The 7 Types of People with Obscure Job Descriptions (Careers you didn't even know existed)

1. Dog Food Tasters/Testers

People who work in this field need to ensure that the dog food they’re consuming (which only dogs will hopefully be consuming from then on) ticks all the boxes it claims to ticks. Questions these industry professionals may ponder include: Is the dog food beefy enough? Is it chewy but not way too chewy? Is it at all crumby? (If so, this is not good! Crumby dog food is the last thing dog owners want) As you can see from the given questions, this job is crucial in ensuring the perfect dog food, for dogs and owners.

2. Professional Pushers (Oshiya)

This job only exists in Japan, mind you, by only, I mean that the job is catering for roughly 120 million people. Shinjuku, the business hub in Japan’s capital city of Tokyo has a train station where approximately 1.26 million people pass through every day. Japan Railways (JR) hires Professional pushers, whose job is to make sure that everybody is pushed to the limits (literally) ensuring that they’re all squished into the trains, with no one’s limbs poking out and therefore being snapped off by the closing of the train doors. Note to future tourists of Japan: Don’t travel during peak hours. Or do, nothing quite screams culture shock than someone ‘professionally’ pushing you into a train. Knowing Japan and its citizens incredible work ethics/standards, these professionals have undoubtedly endured years of tertiary education to earn their titles as a 'pusher'. 



3. Bad Smell Specialists
Another job description unique to Japan, in all seriousness, this one requires national certification.  Japan is one of few countries which has laws applied to odours in the environment. The job of a bad smell specialist it to find the source of bad smells, and to ensure that bad odour is limited and maintained to safeguard residents. Currently, there are over 2000 Bad Smell Specialists working in Japan. Note to self: Do not pass gas in the streets of Japan… No one wants their farts traced back to themselves, am I right?






4. Paid Internet Trolls

These people are literally paid to be trolls on the Internet. This job is prevalent in China, and employees in this field work under the Chinese government. China is well known for its heavy Internet censorship (The Great (Fire)Wall of China), denying its citizens access to sites such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. However, little is known about the fact that the government hires people to essentially deliver communist party lines through comments on forums and posts, in a clever and believe it-or-not, subtle way. 

Welcome to 21^st century style propaganda folks.

5. Bicycle Fishers

While Paris may be the city of lights, Amsterdam is the city of bikes. With an abundance of bikes, comes an abundance of improper disposal of unwanted bikes. In other words, bicycles often end up in the depths of the city’s famous canals. Bicycle Fishers are hired professionals whose job is to fish the thousands of bikes which are forcibly drowned each year.  How gloomy!

6. Professional Ear Cleaners

These people practice a trade considered to a degree, an art form, and one that has been passed down for generations. People with this job description work the streets of India, ridding people’s ears of any foreign body, wax and dust, using just a cotton covered needle and a pair of pincers. (I am typing this while wincing my eyes and clenching my teeth a little)

7. Elephant Stylists

Elephant stylists are talented professionals who work in countries where elephants find more work than just in circuses or zoos. These stylists use their skills and knowledge to fashion beautiful, intricate and colourful costumes for elephants participating in religious festivals.( I think I have a new career goal… I’ve found my calling!)

The 7 Types of People You Can Find at the Gym

1.       The Veteran

 His age is a mystery but that doesn’t stop him from being absolutely ripped to the nines. He breezes through his workouts, using his 50 plus odd years of experiences to show up all the young guns.

2.       The Newbie

Is it innovation or is it just plain stupidity? This person manages to find a brand new way to use equipment that has not been thought of before (with good reason). The conventional route is not a familiar concept and workout form is not a prime concern. This person will use the equipment their own way (i.e. the wrong way), no matter what anyone tells them or what the diagram on the machine says.

3.       The Flirt

Is a gym for working out or meeting potential dates? Please remind this person because there’s only so much staring, winking, smiling and chatting up that one person can get away with in this establishment.

4.       The Muscle Head

Behind all the loud grunting and dumbbell tossing is a person. A person with a disappearing neck and veins that pop out so far that they almost smack you in the face. This walking mountain of muscles cannot be missed.

5.       The Doll

While you’re sweating up a storm and making weird faces as you struggle through your set, this little lady is walking around in tight, florescent  workout gear, not a hair out of place and a face full of makeup. I call this look ‘ready for 20 minutes on the elliptical, prepared for a red carpet event’.

6.       The Cardio Cruiser

They walk in the gym, and run on the treadmill (maybe 10 minutes on the bike here and there). If you ask me, paying $50 a fortnight to run on the spot seems like great value-for-money to me (yes, I am being wholeheartedly sarcastic)

7. The Unwanted Helper

You can try avoiding all eye contact and blasting your music through the biggest headphones known to man, it won't help this relentless 'good' doer. They are all to ready to comment on your form, rag on your exercise choices, suggest a some addition to your workout routine, or just give you a 'handy tip'.

The 7 Types of People You Will Have as Teachers

1.       The Strict Teacher

Forget knowledge and good grades, fear is the ultimate motivator when your class is run by this bully. What they say, goes, and whoever dares to question them will reap the consequences. Forgetting your work, talking in class, running late, wanting to go to the bathroom, asking a question, living, breathing. Under this teachers ruling, one could consider these actions crimes against humanity.

2.       The Lazy Teacher

Silent reading and textbook questions are this teacher’s forte. Forget teaching, this one here is a babysitter. Confusing teaching with being borderline present in the classroom, this teacher passes time by writing a list of work you need to do, chucking you a textbook, and then sitting on their phone as the time ticks by.

3.       The Talkative Teacher

Staying on topic is a thing of the past with one of these teachers. They wonder why it has taken 3 weeks to get through what should have taken one, when they turn every sentence into a tangent about their kids or their spouses or their trip to Mexico or the conversation they had with another student/teacher.

4.       The Trendy Teacher

If this teacher has discovered a new website or a new app for their snazzy iPad, you can bet that you are going to use it. Sometimes, you will find that this new discovery they have thrusted upon your school life is a godsend. It often, however, takes a lot more effort, convincing and explaining then it is worth. Sometimes a pen and paper is the way to go, but if this teacher had their way, you wouldn’t see those peasant tools in sight.

5.       The Chill Teacher

They come to class late and leave early, and let you do the same. Do your work or don’t, it’s up to you and your own fault if you don’t learn the material they give you. They crack jokes, often at the expense of themselves, their students or other teachers, but always in jest. They are always up for a conversation and know what is the coolest and latest, and are not afraid of using colourful language amongst students.

6.       The Sub Teacher

As soon as students hear the word “substitute”, all respect and work ethic goes out the window. No matter how many times the substitute pleads and threatens, there is no hope of getting a hold of the classes attention. Poor sub!

7.       The Best Teacher

They just seem to get it right. They are fun when they need to be, they are firm when they need to be. They manage to keep everyone entertained and intrigued while still hitting all the points and teaching all they need to. They make class feel like it is worth going to, and that is a feat in its own

The 7 Types of People that Post on Instagram

1.       The Fitness Guru

Who knew that being healthy would be so trendy. Selfies in the gym mirror showing off the ‘gains’ and the latest pair of Nike Free Run shoes and pictures of smoothies and lush salads in which kale and quinoa are featured un-ironically. These people are healthier and fitter than the rest of us, and they will let us know. But don’t worry, they are kind enough to caption their workout and diet regimes along with “fitspiration” quotes. EAT SLEEP GYM REPEAT

2.       The Party Animal

A club logo in the bottom right corner, glasses or red cups of vodka-somethings in hand, and friends hanging off every shoulder. All of these features have become a permanent fixture in this persons Instagram posts. This person is partying hard and partying frequently, and needs us to know what a great time they are having. And don’t worry, if they didn’t get a photo at the club or at the party, you bet they will be posting a bathroom selfie, drink in hand, caption with something like ‘pre-munt’. It’s inevitable.

3.       The Pet Lover

It learnt a new trick? It got a new jacket? It fell asleep in a funny position? They took it for a walk? It curled up next to you? It’s its birthday? It’s national pet day? There’s a post for that. Actually, when you think about it, the same can be said for people with babies.

4.       The Text Poster

Rarely will you find a photo of this person’s actual life, of them doing something fun or seeing something cool. You will, however, witness Ghandi 2.0 in action. Inspirational quotes written in calligraphy (or more accurately, fancy, swooshy writing) are posted by these people just to let you know that ‘things get better’ or ‘you can do anything you want to if you put your mind do it’.

5.       The Traveler

This person seems to find themselves in the most beautifully scenic locations every day. While you are still lying in bed at 10:30 am scrolling through your Instagram feed for the 4^th time because you can’t think of anything worth getting out of bed for, they are at a beach, or on a walk along a river, or at the snow, or next to some mountains or at some secluded park. You sometimes wonder how they have the time to be cruising round to all these picture perfect spots. To be fair, they could probably make a dump look like a place worth going to.

6.       The Foodie

 
They seem to always have the most delicious food in all the land at every meal. They are hitting up the most popular and trendy restaurants or serving up dishes that are way beyond what their 19 year old capabilities should allow. In a nutshell, each post makes us hopeful that we will one day experience these great foods, jealous that we are not, and angry that we probably never will.

7.       The Selfie King/Queen

It speaks for itself. You are never going to forget this frequently uploaded face.

The 7 Types of People

There are over 7 billion people in the world. 7 billion, individuals with different personalities, different looks living different lives in different places. However, it just so happens that in most social situations, scenarios and environments we can identify at least 7 types of people. More or less, there are 7 common characters you recognise at times of your life. Whether you love them or hate them, they exist, and we’ve got them covered. We have collated lists of the 7 types of people you will encounter in all walks of life. If you haven’t already met them, you probably are them.

Meet our team of blog authors:

Lara

The type of person who cracks the jokes, even when she shouldn't

Erin

The type of person who has all the humility in the world. Evidenced in the way she squats and poses simultaneously while waiting for the train

Jordan

The type of person who can keep a beat, and keeps tabs on all things musical #bangsheadconstantly

Rebekah

The type of person who's always making the right steps, dancing her way out of the sticky situations in life