Business Pundit

Jobs–or lack thereof–are the one thing touching almost everyone in the current recession. How many of your friends, acquaintances and family members have lost a job in the past several years? How many have found new work? If responded “none”… Read more

This week’s jobs have one foot in each gender. Grampa needs a cute girl to get him drunk. Someone else wants a man’s man to sell grills. Still another group wants a big, handsome fella to wrangle out-of-control drunk girls. Pick your… Read more

This week’s weird jobs boast some rather McGyverish titles. Information hunter/gatherer. Pig roaster. Wingwoman. Which job would you prefer? 1. MI: Information Hunter / Gatherer We would like to talk with you about a solid work… Read more

Different jobs require different kinds of suits. Business suits. Pantsuits. A jerky suit. Birthday suits. Sex on a boat, wearing whatever you please. This week’s jobs cover them all: 1. Colorado: LOOKING FOR COMPETENT WORKERS We are… Read more

Some employers are flexible. Others post job descriptions so unique that you have to wonder how they find anybody at all. Like the family who wants Alice from the Brady Bunch as a housekeeper. Or the woman who needs a manservant with a bedazzled… Read more

I dare you to find one remotely normal gig in this week’s list. And if you do find that gig, tell me why on earth you think it’s normal: 1. OR: I am looking for a private investigator or someone wanting cash!! I need someone to tail my… Read more

If these folks cleaned your clothes for free while you were hard up, wouldn’t you want to come back once you have… Read more

Image source How’d you like to clean ovens for five hours a day? Or wave signs in subzero temperatures? If those options don’t sound appealing, you can always try to force someone to lose weight. Pick your poison: 1. CA: needing a perfect… Read more

Image: Nepal News If you admire the strength, fortitude, and skill of the Sherpa people, you’re not alone. Nor are you alone in wondering what being a Sherpa has to do with chillin’ alongside a beer-swilling guitar player: 1. Unfocused… Read more

Job market got you down? If applying to real-person jobs isn’t landing you the position you want, it may be time to try something different. Like offering up your body to medicine. Or selling your opinion for $50/hour. Or, easiest yet, hanging out… Read more

Image: Wet Tropics Ever smelled a rat? If so, somebody really wants you to find it. And remove it. From inside their wall: 1. WI: Dead rat finder and remover Had a rat problems and solved it by using the rat poison. The rats died… Read more

Image: blue1987tail/Flickr Bingo, energy buzzes, and butts characterize this week’s weird jobs. If that’s not your cup of tea, you can always spend four hours sitting on someone’s lap. $10 an hour, kid you not: 1. WA: Need someone to sit on… Read more

The folks at Glassdoor.com have just released their annual list of employee-nominated best and worst places to work, called the Employees’ Choice Awards. They gather input through surveys done by employees throughout the year. Here’s some background… Read more

Some jobs, anyone can do. And some jobs need to be a personality fit. For example, you probably shouldn’t be an atheist if you apply for a church musician gig. You shouldn’t be a manipulative type if you’re interested in hypnotism. And if you… Read more