THE WORST JOB IN THE WORLD ?

did you say you don't like your job ?
perhaps you'd like to trade jobs with carlos barrios , mexico city sewer inspector .
i notice that he was formerly an accountant .
now , i admit , being an accountant was not always fun , but i don't think i'd have traded for 'sewer inspector' - but who knows how accountants are being treated in mexico city
hbg

"September 1, 2006—It's a dirty job, literally. But Carlos Barrios, a former accountant in Mexico City, thinks he's the one to do it (map of Mexico).

As workers across the United States take a day of rest this Labor Day, Barrios will likely be swimming the Mexican capital's sewers. He'd be submerged in a toxic brew of garbage, bacteria, excrement, dead animals—even the occasional murder victim.

His job: to clear blockages and ensure these contaminated waters don't gush into city streets, subway tunnels, or people's homes.

Watch as his team responds to an emergency call, and try not to hold your breath as Barrios dives into the bowels of one of the most polluted cities on Earth."


...SEWER INSPECTOR...