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WELCOME TO THE ODD JOBS CLUB
The Odd Jobs Club connects unconventional people with unusual jobs in under-the-radar organizations.
If daring to do something different is what you you really need now, go ahead and explore oodles of opportunities in the emerging field of "Oddball Occupations".
The rest, of course, is up to you!
BEST "ODD JOBS" FOR 2008!
Since 2008 is a Leap Year, here's a list of loopy odd jobs for you to consider!Leap Day Bash Organizer: According to craigslist, it's only a one day stint, February 29th, (that's why you can charge a premium!)
Leap Frog Fitness Instructor: Who wouldn't want to don a pair of lime green tights and play with grownups acting like kids? Sign-up at "Wicked Wench Weight-Watchers".
God Wanted: If you like living in a remote jungle temple in India, and are willing to devote your life to curing infertility...this job might be just up your alley!
Seeking Flexible Funnybones: The British-based Circus of Horrors is advertising for a "pick-led person" with loose limbs who can fit into a 60-centimer-ghigh laboratory bottle filled with vinegar...(now the only question is whether the side benefits include chips/fries).
Hops n' Scotch Analyst: What better time to be merry and bright than by sampling the best scotch and suds flavors from all around the world in Victoria, B.C. at the Single Malt Festival and Great Canadian Beer Festival!
Love-Glove Testers Wanted: In Australia, the maker of Durex condoms is seeking 200 people to provide feedback on free products. (Regrettably the remuneration is zip).
Politically-Incorrect Pundit - When candidates for mule and elephant parties start running for office, you know you can have oodles of fun with this one, (especially if you have a flair for witty words and a hot TV image).
Or, since 2008 is after all, according to Chinese astrology, The Year of the Rat, maybe it's time to toss in the towel, and escape the rat race all together, to become a Beach Bum!
HAVING TROUBLE FIGURING OUT WHERE YOU FIT IN?
Don't be perturbed if you're known as "a weed in a well manicured garden".Take some advice from a green thumb, don't wait for that green grass to grow beneath your feet! And quit complaining about why you chose to go into the garden and eat worms in the first place, (instead of learning about an itinerant job opportunity for nature-lovers like you and Johnny Appleseed)!
All you need to do is find the right foliage to shade you, a spot of sunshine to keep you warm, and enough nutrients to sustain you throughout the year. (And no, you don't need to have a Ph.D. in Botony or understand the theory of evolution to enjoy life here on planet earth).
If that doesn't tickle your fancy, why not play God and create your own Garden of Eden!
However, if that doesn't turn your crank, and you're still feeling "smart yet stuck", why not consult this great career resource.
GALLERY OF GREAT ODD JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Career Opportunity: Buko Juice Delivery Service
Wanna be a Vegas Valet?
Paper Runners Wanted!
Not Your Average Recruitment Company!
Must be creative with a sense of humor!
Remote work opportunity with benefits.
Must be a member of the Face-Painting Guild.
Dollhouse design and installation service technician.
If it's all Chinese to you, do you need a translator?
True Grit - Opportunity of a Lifetime!
Must supply your own fly tying tools!
One of a Kind Job: Glitterati Gopher
Bean Counters Needed: Apply Here!
Wanted: One utility box decorator.
One river rat with canoe needed.
White tipped reef shark at North Horn, Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea
Wanted: Sand Castle Builders!
How about becoming a sports team's mascot?
Are you a qualified Zipper Technician?
Must look like a statue and still!
A chicken hat designer.
HOW TO BE HELPFUL HERO - BECOME A BICYCLE REPAIR MAN!
Monty Python - Bicycle Repair Man
Mr F.G. Superman has a hidden identity! He's really Bicycle Repair Man.
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THE "NO JOBS TOO ODD" LINK LIST
- CURIOUS CAREERS
- Here's a list of curious careers from A to Z.
- UNUSUAL JOBS FOR UNUSUAL PEOPLE
- Just when you thought you'd seen them all...here's another fine list!
- HEAD FOR HEIGHTS REQUIRED
- These jobs are not for squeamish souls.
- NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE 9-5ers
- Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too!
- 5 ODD JOBS WITH FOOD AND DRINK
- For those who think they have talent not mention possess the "Galloping Gourmet" gene in them!
- A PEEK AT PECULIAR JOBS IN THE PAST
- The top ten odd jobs in America...circa 1880.
- BLAZING PATHS LESS TRAVELLED
- If working in a cubicle doesn't turn your crank, perhaps pursuing an unconventional career will get you off to the races!
- OFF-BEAT CAREERS
- Note: Those interested in becoming a colon hydrotherapist will have to start from the bottom up.
- WEIRD JOBS YOU CAN MAKE A LIVING AT
- Maybe some of these are right up your alley...cookie writer, hair boiler, or pet detective?
- YOU DO WHAT?
- All you ever wanted to know about vermiculture and an onion-grading.
- 25 OF THE WORLD'S ODDEST JOBS
- You'll never be bored with these odd occupations, and there's not one sucking eggs job in the bunch.
- WANTED: CARROT-JUICE TECHNICIAN
- If your passion is veggies and vitamin C, have we got a job for you!
- QUIRKY JOBS FOR QUIRKY PEOPLE
- They say every job has it's price...at least this one is not for cubicle conformists!
- QUIRKY JOBS IN THE UK
- "Not a Proper Job"...your guide to unusual jobs in the U.K.
- ODD JOBS IN AN ODD ECONOMY
- A college degree isn't what it used to be...so be prepared for the unexpected!
- WHO KNEW SUCH A JOB EXISTED?
- Countries have historians, so why not companies, especially when profits are way up! Why not become a corporate archivist?
- CHESS HUSTLING MADE EASY
- Here are four snippets about a "chess hustler", a "matchmaking cabbie", a "street juggler", and a "sidewalk gum-remover".
- ODD JOBS IN AN ODD ECONOMY
- Did you ever consider a future as a "light-bender", a "puppet master" or a "dino-duster"?
- ODD JOB JACK
- Be the best temp on "Odd Job Jack"...no skills required!
- MONEY FOR YOUR DOOR
- These folks will actually give you a gas card each month in exchange for ad space on your car doors...don't knock it, every little bit counts!
- TIDDLYWINKS TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER
- So what if you're not into jock-type sports; how about becoming a tiddlywinks promoter or a tiddlywink tournament organizer?
- TITLES OF RESUMES POSTED BY JOB-SEEKERS
- Or, how to learn from a negative example.
- DISCOVERING "DIRTY JOBS"!
- Now here's something worth exploring...more than 150 of the dirtiest jobs around (that pay rather handsomely I might add). And hopefully you've got a great reply when people ask, "So, what do you do for a living?"
- CHIEF LIZARD WRANGLER
- Mitchell Baker is CEO of Mozilla Corporation ...so why not have a terrific title to go along with it!
- WANTED: WEDDING CRASHER
- Be prepared for the unexpected...you'll need oodles of talent or chutzpa to pull this one off successfully.
- MOSQUITO ABATEMENT MAN
- A light-hearted look at larvae hunting for those who love the outdoors and a decent wage.
- HEFFALUMP HUNTER
- For those who adore hidey-holes, hunting with rubber darts, and aren't afraid of Perfectly Normal Beasts.
- CRAYON FLAVOR MAKER
- If you failed painting by numbers in school, but loved to smell those crayons with crazy names, maybe the Crayon College will offer you a career-change opportunity!
- NEVER TOO LATE TO SIGN UP FOR SANTA CLAUS SCHOOL
- If you've ever wanted to dress up, wear a beard, sing ho-ho-ho while a kid pees on your pants...you may be interested in this seasonal job!
- TALKING FUNNY FOR MONEY
- For those who love flapping their gums all day long and making strange animal noises, there is a career out there for you!
- THE FUN LAB - JOBS
- They're looking for a jest-in-time janitor and light-hearted lab monkey...are you qualified?
- WANTED: HONEY TRAPPERS
- "Honey Trapper" - an ideal second job for those who are not too bizzy!
- TIME TRAVEL MART NEEDS HELP
- Apparently "The Echo Park Time Travel Mart" in Los Angeles, (the spot with the tagline, "Whenever You Are, We're Already Then") is looking for someone to run their retail operation. So, if you're visiting from the past or the future, and missing some essential items from your home planet or galaxy, you'll find "Jupiter Farms Robot Milk", "Red Shield Barbarian Repellent" and "Time-Freezy Hyper Slush" to your liking here.
- SO YOU WANT TO BE A TEAM MASCOT
- Here's some behind the scenes info on off-beat jobs for off-beat people.
- DON'T POOH POOH THIS IDEA!
- Do you know what a "strategic animal byproduct relocation technician" does for a living?
- ODORIFEROUS OCCUPATIONS
- A smattering of smelly stints for your consideration.
- WELL-PAID RARE JOBS
- In a tight labor market, you might want to consider retraining for these jobs.
EVER WANNA RUN AWAY AND JOIN THE CIRCUS?
If the rat race is getting you down and the world won't stop to let you off, perhaps it's time to run away and join the circus!Why not take a peek at the greatest show on earth at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's famous family fun show (just to satisfy your spunky inner child). Or perhaps pick up some tickets for an awesome show put on by the Cirque du Soleil, guaranteed to whet your appetite.
Then if you wanna run away and join the circus, you'll know just what to do and where to go!
Let's see there are jobs for lion tamers, tattoo artists, gymnasts, jugglers, fire-jumpers and clowns not to mention backstage roles like costume-designers, set-designers, make-up artists, publicists and elephant manicurists to name a few.
If you have any doubts about the future ahead for circus folk, believe it or not, there are 464,000 web pages devoted to "circus school". And if you're not up to learning new tricks of the trade, then consider becoming a volunteeer member of the crew for the Big Top Tour, (a not-for profit mobile circus company performing this summer in Dublin, Ireland).
THE OCCUPATIONAL ODDITORIUM
Admission to the The Occupational Odditorium is free for those with an abiding faith in funnybones.Popular Science Magazine recently listed "The Top 10 Worst Jobs in Science" which among other things included:
-- Whale Feces Researcher (otherwise known as a shitty sea man's job).
-- Forensic Entomologist (solving mystery murders by studying the bugs that infest corpses).
-- Olympic Drug Tester (taking urine samples from high performance athletes).
-- Elephant Vasectomist (who knew that this animal on the endangered species list needed birth control?)
-- Hazmat Diver (who doesn't mind swimming in toxic ponds and smelly sewer systems not to mention cleaning up mucky, yucky oil spills).
As if that's not enough, a Canadian company named Comcare Health Services recently advertised on the Internet job site Workopolis for an enticing position that offered: "a place where you feel you belong", "where your creativity is promoted and challenged on different levels", an opportunity to be "supported by a professional management team", and "work with the best of the best", "be proud of what you do"...sounds like a dream come true!
Hmmm...exactly what was the position being advertised? A part-time job in Ontario's Kingston Penitentiary, as a technician in the Inmate Urine Specimen Collection Department.
And if you're a fan of Mike Rowe's "Dirtest Jobs" on Discovery Channel, you'll probably know all about what it takes to become a 'bovine pregnancy tester', a 'cat fish noodler', a 'honeywagon specialist', a 'poo pot-maker', a storm drain cleaner, a 'mule logger', or a 'snake wrangler'. You'll have 150 or more odd occupations to choose from, so go for it...after all, you only live once!
In case you're looking for something a little less adventuresome with oodles of opportunity to grow, then look no further than a whole whack of work in your own backyard -- Free Jobs at Home.
A CAREER FOR CAT-LOVERS!
Monty Python - Lion Tamer
Chartered accountant wants to become a lion tamer, he shouldnt do that in one go though - maybe via banking or....
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UNCONVENTIONAL JOBS FOR UNCONVENTIONAL PEOPLE
Documentary film-maker, Errol Morris provides a glimpse of four rather unique occupations for unconventional people.His celebrated work "Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control", highlights the lives of four males who are pursuing their perplexing passions as a topiary gardener (one who sculpts hedges into whimsical shapes), a robotics design engineer (who dreams of making a cyber cockroach requiring millions of sensors to operate), an expert on the exotic naked mole-rat (the only mammal which has the same social organization as insects), and a lion-tamer who works under the big tent (and obviously doesn't sweat the small stuff).
For those who don't fancy pets, plants, or product engineering, there's always an opportunity to enter the domain of injury-free sports as a ripsnorting referee (perhaps at a tiddly wink tournament or a mud-wrestling competition), a voice-over actor (for television commercials or animated cartoon shows for those with short attention spans and little sense of humor), a hot air balloon pilot (provided one likes being tethered to the ground like an elephant or who knows how to land safely in a farmer's field full of cowpies), a punt chauffeur/gondolier driver (who enjoys navigating about in a pond or an amusement theme park), or perhaps a pumpkin carver (who doesn't mind working for the month of October non-stop including Halloween).
Frankly, if you've ever dreamed about riding around in a weinermobile, playing with legos, cracking safes or jokes for a living...then all you have to do is look in the right places! So, go for it...and good luck!
BRILLIANT BIOS -- WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT!
In a world awash in "me-toos", it's refreshing to see plucky personalities who don't mind tooting their own horn with vim, vigor, and verve.How about Mike Rowe hilarious host of "Dirty Jobs"? He doesn't mind trying a few weird and wild things that some people find entertaining if not a great way to earn a decent living.
If that doesn't capture your fancy, here are a few entertaining examples of some rather bodacious bios for your consideration:
K.C. Stargazer - with her very own group of one lens here at Squidoo, aptly titled, My Squid Spawn.
Rachel Schwarz - the illustrious one and only Relache.
And last but not least - HRH-QQ, better known as the Quipping Queen & Empress of Eccentricity.
So, whatever you do, don't be blue and don't hide your light under a bushel. Wake up and smell the roses or better yet, let everyone else know your fragrance (cause that's the only way you'll ever attract the honeybees -- I should know I'm 'The Queen Bee)!
And if you don't know who you are...just drop by Brand M.E. and find out!!
POSITIVELY POPPYCOCK POLL
WARNING: This poll is not for plutocrats...just people with a passion for living on the edge!
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"MONKEY AGENT" - WHAT THE HECK'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
Some people say that "rat catcher", "hemorrhoid doctor", or being "leader of the political opposition" is the worst job in the world.But as British comedian Stanley McHale said recently in a column for the "Liverpool Post":
Comedy Agent is by far and away the worst. It's a combination of butler, psychologist, parent, accountant, travel agent, punching bag and spokesperson to a collection of chimps swinging about on tires and chucking fees at eat other in a zoo. That's as close to a comedy agent as you can get."
So forget being a zany "zookeeper"! If you're a multi-tasking maniac (with a fractured funnybone), just sign up for the next "monkey agent" position advertised, odds are you'll get it!
THE ODD JOB BOOKSHELF
Odd Jobs: Portraits of Unusual Occupations
Wanna dust dinosaur bones or blow a bugle at a horse-race?
Amazon Price: $13.05 (as of 05/13/2008)
Nice Job: The Guide to Cool, Odd, Risky, and Gruesome Ways to Make a Living (Lookout Media Series)
Amazon Price: $13.46 (as of 05/13/2008)
Careers for Nonconformists: A Practical Guide to Finding and Developing a Career Outside the Mainstream
Niches for nerds, non-conformists, and nosey-pokers.
Amazon Price: $13.95 (as of 05/13/2008)
SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION STRATEGIES!
If you wanna make a splash, get your name in front of important people, here are some very handy promotional tools to use!
- CREATE YOUR OWN SODA LABEL!
- Yup, why not send a someone you want to influence, intrigue or impress a sizzling six-pack of your favorite Jones Soda -- with your own photo front and centre on the label...or better yet...perhaps your new pen pal!
- ZOW THEM WITH ZAZZLE!
- Time to put on your creative cap, and come up with a fantastic photo or caricature of yourself for your very own line of mugs, bags, hats, t-shirts, ties, mousepads, postage stamps, greeting cards, postcards, fridge magnets, and bumper stickers!
- GET LINKED-IN!
- It's time to reconnect with former colleagues, school mates, and friends...so whatever you do get "Linked In"!
- PODCASTING PLEASE!
- Who says it isn't time to get the word out...and fast! Why not learn how to make a podcast...and have your own radio show!
- YOWSERS IT'S YOUTUBE!
- Yup, it's definitely time to get out the camcorder, desktop software, and MP3 music tracks...cause you're gonna get in front of the camera and sell yourself like there's no tomorrow!
- SELF-PUBLISH - WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
- Tired of reading other people's books when you've got a best-seller in your brain...get with it...self-publish and be a star!
- WHY NOT BE A POSTER GIRL/BOY?
- Let's face it, you need a makeover ...so why not be your very own poster girl/boy?
- PERSONAL STAMP OF APPROVAL!
- Instead of waiting for applause from the peanut gallery, maybe it's time for your very own "personal stamp" of approval!
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