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121 Jobs That Don't Suck
jobprofiles.org — Working is no fun. Or is it? Brewer, game tester, cartoonist, food critic, fishing guide, Digg programmer, roller coaster architect... yes, some jobs are actually pretty cool--here are 121 of them.
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- mybeat, on 10/12/2007, -29/+9working in IT doesnt suck either :P
- armbar, on 10/12/2007, -31/+9Keak, it's not funny if you have to explain your joke. Go back and learn the basics of humor: http://www.rinkworks.com/funny/
- flernk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27Clearly the author has never worked as a Cartoonist, Cameraman, Pool Cleaner, Travel Agent, or Cal Trans Worker.
Wait... Cal Trans Worker? The author is full of ****. - jcaino, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17oh, working in IT definitely CAN suck.
the key is getting a job in IT that you like, working for a company that appreciates its employees and enjoys showing it.
i'm in that position and i love it.
you'd probably half to pay me double to leave. unless it was to go work for teh google. - Br0wn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Keak, I don't get it...please go on.
- KiaserLies, on 10/31/2007, -4/+54who ever wrote that is a moron!
game tester? brewer? teacher mascot!? damass!
game tester - play little bit of a level 20 days and write reports all day
brewer - brewers dont sit in the brewery and drink all day they make the stuff jackass
teacher - study for many years so a little dumb kid cound swear at you and make you cry in class
mascot - stuck in a 20kg suit made of cotton sweating my your ass off gettin 5 pounds per hour - Neticule, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5i love my job in webdesign :) wouldnt trade it for a thing!
- billisdog, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14guys, let up on Keak. What we really need here is to be THANKFUL that he didn't go for the one two punch by pointing out that as much as it can suck, it can sometimes blow.
:X - ersnyder, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12I love my I.T. Job, I am the entire in house I.T. Department...it's great. Got my office, it has a door and I have Digg to keep me entertained.
Oh yeah, and my server back up program randomly deleted itself today, I should go look into that.... - DirkVanAss, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4#83. Paramedic – What is sexier than a paramedic?
-I've been trying to tell people this for years!
Remember "We're here to save your ass, not kiss it" - VeganG, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Isn't IT listed as the most stressful job in the world, time and time again?
- ElGranMonkador, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2@KiaserLies -
have you met any brewers?
they drink like fish all day long.. - jus1haz2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5http://duggmirror.com
- ryanissuper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15#1 should have been Blowjob Contest Judge.
- SamKellett, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Game testing sucks ass, especially if you liked gaming beforehand.
- Konrad9, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Anyone who thinks game testers have a fun job is in for a very bad surprise.
- Parasocks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Alright this whole "perfect job" thing is a myth. You can enjoy and love your job, I think jobs that give back by seeing your progress are the best. I have a great job, working from home for myself, as a porn critic. I do well. But I still struggle to make myself look at the same thing over and over again, you can tire of anything. Would your favourite food still be your favourite if it's all you had to eat?
Video game reviewer is equally as useless, games lose their appeal when you're not playing them endlessly for no reason.. Forcing you into game after game quickly turns old. Did that too. One time I quit a job at a computer store because it was just too easy, too boring, too lazy.. I couldn't handle another loser asking me if I read the latest PC magazine about blah blah blah.. so I went to paint houses, just to get outside. Now I got a dog who takes me outside a few times a day, cold as ***** or not, and the porn gig is pretty good.. But honestly you'll tire of almost anything, variety is the spice of life. - sathias, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@KaiserLies
I would like nothing more than to be able to leave IT behind me and start my own microbrewery. Many people brew their own beer at home and it is a fun and rewarding hobby. - fucayama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@KiaserLies :Wow, Teacher Mascot. sounds interesting, where do I sign up?
Sorry, there was no need for that really was there. good points though. - rhesuspieces00, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i know guys working in various microbreweries around my hometown (anchorage). They can drink a few beers during the day, and get cheap or free growler fills, but can't get drunk on the job if thats what you're thinking. They spend most of their time pressure-washing large vats with hot soapy water. It has some perks, but its not a "fun" job.
- klaymen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i think this guy is just taking the glamorous movie versions of these jobs.
- dwxpub, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Teacher? Maybe if you didn't have to deal with parents.
And carney? Sheesh, you have to smell like cabbage.- marvin69, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13As a teacher you do get up to three months off as well as a week off for spring break, two weeks for Christmas, and most government holidays.
- rholloway, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8carney...lol
"that Homer feller sure grifted you good".
Sorry, couldn't resist. - HFrankenstein, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12@marvin: A lot of teachers, and in fact all of the teachers that I know, work during the summer to supplement their low pay.
- meltingrobot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Teacher nothing. Who would want the stress of being a rollercoaster architect? You ***** up, people die! And I hear that video game tester isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
- combustion8, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1...
- goodtimegirl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7@Marvin:
Ask most teachers what they do during those holidays and summer vacation. They're either working, as Frankenstein pointed out, or they're grading and preparing for the next term. As an English teacher, I can tell you that I love my job, but I don't know that most people would put it on a list of the top 121 jobs. You have to be a glutton for punishment. - nayr74, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I worked as a peep show booth cleaner at an adult bookstore once.
- bioskope, on 10/31/2007, -0/+20is 'secuirty guard in a lingerie store' up for grabs?
- armbar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24Yes, I'm sure they're there for the grabs.
- edrift101, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Sweet my full time job is on the list. :)
- xicoperon, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Mine is not :( Time to freshen up the resume!
- playerslight, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19I didn't know "civil war actor" was a paid position. Of course, for all I know, they get paid more than real soldiers.
- steve693, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9Terrible list, even worse descriptions.
- th2edrrfs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2EXACTLY! why is this on the front page? this list is neither creative, nor funny.
- dshPls, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Graphic Designer – Replace your paint brushes with a mouse.
This is only good when you don't have to talk with people...ad unfortunately that seems like 50% of the job.- Korvaras, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Well graphic design is visual communication. Thus you have to communicate... a lot.
- smackhero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i'm saving up for a wacom intuos 2 cuz i hate working with a mouse. but i have to say, i do love my job.
- t0ken, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I love how people assume that a Graphic Designer is just an artist that uses a computer.
This list is lame- buried. - frostedflakes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Graphic design is evil. Wasting artistic talents to create ads that coax people into buying ***** they don't need.
- drjekelmrhyde, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9What about being a PIMP
- ArmyOfFun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+29Pimping, as I have been assured on many occasions, is not easy.
- RatherDashing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1but it sure is fun.
- plato1123, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1Hanging out with my female friends who are strippers and hoe's (ok only one ho) kinda ruins sex for me. .. or maybe it's watching creepy guys drool all over themselves trying to get with these girls.
- ICSU, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3dangerous? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KusJZy9X9-U
- TDot1980, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@ArmyOfFun: ...But it's necessary, So I'm chasin' bitches like Tom chases Jerry
- smackhero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2haha, that reminds me of this time i was riding the bus and this guy was trying to pick up these girls and told them he's was pimp and said people called him "PT Casanova." I started laughing... but then i decided to stop cuz he was this big black dude and i didn't wanna piss him off.
- t0ken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@ICSU - haha- I saw this on TV and its just as funny now as it was then
- Hoodwinker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I strive to achieve one of the last 3 jobs on the list.
- Reponere, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Working as a Splinter Cell for the NSA... My dream job...
- gerry87, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Steve Jobs?
- Jo9100, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9haha. Jobs. nvm.
- mtgavin, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0nice list
- Kodiak41226, on 10/12/2007, -1/+16A ***** list of Jobs is front page material?
- Tyr7BE, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Digg Programmer?
Exactly whose ass are you trying to kiss, and to what end?- lcohiomatty86, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3probably your mom's.. and the back end... but who knows
- KevinLiu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Terrible, terrible
- OmniMe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1notice, my job, IT, sucks. thank you for confirming that.
- alpinem5, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6easily the worst list ever. you know nothing about the daily grind of each of these positions! "photographer - point and shoot" ? give me a break. taking a photo, yes. being a professional photographer and making good money, a little more than point and shoot.
- markadmin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+0The correct term is CIA Officer. A CIA agent is someone recruited by the CIA to do work for them. Idiots.
- undersky, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1LOL, CIA Officer...I think they are called clandestine officer, but that's just the division of operation's agents, and most of them have a front job such "foreign service officer, specialists," most of them are analysts, specialists, experts in different fields, linguists, etc.
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- undersky, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1LOL, CIA Officer...I think they are called clandestine officer, but that's just the division of operation's agents, and most of them have a front job such "foreign service officer, specialists," most of them are analysts, specialists, experts in different fields, linguists, etc.
- miked123, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2How is "surfer" a job? Stupid list.
- sathias, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Because there are proffesional surfers that make a living from being in tournaments maybe? Or by making surfing movies? And are sponsored by surfing companies?
I've never even been on a surfboard and I know that.
- sathias, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Because there are proffesional surfers that make a living from being in tournaments maybe? Or by making surfing movies? And are sponsored by surfing companies?
- KiaserLies, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3who ever wrote that is a moron kis!
game tester? brewer? teacher? mascot!? dumb ass!
game tester - play little bit of a level 20 days and write reports all day
brewer - brewers dont sit in the brewery and drink all day they make the stuff jackass
teacher - study all that time so a little dumb kid could swear at you and make you cry in class
mascot - stuck in a 20kg suit made of cotton sweating my your ass off gettin 5 pounds per hour - jasalo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Who takes time to make a 120 list of jobs???????
- smackhero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2someone who is unemployed.
- HighEncryption, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Perhaps the title should have been "121 Jobs that Don't Suck For The First Month"
- estomped, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6http://www.duggmirror.com/
- Frecklefoot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Who says being a Game Tester is fun? Insane hours, playing the same level over and over (and over). Believe it or not, unfinished video games aren't a lot of fun to play. It is much more fun to be a Game programmer!
- commongiga, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2buried as lame...this list really stinks.
- raynar, on 10/12/2007, -6/+0Is the author 12, or what?
Jesus Christ, Digg...Jesus F*ckn Christ.
I'll go back to Slashdot. - Skizmo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Unable to connect". . .what's that for job ??
- FuzzyTheDuck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Interesting, but almost all of the information is false. Either the author did really bad research, or no research at all. No dig from me.
- markperia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4All jobs suck eventually. Its the nature of the beast. Even your dream job will suck once you think of it as work.
- Skizmo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2That's why I turned my hobby into my job. .. now I never have to work again !!!
- cyberwiz01, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Skizmo, out of curiosity what do you do?
- smackhero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1that's not true. people who have ***** jobs either didn't try hard enough, or chose to make more money as opposed to doing something they love. i'm not rolling in dough, but i love my job.
- LittleDanzig, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3As a former game tester (I did it during college as a summer job), I can attest to the fact that it's nowhere near a "job that doesn't suck." If you enjoy being worked full-time type hours, with no benefits or job security, for minimum wage then, by all means, go for it. The problem is that 'game testing' is one of those jobs that SOUNDS so appealing that employers have an endless line of applicants waiting for positions and, as a result, have carte blanche to treat their testers however they deem most profitable, knowing that there are legions of replacements waiting in the wings.
Yes, it "does beat McDonald's", but not by much. And honestly, I'm not sure if McDonald's would be the measuring stick I'd use for a "job that doesn't suck" regardless. A job that doesn't suck is one where you're paid well, you enjoy your work, and you are treated fairly -- not any job that happens to be a slight improvement upon menial fast-food labor. - deathdefyer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2they've definitely over glorified being a Game Master.... it's just customer support. No in-game action other than moving stuck players. whoever wrote this is dumb.
- tont0r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Let me give you a nice scenerio of a game tester:
"Report : Madden crashes when your punt lands on the 1 yard line. Please confirm"
Welcome to 8 hours of hell.- Xarou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You could have stopped at Madden. This is why I realized that video game testing wasn't going to be as fun as I thought as a kid. When I realized I would be playing games like Barbie's Super Fun Race Car Adventureland for 8 hours a day. I don't like sports games, so that would be horrible for me too.
- scabbers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1CEO of some company. You get paid more the worse you ***** up - it's like Brewster's Millions!
- chucali, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I wish I could get a good IT job. I had a data entry type job for a major website and I wanted to have a nervous breakdown before I was 21 years old. I sat for 8 hours typing the same thing and the worst part was we had our monitors facing the manager so no web surfing. Paid good but it drove me insane, I left that ***** job and now deliver pizzas :
- smackhero, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yea, one thing i've noticed is that the job title isn't necessarily as important as the work environment (such as the people you work with).
- psbpv3o, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Worst list I've ever read in my life. Half of the jobs listed are either impossible to get, monotonously boring, inaccurately described, don't make alot of money.
Dugg down as lame. - combustion8, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0flash developer is the best job ever =)
- Xarou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4What the heck is a missus? I think he means masseur, one who gives a massage. Yeah, this guy is a retard. He's probably like 8. When he wrote that one... he was thinking... *creepy pervert voice* "Hehehehe, I can get close to boobies."
- tumbleweed05, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0im working at american express(the business travel division) right now. in the navigation department. its alot of fun. laid back. wish the pay was better tho.
- jacobed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Worst front page article I've seen in a long time. No digg.
- TyrannousDotNet, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1luckily i have one of these jobs, video game tester and support
- mpolanco90, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0This list is lame and inaccurate, Counselor a fun job... right!
- HullCrushDepth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Working as a pilot is a great job if you happen to hate sleeping.
- undersky, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1is "heir of Hilton Corp" considered a job?
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- WileEPeyote, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Here I thought I was going to read an article by someone who had actually had some experience or done some reasearch. Instead, I get some goofballs list of dream jobs.
It's obvious from the list that he hasn't done a good majority of those jobs or he wouldn't have listed them. - EdgarCayce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Id like to say that my summer job is probably more fun than half of those jobs. I am a canopy zipline tourguide in Ketchikan, Alaska. Nothing is more fun than riding a 350' cable between platforms built in trees 150' above the ground... did i mention that you can go 30mph and the view is spectacular?
www.alaskacanopyadventures.com- SourWorm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Can you get me a discount ... I might make it up there within the next 30 years
- nbcivic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"My Job – I get to sit in my bathrobe, drink my coffee, and think."
I'd say you need to think a little harder, past the obvious list of "jobs that don't suck"- theGREENsuit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1www.oddtodd.com ?
- monkeysteps, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yep, Idiot. Game Tester. same game minimum of 40 hours a week for months.....fun at first but gets old quick. I would agree with Edgar, but Ketchikan...you gotta live in ketchikan. Say hi to the Legislators who had to fly over
- EdgarCayce, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ketchikan isn't bad, i grew up there. Much better than Juneau or the majority of other Southeast Alaska communities.
- zarrax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0darn it...it's been farked...or digged
- th2edrrfs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2i dont think "digged" is a werd
- MrDaniil, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Man, this is one useless list. Spelling errors are all over. And a stock broker!? That job sucks - ask a stock broker.
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