Here's a list of 10 such crazy jobs across the globe that you will not believe exist
Feeling a bit bored with your job and fancy a change? Why not try one of these jobs out?
They’re probably not to everyone’s taste, but believe it or not these are actually real jobs done by real people.
They’re probably not to everyone’s taste, but believe it or not these are actually real jobs done by real people.
#Sex Toy Testers
If you are feeling adventurous, you can start a career in sex toy testing which pays approximately $39,000 a year. The advantage is you can work from home and also get a lot of freebies in toys, lingerie and products designed to fulfill specific fetish niches. Companies that produce sex toys hire people to test their products in order to see if they are effective and if they are going to sell well.
#Professional Sleepers
My first reaction when I came across this job was... Wow! You actually get paid to... Sleep! Professional Sleepers doze off while scientists conduct research on sleep disorders. This has to be undoubtedly the most comfortable job on the planet.
#Paint Dry Watchers
There’s a man in the US called Keith Jackson whose job consists of staring at the walls all day and watching the paint dry. He started doing it when he was sixteen and is now employed by numerous companies to figure out what paint will dry fastest, how much does it take for different types of paint to dry and also estimate for them when their paint will dry. He doesn’t, of course, just stare at the wall all day, instead conducting tests and using microscopes to get to know the paint better.
#Professional Queuers
If you don’t get bored easily and don’t mind standing in one place for several hours, you should consider a career of a professional queuer. The job consists of waiting in the line for other people for as much as $36 per hour. The biggest queueing industry is in China where it is quite common to stand in the bank line up for half a day.
#Human Mannequins
If you’re desperate for some quick and good money, you may want to dab into the human mannequin area of business. Apparently human mannequins are paid about $100 per hour. The earnings are quite high as the job is quite demanding – it involves standing still for periods of time which is a task not many can do. The job consists of looking like a mannequin for several hours and definitely isn’t for people who get bored easily.
#Fake Wedding Guest
Weddings are real-life milestones to spend with your actual loved ones. But what do you do if you don’t have many friends to invite or if your family disapproves the wedding and refuses to attend? Well, you hire actors to pose as phoney friends, colleagues and relatives, of course! One Japanese company charges $160 per fake wedding guest.
#Water Slide Tester
When it comes to strange but fun jobs, this one surely takes the crown. As a water slide tester, you’ll be tasked with rating slides on things like adrenalin factor and how much they splash. Though training is minimal, you will need to be a good swimmer. As a water slide tester, you could earn up to $25,000 a year.
#Dog Food Tester
The dog food tester’s job is to taste new dog food products, including bones, tinned meat, and biscuits. They do this to test for flavor and texture in comparison to rival dog food brands and human food. On average, dog food tasters make about $25,000 per year.
#Professional Snuggler
If you love to cuddle or in desperate need of an emotional connection, you can hire out a professional snuggler’s service to, well, cuddle you. While it does sound a little strange job to do, professional snugglers help their clients improve their lives by boosting their self-esteem. most professionals in the field typically charge between $40 and $100 per hour
#Full-time Netflix viewer
Imagine being paid to watch TV all day! Well for one lucky employee this dream has become reality. Netflix has hired someone to watch all of their content before it is available to the public and their role is to review and assign each program its correct tag, which helps us viewers find exactly what we’re after, whether it’s a romantic crime movie based on classic literature or witty talking-animal TV show.