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Category: Fun JobsBy rachel zupek on Oct 26, 2009 in Featured, Fun Jobs, Job Descriptions | 7 Comments
Happy Halloween Week!
I know, I know — most people don’t devote a whole week to celebrating one holiday — except for me. In my book, big occasions just can’t be celebrated in one day. Every September, I have a “birthday week.” When my friends get married, it’s their “wedding week.” And now that Halloween is [...]
By rachel zupek on Jul 30, 2009 in Featured, Fun Jobs | 0 Comments
Well, it’s almost Friday and, if you’re like me, weekend brain is probably already starting to take hold. That being said, I’m not going to rattle your brains too much today.
Instead, I’ve opted for a fun little quiz that I found in the Chicago Red Eye earlier this week. As a side bar to an [...]
By anthony balderrama on Jun 9, 2009 in Featured, Fun Jobs, Fun stuff, Jobs | 1 Comment
Last weekend was the big debut for Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX with a George Strait concert. Being a Dallas native myself, I’ve kept up with the media coverage of the stadium even though I don’t live there anymore. Having seen the stadium in various stages of its construction, I’ve been amazed for the past [...]
By anthony balderrama on May 26, 2009 in Featured, Fun Jobs, Job Search | 0 Comments
This morning when news started to leak that President Obama had chosen Sonia Sotomayor as a justice for the Supreme Court, I thought, “Well, at least someone’s getting a job these days.” The whole issue made me think that being a justice is probably not something little kids dream of. President? Sure. But Supreme Court [...]
By rachel zupek on Mar 19, 2009 in Featured, Fun Jobs, Fun stuff, Job Search | 1 Comment
With March Madness chaos in full swing and the NCAA tournament starting today, it’s hard not to think about sports in general, let alone the sporadic daydreams about where life would be if we could have made it in the pros.
But just because you didn’t make it in the professional athlete arena doesn’t mean you’re [...]
By rachel zupek on Feb 26, 2009 in Featured, Fun Jobs, Work/Life | 1 Comment
Does your morning routine typically include hitting the snooze button and scrambling to get out the door? A recent CareerBuilder.com survey found that 20 percent of workers said they arrive late to work at least once a week, up from 15 percent in last year’s survey. One-in-ten (12 percent) said they are late at least [...]
By rachel zupek on Feb 12, 2009 in Fun Jobs, Fun stuff, Vacation | 0 Comments
A few weeks ago, I told you guys about a cool job opening in Australia as an Island Caretaker, getting paid a generous $150,000 to stroll white sand beaches and blog about your experience for six months. Now, I knew that people would be jumping all over this job opening, but little did I know [...]
By rachel zupek on Jan 15, 2009 in Fun Jobs, Fun stuff, Job Descriptions, Job Search, Vacation | 5 Comments
While I was walking to work today, bitter at the fact that the working world doesn’t follow the same stipulations that schools do when canceling classes because of freezing temperatures (it’s -25 degrees today with the windchill), I got to thinking about how much I’d like to be on a beach somewhere far away… [...]
By CareerBuilder blogger on Nov 5, 2008 in Fun Jobs | 1 Comment
Sick of your boring desk job? As it turns out, you don’t need to don business casual clothing every day to bring in a solid paycheck. This classic CareerBuilder.com article lists some unusual jobs that pay more than you think.
Here’s some jobs that are fun and financially fulfilling……
By CareerBuilder blogger on Oct 13, 2008 in Fun Jobs, Fun stuff | 0 Comments
It’s been a few weeks since we’ve had a change to talk about ATJ here. Here’s a recap of what’s been going on with the ATJ crew….
Out of the original 13 contestants, six remain: Ben, Eric, Michaela, Rommel, Sandy and Steven.
These contestants – and the contestants that were eliminated – faced the following challenges:
Panning for [...]
