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Ideal for: Those who want to spend the day, uh,
outdoors.
Job Specifications: You sit in a cramped booth, under the searing son,
issuing tickets and receiving payments from passing motorists. The work is
relatively easy: hand the paper, take the money, hand the paper, take the
money. Again and again. For ten hours a day, seven days a week.
Drawbacks: You don’t have anyone to talk to, as the motorists aren’t
inclined to stay and chat. You inhale car fumes, which can hurt either you,
or if you’re pregnant, your baby (studies showed that those who took this
job between their second and third trimesters often suffered from
miscarriages, or gave birth to babies with birth defects). You’re not
allowed that many bathroom breaks, and it’s not like you can take a short
walk around the block to stretch those muscles (unless you want to end up as
road kill).
Perks: You meet hundreds of interesting people a day—for three seconds at
a time, yes, but at least you can say you’re expanding your social circle.
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