What would your dream job be? - Page 8

**ModernLit** · 05-07-2011, 01:13 AM

person who reads books all day in bed and gets paid for it. actually working at a desk doing this very thing is not satisfying in the least.

**Fuego** · 05-07-2011, 01:44 PM

astrophysicist or something similar

**Sk8ordude** · 05-07-2011, 01:49 PM

A highly paid artist (makes enough to have the freedom of not having to do anything I dont really want to do) sculpting, painting, designing, drawing, music, building whatever...

**TMBMITW** · 05-07-2011, 11:09 PM

Park ranger. Just me and the great outdoors.

**Cursory** · 05-09-2011, 04:12 PM

Homoeopath!
People systems....

**Also Lark** · 05-09-2011, 04:16 PM

King of the world.

Who also does a side line in psychotherapy in a Zen complex with many Zen gardens and a Starbucks on site with nice staff.

The peace and calm would be interrupted only once daily with the twelve noon libertarian-capitalist being thrown in the lion pit.

**Galaxy M31** · 05-09-2011, 08:25 PM

Dream job? Mad scientist/engineer with all the equipment I could ever want and a team of highly intelligent people with complimentary personality traits and skill sets. Oh, the places we'd go...

*sigh*

**javert** · 05-12-2011, 03:32 PM

Astronaut (rather unrealistic, oh well)
Writer
Artist
Aerospace Engineer
Airplane Pilot

**Bookman3** · 05-13-2011, 08:16 AM

In a book called Armed Humanitarians: The Rise of the Nationbuilders by Nathan Hodge, the author talks about a proposed group, possibly attached to the State Department, whose mission is to go into failed states and begin the process of building the institutions necessary for a free, civil society. I think being involved with such a group in some capacity would be incredibly interesting!

Coralaisly · 05-13-2011, 08:40 AM

Mine's actually something I'm working on realizing: new age shop owner.

I love new age shops.

I love all the books full of wishywashy bs. It's better than standup comedy for me.

I like reading tarot cards and runes for people. It's a way for me to tell them my opinion without looking mean "hey, ma'am don't shoot the messenger. I don't decide what they say, I just tell you what that is" and since my responses are based on common sense and what they already know, it's no wonder my advice works. If they want to pay me. An astronomical amount to dress up like a Gypsy and tell them what they already know, well step right up and make sure your wallet is accessible.

I collect all that stuff anyway. My house is filled with statues of deities I don't believe in and worship tools for rituals I will never perform. All the stuff I love will be easily accessible and cheaper for me. Win - win.

I can also sell homemade soaps and candles with rituals I make up and have a workshop in the back where I can experiment and make stuff. I'll hire some goth girl with an ironic blue mowhawk (so she can be an individual like everyone else in the same uniform with the same hairstyle) to work the counter so I don't have to talk to anyone. Plus, I'll have an excuse to wear corsets and long skirts to work, which I've always wanted to do.

If that doesn't work out I suppose I'll go to school to be an airline pilot.

**Galaxy M31** · 05-13-2011, 10:03 AM

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	Mine's actually something I'm working on realizing: new age shop owner. ...

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Fantastic. Just fantastic. You could throw in some joke books amongst the wishwash just to troll if you felt so inclined... or some DVDs of standup comedy routines.

**peppersasen** · 05-13-2011, 10:32 AM

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	Astronaut (rather unrealistic, oh well) Writer Artist Aerospace Engineer Airplane Pilot

Will you marry me? When can you meet my parents?
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What kind of artist, if I may ask?

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	In a book called Armed Humanitarians: The Rise of the Nationbuilders by Nathan Hodge, the author talks about a proposed group, possibly attached to the State Department, whose mission is to go into failed states and begin the process of building the institutions necessary for a free, civil society. I think being involved with such a group in some capacity would be incredibly interesting!

The description you provided sounds like a
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**Daimonos** · 05-13-2011, 03:46 PM

This topic is very relevant to me, because I've almost completed my bachelor and I still have no idea to which career I should pursue.

If I could become anything in the world I'd choose one of these professions:

- Writer. I may pull this off in the long run, I just have to practise more and read more on subjects I like. I'd like to write both novels and popular science books. Making fantasies concrete is one of the most fun things I can think off.
- Rock star. Too bad I have no talent in composing riffs, but creating awesome songs and have a wild crowd at your disposal? I'd sign to this 'job' any day.
- Pathologist. This will never happen, but I think it's awesome to solve 'human puzzles'. Plus you possess enormous amounts of knowledge of the human body, which is something I higly value.
- Philosopher or theologist. Not only would I love to create a new system of thought, I would get a lot of satisfaction in achieving a group of followers who see me as a wise person.
- Artist. Same motivation as the writer job, but I can't draw/paint/sculpt for shit.
- Dictator. Becoming a human god? Hell yes. Not that this is a realistic option (
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), but it's too bad I despise the practical sides of politics. I guess I would be one of those ear-whisperers, haha. Just kidding though - I would live under constant paranoia.
- Historian. I actually study history right now, but my grades aren't good enough to go into the whole research thing. I could have pulled it off though, but I always have private projects running (reading etc) that interfere with my study. Father Time isn't benevolent to me - I wish I could become 1000 years old and suck up as much knowledge and wisdom as possible.

**moon23beam** · 10-25-2012, 04:51 PM

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	After watching a few episodes of Cake Boss today, I really wanted to make crazy cakes for a living.

Nice. I thought I wanted to be an ice crab fisher after I saw Deadliest Catch. :D

**LeanLow** · 10-26-2012, 03:19 AM

Financial instruments (derivatives etc...) trader/analyst or business owner/co-owner .

**Zhen** · 10-26-2012, 03:33 AM

something to do with food...taste tester, product developer, product buyer...as long as I don't have to write public reviews so then everyone rushes to that place and they can up all their prices and lose their standard of food and service.

I'd like to be able to utilise the fact I have a very discerning palate...and team it up with travelling to where ingredients and products are grown and sourced and talk to the farmers etc...I want to KNOW what is going into food these days!

**topquark** · 10-27-2012, 10:31 AM

I used to want to be a scientist, then I realized that academic scientific research is poorly paid, expects ridiculously long hours, carries little job security and is mostly a matter of luck as to whether you actually make any important discoveries. Worst of all, there's an implication that you should feel incredibly grateful to be allowed to work under these awful conditions.

I like the work I do now, freelance copywriting. It's still poorly paid and offers no job security, but it's easy and I can take time off whenever I want to. I guess my dream job would be to get paid for my creative writing, i.e. become a published author. The nature of the work would be identical, only the content of what I wrote would be different.

Failing that, I wouldn't mind working in some aspect of computer programming, if I ever get around to bringing my skills up to scratch.

**zibber** · 10-27-2012, 11:13 AM

Mailperson in an actual social democracy.

(Currently a mailperson in our neoliberal world.)

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edit: Wait. No. Just living in a community where the notion of "job" is virtually moot.

**catzama** · 10-27-2012, 11:19 AM

It's split in very different directions:
- sniper
- wedding planner
- pilot (too bad I have poor eyesight)
- own my own bakery
- mercenary
- fortune teller

**aliendawn** · 10-28-2012, 10:39 AM

rallye driver

**Lilie** · 10-28-2012, 12:46 PM

space captain
pop/rock star (don't care what kind of music really)
heiress
wine taster
video game bug tester
anything with games that isn't too technical
perfume maker
CEO of a big company
trophy wife
critic (doesn't matter what, I can criticize anything like a boss)

**lioness** · 10-28-2012, 01:23 PM

Dictator.

And that's not a joke. I daydream about taking over a country all the time. I think I would be a good dictator, I would create a benefactor state that no one could mess with. But then the problem comes with a successor ... ?

**SarcasticVlad** · 10-28-2012, 01:58 PM

I'd love to be a video game designer. I have a lot of ideas written down and researched to the tiniest detail. I could write stories, do the necessary research and even do some art design, 3d design and even level design.

**SpookyK67** · 10-28-2012, 02:03 PM

Rock star or forensic pathologist.

**nchase** · 10-29-2012, 08:07 AM

A football coach or a strength and conditioning coach.

05-07-2011, 01:13 AM	#176
ModernLit Core Member [181%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 7,279	person who reads books all day in bed and gets paid for it. actually working at a desk doing this very thing is not satisfying in the least.
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05-07-2011, 01:44 PM	#177
Fuego Member [03%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 127	astrophysicist or something similar
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05-07-2011, 01:49 PM	#178
Sk8ordude Veteran Member [59%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,392	A highly paid artist (makes enough to have the freedom of not having to do anything I dont really want to do) sculpting, painting, designing, drawing, music, building whatever...
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05-07-2011, 11:09 PM	#179
TMBMITW New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 49	Park ranger. Just me and the great outdoors.
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05-09-2011, 04:12 PM	#180
Cursory New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2	Homoeopath! People systems....
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05-09-2011, 04:16 PM	#181
Also Lark Member [04%] MBTI: ENTJ Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 176	King of the world. Who also does a side line in psychotherapy in a Zen complex with many Zen gardens and a Starbucks on site with nice staff. The peace and calm would be interrupted only once daily with the twelve noon libertarian-capitalist being thrown in the lion pit.
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05-09-2011, 08:25 PM	#182
Galaxy M31 New Member [01%] MBTI: eNXP Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 44	Dream job? Mad scientist/engineer with all the equipment I could ever want and a team of highly intelligent people with complimentary personality traits and skill sets. Oh, the places we'd go... sigh
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05-12-2011, 03:32 PM	#183
javert New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 5	Astronaut (rather unrealistic, oh well) Writer Artist Aerospace Engineer Airplane Pilot
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05-13-2011, 08:16 AM	#184
Bookman3 New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 24	In a book called Armed Humanitarians: The Rise of the Nationbuilders by Nathan Hodge, the author talks about a proposed group, possibly attached to the State Department, whose mission is to go into failed states and begin the process of building the institutions necessary for a free, civil society. I think being involved with such a group in some capacity would be incredibly interesting!
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05-13-2011, 08:40 AM	#185
Coralaisly Veteran Member [79%] MBTI: XXXX Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,185	Mine's actually something I'm working on realizing: new age shop owner. I love new age shops. I love all the books full of wishywashy bs. It's better than standup comedy for me. I like reading tarot cards and runes for people. It's a way for me to tell them my opinion without looking mean "hey, ma'am don't shoot the messenger. I don't decide what they say, I just tell you what that is" and since my responses are based on common sense and what they already know, it's no wonder my advice works. If they want to pay me. An astronomical amount to dress up like a Gypsy and tell them what they already know, well step right up and make sure your wallet is accessible. I collect all that stuff anyway. My house is filled with statues of deities I don't believe in and worship tools for rituals I will never perform. All the stuff I love will be easily accessible and cheaper for me. Win - win. I can also sell homemade soaps and candles with rituals I make up and have a workshop in the back where I can experiment and make stuff. I'll hire some goth girl with an ironic blue mowhawk (so she can be an individual like everyone else in the same uniform with the same hairstyle) to work the counter so I don't have to talk to anyone. Plus, I'll have an excuse to wear corsets and long skirts to work, which I've always wanted to do. If that doesn't work out I suppose I'll go to school to be an airline pilot.
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05-13-2011, 03:46 PM	#188
Daimonos New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 39	This topic is very relevant to me, because I've almost completed my bachelor and I still have no idea to which career I should pursue. If I could become anything in the world I'd choose one of these professions: - Writer. I may pull this off in the long run, I just have to practise more and read more on subjects I like. I'd like to write both novels and popular science books. Making fantasies concrete is one of the most fun things I can think off. - Rock star. Too bad I have no talent in composing riffs, but creating awesome songs and have a wild crowd at your disposal? I'd sign to this 'job' any day. - Pathologist. This will never happen, but I think it's awesome to solve 'human puzzles'. Plus you possess enormous amounts of knowledge of the human body, which is something I higly value. - Philosopher or theologist. Not only would I love to create a new system of thought, I would get a lot of satisfaction in achieving a group of followers who see me as a wise person. - Artist. Same motivation as the writer job, but I can't draw/paint/sculpt for shit. - Dictator. Becoming a human god? Hell yes. Not that this is a realistic option ( To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ), but it's too bad I despise the practical sides of politics. I guess I would be one of those ear-whisperers, haha. Just kidding though - I would live under constant paranoia. - Historian. I actually study history right now, but my grades aren't good enough to go into the whole research thing. I could have pulled it off though, but I always have private projects running (reading etc) that interfere with my study. Father Time isn't benevolent to me - I wish I could become 1000 years old and suck up as much knowledge and wisdom as possible. Last edited by Daimonos; 05-14-2011 at 04:05 AM.
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10-26-2012, 03:19 AM	#190
LeanLow New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 32	Financial instruments (derivatives etc...) trader/analyst or business owner/co-owner .
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10-26-2012, 03:33 AM	#191
Zhen Veteran Member [66%] MBTI: INfx Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,641	something to do with food...taste tester, product developer, product buyer...as long as I don't have to write public reviews so then everyone rushes to that place and they can up all their prices and lose their standard of food and service. I'd like to be able to utilise the fact I have a very discerning palate...and team it up with travelling to where ingredients and products are grown and sourced and talk to the farmers etc...I want to KNOW what is going into food these days!
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10-27-2012, 10:31 AM	#192
topquark Member [20%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 839	I used to want to be a scientist, then I realized that academic scientific research is poorly paid, expects ridiculously long hours, carries little job security and is mostly a matter of luck as to whether you actually make any important discoveries. Worst of all, there's an implication that you should feel incredibly grateful to be allowed to work under these awful conditions. I like the work I do now, freelance copywriting. It's still poorly paid and offers no job security, but it's easy and I can take time off whenever I want to. I guess my dream job would be to get paid for my creative writing, i.e. become a published author. The nature of the work would be identical, only the content of what I wrote would be different. Failing that, I wouldn't mind working in some aspect of computer programming, if I ever get around to bringing my skills up to scratch.
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10-27-2012, 11:13 AM	#193
zibber Core Member [407%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 16,300	Mailperson in an actual social democracy. (Currently a mailperson in our neoliberal world.) ---------- Post added 10-27-2012 at 08:14 PM ---------- edit: Wait. No. Just living in a community where the notion of "job" is virtually moot.
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10-27-2012, 11:19 AM	#194
catzama Veteran Member [90%] MBTI: ISTP Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 3,614	It's split in very different directions: - sniper - wedding planner - pilot (too bad I have poor eyesight) - own my own bakery - mercenary - fortune teller
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10-28-2012, 10:39 AM	#195
aliendawn New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 40	rallye driver
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10-28-2012, 12:46 PM	#196
Lilie Member [29%] MBTI: INtJ Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,163	space captain pop/rock star (don't care what kind of music really) heiress wine taster video game bug tester anything with games that isn't too technical perfume maker CEO of a big company trophy wife critic (doesn't matter what, I can criticize anything like a boss)
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10-28-2012, 01:23 PM	#197
lioness Member [18%] MBTI: ENTP Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 735	Dictator. And that's not a joke. I daydream about taking over a country all the time. I think I would be a good dictator, I would create a benefactor state that no one could mess with. But then the problem comes with a successor ... ?
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10-28-2012, 01:58 PM	#198
SarcasticVlad Veteran Member [63%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,527	I'd love to be a video game designer. I have a lot of ideas written down and researched to the tiniest detail. I could write stories, do the necessary research and even do some art design, 3d design and even level design.
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10-28-2012, 02:03 PM	#199
SpookyK67 Member [22%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 897	Rock star or forensic pathologist.
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10-29-2012, 08:07 AM	#200
nchase New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 6	A football coach or a strength and conditioning coach.
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