Top Ten Most Difficult Jobs in the World
The George W. Bush Presidential Library
Last week I presented my Top Ten list of the Easiest Jobs in the World. Clearly Apple users and Porsche drivers (or perhaps aspirant Porsche drivers?) are very passionate about their chosen brands and certainly let me know about it. I’ve referred the Apple users to my iComplaints line where they can iVent. Porsche readers aren’t available to read this week’s blog as they are busy compiling a definitive and comprehensive list of at least three visible differences between the current and previous 911 models.
This week I’m sure to irritate Alfa Romeo drivers and the Afghan tourist authority. Personally, I’m more concerned about the latter. Here’s my list of Top Ten Most Difficult Jobs in the World:
| 10. | Lady Gaga’s stylist. No experience necessary. |
| 9. | Architect for the George W. Bush Presidential Library. How do you design a $200 million library when the one and only book associated with George W. Bush’s presidency is “The Pet Goat” by Siegfried Engelmann and Elaine C. Bruner? |
| 8. | Head of the Alfa Romeo Six Sigma programme. |
| 7. | Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s sidekick, who at 86 must be wondering when he’ll get a chance to run Berkshire Hathaway. That youngster Buffet (79) has had more that his fair share of the limelight! |
| 6. | Arnold Schwarzenegger’s speechwriter. It’s so difficult to write speeches where you’re trying to convey a sense of gravitas whilst limited to a list of only one hundred easily pronounceable English words. |
| 5. | Anyone working in the US government with the word ‘czar’ in their title, e.g. Drug Czar, the Cyber Security Czar, the Terrorism Czar and the War Czar. You inherit a fancy title but also political hot potatoes, practically unsolvable problems and unrealistic expectations. And let’s face it, what are your chances of success when you consider that the last Tsar of Russia, Nicolas II, abdicated and was later shot? |
| 4. | Pete Doherty’s substance abuse sponsor. |
| 3. | Toyota’s Head of Public Relations. Accelerator pedal problem? What accelerator pedal problem? |
| 2. | Chief Executive Officer of the Afghanistan Tourist Authority. Welcome to Afghanistan and please enjoy your stay. Now featuring our famous “All the Adrenaline You’ll Ever Need” Tour of Helmund province, visit what’s left of Tora Bora and embrace nature by helping to harvest poppies with the locals. Please feel free to show your appreciation for your heavily armed security staff with a generous tip. |
| 1. | Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs”. While we appreciate Mike collecting bat guano, cleaning septic tanks and making dog food out of tripe, all for our entertainment, there must be an easier way for this guy to earn a living on TV! |
Any other suggestions for the most difficult job in the world, let me know at diary@jeetesh.net
Next week I’ll be writing to you from a probably cold and wet San Francisco. I’m not saying that there’s racial profiling at the airport, but given that I’m a single, light brown fellow, travelling from Africa, I’m going to get to the airport at little early…
