Top 20+ strange jobs people actually had and (mostly) loved: 'Working as a professional sleeper for sleep studies'

We've all come across a bizarre job advertisement on the internet that made us consider the most out-of-left-field career pivots. Perhaps you have found yourself stuck in your current industry with no sign of a promotion or upward mobility. You consider quitting on the spot but you've got rent and bills and you don't want to risk having zero income for an unforeseeable amount of time.

Then, out of nowhere, you see the job posting you never knew you needed, one you never could have predicted either. If you're one of these Redditors, who shared the strangest jobs they ever had throughout their professional careers, that posting could have been a translating job that ultimately involved no work or expertise whatsoever, a professional sleeper for various sleep studies, and a professional "untangler" of Christmas lights. Hey, whatever pays the bills, as they say!

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