The unusual job proposal in New York: they are looking for a “bloodthirsty” anti-rat boss with a “killer instinct”

Hate pests? Do you have killer instinct? A certain bloodthirsty character? New York You may have a new job for you: The Big Apple is looking for a new rat-busting boss.

The city, engaged for decades in a fierce and unsuccessful battle against these animalswants to give a new impetus to his fight and for that intends to hire a director of rodent abatement.

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“If you have the spirit, the determination, and the killer instinct to fight the relentless rat population of New York, then the job of your dreams awaits you”announced this Thursday the city’s mayor, Eric Adamsvia Twitter.

The job offer made public by the Mayor asks prospective candidates for a college degree, 5-8 years of professional experience in urban planning and project management or government, three references, and knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPointamong other things.

But also look for other less common qualities for a public office, such as have a “swaggering attitude, sense of humor, and general tough-guy aura.”

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“The ideal candidate is someone who is highly motivated and somewhat bloodthirstydetermined to study all solutions from different angles, including improving operational efficiency, data collection, technological innovation, waste management and wholesale slaughter”, details the offer.

Despite the humorous tone of the ad, the remuneration of the position is serious: between 120,000 and 170,000 dollars annually.

Hiring this new “rat boss” is framed in the efforts of the local Administration to manage the problem of rats, which according to various reports has worsened significantly since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Aware that The abundance of rats has already become almost a joke for many, partly due to the proliferation of videos of them on social networks.the New York City Hall is using humor to try to raise awareness about this plague and promote its new measures against it.

This week, for example, The Mayor’s Office put on sale a T-shirt illustrated with a caricature of a rodent fleeing in terror under the slogan “Rats do not rule the city. We do that”.

“Despite their successful outreach and insolent social media presence, rats are not our friends: they are enemies that must be defeated by the combined forces of our city government.”jokes the Mayor’s Office in his job announcement.

This year, the city has passed several laws to try to control the number of ratsThese include new rules about how long trash can stay on the sidewalks before being picked up, require large construction projects to have an exterminator before receiving permits, or require buildings with rodent problems to install special bins.

Although it is very difficult to measure its population, in 2014 One study estimated that about 2 million rats live in New York.about a quarter of the number of humans.

Source: Elcomercio

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