BY: JESSICA BEUKER In what could only be one of the greatest and most rewarding jobs ever, Harry Kunz has spent the last 30 years working with animals and building a thriving wildlife oasis – Eagles Nest Wildlife Sanctuary. His…
The 6-hour workday just might be coming to a workplace near you
By: JACK M. Go to college or university for four years, work your ass off for a subsistence wage for another four years, and those of us lucky enough to actually land a decent career are expected to put in…
Hawaii will pay you $50,000 to work in paradise
BY: CAROLINE ROLF It’s easy to tell why Hawaii is considered one of America’s happiest states. It boasts sun, sand and surfing. Recently however, a fierce competition has broke out across the islands. Competition, that is, for teachers. There is…
A dream vacation just became one man’s full-time job
BY: CAROLINE ROLF What if you had the opportunity to walk across Norway on foot, exploring the country’s incredible streams and mountains? This would be the ideal vacation for most adventurers, and it just became a full-time job for…
The world’s most isolated island paradise wants to pay you to live there
BY: JESSICA BEUKER For some, working and interacting with others in a social hub of activity and ideas is the greatest part of any job. But for others, even the thought of interacting with anyone other than their cat is…
This program fights two problems at once by paying homeless people to clean the city
BY: JESSICA BEUKER An innovative program is changing the way we see the homeless—particularly the idea that unemployment is a matter of personal choice. A Winnipeg-based program called Mission: Off the Streets (MOST), is giving homeless people the opportunities that…
This start-up allows you to quit your job and become a working nomad
BY: MATTHEW CHIN In a job market with global unemployment feared to increase from the current 201 million unemployed by 11 million by 2019, the opportunity to work while travelling can feel far out of reach. With many workers feeling like…
One man quit his high-paying desk job to become a dogwalker in the stunning Norwegian woods (Video)
BY: MATTHEW CHIN After nearly five years of working an office job in finance, Matt Hein quit and moved to Oslo, Norway. At 26, Hein realized there should be more to life than biting his nails in commuter traffic and…
How to retire at 30 and to pursue your passion
BY: MATTHEW CHIN Getting a post-secondary education, accumulating debt and working from your early twenties to late 60s is a great deal if you love your job, but more often than not, people are unhappy with their careers. In America,…
This Is How Businesses Are Accommodating Your Wanderlust
BY: ALEKSANDRA TARABIC What do you think when you hear the phrase “distributed team?” A distributed team is a work force of a company or organization, distributed globally and running business 99% remotely. The remaining 1% is saved for that…
This company will pay you $22,000 to take an epic summer adventure and blog about it.
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Imagine getting paid to hike, swim, camp and climb. That’s the job that Canadian outdoor brand Woods is offering to two individuals this summer. The brand is looking for two people to take on travelling the 17,000…
You can donate your poop to science for $13,000 and save lives in the process
BY: DANIEL KORN Are you strapped for cash? Waiting for a potential employer to call you back about that dream job you interviewed for? Don’t have any marketable skills? Well I’ve got good news for you—all you need to do…
Free Range Humans: Taking career choices out of the corporate cage
BY: LAURA ROJAS Marianne Cantwell begins her book with a comparison between humans and cattle. Standing nose-to-armpit with five hundred other commuters, she can’t help but remember graphic images of animals in factory farms; thousands crammed together in tiny cages…