A stationmaster’s paySourced
The cat’s salary came as cat food
Tama became stationmaster at Kishi Station in Wakayama in 2007, with passenger greetings as her main duty. Instead of a salary, she received a year’s cat food and a name tag, plus a specially made hat. She was promoted to super stationmaster in 2008.
Career progression also reached the feline staff.
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