The Greatest Job In The World

A message to all those kids out there, slaving away in school, working hard to provide themselves a stable future. What exactly should you be striving for? The greatest job in the world.

And what is the greatest job in the world? Who has it? How do you get it?

The first answer, after extensive research here at Entropy Squared, turns out to be host of the television show Survivor. What makes it the greatest job in the world? About twice a year, Jeff Probst, the current host of the show, comes out of hibernation to produce a half season’s worth of episodes. These episodes are always filmed in some exotic locale, usually a tropical island. He might have to spend up to six weeks at this tropical island. While the contestants are living off the land, Jeff is off with the cast and crew relaxing, thinking of witty things to say at that night’s tribal council. Then the show wraps, and he goes back into hibernation until they film the final episode.

That’s it. His job is hanging out on vacation, and doing a little on camera work every other day. How do you get this gig?

That, we don’t know. It appears that hosting Rock and Roll Jeopardy early in your career helps. Going to a real university is apparently not a requirement.

So good luck young people as you aspire to steal a job from an old man.

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