World's Worst Jobs I

Some of you out there may think you have a lousy or bum job and wish you could escape to something better. But before you do anything rash, just take a look at a couple of really bum jobs and see if you don't then think differently about yours and decide instead to count your blessings. Unless of course you're already doing one of the world's worst jobs! So here we go...

Rich pickings... pity it's shit!

This job opposite has to be a serious contender for the worst job in the world. It may not be hazardous (though I'm not too sure about that) but aside from that it's not got a lot going for it. Catching giant elephant turds in a sack as they are ejected from the animal's backside is not for the squeamish, but, on the evidence of this picture, the fairer sex may be better equipped for this kind of work. Just kidding! But the woman doing the collecting here seems to have a knack for it, keeping her head well back, and looks bent on harvesting a bumper crop of turds. Let's hope she has a second sack standing by just in case, you never know. Let's also hope she gets a promotion after a few years of bagging elephant shite while others stand by watching and snapping pictures for posterity.  After all, such a... shitty... job is not for everyone. Well, would you do it?

Now let me see, where did that thermometer go?

Let's now go on to see another contender for world's worst job, still on the same theme, since we're in crap mode, as it were. If you thought the above job was bad enough, the individual in this next crappy job has gone one better and literally wormed his way up the elephant's arse! Whereas the woman above waits for the shit to come to her, this guy is pro-active and goes after it deep inside Dumbo. He's probably on a tight schedule and can't hang around waiting for a dumb elephant to shit at will. Ready or not, he's half way up Dumbo's arse before anyone can say Oliphant! Moreover this technique has the advantage that he can cherry-pick the best of the crop. I only hope he's remembered to take a torchlight with him because I imagine it's pretty damn dark in there! 


Well, there you have it. Two literally shit jobs out of a host of shit jobs, all of which means I'll be back with some more samples of contenders for the title of world's worst jobs. So, are you already seeing your own job in a different light, appreciating its good points and its perks more than ever before?  I hope so.