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The Worst Jobs in Science: The Sequel

Posted by michael on from the guinea-pig dept.

flyingtoaster writes "For the second year in a row, Popular Science published their annual countdown of the worst jobs in science. This year's list includes Anal-Wart Researcher, Iraqi Archaeologist and Landfill Monitor. And you think your job's bad?" We also linked to last year's list.

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  1. Where is? by ericdano · · Score: 4, Funny
    Where is the Slashdot author? Or the Cowboyneal feeder? Or the Slashdot Moderator? Or the Slashdot story submitter?

    Those sound like bad jobs to me ;-)

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    1. Re:Where is? by jm91509 · · Score: 5, Funny
      Where is the Slashdot author? Or the Cowboyneal feeder? Or the Slashdot Moderator? Or the Slashdot story submitter?



      It said the worst jobs in science. Nothing scientific about this place...

  2. EA Games Programmer by SuperficialRhyme · · Score: 4, Funny

    How appropriate =)

    http://games.slashdot.org/games/04/11/21/1746257.s html?tid=127&tid=187&tid=98

  3. EA Researcher by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 5, Funny

    Odd, "EA Researcher" was nowhere to be found. Oh that's right, they don't have any. They're just an assembly line now.

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  4. what about... by BortQ · · Score: 5, Funny
    - Programmer for EA

    Computer scientist is a scientist, no?

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  5. Tampon Squeezer by Temporal+Outcast · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ewww!

    #4 is Tampon Squeezer

    On the other hand, Tampon Tester would rate as one of the best jobs ever.

    *sigh*

    Sorry if I grossed someone out.

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    1. Re:Tampon Squeezer by HarveyBirdman · · Score: 4, Funny
      On the other hand, Tampon Tester would rate as one of the best jobs ever.

      Nope. Tried it. They taste terrible.

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    2. Re:Tampon Squeezer by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 3, Funny

      When life gives you tampons, make tampon-ade.

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  6. Career most applicable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    to /. trolls ;) http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,209 67,713425,00.html

  7. Anal wart by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The bright side? "In 13 years I've only been pooped on twice, and that's not bad." :-|

    I love my job.

  8. WMD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't forget Iragi Weapons Inspector?

    The jobs not done until you find at least one.

    1. Re:WMD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      WMD's have already been found, idiot.

    2. Re:WMD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      mod parent up so we can all laugh at him.

  9. Not as bad as my job... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Food taster for Fear Factor...

  10. Bush on "science" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What about President Bush's Science Advisor? If that job did drive you to drink nothing would.

  11. Think those are bad? by RealProgrammer · · Score: 4, Funny
    They are. But what about:
    • Forensic proctologist
    • Leech veterinarian
    • Global warming expert at Shell
    • Corporate EMT at Philip-Morris
    • Rosanne Barr's gynecologist

    Some of those were hard just to list.

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  12. What about.. by Enaku · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dubbya's speechwriter?

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  13. Last Year's List by Noksagt · · Score: 4, Funny
    We also linked to last year's list.
    In fact, it was so good that they linked to it twice. No word yet as to when they'll re-run this one.

    In all seriousness, the first posting of last year's list does have some great comments.
  14. Grossed out by bstadil · · Score: 4, Funny
    Sorry if I grossed someone out.

    Your Sig was the worst part.

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  15. Cleaning the monkey cages... by Trikenstein · · Score: 3, Funny
    In 28 Days Later.

    Even if you don't get bit, the staff dusts you *just to be sure*.

    Talk about temp help....

  16. ARRRRRRRRRRGH! by crimethinker · · Score: 3, Funny
    Rosanne Barr's gynecologist

    Picture the puke scene from Team America: World Police and you've got a good idea of HALF of what I just went through.

    You, sir, should be kicked off slashdot, post-haste.

    -paul

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  17. I've got (most) of those jobs beat... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I spent one summer screening race horses for drugs... by chemically testing their urine.

    Yes, I had the joy of sitting in a lab and handling horse piss for eight hours a day. Let me tell you, the range of colour, texture, and viscosity of the stuff is truly mind-boggling.

    The one saving grace? I wasn't the guy that had to collect it from the source.

  18. Work for Bush Administration by macdaddy · · Score: 4, Funny

    What about a science advisor to the Bush Administrator? That's got to be the worst job in science unless you also hold a degree in fair-weather theology.