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Wanted: New York City rat czar. Will offer salary as high as $170,000
Among the job qualifications are a “swashbuckling attitude, crafty humor, and general aura of badassery” -- and proficiency with Microsoft Word.
New York Mayor Eric Adams is looking for a leader in the city’s war on rats, and wants someone who is “somewhat bloodthirsty” and committed to the “wholesale slaughter” of vermin.
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Formally known as the director of rodent mitigation, the new job will pay $120,000 to $170,000 a year and report to the deputy mayor for operations.
“There’s NOTHING I hate more than rats,” Adams said in a statement posted on Twitter on Thursday. “If you have the drive, determination, and killer instinct needed to fight New York City’s relentless rat population — then your dream job awaits.”
The job description is filled with rodent puns and anti-rat epithets. “As leader of the ‘Rat Pack,’ you will work with your colleagues from across city government, traveling throughout the five burrows,” it says.
Among the job qualifications are a “swashbuckling attitude, crafty humor, and general aura of badassery” — and proficiency with Microsoft Word.
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In his first year as mayor, Adams has been escalating his rhetoric against rats, calling for new approaches including changes to trash-collection hours.