353. The Best Job In The World
Courtesy of MetaFilter: The Best Job In The World.
Perks of the job:
- Get paid AUD$150,000 (approx. USD $102,000)
- Live without any housing costs for six months in a three-bedroom two-bathroom villa on the most developed island in the Great Barrier Reef
Requirements:
- “Explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef
- “Discover what the area has to offer”
- “Report back on your adventures to Tourism Queensland headquarters in Brisbane (and the rest of the world) via weekly blogs, photo diary, video updates and ongoing media interviews”
- Feed the fish that live in and around the Reef (if you like)
- Clean the automatically filtered pool
- Collect the mail (or help deliver it by plane for a day)
Submit video applications before February 22nd.
A funny comment from the MetaFilter post:
It’s all fun and games until the snapping turtles attack.
Also, is it just me or does this whole thing sound like the set-up for an old Scooby Doo episode?
“Gee, Daphne, we sure are lucky your dear Uncle Walter invited us to stay on his island resort for six months. If it weren’t for all the rumors about that spooky Witch Doctor, this would be just perfect!”
“Rooky ritch roctor?” *whimper*
“Like, don’t worry, Scoob, there’s nothing to those silly old stories.”
“Right! They’re just a load of superstitious island mumbo-jumbo. Now let’s to take a look at that abandoned fishing village!”
Little do they know that someone is watching them through the eyeholes of a nearby portrait! *SCARY STOCK MUSIC*