A hotel in Finland hired a member of staff as a ‘professional sleeper’ to test the comfort of their beds.
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Drying paint watcher
No, this isn’t a joke. Someone actually earns a living watching paint dry.
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Full-time Netflix viewer
Netflix has hired someone to watch all of their content before it is available to the public. They review and assign each program its correct audience.
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Train Pusher
You should see the trains in Japan. ‘Oshiyas’ are hired to help cram as many people onto a train as possible by pushing them in during rush hours.
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Professional Mourner
It is a tradition in South East Asia that a loud funeral will assist the dead as they travel to the afterlife, so professional mourners are hired to cry.
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Snake Milker
The job of a snake milker is to collect the venom of poisonous snakes in jars for use in anti-venoms and other medication. Thank god someone’s brave enough!
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Dog food taster
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.
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Odor Judge
In order to test the effectiveness of new products, ‘odor judges’ are hired to smell volunteers’ breath, feet, and armpits.
