field of fireworks. Firecracker tester, fireworks hauler, firecracker victim, confiscated fireworks gasoline soaker and burner.
Hey, those fireworks jobs sound pretty sweet!
Wow. Do you live in Texas? What about bad jobs in the military? Like the dude who looks down rifle barrels to see if anything seems wrong.
No, worse than that.
The Osama bin Laden look-alike who patrols a slum with a toy rifle? The Semen-collecting fake cow driver? The women in skimpy outfits who have to sit right in the barf-path of Wing Bowl competitors and stare longingly at their greasy mouths?
That would a horrible fate for my Zoe Belle, but I know you have worse.
Look lady, I know what you want, but don’t make me use that photo. Please.
I’m writing to your editor. You’ll show the photo before this week is over!
I want guesses from readers. Go wild, because this photo has never been used here.
Ignore the voices in your head. Join the Oddly Enough blog network!
Above: Fernando Aguirre, locally known as Osama Bin Laden, patrols Bogota slum, in 2008 photo. REUTERS/ Daniel Munoz
Below: Wing Bowl champion John “Super Squibb” Squibb wins the chicken wing eating contest in Philadelphia, January 30, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer
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I love howichangedcareers.com. Always full of good inspirational advice for those wanting to change jobs. My favorite posting is Office Bully.
http://howichangedcareers.com/2009/06/15 /office-bully/
- Posted by bo“They guy put on wetsuit and scuba gear and dove in.”
Out here in India they dive in without any of that sissy stuff…
http://howichangedcareers.com/2009/04/02 /professional-sewer-cleaner-its-no-apri l-fools-joke/
Now that takes a lot of guts and a non-existent sense of smell I guess… yeah
- Posted by havockeI think the worst job in the world would be sewage treatment plant maintenance diver. I saw it on tv. They guy put on wetsuit and scuba gear and dove in.
- Posted by BenjaminNice try, Amn, but compared with the real job, being an elephant mess cleaner would be a walk in the park.
- Posted by Robert BaslerThe ‘clue’ picture looks like a hand on an elephants hide….you know where this one’s going..Elephant ‘mess’ cleaner? That’s foul…..not my job btw!
- Posted by Amn[...] is gratifying to see the response to yesterday’s post about the Very Worst Job in the World. Guesses are still very welcome, and the actual job will be announced at 11 a.m. on [...]
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