Best job in the world or worst: A spinoff thread.

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Bet you he's in the drawbridge operator's union

Obvious choice here is best job ever.

My mom had a job like that, kinda.
She was a librarian for an ITT "campus".  At an ITT, no one uses the libraries.  The only reason they had to hire someone was that Maryland law said all higher ed locations had to have a librarian on staff.

The only reason she lasted 1 year and 1 day was that she would have had to pay back the relocation they paid her if she left before 1 year.

Come to think of it, my dad had a similar job, but not nearly as mind-numbing.  He's move checks and receipts from one department to another and to banks.  Then he'd hang out in his warehouse for the last 6 hours of his day reading.  Did that for almost 30 years.  And yes, he was union


Edited by scorpio516 2010-05-03 5:40 PM

Depends... Could I have TV (with satellite), Wii, and internet with access to BT and FB?  How about my bike trainer?  With the right conditions, I'd take it. 

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I think the boredom would be mind-numbing.

However, in modern-day, it would be an ideal job for someone enrolled in online school.

Sounds like my job right now I work night shift in the operations center...answere the radio..or the phone but its night not much going on I have limited internet acess but i do get to take online college classes so i get that out the way and i get to talk to my husband every night on the phone for free which is nice....but other then that i dont get to see much day light which is really depressing and i dont interact with many other people which also can get very depressing and lonely in here ...i only been doing this for a month im glad ill be back to day shift soon and to top it off i cant sleep even tho im tired when i get off work its weird i think its the whole idea that its day light my body just wont adjust to it

Edited by italiantp3 2010-05-03 6:25 PM

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Edited by AcesFull 2010-05-03 9:52 PM

I had a job years ago where they refused to give me enough work.  I'd finish my project load in about an hour and ask for more.  They had nothing.  And they paid me VERY well.

I can attest to the fact that given enough free time you WILL get bored with the internet.  This was back when I smoked.  I think I went up to a pack and a half a day just becuase of the boredom.

Horrid.

Like another poster said, I have a job where I will go long stretches with NOTHING to do. I haven't had a single project or scrap of anything to do since April 4. I mean LITERALLY nothing. That is not hyperbole.

I am SO bored. The only reason I am still here is A) I have my own office B) good benefits C) Reasonably flexible schedule so I can go to the gym at lunch D) I can wear whatever I want.

Everyone says, "Gee, I'd love to get paid to sit around and do nothing all day." But the truth is, doing nothing is REALLY farking boring--and demoralizing, to boot.

Maybe he could update a twitter account like the Tower Bridge

http://twitter.com/towerbridge

Edited by TriRSquared 2010-05-05 9:53 AM

I need way more info; pay rate, benefits, hours, location, commute, amenities, etc.

If it pays six figures, I can walk there from home, can surf the web while at work, can get out a stretch my legs occasionally, have a nice view of the waterway, and I get 3 weeks paid vacation I might consider it.
Oh, and full paid health, vision and dental for the family. And a pension. And 401K with 100% match up to the max allowable.