Cheesey smiles, buzzers and fabulous prizes, come on down! You’re the next contestant on Jobs That Might Seem Cool But Actually Kinda Suck!
The job: Game show host
You might like this job if: You enjoy midday television, random trivia, giving people gifts, theme music and announcers.
The good: As a game show host, you get to be a constant in a sea of changing faces. You will reign over your little corner of TV land (not TV Land the station, unless that’s the channel your show is on) and dole out cars, money and dinette sets only to those who are deserving. Plus, they give you cards with the answers on them.
The bad: Routine, routine, routine. The contestants and particulars might change, but you’re stuck doing the same old formula day in and day out. Do you think that Alex Trebek isn’t sick of Potent Potables? That Regis Philbin doesn’t want to ask people if that’s their final answer? That Drew Carey has calculated the exact amount of intertia and force needed to land on the “100″ spot on the Price Is Right wheel? You’ll have to put on a smiling face and show the same level of enthusiasm every day (at least 5 days a week) for a long time. After all, game shows aren’t seasonal in the way that most TV programs are…
Summary: As long as you can drum up excitement and enthusiasm for the Plinko board every day for 30-odd years straight, you should be fine. Otherwise, stick with being the banker the next time you play “Monopoly.”
Rating: Two trips to fabulous Hawaii out of five
