I have always found it curious as to the type of jobs not only that people choose as either part time or for a profession, but the jobs in which are actually in demand in the real world. Take the next few cases for example:
The real estate sign holder dude
I suppose if you were a teenager and were looking to make a few quick bucks over the summer to pay for your dating expenses, or to save up for college, this wouldn't be a bad gig. But the fact is that most of the people I see around town holding up and waving these balsa wood signs are in thier 20's and 30's. This leads me to believe that these unfortunate people were either born with a very dehabilitating learning disability, or they are complete morons. Considering thier function, you know that these people must make squat fo pay, I mean, for God's sake, thier employer had to have done a cost-benefit analysis between a dude and a stick, and decided that the dude was the cheaper option.
The Porta-Potty Cleaner
I'm not sure what paths these poor souls took in thier lives, but I know one thing: you could never pay me enough to do this job. There are homeless people desperate enough to eat thier meals out of a garbage can who look down on this job. Even if it paid a half-million a year, it wouldn't be worth it. If you think about it, you would have no chance at having a wife or kids. The foot-thick stench of shit, piss, and whatever that green stuff is, is enough to repel any potential mate for up to a year after leaving the job. Forget about having anyone else who wants to hang out with you, including long time friends or family. The only chance you would have for companionship would be from others who carry the foul odors you do. Even then, you would be limited to hanging out at someone's house. Even if you and your work buddies can handle it, the patrons at Chili's would start puking when you were within 30 feet.
Deodorant Research Scientist
Imagine, if you will, going through 4-5 years of college, then into Grad school. Taking loans out, working your ass off day and night throughout your late teens and early twenties to become a researcher for Old Spice or Gillette. It is one thing to get stuck in a shitty job because you were never able to go to college or weren't intelligent enough, but these people have educations and chose to sniff armpits for a living. I bet their parents are proud.
Elephant Fecal Collector
Imagine being the ever supporting parent when your son or daughter came to you with their dream in hand.
kid: mommy! daddy! I know what I want to do when I grow up!
Dad smiles at the child and all of the child's innocence.
dad: what would you want to do?
kid: I want to run away to the circus!
Dad and Mom are now laughing.
mom: what do you want to do in the circus, honey? tightrope walker? trapeeze artist?
kid: I wanna hold a bag at the end of an elephant and catch its shit before it hits the ground!
-Jake
