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It\u2019s Halloween! And in honour of the scariest day of the year we\u2019ve compiled a list of the world\u2019s most terrifying places to work. After reading these we\u2019ll never be frightened of Monday morning meetings again…<\/p>\n

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1. \u00a0Above the clouds:<\/strong> The Shard has become one of London\u2019s most iconic buildings but who cleans all those windows? Well, someone very brave. In 2012 a cleaner had to be rescued from his cradle after being caught in high winds.<\/a> \u00a0Impressively, after a cup of coffee he was back at work the same day.<\/p>\n

 
\n2. \u00a0On an oil rig: <\/strong>Oil rig workers spend up to three weeks on a platform in the middle of the sea working 12 hour days in teams as small as 20 people. \u00a0Not only is it remote but it\u2019s hard physical work involving heights and extreme weather.<\/p>\n

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3. \u00a0The hottest place in the world: <\/strong>This honour goes to Death Valley, California where temperatures of up to 57 \u00b0C have been recorded. It\u2019s popular with daredevil tourists who must abide by very strict rules to visit. But spare a thought for the tour guides, shopkeepers and rangers who have to work there all year round.<\/p>\n

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4. \u00a0Outer space:<\/strong> OK, we admit this might be more exciting than scary, but imagine being trapped in a tiny box, 62 miles above the earth constantly wondering if Alien<\/i> could really happen\u2026<\/p>\n

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5.Driving the Google Street View car:<\/strong> Google\u2019s drivers map every street in the world so there\u2019s bound to be a few hairy moments. Chilling incidents include: being threatened by a gunman in Detroit<\/a>, a seagull attack in Brighton<\/a>, and too many abandoned dummies, desolate ghost towns and people in creepy masks to count<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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6.On stage:<\/strong> For many of us even giving a short presentation can be nerve-racking. So it can\u2019t be easy being a comedian whose job it is to stand on stage every night trying to make drunk people laugh. Especially if they\u2019re expecting something outrageous and you\u2019re more mild and old-fashioned.<\/p>\n

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7. \u00a0At The Tower of London:<\/strong> The Tower is said to be haunted by a medley of ghosts including Anne Boleyn, a troop of spirit soldiers, and even a phantom polar bear<\/a> which belonged to Henry III. Perhaps they\u2019re friendly ghosts but it must be spooky for the resident Beefeaters walking the grounds at night.<\/p>\n

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8. \u00a0With spiders:<\/strong> Arachnophobia is among the most common phobias in the UK, with many a brave soul crumbling at the presence of a spider in the bath. But someone <\/i>has to study them. That privilege goes to arachnologists who spend their days classifying and researching spiders \u00a0\u2014 and \u00a0presumably their nights being avoided by people.<\/p>\n

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9. \u00a0Under the sea:<\/strong> Deep sea divers can spend up to a month in a chamber deep under the ocean. Once there, duties can include: maintaining pipelines, searching for criminal evidence or even farming fish. Another career not for the faint-hearted.<\/p>\n

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10. \u00a0On Crossrail:<\/strong> Digging tunnels under a big city is tough enough without stumbling upon a plague pit. In 2013, thirteen skeletons dating from around 1348 were found in Farringdon.<\/a> In fact, over the years so many similar discoveries have been made while digging tube stations that the Museum of London is running out of storage space.<\/p>\n

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Is your job even scarier? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n

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