What's your Dream Job?

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Erilyn
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27 Mar 2007, 11:08 am

computerlove wrote:

Erilyn wrote:

I need a ridiculous degree of predictability. I need to know what exactly I will be facing when I go to work. I need to be in control of my own little world, and not have my work affected by other people. I like to have a certain order, or procedure, to follow.

The two jobs I liked best were not exactly high-paying, so it would be great if I could find something of a similar nature that actually allowed me to live off more than mac-n-cheese, but I certainly don’t need steak and lobster every night. One was File Clerk - I spent 40 hours a week sorting, organizing, and filing paper, and also stuffing envelopes. This would drive most people batty, but I found it very calming and relaxing. Most importantly, I didn’t hate coming to work; and the other was stock clerk for a women’s clothing store - my job was to receive, unpack, security tag, and place hangers on new stock – I was put in the back room all by myself and didn’t even have to deal with co-workers, never mind customers. It was great. Unfortunately it paid next to nothing.

Would welcome any and all ideas...

Librarian? I think that's cool

Nah…. I could see it now: “Excuse me, could you help me find…..”, “Do have…..”, “Could you call any other libraries and see if they have…..”

I HATE being interrupted.

I see where you were going though.

I looked into doing a course to become a Medical Records Clerk once, but then I realized that the greater majority of the job is still spent dealing with people face to face, and very little actually managing paper files.

I think I’d enjoy working in a mailroom or something, but since it’s seen as the stereotypical ultimate entry-level job in the corporate world, every company gets literally hundreds of applications a day. And they only hire people who actually have a desire to move OUT of the mailroom someday.

In this world, if you have no ambition you’re kind of screwed.

Okay, sorry for the rant!

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29 Mar 2007, 10:19 am

filmmaker-Writer Director
Novelist
Film/Novel critic

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02 Apr 2007, 4:16 am

I'd like to create a car company called Ankarion Motors, My sister said that I probably will
Because I have so much ambition and love the cars so much, and i'm pretty smart too :wink:

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02 Apr 2007, 12:21 pm

Firearms designer
OS. or game beta tester
Logo designer.

But if I count my current availablities, working in the backside of a computer shop as a service personnel would be the best. In computer issues I'm quarter as antisocial than I'm regularly (but anyway I'd mostly get connected thru my boss, and have no business with the customers directly), and I never get tired of PC-s. And it would pay me enough to move from my parents and pay an individual sublet, so they couldn't piss me off anymore.

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04 Apr 2007, 10:07 am

strange, I am a graphic designer, but I never wanted to be that, my dream is neuroscience researcher, but I would go for any bio research

AussieScot
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04 Apr 2007, 9:56 pm

Zoo Keeper, well on my way to getting that job to

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10 Apr 2007, 8:05 pm

Coincidentally, I recently started a list of dream jobs. The list so far:
professional cookbook tester
tuna herder
restaurant critic
food/beer/whisky writer
brewer
cheesemaker
travel writer
private island caretaker

(Oh, and hi; this is my first post here. I've been lurking for a few months, but just got officially diagnosed a week ago.)

Gaya
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13 Apr 2007, 1:04 pm

-Writer
-Zoo Keeper
-Rat babysitter
-Reader of other people's journals (for people who want me to read their journals, of course).

AdrianB
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14 Apr 2007, 12:51 pm

I like the idea of being a writer but i don't myself being one so i'll have to go with:
-Programmer
-Network Administrator
-Graphic artist (i suck at drawing though :p )
-Book critic
-(Death)Metal guitarist (rather solo then bass)

And now i though about it
-Writer (alternate history novels, for ex: what if Caesar wasn't murdered?)

coolstertothecore
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15 Apr 2007, 10:02 am

I'd like to live in a world where I could be an odd-job woman. A bit of gardening one day, sort out someone's accounts the next, do some home tutoring, maybe make some furniture for someone else. That would be lots of fun I imagine. I'd need to learn how to make furniture though.

It seems a waste to just have one trade for my whole life.

AdrianB
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15 Apr 2007, 12:19 pm

coolstertothecore wrote:

Make them your hobby/2nd job!
You could be a half-time accountant or whatever and choose some other things you like doing for profit.

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22 Apr 2007, 10:58 am

A Bus driver or Long Distance Lorry Driver

Its a bummer though cos i cant get my licence, My doc says I have no coordination or concerntration and may cause and accident. But I think I'll do just fine.

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22 Apr 2007, 11:11 pm

Anything.

kyethra
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23 Apr 2007, 2:11 am

something to do with children's lit. Possibly librarian.

Catalogers don't usually have to spend much time with people (its a type of librarian). They get to sort and define and analyze. Maybe children's lit professor for me... I dunno exactly.

RedMage
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23 Apr 2007, 4:51 am

RPG designer/maker...

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26 Apr 2007, 12:14 pm

I think I actually found my dream job advertised... Selling in my area of focused ASpie interest - string instruments.

I'm going to the interview today. So, I'm not sure yet that it will work out...

Wish me luck

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