Strange Jobs and Ways to Make Money
By Denmarkguy
@Denmarkguy (1845)
United States
February 17, 2007 11:47pm CST
Most of us are familiar with jobs like flipping burgers, or being an accountant, or a teacher. But some jobs are a little more "unusual."
My first serious job was factory work. Specifically, I worked in a plant that made bottle caps, operating the machine that sprays the plastic compound into the bottle cap so there's a tight seal when the cap is put on the bottle.
A friend of mine drove up and down city streets with a brush, stencils and white reflective paint-- stopping at each house to paint the street number on the curb, so the fire department, police, ambulance, etc. could more easily locate the house in an emergency. He made $2.00 per house.
Have you ever held a job, or made some kind of business for yourself, that would be considered "really unusual," by most people? If so, what was it? If not, is there something you'd really like to try, but you've wondered if it is "just too strange?"
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@bluewings (3857)
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31 Mar 07
Very Interesting jobs.I wasn't involved in a vocation even close to being as unusually interesting.Yes,I have something in mind ,but imagining the size of our country ,it may sound almost ridiculous.Anyway,I will try to explain it briefly.
Every person, even if they seem difficult to befriend,are actually good at heart,well, almost all of them.Presuming it is so,they will be as much disturbed to see an orphaned child living in misery as the next person,but there isn't enough collective effort to irradicate such a condition in it's totality.What if we could show them the benefits of participating in such a project?If their could be a company that would collect their little contributions to gift those kids a future and when the kids are independent earning citizens ,honoring a contract they will give back to the company that goes back to the people who contributed towards shaping his/her life.I know it sounds complicated with the legalities,credibility and accountability of the company involved (and much more),but if the right kind of motivation comes through ,then why can't it be done considering it's a win-win situation?I admit that it's a risk for the contributors ,but not if the contribution is minimal and the numbers (people) involved are huge.It could make a difference,but as I said the thought seems almost intimidating and yet if it could be worked out, it might be very rewarding for everyone involved and ,if a success, perhaps it could even be extended to other parts of world.Just a fanciful thought.
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@bluewings (3857)
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1 Apr 07
Sorry,I guess this answer doesn't really fit in this category.Perhaps I would like to sit with a canvas by the roadside and paint faces of passersby and expect to get paid for that.I'd like that one.
@caribe (2465)
• United States
31 Mar 07
I used to work with a lady whose husband was a swine semen collector. I thought that was a pretty strange job. That would be an odd thing to see on a resume. I know a lot of people that stand all day in a tortilla factory "shuffling" tortillas (straightening them so that they can be packaged). When I worked in quality control, I worked all day measuring, weighing, and grinding tortillas, taco shells, and chips to check moisture and ph levels.
@Denmarkguy (1845)
• United States
31 Mar 07
Yeah, that would definitely be right up there, on the "strange jobs" list. Reminds me of someone whose job as a vet tech was to artificially inseminate horses.
