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What is your dream job?

A couple other ideas:

-Message board troll
-In-depth diary keeper/historian
-Bob Knight fluffer

I think two, or maybe even all three could be simultaneously accomplished by one dedicated individual. #LivingTheDream
 
I have my dream job, I teach. Don't tell my employers but, if I was independently wealthy, I would do this for free. Plus, as an added bonus, teaching provides me with time to sail. Furthermore, I make pálinka (moonshine to y'all), and wine making could be in the future. All in all, I think that I have done reasonably well on the professional happiness, contentment scale.
 
sailordeac said:
I have my dream job, I teach. Don't tell my employers but, if I was independently wealthy, I would do this for free. Plus, as an added bonus, teaching provides me with time to sail. Furthermore, I make pálinka (moonshine to y'all), and wine making could be in the future. All in all, I think that I have done reasonably well on the professional happiness, contentment scale.
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Alright jhmd and Knowell, time to add the pejorative epithet "professor" when addressing ol' sailordeac here.
 
deacphan said:
brewpub owner
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i thought about this, but the idea of being an owner/manager in the restaurant industry doesn't sound that appealing... I'd rather just have a best friend who owns a brewpub so I can stop in for beers when I want. Maybe that's my dream job - close friend with people who own/run establishments/companies I enjoy.
 
lbE08 said:
i thought about this, but the idea of being an owner/manager in the restaurant industry doesn't sound that appealing... I'd rather just have a best friend who owns a brewpub so I can stop in for beers when I want. Maybe that's my dream job - close friend with people who own/run establishments/companies I enjoy.
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This. The Food Network has wrecked the dream of owning a restaurant.
 
Brangus said:
That would be fun the first week and then the repetition would crush your soul. Same video, same stories...same dumb tourists.

Serious answer for me would be beef cattle ranching, because I grew up doing it. It doesn't allow for much travel but I've really traveled as much as I want at this point anyway.
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If living history park ranger sounds too monotonous, is cattle ranching not the same thing every day? (Serious question, not trying to be an ass)
 
I'd like to find a way to make use of my interest in finance / business, but in a way that would make some sort of difference. Microfinance maybe, but in the US. Or on the business side of education.

That or own a doggie daycare.

My boss wants to open a brewery, and he and his wife have sketched out a long term plan to make it happen.
 
timthedeac said:
If living history park ranger sounds too monotonous, is cattle ranching not the same thing every day? (Serious question, not trying to be an ass)
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to me the difference would be in the nature of the monotony. it's a lot easier to put up with the same routine (wake up, tend to the steers, fix the fence, whatever) than it is the same situations, especially when they involve patience-sucking tourists. best example i can think of is teacher vs. ranger -
teacher: the daily routine is the same, but the information you're sharing changes daily and you can see your students move and grow and mature. yes, there will be trying situations but it's just a little different every day.
ranger: same presentation daily, same questions from new tourists daily, no real ability to see a tourist's interest grow. sure, you may have that effect, but you don't actually get to witness it... just hope that it's happening as you answer, once again, where the restrooms are.

(i'm answering because i'm with brangus in that that type of repetition would be crushing for me.)
 
TheTwinAndreBen said:
Owning a successful resto isn't awful, but managing one is.
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Yeah, I think the same goes for breweries. My sister is part owner of a brewery in the city of incline. She just sits back and cashes check$ and drinks for free, but it seems like a giant pain in the ass for the dudes who actually run it. Yeah part of it involves alcohol, but the majority of it is regular monotonous hard work.
 
TheTwinAndreBen said:
Owning a successful resto isn't awful, but managing one is.
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Those restaurant spy shows have me spooked that people I hire could be doing all kinds of dirt while I'm gone. Last one I saw, the manager was hosting a rave on Sunday nights for $20 a pop and hired an IT guy to loop old security cam footage to the boss' phone.

avalon said:
I'd like to find a way to make use of my interest in finance / business, but in a way that would make some sort of difference. Microfinance maybe, but in the US. Or on the business side of education.

That or own a doggie daycare.

My boss wants to open a brewery, and he and his wife have sketched out a long term plan to make it happen.
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I'm shocked the word "hockey" is nowhere to be found in this post.
 
PhDeac said:
Those restaurant spy shows have me spooked that people I hire could be doing all kinds of dirt while I'm gone. Last one I saw, the manager was hosting a rave on Sunday nights for $20 a pop and hired an IT guy to loop old security cam footage to the boss' phone.
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ha! i also saw that episode of bar rescue.

i do think some of that stuff is scripted/exaggerated, but i also think there's a fair amount of shady stuff that goes down. obviously the caliber of restaurant any of us would go in on would be higher than a steakhouse in decline, but still.
 
I dunno, I have a client that is a successful restauranteur in the A. He built his brand from the ground up and now is still hands on but isn't really busting it too hard. He defs makes tons of jack. I would say his greatest challenge is hiring and keeping quality managers in place that maintain the culture and atmosphere he wants on the staff. Just like any industry though, you have to know it from the inside out to successfully manage it, otherwise you cant tell when your subordinates are bullshitting you.
 
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