After finishing the second season of the ABC television series, Lost, I took it upon myself to post a help-wanted ad on Craigslist Austin.
Here is that post:
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Needing meteorologists, psychologists, and electrophysicists.
Reply to: job-171608677@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-06-14, 5:03PM CDT
We are seeking dedicated scientists and free thinkers for a privately-funded communal research project. Due to the nature of this research, we will be looking for individuals of many different fields and disciplines. The work itself is new and exciting and is performed in an interesting, exotic environment—a tropical island.
There are 6 unique work stations in the community area, and there are currently openings in all of them:
- 2 - Data Entry Technician (part-time)
- 1 - Electrophysicist
- 2 - Maritime Biologist (sailing experience required)
- 2 - Medical Technician (surgery experience required)
- 2 - Meteorologist
- 2 - Psychological Analyst
- 1 - Seismologist
- 1 - Sociologist
- 2 - Systems Technician
- 1 - Zoologist (must have working experience with both tropical and arctic fauna)
Requirements
- 4 years of college education or equivalent.
- Ability to work well with others.
- Fully vaccinated against known common diseases.
Notes
- Accomodations and food will be provided at no additional expense during employment.
- Parents are welcome to accompany their children while employeed.
- As we are an equal opportunity employer, persons with physical disabilities are welcome to apply. Once in the work environment, physical impairments are generally a non-issue.
- Do not apply if you have a pacemaker, defibulator, or other medical device that could be adversely affected by irregular electromagnetic interference.
Hired applicants will be immediately flown to their appropriate work stations for orientation with all expenses paid. Are you ready to be one of the good guys? Good luck!
~Namaste~
- Job location is a tropical island
- Compensation: Commesurate with experience, internships are
available through the University of Michigan and University of Texas
- yes -- OK for recruiters to contact this job poster.
- no -- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- no -- Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
- no -- Reposting this message elsewhere is NOT OK.
- yes -- OK to repost to Job Developers for Persons with Disabilities.
Believe it or not, this posting got a LOT of replies.. from people who obviously were not in on the joke. I feel somewhat guilty given that the opportunity does indeed seem too good to be true. The sender names and emails have been ommitted for the sake of privacy.
I just have to ask, "Is this for real?" Because it reads like a "dream-job!"
Very interested! Not degreed, but I can bring years of weather forecasting and knowledge to the table, especially tropical and severe.
Several craigslist readers flagged it for the following reasons:
- DISCUSSION: posting appears to be discussing a previous posting
- SPAM: posting appears to have been posted too frequently, OR in too many categories, OR is being regarded as commercial spam. To advertise a business or service, please post under "services offered"

