--- description: Only the strong survive title: No Salary, No Benefits, No Sleep: The World's Toughest Job Is Not What You'd Expect image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # No Salary, No Benefits, No Sleep: This Is The World's Toughest Job by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 15, 2014 2:17 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 15, 2014 2:17 PM CUT A company placed [this classified ad](http://rehtom.net/ "undefined") looking to fill a Director of Operations position. The job had a mandatory 135+ hours a week of work and required the job holder to be on call at all times, day or night. Qualified candidates should have a knowledge of psychology, medicine, personal finance, culinary arts and basic technology skills. The job also had physical requirements: the ability to stand for hours, lift up to 75 pounds, be constantly moving and operate on little to no sleep. While the nation’s [jobless claims may have dropped](http://time.com/57338/jobless-claims-unemployment-jobs/ "undefined") to the lowest levels since 2007, 24 people responded to the job posting at Rehtom, Inc., even though the position offered no medical or dental benefits, no pension and no paid holidays, but did offer “infinite opportunities for personal growth and rewards.” The 24 applicants were interviewed via webcam. That’s when they got the surprise of their life. The video is worth watching all the way to the end. \[Via [Adweek](http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/24-people-who-applied-worlds-toughest-job-were-quite-surprise-157028 "undefined")\] **MORE**: [It Doesn’t Matter Where You Go to College](http://time.com/54342/it-doesnt-matter-where-you-go-to-college/ "undefined") **MORE**: [Here Are the Absolute Best (and Worst) Jobs of the Future](http://time.com/57860/best-jobs-of-the-future/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/63299/no-salary-no-benefits-no-sleep-this-is-the-worlds-toughest-job/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/63299/no-salary-no-benefits-no-sleep-this-is-the-worlds-toughest-job/"},"headline":"No Salary, No Benefits, No Sleep: This Is The World's Toughest Job","datePublished":"2014-04-15T14:17:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:48.549Z","description":"Only the strong survive","url":"https://time.com/63299/no-salary-no-benefits-no-sleep-this-is-the-worlds-toughest-job/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society","Jobs","viral","Family","Children and Families"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/63299/no-salary-no-benefits-no-sleep-this-is-the-worlds-toughest-job/","name":"No Salary, No Benefits, No Sleep: This Is The World's Toughest Job"}}]}] ```