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Reddit user syjfwbaobfwl asked: 'What is a job you would not do even if you were paid 150k a month?'

Finding the perfect job is a difficult, some might even say impossible task.

So, when people can't find a job that necessarily fills them with joy, they might find one that at least fills their bank account.

Making the fact that they aren't doing the work they dreamed they'd be doing their whole lives forgivable, as they can afford nice clothes and fancy vacations.

However, there are some jobs that some people will simply never do, no matter how much money they are offered.


Redditor syjfwbaobfwl was curious to hear which jobs people would never accept, no matter how high the salary offered was, leading them to ask:
"What is a job you would not do even if you were paid 150k a month?"

Safety First

"That's a hard question."

'Probably something to do with exposure to toxic chemicals in an uncontrolled environment."

"Anything that is an unavoidable and serious detriment to your health."

"Pretty much anything else."

"You could work for a year or two and live off the interest."- ScojuCarter

"Under The Sea..."

'Underwater ocean welding."- theassassintherapist·

How Deep Will You Go... Not Very.

"Underwater/Underground work."

"I could climb a tower for a large enough amount of money, I trust my body and my safety gear."

"But no amount of skill and safety can help me when I'm stuck a mile underwater/undergroud."- Rich-Egg-6130

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Less Than Tantalizing Combination...

"Cave diving."

"F*cking nope."- Triairius

Just When You Think You Got It All Out...

"Anything where I get fiberglass on me."

"I've quit several jobs over that."- Much-Audience-5800

Hopefully, No One Else Will Either...

"Mission specialist on Oceangate Titan."- eagles16106

Buzzzzzzzzzz...

"Beekeeper."

"I'm allergic to bees."

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Play That Picky Eater Card...

"Putins food taster."- ckFuNice

It Does Take A Special Kind Of Person

"Surgeon."

"I couldn't handle someone's life or death depending on me not making a mistake."- jwezorek

Maybe Money IS Everything...

"I read all the comments this post has so far and I'd do any of it for 150k a month."

"Idk what I wouldn't do for $1.8M a year."- GamesGunsGreens

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Humane, But Heartbreaking

"Whoever’s job it is at the animal shelter to put down the dogs."

"No way in hell I could do that for any amount of money."- TheProfessorPoon

Why Is It Always Snakes?

"Finding and removing poisonous snakes from crawlspaces...or anywhere for that matter."

'I know there's a huge Reddit community that loves all snakes, but I'm not one of them."- REUBG58

Some People Prefer Their Feet On The Ground

"One of those crazy jobs where they climb incredibly high to do maintenance."

"Not for $1m/hour."- FatGuyYellingOnARoof

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But Those Who Do, Are Heroes

"Child oncology."- PoorerBrightSun

Ethics First

"The kind of job that would make you knowingly screw or scam other people."

"I would never do that for any amount of money."

"I did have the opportunity once to benefit from something like that.'

"It was just an awful feeling, and my base instinct told me to GTFO out of there immediately haha."- Turbulent_Ad_4313

Everyone deserves to be paid a living wage.

At the same time, no one deserves to work a job that slowly sucks out their souls and makes them feel bad about themselves and the work they do.

If making over $1 million a year doesn't make you forget how unhappy you are at your place of work, it might be time to check the classifieds, or go back to grad school.

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