Random Job Facts

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    In 2007, a customer kindly gave a $10,000 tip to a Pizza Hut waitress after hearing she had financial troubles which had forced her to drop out of college.
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    Maneesh Sethi
    Maneesh Sethi
    A computer programmer named Maneesh Sethi hired a woman to slap him across the face every time he uses Facebook during working hours.
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    Programmer Outsourced Job to China So He Could Surf Reddit and Watch Cat Videos
    A man secretly outsourced his programming job to China. He filled his work day watching cat videos, surfing Reddit and Facebook. Before being caught and fired, he made hundreds of thousands.
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    Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan. It is viewed as exhaustion from working hard. Some people fake it to look committed to their job.
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    28% of IT Professionals hide their career from family or friends out of fear of being asked to provide free tech support.
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    Nooglers
    Nooglers
    New Google employees are called "Nooglers", and are given a propeller beanie cap to wear on their first Friday.
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    In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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    Professional Stander: Stand in Line for Others for $1K a Week
    There's a man named Robert Samuel who's a "professional stander", earning up to $1,000 a week by standing in line for people.
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