50 Jobs Worse Than Yours [Hardcover]

Justin Racz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 14, 2004

You think your job is bad? Try being a Sherpa, a Saddam Hussein Double (now unemployed), or the person who operates the "It's a Small World" ride. Satirist Justin Racz has spanned the globe to find fifty jobs worse than yours, so we can all feel better about our own. Fully illustrated, featuring color photos of the undesirable and unfathomable, Fifty Jobs Worse Than Yours is guaranteed to make you grateful for the job you have and thankful for the one you don't.

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About the Author

Justin Racz is an advertising copywriter. His first book, J.Crewd, was published in 1998. He lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA; 1st Us Edition edition (October 14, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582344922
• ISBN-13: 978-1582344928
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The World Needs More Books Like This, December 28, 2004

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J. Brian Watkins (Laie, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours (Hardcover)

Ruminating on how bad it could be is a time-honored strategy for coping with unpleasant situations. Frankly, I think that anyone who says they love their job either (1) doesn't really need to work anyway, or (2) has managed to work their way up to a level where the poop flows downhill.

Nobody could reasonably remain depressed about their job (assuming they are not already on the list) after reading about the "walking menu" (#22) or "rat catcher" (#12). Who doesn't feel like a Sherpa (#1) at times? But unlike the Sherpa, you don't have a one-in-twenty risk of dying on any given workday.

Manages a nice balance between the factual, "NYPD Harbor Unit: Body Recovery Detail" (#40), and satirical, "It's a Small World ride operator" (#3).

A great gift for anyone who gripes about their job.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real hoot!, September 21, 2005

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours (Hardcover)

This cute little book will make anyone happy for the job he or she has, I guarantee it! Each of the fifty jobs comes with a description, and at least some of the following: education (requirements), advancement, salary, travel, skills, danger, tools, benefits and drawbacks. Yeah, this book is a real hoot, and is sure to have you laughing out loud within a couple of pages.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny!, September 23, 2005

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Notnadia (Currently upstairs.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 50 Jobs Worse Than Yours (Hardcover)

Next time you feel like kvetching about your own job, read about one of these fifty icky ways to make a living. Almost every page had me laughing about something! This is amusing light reading of the kind everybody can enjoy.