Even though this job would interfere with me attending Boomershoot even more than my current one.
An Australian state is offering internationally what it calls “the best job in the world” — earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months.
The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the winner’s home country to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland’s state government announced on Tuesday.
In return, the “island caretaker” will be expected to stroll the white sands, snorkel the reef, take care of “a few minor tasks” — and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.
The successful applicant, who will stay rent-free in a three-bedroom beach home complete with plunge pool and golf buggy, must be a good swimmer, excellent communicator and be able to speak and write English.
“They’ll also have to talk to media from time to time about what they’re doing so they can’t be too shy and they’ll have to love the sea, the sun, the outdoors,” said acting state Premier Paul Lucas.
Yeah, I should really learn how to snorkel.
Hmmmm. Another dozen failed investment advisers will probably run away to find THAT opportunity.
This is just so idyllic, I have a hard time believing that it is not some sort of scam. Such as everyone who applies get a hard sell on beach condos or somesuch.
Oh, no, Br’er Fox! Please don’t throw me in the briar patch!
Yeah, it sounds too good to be true.
Or they’re looking for a media whore pretty face spokesperson type, not the average-looking Joe/Jane. The beautiful people require more money. Damn shame too, I wouldn’t mind a year’s worth of snorkeling and my ideal job when I was 5 was ‘tourist’.