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'll Meet at Work

 1. The Seedy Douche Colleague

The type of person who’s always first to say hello to the new intern on her fist day. Always elaborating on past girlfriends and one night stands, this man will certainly trigger your bad moods on a Monday morning.

2. The Lucky Manager

The type of person who's only important because their the boss’s nephew. Usually open to building peer relationships, but unbothered with job security, he/she will refuse to stop talking about their large interior office space. Not the one for encouragement. 

3. The ‘Back In My Day’ Specialist

The type of person who uses every opportunity to remind you that him/her has worked at the company for 14 years. Generally difficult to be a little immature around. Always prepare yourself for a long debate on smartphones and fashion when their close by.

4. The 'Keen to Kick Back' Worker

The type of person who looms around the office looking for group chats, but is only filled with questions surrounding everybody's plans outside of work. 3-4 times a day will they mention the events around town. Don't be hesitant to reject their offer for late night drinks on a Tuesday night, a day before a client meeting.

5. The Trend Trailing Worker

The type of person who’s always putting the unnecessary yards to become the ultimate 50 year old hipster. Owner of all the gadgets released in the past year, though it has taken them the whole year to be comfortable with it all. Usually goes through 5 different work shirts, but only two pair of jeans. Casual Fridays? More like ‘Casual Everyday’. This person will also mention all the latest viral videos or pics...a week after its been trending.

6. The Rulebook Police

The type of person who's peeking behind your shoulders, spying under your desk, or making occasional toilet trips to make sure no one is wasting their daily wages slacking in the bathroom toilet. Constantly ranting about workplace safety, but also constantly making you feel rebellious for logging out of your computer one minute early.

7. The Extreme ‘Outdoors’ Worker

The type of person that make you feel bad for staying inside or even sitting down at all. Always catching the last few hours of daylight after work mountain biking, hiking, or beach running. Or, seemingly finding themselves half way around the world, falling from a plane 14,000 ft high, on a Wednesday afternoon.