In the current situation which stuck us in the middle of economic crisis sometimes it’s hard to follow your dreams. It turns out that it is very difficult work on a job that really fulfills you and to earn enough money. Infrequently we are forced to accept a boring office job in order to feed ourselves and our family.
Do you belong among those people who are sick of their job and think that any other profession is better than yours? However, no one thinks and says: “Thank god, I could have ended up worse…” Certain jobs don need to be ordinary to become successful. We offer you a list of 10 non-conventional and strangest jobs that are performed throughout history, and some of them are entertaining, other somewhat depressive, and some completely unusual, or EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. Next time you swear that you will quit everything and find another job, look at this attachment, think about it and you will realize that not everything is completely black.
10GROOM OF THE STOOL
It is a person who attended to all the crown´s “Bathroom” requirements. Thought to be in an enviable position, they were the King or Queen´s most intimate and powerful servant.
09KNOCKER UP
People hired to knock on people´s windows with sticks, or sometimes pea shooters, until they were they were awake, essentially a human alarm clock.
08JESTER
A clown to the court, hired to entertain the king. William the conqueror´s jester was reputedly the 1st casualty in the battle of Hastings. He was killed while juggling a sword.
07WET NURSE
“Wet nurse” is the practice of breastfeeding someone else´s baby. Popular in Europe from 1000 AD onwards, it was major factor in spreading diseases to infants.
06LEECH COLLECTOR
They would wade through water until bitten by leeches that were then removed and sold. Constant open wounds, blood loss and muddy conditions made them prone to infections.
05PROFESSIONAL MOURNER
It is the Chinese custom prevalent since Emperor Wu Han, 156 BC. They were paid to bring out emotion at funerals so relatives felt comfortable grieving.
04FULLER
To produce softer cloth, wool used to be placed in a barrel of stale urine. A fuller´s job was to spend all day trampling on the urine-soaked wool.
03CASTRATO
Castrated male sopranos or contraltos who had unparalleled voices. Their Limbs and Ribs Grew Longer, giving them better lung capacity.
02RESURRECTIONIST (BODY SNATCHER0)
In England was sold fresh cadavers for medical studies. In England, stealing possessions from corpses was always illegal however stealing the body itself wasn’t outlawed until 1832.
01GONG FARMER
Gong farmers had to stand, sometimes up to their necks, in human excrement and collect it. They were only allowed to work at night and lived in designated areas.