Tired of your regular 9-to-6 job and wish there were more to life? Here's what other people are doing and living it up at the same time.
1. The job: Online Eater (Mukbang)
Why isn’t this Korean phenomenon a thing in Singapore? That is, eating tonnes of food in front of a webcam and being paid for it.
After all, we’ve the greatest food in the world. Escargot?
Have you even eaten Char Kway Teow, bro? Hands down.
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What you need to do: Order a bunch of dishes, sit in front of your computer and munch away.
How much is the pay: BusinessInsider reports that some Koreans make up to $1,500 a night eating online.
Closest thing we have to it: Nothing, really. Local food bloggers take more photos than they eat. Any one wants to try?
2. The job: Fake executive in China
In smaller Chinese cities, people are really, really, impressed when you know a Caucasian person. (because they’ve got a serious inferiority complex over there?) So companies there actually hire Ang Mohs to impress their customers.
What you need to do: All applicants need to do is to a) be a Caucasian, b) pretend to be important, speak in a accent and smoke the Chinese, and c) Own a suit. Neil Humphreys – you keen?
How much is the pay: According to the BBC, some Germans posed as Apple buyers and were paid a thousand dollars for a few days of work. That’s not bad at all.
Closest thing we have to: Anton Casey. Just kidding.
3. The job: Mountain guide
What you need to do: Guide people safely through the alps and be well versed in mountaineering, navigation, outdoorsmanship and first aid.
How much is the pay: Guides that lead people up Everest can earn up to $70,000 a year, and expenses are covered when you work
Closest thing we have to: School teachers bringing kids up to Bukit Timah for ‘learning journeys’. And they do it for free during their vacations in June or December.
4. The job: Caretaker of a private island
Earlier this year, a picturesque island off the Welsh coast offered a dream job – Spend 11 months each year on an isolated nature reserve, performing a myriad of random tasks.
What you need to do: According to The Daily Mail, there were two parts of the job:
"For six months of the year over the spring and summer the role is about looking after the visitors who come to the island and the cottages.
Then for the other six months the role changes and it is more isolated, and the job is about keeping up the maintenance on the island over the winter and they will just be on the island with the two families who live there."
How much is the pay: $16,000 pounds (nearly S$34,000) per month
Closest thing we have to it: Guard Duty on Tekong.
5. The job: Movie critic/ Netflix binge-watcher
Which Singaporean doesn't love movies?
According to Singapore Cultural Statistics, cinema attendance has grown from about 15.6 million in 2006 to about 24.6 million in 2013.
What you need to do: Watch hours of movies and shows, and classify them on Netflix using tagging. The company will send you three to eight titles a week, and you’re responsible for filling in data about the show or movie. Kinda like filling in the metadata in your iTunes back in the early 2000s.
How much is the pay: Unknown. Don’t try. Unfortunately, there are only 40 such positions worldwide.
Closest thing we have to: Media Development Authority (MDA) Film censor. For a career with MDA, apply here.
6. The job: Professional line-stander
What you need to do: Be very good and sitting, and standing. And queue up.
How much is the pay: Business Insider reports that Robert Samuel, founder of Same Ole Lines Dudes (a queuing company), makes up to $1,000 per week.
Closest thing we have to: No need, and fat hope. Singaporeans are too cheapskate to pay people to queue for them. Plus we are all champion queuers.
7. The job: Beer Taster
Drink beer for a living? Probably the best job in the world.
What you need to do: Taste Carlsberg beer for four hours. Your employer will cover all expenses, including a free chauffeur that will transport you from bar to bar. Free training in tapping beer provided.
How much it pays: $10,000
Closest thing we have to: Here’s the thing – this job just arrived in Singapore.
How do you apply? It’s easy:
Simply head on to http://probablythebest.com.sg/ to answer a couple of questions (which interview doesn't, right? ) and also suggest a beer name. Good luck!
Applications close in two days.
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