Allison Keves
IRL
Posted on Mar 2, 2016 Updated on May 27, 2021, 3:38 am CDT
In a recent Facebook post, Cat Cafe Manchester in the United Kingdom posted a wanted ad for the most purrfect job ever: cat nanny. If you are interested in playing with cats, creating games to keep the cats active, as well as feeding them, this is the job for you.
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Please note: You must also groom the cats, and if you have ever tried to give a cat a bath, you know how real the struggle is.
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Here are some of the cats you may encounter on your first day on the job:
Hard at work or hardly working?
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A cat. Dressed like Batman.
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You would be drinking this everyday.
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The job pays between £7.50 to £8 an hour (which converts to $10.54 to $11.25). Start dates are tentative. The posting notes the jobs will most likely start between May or June, when the cat cafe location is finalized.
If you haven’t updated your resume in awhile, get those paws typing because this job is going to get filled fast.
Photo via Cat Cafe Manchester/Facebook
*First Published: Mar 2, 2016, 5:27 pm CST
Aly Keves is a former Realtime Social Editor at the Daily Dot. While most of her time was spent on Twitter, she made time to write about 'The Bachelor,' adorable videos, and 'The Golden Girls.' She lives in New York City and became Bloomberg's Audience Engagement Editor in 2016.