Do you love your job? How happy does it make you? Depending on your answers, you might want to consider a career change... and we have just the job for you: professional panda hugger.
That's right, there's a real job that requires you to cuddle and bond with adorable, fluffy creatures all day long. According to Chinadaily, the Giant Panda Protection Research Center is hiring panda caretakers at a salary of $32,000. (We don't know about you, but we'd gladly cuddle with pandas for free.)
Here's what the job requires, as mentioned in the paper:
Your work has only one mission. Spending 365 days with the pandas and sharing in their joys and sorrows. You need perseverance for this job. We expect that the applicants will be mainly white-collar workers from big cities. They are used to eating whatever they want, but inside the giant panda base, the choices will not be plentiful.
While the job is starting to sound a bit more serious, you still get to snuggle with panda cubs. If, for some reason, you need more convincing, the job also provides you with your own SUV and free room and board.
Also good to keep in mind: $32,000 goes a long way in China. Since the cost of living is significantly cheaper than it is in the U.S., the salary would equate to making close to $45,000 stateside. Even so, if the perks include food, accommodations, and panda babies, what else do you need in life? Nothing, that's what.
So start working on your resignation letter, and apply for the best job on the planet here. While you're at it, here's a glimpse of the heaven that's waiting for you in panda paradise.
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