Years ago I was sent to a NYC home office for insurance training. One of the other trainees (in his 20s) admitted that this was his second choice for a job and he was just biding his time until the other offer materialized. His dream job: New York City garbageman. He said he could make a good living and with overtime put in near the end of the 20 years, have a great retirement in Florida.
A fellow from north Jersey I worked with years ago was all hot about getting hired as a building inspector for Jersey City. He said that the bribes alone would make him wealthy!