“I earn six figures, and my only real task is to listen to my boss whine.

That’s it.”

Here are some jobs that you just might find yourself looking into:

1.

A person in a casino plays a $100 slot machine. Multiple slot machines are visible in the background with a few other patrons

“Repairing slot machines.

I’m currently getting $32/hr, and the benefits package and vacation time are incredible.

I’m so overpaid; it’s great.”

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u/JStoka

3.

“I make six figures working at a lab in the Arctic and away from civilization.

Essentially, they are paying me to go somewhere with peace and quiet and do nothing.”

A senior mail carrier wearing a uniform, including shorts and a hat, stands in front of a white picket fence and a house with an American flag

We’re unionized and have good benefits, PTO, personal days, and more.

It’s the best job I’ve ever had."

“I work as a management consultant.

A person with long, straight hair rests their head in their hands while looking at a laptop in an office. Shelves with binders are visible in the background

I earn six figures, and my only real task is to listen to my boss whine.

That’s it.”

u/BadAlphas

6.

Person in a casual outfit holds a camera up to their face in a professional photography studio filled with equipment

“I worked as a recruiter for Microsoft during the pandemic.

“I’m a fashion photographer.

My day rate for a campaign is $10k.”

A person wearing a mask, holding a "SOLD" sign over a "FOR SALE" sign in front of a house

“I get paid just under $80k working nights at a gym.

I watch football, scroll through the internet, and whatever else.

It’s not awesome money, but it’s excellent for what I do.”

A woman works on a laptop while sitting on a couch with a cat looking out of the window beside her in a cozy home setting

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9.

“I’m an overnight phlebotomist, and I get paid extremely well.”

u/Sensitive-Setting478

10.

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This rather often still amounts to nothing earned, which is sometimes frustrating.”

“I’m a 911 operator, and I make $36 an hour with no degree needed.

u/Razvee

12.

Woman, Ciara Gordon, pours drinks behind a bar while a bartender works in the background. Shelves of bottles and various bar tools are visible

I can’t tell if they actually do anything for the hospital.

During the pandemic, they took advantage of healthcare loans and didn’t have to pay them back.

They also own a second vacation home and worked there remotely throughout the entire thing.”

A businessman in a blue suit sits at a desk, gesturing while speaking to two people seated across from him in an office setting

“I tangentially know through a friend a third-string quarterback in the NFL.

He almost never actually plays in a game and basically sits on the bench.

By the time he retires, he’ll probably have made over $50 million.

There’s way too much money being thrown around in professional sports.”

I get $75k a year to set up projectors and microphones.

Most of the day consists of waiting to break everything down after the event.

There’s lots of downtime like, a lot.

I was able to finish my associate’s degree with all the free time I had."

u/Rock33A

15.“Bartending.

Depending on where you are, the money is amazing.

All I do is pour and mix drinks, and I make an easy $6k a month.”

“I worked as a simple warehouse person and made over $100k the last three years.

I made $146k last year alone.

u/Zeromarine

17.Lastly: “Definitely consultants.

People there, including me, got paid obscene amounts of money to do very little.

I felt like the firm was a parasite on the side of the whole corporate apparatus.

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