IF you’re in the market for a high stakes, high salary job, look no further – but make sure not to look down.
The Gherkin dominates London’s skyline and is one of the most iconic buildings in the capital, but someone has to clean it, and makes £50k a year.
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Standing at 180metres tall and with nearly 7500 window panes, the iconic building is a big cleaning project.
But you could be earning £50k per year if you’re brave enough to scale the sides and give it a good scrub.
It usually takes nine cleaners about 10 days to complete the mammoth project.
One of the best perks is that a college degree isn’t required, but a lot of training is involved.
And be ready to scale one of the largest buildings in London – and most importantly, don’t look down.
You will get some killer views from your office, though.
Another UK resident who works an odd job has shared her experience as a female bin collector.
Julie said: “I’m a loader, I work for Newport Council, I go see loads of people when I put their bins back.
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“They said ‘oh it’s not very often you see a woman on the bins’ but there’s a first time for everything, a woman can do a man’s job, it’s not just a man’s job.
An even weirder job was offered by a university in California, who put out a call for someone to earn money by eating avocados.
They were inundated with applications and 250 people managed to snag a place on the three-month trial.
From cuddling people for money to mourning the deaths of strangers on a day-to-day basis, there’s a whole glut of unusual and downright wacky jobs if you’re looking for a career change.
Even better, most of them don’t even require prior training or experience.
So if you’re desperate to get out of the office for good, here’s a look at some of the strangest jobs that you could be doing – and how to apply for them.
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