Readers' 20 best bulls**t jobs | 15

Stanleybing.com readers sent in hundreds of bulls**t jobs. We've picked 20 favorites - jobs that are the most satisfying, lucrative and least useful. Here, in readers' own words, are the best bulls**t jobs.

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Research budget analyst

Monitor medical research budget. If the researcher spends more money than budgeted, notify the NIH grant manager to get more money for said budget. If the researcher doesn't spend enough, notify the researcher to spend more money or risk losing future money to said budget.

Pay: $60,000/year

Work: 1 hour a day -- the rest surfing web and ocean.

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