FX.co ★ In the captivity of work: 4 unusual vacancies

July 11, Buckingham Palace published on its official website an announcement of a tempting vacancy: the royal people wrote that they were looking for an assistant in the kitchen. The annual salary is decent - 16,700 pounds (1.4 million rubles). The employer undertakes to provide the employee with food, a 33-day vacation, and residence on the territory of the palace. A kitchen assistant must work five days a week. His main duties include taking part in preparing meals for the royal family, as well as washing dishes.

The personal barber of France President Francois Hollande got lucky with the salary - the politician pays to him about 120,000 euros (over 8 million rubles) for 12 months of work. However, in exchange for an attractive reward, the hairdresser should be on call 24 hours a day and not disclose information about the place of work to outsiders. It is known that a five-year contract has been concluded between the haircutter and the president, who, in addition to salary, allows the barber and his family to use the housing allowance and other privileges.

The kindest job of the list is the "panda hugger". The Chinese scientific research institute, studying bamboo bears, is looking for such a person. A simple at first glance job requires the maximum attention of an employee - spending 365 days a year with pandas. In exchange, the employer will pay the diligent employee $32,000 (2 million rubles) per year. The main conditions for the applicant are the following: the availability of basic knowledge about pandas, writing and photographing skills.

Another unusual vacancy is the caretaker of the island. Such offers are periodically encountered, made by employers from different countries, and literally blows up social networks. At the beginning of this year, a Russian was looking for such a position. Citizens of the Russian Federation, who founded The Ostrov, tried to find a responsible person who was ready to look after a private island in the Maldives. However, this work requires considerable efforts and skills from the candidate: the caretaker should not only enjoy nature, but also coordinate the construction of infrastructure, monitor finances, the cleanliness of the island, and establish logistics of food. The salary of the superintendent is kept in secret.