Thursday, November 08, 2007

Meaningless but Happy

The other day whilst in conversation with C, I asked if should one day he become wealthy and didn't have to work for a living, what sort of jobs would he do just for fun? Out came a number of suggestions, one being a pilot. As for me, if I didn't have to work for a living, my dream job could possibly be 1) Korean drama reviewer (yipeee, get to watch all sorts of K-drama for free before anyone else does), 2) receptionist at an aesthetic clinic (then I can get my boob lifts and face lifts at a good price). Somehow or other the conversation moved on to "The stupidest jobs one could ever have", and I gleefully replied in a smug tone "Pig procreation assistant". It's a real case of a real guy whom a colleague encountered in the ER of a hospital, this poor chap had the unceremonious job of assisting pigs mount each other in the process of pro-creation. Apparently pigs have some difficulty due to their huge bodyweight, and the male anatomical part is of some corksrew shape. One day whilst attempting assistance, one of these big bellied pigs fell onto the poor chap and broke his arm. OUCH. Talk about job hazards.

Of course, C conceded that indeed there could not be a job dumber than that. Why would anyone want to be in this job we wonder?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Actually, you gotta ask this question... for HOW much would anyone want to be PAID to 'milk' a piggy pointy bit?!!and how the heck do you audition for that kinda job?.. i mean what sort of meaningful resume would you have to list?.. I suppose lotsa guys would have 'practical' experience and thus all pros!! haha!now what would you do as a HR?

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