Do you like what you do for a iving? If you had a choice, whould you choose to do it?

If you could do anything, what would you do?

That will most likely never happen.

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my dream job would pay me to wrangle rainbow trout, any Colorado mountain lake will do nicely. Heaven!

keeping track of millions of $$$ is a full time job

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Paid a couple of thousand to an employment agency a few years ago only to find that out.

Teach scuba diving in Tahiti.

Robert Ballard's job

I would love to explore the oceans

I can honestly say I'm truly happy with my job.

there are other things I'd also like to do which are less likely to pay much. Like creating art.

I build websites for a living. I enjoy it and would do it as a hobby.

to keep me amused and happy with my green thumb.

I'd be happy selling vegies and flowers by the side of the road or running my own little fish camp with cabins. Calgon, take me away!

outside on my gardens.. Only wish I had time and the money for more. Maybe one day.

to house homeless disabled people, and yes, I love my job. It's frustrating because there's never enough money to help everyone, but I still love it.

I'm turning 50 this year, though, and retirement starts to beckon...

If ever there was a dream job - that has to be it

If I was independently wealthy, had no one to justify my work to, and could study whatever I wanted, then I couldn't imagine a better job.

However, as it is now, no. Not even close. I've already started thinking about changing my career. Problem is, I can't think about what else I want to do. I wish someone would pay me for ranting, complaining, and making stupid jokes. It's what I'm good at.

It's an OK job, I guess. I get to eat some fish and have the benefits of socialism...finally.

Wouldn't trade it for the world.

I can't wait.

and somehow manage to continue being a good husband & Dad

to give cats all over body massages while I read whatever books I want.

I worked for 25 years as a legal secretary/paralegal which was interesting enough work, but had its downsides -- i.e., having to deal with attorneys and deadlines day in and day out -- but in 2001 I left the office behind and began doing court transcriptions from my home office which I really enjoy. In addition, I've started my photography business and sell a few photos now and then. With my early social security, I'm just kind of coasting now. Getting old does have its advantages.

Ex-law firm (laid off) and enjoying the heck out of photography! I wish I could make a living off it!

Been in IT for 15 years, and have hated every minute of it. I'm not one of those people for whom it is/was/started out as a hobby, it just happens to be the skill that I have that I get paid the most to do. My favorite line ever on DU was one where somebody said "If they paid me the same amount of money to stand in a bucket of shit all day, my only question would be 'do I need to bring my own bucket?'" what would I do instead? I always wanted to be something like a professor of history or languages, and study ancient or medeival texts (in their original langs of course), or be something like a Middle English scholar.




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I laughed out loud!!

I'm in the same "bucket" so to speak. Absolutely positively HATE what I do, but do it well and am paid well for it, and certainly with THIS economy have no other choices at the moment.

Since that's a pretty piss poor attitude to have about one's livelihood, I try to make sure that I have a life outside and above of work so that I have some things to enjoy.

I am blessed with good friends, a good family, and hope to live long enough to retire (probably when I'm 75!!!).

If I could do anything that I wanted to do, I would be involved in animal rescue full time.

It came easy for me and pays great. So I do it. But I have always hated it. And that hatred spiked once all the other computer companies fell away leaving me stuck with Microcrap.

I may have hated what I did, but I took pride in doing it well. What passes for acceptable within the Microsoft appalls this pre-Microsoft guy.

Don't know what I'd like to do. I just know I'd love to NOT sit at a desk. When I left my job as a busboy for my first programming job, the manager told me I was making a mistake because he knew I would swiftly die inside having to sit at a desk all day.

Not to mention the facts that (1) I took a paycut from busboy to programmer{!) and (2) he then offered me a management position making many times more. In fact, it took about fifteen years in programming to reach the salary he offered me that day.

But "computer programer" was more impressive than "restaurant manager". Particularly so back when computer programers were only a very small percentage of the population. So my pride led me to where I sit.

of some classes I took to prepare me for a career in "data processing." That was back in the days of punch cards (which we dared not bend, fold, staple or mutilate). A few years ago I gave my sister the template I used for creating flow charts, and when I told her what it was for she looked at me like I had just grown a second head; she was a manager at Microsoft at the time. The world had changed a bit since 1967! (And I opted out of data processing and spent 30 years as a lampworker; didn't get rich, but loved the work.)

But I'd rather be a park ranger at Yellowstone than my current job working with petroleum engineers.:eyes:

I would write a book exposing the fact that the origins of our current problems began with the 1963 coup that removed President Kenendy from power so that the military industrial complex could make big bucks from Vietnam and disaster capitalism in general.

Thank you for asking.

How about you?

and in '63 the MIC took the country back. Welcome to DU.

Bill

Elections have ballots; coups have bullets.

didn't explain myself well enough for you to understand. I meant no negative judgment toward JFK. I only meant to point out that the country was in the hands of the MIC before 1960, and JFK pulled off a successful rebellion by winning the election. Perhaps you think that what happened with the stolen elections of 2000 and 2004 was not as illegal as any military coup. If that is the case I certainly disagree.

OTOH, your answer suggests you have more than enough friends in the world and have no interest in gaining friends here. Duly noted.

Bill

I am here to gain and spread facts. Perhaps you are here for the same reason. If so, keep your attitude to yourself and you will be more effective.

I do agree that the country was in the hands of the MIC prior to JFK's election victory in 1960. Outgoing President Eisenhower said as much in is famous speech. Of course he would know, after allowing the MIC to solidify their hold for 8 years and giving VP Nixon access to power. I realize that Eisenhower had health problems during his presidency. Still, when he left office he handed incoming president Kennedy a hand grenade with the pin pulled, in the form of an undeclared war on Cuba complete with Bay of Pigs invasion already approved.

Kennedy manned up and took the blame for the "failed" (setup) invasion, but the blame rightfully goes elsewhere. The blame goes to the CIA: Allen Dulles, Richard Bissell, and Charles Cabell (brother of DALLAS MAYOR Earle Cabbell--ahem) who set JFK up with an invasion intended to force JFK to (illegally) bring in the armed forces to help invade Cuba, overthrow Castro, and return property and assets to businesses who lost them when Cuba went Communist.

Eisenhower deserves much of the blame for leaving an impossible situation to Kennedy. And then there's Truman, who created the CIA, gave it unbridled power, and napped.

He just tried to fuck with Fed, and so they killed him. The financial wing has all the power.

and love it. I now have time to research history and study the influence of religion on civilization.

I can take some time to flip between the three 24/7 news channels and try to separate the bullshit from the facts. (Damn near impossible.)

Occasionally, I take the time to post here on DU and learn from the replies.

is a great book about this very subject. One of the many poignant points has to do with the end of life accomplishment roster, which should only be measured not by the titles and trophies, but by living up to your full potential, to be all you can be, however big or small. Also, happiness is the key to success, not the other way around!

I really can't complain about it, as far as day jobs go it's a good one. Good pay and they are tolerant of my latenesses/absences (OTOH, they can send me anywhere and I don't complain or have complaints made against me.) But I've been doing it 20 years and I am sick of it. Last week I finished my third screenplay. The first two were comedies, this one is my prestige project. In a sentence it is "A Russian Diary of Anne Frank, with a happy ending." It is based on my best friend's mother in law's memoir Beyond the Burning Steppe, about living in the Soviet Union during WWII. For you history buffs, or readers in general, I suggest you go to Amazon and check it out. And for any producers/literary agents or anyone else connected to the film industry that wants to give it a read, email me at Andrea CGW@yahoo.com.

I also act and do stand up comedy. My first two screenplays have roles for me but not this one.

Last summer I was thinking of looking for a job, just something part time. But since the market crashed last fall even if I could find a job I'd feel bad about taking it. I don't need the money and so many others need the job and money so badly.
I'll wait until things improve and then see what's available.

..... isn't "homemaker" a job?

If it is about getting out of the house .... we need all the volunteers we can get!

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I hve worked in restaurants most of my adult life in various capacities from waitress, to catering to management. Currently I am waiting tables. I hate the business, it sucks the soul right out of you, but I have to say I am very thankful for developing my skills as a waiter early because I can almost always get a job. I am fortunate to work in a restaurant with good owners and affluent patrons, though times aren't as good as they were even a year ago. I left another job to go back to this restaurant because even though it is dirty, smelly and hard, I can make more money in a few hours than I did all day at the retail store where I was working as office manager.

As for what I would do if I could do anything.... it is hard to say because I am a little ADD and have many unrelated interests. I love books and worked in a used bookstore for years. I recently put up a good portion of my collection for sale on Amazon with hopes of growing that into a decent business. I am worried about the future of books though now that Kindle and its relatives have come into the scene, but it is ok second income for now and I love doing it.

i dont think i will even retire but just keep working until i drop.

so i make their days miserable rather than they getting to make some poor citizens day bad. Best job on the planet when we get to jail them.

And came across an 11 page case, 2 defendants per page, where they all had interesting nicknames. Gang related for sure. But considering I'm in the Bronx, we could have a lot more cases of that type than we do. And thank goodness meth is not a hot drug in NYC as it is in other places. Too hard to produce it in the city in cramped apartments is the reason I'm sure.

Where do you work?

When the summer ends, I don't know if I will be able to find another job...but I will be a student for quite a few more years. But after that, my dream job is a forensic analyst. :)

work outside, either in a national park or for BC Ferries.

Ideally, though, I'd really like to retire -- I'm only 5 years away, unless things go totally to hell in the meantime. I have lots of various interests that wouldn't make me any money no matter what I did with them, but I love to do them anyway. When I have a 4-day weekend or a vacation, it kills me to come back to work.

This one is used up.

If I could do anything, my choice, and be successful at it, I would want to be a film director.

'nuff said.

yeah, i'm living the dream.

Can't stand the bullshit. I'm an electrician, i really love the job, but I have come to understand
no matter how hard I work, I will never be accepted. Some guys have been great,but the majority can screw themselves. If I had my choice I'd be a waitress, I love the whole thing, and you get paid to be nice. I know it sounds crazy but waiting tables is fun!!

I haven't figured out how yet. I'm a laboratory professional, which is actually a limited form of my dream job, but there's plenty more I could be pontificating about.

Bill

Although I'd prefer to be a pro musician, for now I am happy touring and playing music part time on the side.

Being a roadie is cool too though. Nothing better than knowing you were part of someone's great night. That the work you do pleases thousands upon thousands of people every day.

But you bust your ass. 18 hours a day under all kinds of conditions. It's not for everyone.

It gives me the freedom to do anything that is important to me at any particular time, and gives me the freedom to research and plan to do most any job effectively. It helps that I have an organic farm, have learned to live off the grid comfortably, and have a wonderful partner that shares my interests and dreams.

Also, the most important thing is that I work for noone except myself, and I have very little need for the Monopoly Money that many people sell their souls for. I have done so many things in my life, that I am now comfortable doing whatever I feel like. That means sleeping in, or staying up all night studying about economic theory, or Bioelectric medicine.

I don't think I could ever go back to 9 to 5 in a cubicle at _____.

i guess i'm lucky

I wish I could feel that desire again. Inspiration has abandoned me.

Of course I didn't plan on the corrupt and evil BushCo Regime to
put a big dent in my financial situation ... but I'll get by.

And, no matter what, I'm doing it. I can't wait!

I just wish it paid a living wage.

A great sacrifice you are making for our children. We need more folks like you.

I wanted to be a songwriter and got very close, just not close enough.

A guitar player I worked with taught me to lay carpet and once I was a daddy and had to pay for Pampers

It Stuck

I didn't mind it so much. I got plenty of physical exercise, didn't have to buy gym memberships.

I was 6 foot 175# all during High school, was 185# all during my working years, 206# now

But over the years it destroyed my body especially my spine, 10 destroyed disks now and after surgury

neuropothy in both feet and legs. I've lived on morphine and valium pain management since 2003

If I won the Powerball I'd buy a big sailing catamaran and start a charter buisness. I started learning to sail in 1978

and am now living on my 5th boat a Kells 28, a little cramped but I own it outright.

On an income of $628/mo SSI plus $56/mo from a trust fund, I had better own it outright

like on that commercial. Travel the world giving shoes to people. It's the closest a Jewish kid can get from being Santa Claus.

And in two weeks I'll be I guess what you could call semi-retired. So I get to figure out what I want to do next.

My problem is I really don't like to work much; I don't like having to deal with people and I'm easily bored. As soon as I am minimally competent at something, it becomes uninteresting.

more for the community though. Have given thought to a non-profit, something for old people or children. For now homeless outreach works in spare moments.