Think you’ve got it bad slaving away from 9-5 pm in your cubical? Well take a look at some of the worst jobs throughout the ages below. My personal favourite has to be the Leech Gatherer – “Walk into ponds and allow leeches to attach to legs; remove carefully and place them in basket.” Lovely.
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you forgot the professional sweat smellers who judge the efficacy of deodorizers by sniffing a person’s armpits
There’s also elephant dropping collectors. Must find the link for that one….