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WSJ's Best and Worst Jobs in the U.S.

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by for_the_hunt, Jan 8, 2009.

  1. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    What in the hell is a roustabout? Also: seaman. Tee hee.
     
  2. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

  3. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Given the definition, courtesy of Wikipedia, it's funny that someone named "Big Circus" asked this question.

    So there you have it. Roustabouts are largely drifters, carnies and circus freaks. And Elvis.
     
  4. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    I found it particularly interesting that chauffeur, bartender and undertaker were all listed together.
     
  5. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    This is fucking bullshit.

    Everyone knows the worst job in America is the assistant to the crack whore.
     
  6. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Librarian, #43! Woo-hoo!
     
  7. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    RN's get paid really well, but they have to work 12-hour shifts, be on their feet all day and don't get a lot of breaks.

    Plus, there is that whole shit/blood/vomit everywhere thing.
     
  8. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I don't know. That's a position where you can get ahead.
     
  9. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Also known as an average bar-hopping night with you.
     
  10. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    Nice to see my gig (PR executive/ No. 112) ranking below "cashier" (110), "bank teller" (107), "cosmetologist" (94), "bookbinder" (83) and "piano tuner" (76 and WTF?) among others.

    As someone pointed out earlier, whoever did this list has an aversion to physical activity and an unhealthy love of math and numbers. How else to explain that the top-five jobs and eight of the top 10 all require a healthy dose of advanced math?
     
  11. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Once again failing to make the list: One-time Jeopardy contestant. :D :D
     
  12. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    Must be the stress of waiting for Alex to finish reading the questions, the frustration of having a 23-year-old MIT geek beat you like a rented mule on the buzzer and all that standing on your feet. :) :D
     
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