<p>1) The challenge. NetHack players are often required to handle highly complex situations and balance multiple needs at once, such as armor, spellcasting ability, level-gaining, and the toughness of your pets. It typically takes several years of intensive theoretical and practical training to be even moderately successful at the profession.</p>
<p>2) High selectivity. Very few employers will be willing to pay you to play NetHack, or even patch the software. As such, this profession is open only to the best of the best -- much like medicine, law, or Harvard University.</p>
<p>3) Flexible work hours. Play NetHack by day, by night -- really, anytime is good! As a hacker, you can pause in the middle of battle to go get dinner. As a lawyer, you'll have to pause in the middle of dinner to go fight battles.</p>
<p>4) Opportunities for advancement. You may start out as a middling NetHack player, yet with much effort you may rise to the status of Demigod(dess) -- a title that sure beats "CEO" or "Executive Manager."</p>
<p>5) Passionate co-workers. People play NetHack because they <em>want</em> to play NetHack, not because of psychological issues or parental pressure. Despite flexible hours you are likely to find your comrades in their offices at 3am, zapping wands of teleportation at elementals on the Plane of Air. I have.</p>
<p>6) Job security. Unless you quit or your computer is stolen, you are cordially invited to keep this job for life. Such an offer is rare in today's highly competitive job market.</p>
<p>7) Trains skills needed in later life -- patience, common sense, and the will to unstress yourself. Ask any pudding-farmer or altar-camper about the importance of patience.</p>
<p>With a little effort, you too can become part of our rich NetHack-playing heritage!</p>