Tell Me How Much Your "Cool" Job Pays — And Whether Or Not You Actually Enjoy It

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There are certain jobs that tend to elicit an "oh, cool!" reaction from people when they hear about them.

ross saying cool on friends
ross saying cool on friends

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I always thought flight attendants had a pretty cool job.

britney spears dressed as a flight attendant in the toxic video
britney spears dressed as a flight attendant in the toxic video

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Same goes for the people who edit movie trailers.

cameron diaz sitting at a computer and saying perfect in the holiday
cameron diaz sitting at a computer and saying perfect in the holiday

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Of course, I have no idea what the pay and benefits for those are like.

janine shrugging on abbott elementary
janine shrugging on abbott elementary

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I myself used to have one of these jobs — I spent about a year on the social media team for Nickelodeon's '90s brand, where one of my responsibilities was literally watching cartoons and creating content based on them.

arnold saying i'll use the upstairs tv on hey arnold
arnold saying i'll use the upstairs tv on hey arnold

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While it was definitely a cool job that I loved doing, it didn't pay very well, and because it was contract work, it also didn't come with the benefits a typical full-time role did (like a 401K or a healthcare plan that didn't cost several hundred dollars a month).

olivia rodrigo pouting
olivia rodrigo pouting

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If you have (or had) a "cool" job, I want to hear about it — and whether or not you think it's worth the pay. Let me know in the comments (or via this Google form if you want to remain anonymous) for a future BuzzFeed Community post.