These nasty jobs pay more than your dream career. I have a friend who runs a septic service,

drives around in a honey wagon to pump septic tanks. He also does repairs and installs of septic

systems. He inherited the business from his dad. He has little competition and can charge whatever

he wants. He'll also do emergency crappy service calls in the middle of the night,

but won't get out of bed for less than one grand. He has all of the work he needs and the phone

is ringing constantly. This job is number one and also number two. You beat me to it. Good pay,

low stress, and as a garbage collector friend told me, it all watches off at the end of the day,

except for the Hep C and MRSA.

That crap sticks with you.

I met a guy that dove the nuclear reactor cooling ponds to look for leaks in the liner.

He didn't work many days a year, and he made the big money.

And he doesn't need to use the headlights on his car when he drives home at night.

Ironically, it probably has a lower than average chance of exposure to radiation compared

to other jobs in a nuclear facility. First, the rods aren't going to be active, so the facility

will always be at minimal radioactivity while you're working. And second, if there is a meltdown

while you're there, the water will boil you to death before it stops shielding you from

the radiation. I had a friend who works in the morgue at the largest hospital in our town. A. That's back then, I don't know what it is now. He says the largest drawbacks are, A, smelling like preservatives, and B, dating is really difficult, since most people assume you're a little bit messed up to do that for a living. The morticians I know are the friendliest, sweetest folks.

One of them's great... is really difficult since most people assume you're a little bit messed up to do that for a living.

The morticians I know are the friendliest, sweetest folks. One of them's gregarious, the others are

quiet type. They both say you've got to be calming and kind to do the job. Bedside manner for folks

in some of the hardest times of their lives. You do have to be resilient though. Grief can make people

real mean. You just got to shake it off and hold to that notion of what they're going through.

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