Travel company advertises job as water slide tester

What would be your ideal job?

There are a number of positions that people would love to fill, but being a water slide tester must come pretty high.

First Choice is offering a six-month contract, paying £20,000, to someone who is willing to travel the world going to water parks and testing out the slides.

Tommy Lynch was in the position for four years and he described it as the "best job in the world".

He clocked up 108,000 miles over the course of his employment and estimates he went down slides about 5,000 times.

"It can be tough when it's chilly and you have to strip off, but otherwise it's great. Getting to check out the flumes is by far the best bit," Mr Lynch stated.

So, if you fancy spending your days going to resorts in Majorca, Turkey and Egypt and having fun all day, then this could be the perfect role for you.

Posted by Mark Wilkins