Toilet Finder site advertises for reviewer to rate public toilets

THE art of finding the best public toilet to use while out and about is being recognised as a legitimate occupation.

IT'S the job all travellers have plenty of experience in.

Now the art of finding the best public toilet to use while out and about is being recognised as a legitimate occupation.

A vacancy with a startup website that helps users find public toilets near them is offering cash for slash.

As you might expect, the position is listed as "urgent".

Now based in New York, the "rapidly expanding" site aims to take its services to the world.

The ad, posted on Craigslist, asks applicants to supply examples of their work. We hope they're talking about their writing.

It's not just a piddling amount on offer - the successful candidate will be paid $100 a day.

"I built ToiletFinder in order to address a universal, legitimate human need," the founder of Toilet Finder, Michael Li, explains.

"The goal is to have fun while helping to make peoples' lives easier.

"ToiletFinder.com is on track to making $200-$500 a day within six months."

The concept of a toilet directory isn't new, but is yet to take off on a truly global scale.

As every tourist who's ever faced a dunny dilemma will attest, it's the kind of local knowledge that can make the difference between a comfortable holiday and a nightmare experience.

A recent survey conducted by Escape found toilet troubles rate among travellers' biggest fears, with Aussies more afraid of toilet explosions than terrorist attacks when they travel overseas.

The WC Finder app and Bathroom Diaries website are among products already rating public loos internationally, and the Australian Government runs the National Public Toilet Map.