Top 10 Weird Jobs If You Are Considering A Job Change

By Nandhini Devi

Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 18:27

Have you ever sat at your work desk and wondered “Why am I here? I ought to be doing something better! This is not the job for me." Well think again, as there are many people who are ready to take up weird jobs, some for passion, some for need.

Take a look at this list of weird jobs.

1.Fortune Cookies Writer: You must have heard about content writers, technical writers, but how does fortune cookie writer sound? Well, cracking! If you have a really creative writer inside you, waiting to make a fortune, then you could write for a fortune cookie company.

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2.Ice-Cream Taster: A sweet job! But it takes more than just tasting the ice-creams to get your pay in this job. There can be no compromise about the quality of the ice-cream, so one has to keep all the taste-buds on his tongue alive and active. This requires you follow a strict diet, not eating anything too spicy or hot. You cannot smoke, drink or even use strong perfumes!

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3.Fire-Observer: Sounds interesting! This job requires the candidate to sit and watch for any upcoming fires in forests. You sit on a tower and warn the authorities about any impending dangers. It's quite a lonely job. So, if there are any loner out there who seek complete loneliness can try a hand at this weird job.

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4.Island Caretaker: Do you have passion to explore the world, specially the remote, isolated islands? Then, this job is just what you'll love. Private-island owners are now offering jobs to anyone who can take care of their island in their absence. This well paid job looks for candidates who love to discover and have basic skills like gardening, carpentry and other maintenance skills.

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5.Egg-Breaker: Yes, the name tells it all! But this does not mean you go around smashing eggs all day long. You have to actually break the egg and separate the yolk from the whites. This weird job comes in handy in places where they prepare dishes that call for only egg-white or only egg-yolk recipes.

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6.Beer-Taster: An age-old profession for someone who loves to drink this ale. However, this does not mean that you get to drink up beer all day long. You must be aware about the international, national and local brands.

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7.Chicken Sexer: Well, do not get any weird ideas. This weird prefession requires you to actually separate the chicks as per their gender at their birth. This helps the poultry farmers give maximum nutrition as per the gender of the chick.

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8.Crime Scene Cleaner: Now this weird profession requires someone with real guts! A completely non-emotional person, who does not squirm at the ugliest of grotesque crime scenes. This requires some initial training about cleaning equipment and paying a lot of attention to the details. Even though there are negative aspects to this job, someone requires to do this, with crime happening every other day.

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9.IMAX Screen Cleaner: Once the weekend arrives, we head to the theater and settle down with our popcorn packets to watch our favorite movie. But have you ever thought as to how this huge screen remains so clear? This calls for an exclusive job that requires someone who cleans the screen to keep it clean.

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10.Furniture Tester: As the name suggests, you sit on every piece of furniture and see the level of comfort it offers. Some big companies offer this exclusive job. Among the list of strange professions this is my favorite.

The next time you sit at your desk considering a job change, sneak a peak at this list of weird jobs that give a complete twist to your career.

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