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Dream Jobs

I used to want to be a photojournalist for National Geographic. The job I have now, though, is a Database/Software Developer working from home 3 days a week. I code and program and analyze all day. I love it.
 
I can't believe I forgot to mention my #1 favorite thing to do of all time...gourmet cooking! I want to be a chef!
 
yeah but the money and space required for that is something I do not have, I live in a small 2 bedroom unit with practically no backyard and I am "living" on a pension so yeah, not gonna happen I'm affraid
 
I used to think my dream job would be doing web development somewhere that I'd fit in. Perhaps start my own web development business. But recently not so much, I'm not sure what I want to do.

I guess if we fast-forward until we have space travel, I'b be a captain of my own transport ship. Other than that, like I said, I have no idea anymore.
 
i think my dream job would be designing cars!! I would design them to be easier to fix rather then harder as well as maybe i would design something different looking from the norm rather then copying other people's designs like is being done now by car companies.
 
liked as modern cars are so much harder to fix than older ones! It's done because manufacturers know that people will have to bring the vehicles into their authorised dealer to pay high labour charges and parts costs, thus making more money for the car maker. Plus lots if not all mass produced cars now are made in factories by robots, there's very little done by humans in the actual putting together of parts. If you compare a 1960's leyland mini, theres SO much space in the engine bay, it's easy to get to everything and to undo parts that will need to be serviced. But a modern car of similar size, say a ford fiesta or a vauxhall corsa, it's not so easy to work out what's gone wrong and the points you need to get to are sometimes impossible because it's crammed together! I spent the week trying to fix a ?5 part on my corsa [1998] simple little thing had gone wrong, thermostat had stuck shut so engine would overheat as no coolant could flow around the block, but it took us two hours to get past the air filter and radiator AND the fan, only to realise we would have to remove the timing belt, just to get to the thermostat! If we got that wrong, the engine would probably fire all wrong, blow up, and then be useless, it needs a specialist to do the cam belt. Therefore it is a stupid place to put something which, judging by many reviews online, is a common fault with the corsas of that year. So yeah, cars are too complex too electronic and too difficult to work on. All about money too.
 
and my dream job? Well, having had 18 so far I can safely say, in my opinion, aspies are not good at customer service jobs, ie retail. But if I could, I would gain my driving licence at a higher level so I could drive professionally, perhaps minibuses or coachers, perhaps a tesco delivery driver but then there's the aspect of contact with the public. I would say long distance lorry driver, as long as I could be by myself in there and have minimal contact each end, that would suit me fine. Or, if I could pass my motorbike test, I'd LOVE to be a motorcycle courier, delivering things through heavy traffic :D
 
NEWS MANUFACTURER could be an IDEAL JOB for me.

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My qualifications are:
I contributed to an 'underground'/privately published newspaper, when I was just out of high school
I worked for a shopping circular one summer in undergrad, setting type and laying out ads
I developed the newsletter for the department when I was a management trainee, during a break from grad school
I wrote private communications in newspaper format which confused some of my relatives, but amused me

My personal interests/things I do for fun include:
Teaching my sister, age 14, how to compute Reading Level & Human Interest scores on writing that interests her
Searching for appropriate material to use as footnotes & illustrations for my email communications

Rate of Pay will be of no concern to me.
By that, I mean, I will be graciously and abundantly remunerated because
this is an Ideal Job,
for me.
 
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My dream job is definitely being a Vet Tech. Maybe run a very small in-home animal shelter some day. But for me, the only time I can work and not be stressed is when animals are involved. Especially those I can interact with. For me, when an animal is around it makes it easier to talk to people because it's an area of similar interest.
 
My dream job would be to be a professional student, but since you pay to go to school and not the other way around, my dream job would be geneticist. It's the most applicable to both my interests and my life (my child has a genetic syndrome).
 
I don't watch a lot of TV, but I caught a episode of that show "River Monsters" the other day. Go to the farthest corner of the planet where there is no people, catch the biggest fish you can and get paid for it. That Jeremy Wade has a sweet job!
 
I wonder if anyone has had a job that exists only in their dreams. I mean like a recurring dream where they fall asleep, and then punch in at some job in dreamland and have regular events, co-workers, etc, there. And maybe when older they even retire and get a dream-gold watch. Sounds like a episode of The Twilight Zone, and their spouse thinks their nuts. The twist is of course when in real life they find they are wearing their dream retirement watch.
 
I'd want to be an international disaster relief worker. I've gone solo to some sites in the States, but I have friends who have traveled the world both with Oxfam and on their own. The stories they've shared are nothing short of incredible. Helping people when they need it most, in the most extreme conditions, is the sum of everything I believe in.
 
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Harrison said:
I want to be...

A Lap Dancer


Best job :)
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Very funny. That is not what I expected when clicked the spoiler. No, wait.....Oh my, now everybody's going to think that I'm a dirty, old man.
 
Slithytoves said:
I'd want to be an international disaster relief worker. I've gone solo to some sites in the States, but I have friends who have traveled the world both with Oxfam and on their own. The stories they've shared are nothing short of incredible. Helping people when they need it most, in the most extreme conditions, is the sum of everything I believe in.
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Until recently I was a contracting power lineman and have worked for several power companies over the years. In the business we use the phrase "going on storm" and over my career I have seen many, many things that I can only describe as humbling. The thing that struck me about these situations is that you truly see the strength of community, but it saddens me that something bad has to happen before you can see the greatness of the human spirit
 
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