--- description: File this under dream jobs: you can now get paid to hang out with cats on the Greek island of Syros by the Aegean Sea. title: How to Get Paid to Hang Out With 55 Cats on a Greek Island image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7cfcc3850579c980/69893766fb4eac20f4897543/cat-santuary-dream-job-greece.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How to Get Paid to Hang Out With 55 Cats on a Beautiful Greek Island ## Video: Cats Care About People More Than Food, New Study Finds [Watch (HLS stream): Cats Care About People More Than Food, New Study Finds](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/3tc6BEh1.m3u8) (0:56)  _Published 2017-03-28. Cats may have a reputation of being standoffish creatures who show their owners affection merely to fill their tummies_  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 9, 2018 4:01 PM CUT  GREECE - UNSPECIFIED: Cats on the roofs in Greece. (Photo by Sylvain CORDIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) GREECE - UNSPECIFIED: Cats on the roofs in Greece. (Photo by Sylvain CORDIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)Sylvain CORDIER—Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 9, 2018 4:01 PM CUT If [hanging out with a bunch of cats](http://time.com/5049982/girl-interviews-cat/ "undefined") on an island in the Aegean Sea sounds like your idea of paradise, look no further than this [very real dream job](http://time.com/4356811/find-dream-job/ "undefined") listing. [God’s Little People Cat Rescue](https://www.facebook.com/pg/godslittlepeople/about/?ref=page%5Finternal "undefined"), a cat sanctuary on the beautiful Greek island of Syros, is currently looking for someone to care for their charming and lovely 55 cats. As if hanging out with tons of cats in paradise wasn’t cool enough, the gig also comes with a fully paid for residence and private garden and a salary. The job is longterm and will require a minimum of six months and a volunteer period at the beginning — a minimal sacrifice when you consider that the job is basically paying you to play with cats while having a view of the ocean. Sounds like the start of a career that’s the cat’s meow. 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