World's Best Job

BMWE90 · 01-14-2009, 01:39 AM

Basically you get $150,000 to spend 6 months enjoying the beaches of Queensland, Australia, take pictures and blog about your experience weekly. Hurry and send in your applications!!

http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2009...orlds_best_job

stooken · 01-14-2009, 02:31 AM

$105k

c0nstant · 01-14-2009, 02:34 AM

sounds too good to be true, they probably cut off one of your balls or something

stooken · 01-14-2009, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by jh valley

sounds too good to be true, they probably cut off one of your balls or something

no, you just live in complete solitude for 6 months. i don't think theres another human being on that island. they probably parachute food crates down to you

BMWE90 · 01-14-2009, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by stooken

no, you just live in complete solitude for 6 months. i don't think theres another human being on that island. they probably parachute food crates down to you

Dude that's what I was thinking. My friend said you gotta make friends with the locals and stuff but I think it's just a test. It's like even though u have the easiest job in the world, you could still get lonely or something like that.

JayeJaymes · 01-14-2009, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by stooken

no, you just live in complete solitude for 6 months. i don't think theres another human being on that island. they probably parachute food crates down to you

oohhhh shitt hahaha, i just saw about this thing on the news

DougLikesBMW · 01-14-2009, 04:52 AM

I didn't open the link. I don't think I need to. Jeremy Clarkson has the best job in the world and so does Tiff.

/thread.

Inspired · 01-14-2009, 05:33 AM

saw this on the news yesterday.. channel 2..

mJ335 · 01-14-2009, 05:52 AM

Saw this in the Korean news a couple hours ago. I would definitely go for it.

MadDog · 01-14-2009, 03:26 PM

Latest update:

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The chance to be the caretaker of a tiny tropical island in Australia has sparked so much interest around the world that a rush of applications crashed the website advertising the post.

The job, which offers a salary of $105,000 to spend six months on the Great Barrier Reef island of Hamilton, has been inundated with hundreds of thousands of prospective candidates.

An official from the state of Queensland, which is offering the position, said the job was created as an antidote to the global economic slump and was being advertised in 18 countries including the United States and China.

Local media said technicians had to restore the website (www.islandreefjob.com) after it could not cope with the volume of interest and crashed for several hours. Some sections are still not up and running.

Duties for the so-called "best job in the world" include feeding ocean fish, cleaning a pool and collecting deliveries of mail that arrive by plane.

The successful candidate will have to go scuba diving, snorkeling and hiking and enjoy at least 25 nearby island resorts. Thrown in is a luxury three-bedroom home and transportation to and from the island.

No skills, nor experience is needed, and there is no age requirement. The job starts in July.

stooken · 01-14-2009, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MadDog

Latest update:

SYDNEY (Reuters) - The chance to be the caretaker of a tiny tropical island in Australia has sparked so much interest around the world that a rush of applications crashed the website advertising the post.

The job, which offers a salary of $105,000 to spend six months on the Great Barrier Reef island of Hamilton, has been inundated with hundreds of thousands of prospective candidates.

An official from the state of Queensland, which is offering the position, said the job was created as an antidote to the global economic slump and was being advertised in 18 countries including the United States and China.

Local media said technicians had to restore the website (www.islandreefjob.com) after it could not cope with the volume of interest and crashed for several hours. Some sections are still not up and running.

Duties for the so-called "best job in the world" include feeding ocean fish, cleaning a pool and collecting deliveries of mail that arrive by plane.

The successful candidate will have to go scuba diving, snorkeling and hiking and enjoy at least 25 nearby island resorts. Thrown in is a luxury three-bedroom home and transportation to and from the island.

No skills, nor experience is needed, and there is no age requirement. The job starts in July.

there has to be a catch. it's not easy preserving nature like that.

feeding ocean fish? that's alot of ocean around the island with a lot of fish!

GreenThree · 01-14-2009, 03:58 PM

Fixed

Year's_End · 01-14-2009, 04:20 PM

Best job in the world: Be one of the hosts on Top Gear.

That, or be an Evo (or other car mag) editor.

TiAg335i · 01-14-2009, 04:50 PM

"The winner will be required to explore the reef's islands, swim, snorkel, make friends with the locals and enjoy Queensland's climate and lifestyle."

Oh the horror!!

kevinbahnz · 01-14-2009, 07:12 PM

there's probably zombies on that lisland.

BillLee · 01-14-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kevinbahnz

there's probably zombies on that lisland.

most likely.

or when the 6 months are over, you have to stay another 6 months.

just4kickz · 01-15-2009, 12:29 AM

read that... lol. you mean they're gonna forget about you and then your gonna have to be like tom hanks n' make friends with a volleyball and build a raft to get off.

spyderco10 · 01-15-2009, 01:58 AM

Sounds like a chance to be a real life character on Lost

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c0nstant Lieutenant General 1883 Rep 17,322 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	sounds too good to be true, they probably cut off one of your balls or something
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