To give you food for thought before your Sunday night movie, we've compiled a list of five of the weirdest and most intriguing jobs from around the world.
Snooze for a living
Believe it or not, there are jobs out there that pay you to sleep. A hotel in Finland hired a professional sleeper to stay in their thirty-five rooms. The only requirement was to test the comfort of the beds and pillows and then blog about the experience.
Fake crier for hire
Professional mourners or moirologists get paid to act grief-stricken and to fake cry at a funeral. Fake crying at funerals originates from Chinese, Egyptian, Mediterranean, and Near Eastern cultures. To become a professional mourner, you need to go through training.
A background in theatre or acting gives you an advantage.
Humans at dogs’ service
New dog food must go through a tasting before it’s served to our furry friends. Companies hire dog food tasters to get valuable feedback before mass producing the food and sending it to the market.
Odour sniffer
Who would have thought you could get paid for smelling sweaty armpits or evaluating all sorts of odours? Yes, odour testers are a thing. Perfume, cleaning products, and food industries rely heavily on the expertise of odour testers to ensure the appeal and quality of their products.
Pawsome chefs
Some restauranteurs employ professional chefs to prepare top-of-the-range meals for our furry friends. A "pawtisserie" called Dogue in San Francisco is a great example. Dogue uses only the finest ingredients.
In your Sunday night movie, Maddie Barker, played by Jennifer Lawrence, finds a very intriguing job listing and has the summer to excel or die trying.
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