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Sits vac: Run a museum in penguinland or drive the Queen round London

Are you in good shape and happy not to shower for up to a month, live in close proximity to three people and 2,000 smelly penguins for five months with no power, heat or hot water and limited communications on a small island off the coast of Antarctica? If so, the U.K. Antarctic Heritage Trust is looking for assistants to help run its post office museum and gift shop at Port Lockroy, located on Goudier Island off the Antarctic Peninsula. The position pays about £1,100 a month. The “smelly penguins” in question, gentoos, established a colony on the island in the mid-1980s and are the subject of an ongoing study by the British Antarctic Survey.

…You will be able to plan efficient routes in order to meet arrival times, whilst remaining calm under pressure.

British royal family job opening statement

Meanwhile, If you know all the quickest routes around London, then the Queen wants you. The Royal Family have posted a job opening for a new chauffeur to be based at Buckingham Palace. The job pays up to £24,000 per year, includes meals and 33 days holiday, but does require nearly 50-hour work weeks, according to the posting on the Monarchy’s website. Also included among the job’s tasks is helping to maintain the Royals’ fleet of cars in the Royal Mews garage.