This is the first paragraph from my write-up on CNN's advice on five new crap careers:

"Are you stuck in a dead-end job that is slowly stealing your youth, sapping your dignity, and stupefying your mind? Well, of course you are. Do you wish you could change careers, start over, and do something meaningful? Of course you do, but you probably won't. But just in case you still harbor the illusion, please feel free to slip over to CNNMoney.com's Jobs section where they are spewing an article on the "new new careers" and give you profiles of five of the "hottest you can get into now." The problem is, they are lying. These jobs either aren't hot, or you can't get into them now."

Here are five new new new careers you should really be considering.

Here they are:

1. On-Line Porn Cameraman ($2,000-$3,000)

This job doesn't pay much (the money goes to the corporate overlords and the girls), but it ain't no cubicle either. You wear what you want to work, and you spend your days involved in the act of creation, figuratively and literally, as you work with your professional peers to supply a fresh stream of pornography, which is the true fuel of the internet.

Your job is to man the camera and make sure all looks well to the subscribers. You are not allowed, of course, to touch the girls, but on the other hand, you get to see everything firsthand without ponying up your friend's credit card number.

2. Pirate ($0-$100,000,000 or up)

True story: pirate attacks are up 14% in 2007. That means there were pirate attacks in 2006, and now there are even more of them! This makes pirating one of the hottest fields going. The good news is that most of the pirate attacks have taken place off the West Coast of Africa, which means the booty-rich East Coast of the United States is still fertile ground. The only downside, really, is avoiding the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, but if you do that, you set your own hours and objectives, and linger in the sweet satisfaction that hard work will pay off.

3. Maniacal Despot ($1,000,000,000 - $20,000,000,000)

The last few years have seen a rapid decline in the number of maniacal despots friendly to the United States. This job in the past provided excellent perks, in that you got to rule an entire country and raid its treasury provided that you remained at the beck and call of the current U.S. Administration. The U.S., however, is currently rolling through some of these independent contractors due to unsatisfying job performance, and that means there are sure to be openings.

4. Lumberjack ($1 - ?)

No one knows or has ever known what a lumberjack makes. But damn they're cool. They wear flannel because they're supposed to, not because it's in L.L. Bean. They use big saws and cut down big trees. They sleep under the stars, work hard, and live as hearty men, with no part of their body uncalloused. There is plenty of work for lumberjacks, as our increasing population and its incessant demands for living space and consumer goods dictates the continued destruction of our dwindling natural habitat. Be part of the future, be a lumberjack.

5. Homicide Detective ($30,000-$90,000)

There will always be homicides, and there will always be cool dudes (men and women) working the cases. You get to wear a gun, drink after work, ride around, and use sarcastic comebacks all day long. You're an up and coming go-getter, a seasoned veteran making cases, or a washed up cynic overdue for retirement; all of them are ultra-cool compared to being a cubicle rat.

Conclusion

CNN sucks. Do one of these five jobs instead.

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