"$175 to do some kind of user study at Netflix, I show up in the lobby, and then they go, "actually, we got the data we needed from the studies earlier today, you're free to go!".
Still got paid!" Reddit user Lycid
"Got paid $300 to shovel my neighbor's front steps and driveway while she was away on vacation all winter.
It did not even flurry once." -Reddit user LeakyFaucett32
"I got paid fairly nicely for a couple of months to sit in an office and browse the web for 7 hours and 50 minutes a day and do mail merge for the other 10 minutes.
This was literally my sole duty." -Reddit user Noy2222
"Computer repair person.
Have been paid several times to push the power button." -Reddit user Vanman04
"I was paid $300 to move my car for a movie that was filming by my apartment." -Reddit user dragoblaster666
"I rented my chicken to a photographer for fifty bucks." -Reddit user slhopper
"I got $10 to eat half a watermelon." -Reddit user Emotional-Bus-7956
"I got paid $300 to pretend to dance at a crowded party for a Verizon commercial." -Reddit user ZsaFreigh
"I was paid $50 to assemble some brand new gym equipment for a friend because her husband had been dragging his feet for months. I opened up the box, pulled it out, and made the easiest $50 of my life because it was pre-assembled.
I just took 10 seconds to unfold it and was done. She was furious with her husband and still paid me to spite him." -Reddit user PM_me_your_recipes
"Dress in a giant hot dog suit and wave at people at a busy intersection." -Reddit user deleted
"A mate of mine gave me $100 to make sure he stayed on task whilst doing an assignment he had left until the night it was due. I literally got $100 in cash to just sit in his room, watch YouTube videos and make sure he didn't stray off task." -Reddit user DaftPlunk
"Made $1000 standing in line overnight in a mall outside the apple store for the very first iPhone. Easiest/dumbest money I ever made." -Reddit user microwave_safe_bowl
"Kid at my high school with no concept of money paid me $20 to bring his backpack from the other side of the room.
Literally, like 25 feet away."
-Reddit user sfzen
"Growing up in the Silicon Valley, there were always companies that wanted beta users to test their various apps and were willing to pay for opinions.
I got paid around 50/h to sit around and navigate everything from math to dress-up apps."
-Reddit user persianlikeakitten
"My grandpa paid me $20 to switch his car radio from CD mode to radio mode. I didn’t want to accept the money, but he absolutely insisted."
-Reddit user vroggyvroomvroom