If I ONLY KNEW – Jobs your Guidance Counselor DIDN’T tell you about

Is there a job you would like to have?

[Marshall]

So designing webs is great. Where else can you sit in your living room and create something that can be seen globally. Don’t get me wrong, but isn’t there a job you would like to have?

How about that guy who shoots dead chickens at airplane windshields to test their strength. Or the person who pushes the button that crashes cars in those insurance tests. The best has to be (for a guy anyway) is cleavage checker on “Deal Or No Deal.”

Not knowing how many of the annoying commercials televised in the US make it to the international market, this may or may not be understood But, I would like the job that tells marketers “that’s enough” or “that’ REALLY annoying.” I cite as examples the “Head ON” commercial and the one for the mobile phone company where the mother calls the daughter into the room about her text messaging bill and the girl answers in text message abbreviations. IS THAT EVER ANNOYING! And to show you how effective the commercial is, I cannot even tell you who it’s for.

Bottom line – is there a job that is real or not, that you would like to have?

[Demaestro]

I saw a show once on the worlds best jobs.... this one guy works for a photographer who takes pictures for a major fashion mag.

They were on location at a shot... beautiful island beach... it was his job to pour water on her to keep her wet for the beach photos that day... his assistant's (the assistant of the assistant) job was to hold a huge mirror to keep the proper light on her from the sun.

So one of them was getting paid to pour water on a beautiful women, the other to stare at her to make sure she had enough light on her... all while on remote location where some of us would pay $1000s a day to stay.

If only they were at my school on career day....

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[King_Fisher]

The man who burns the old money at the mint.

I would be good at it. Ive burned my way through stacks of it so far in my life!

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[arieng]

I once met a friend of a friend who was an engineer working on armor for the military. He would take all kinds of interesting weapons (especially explosives) that were purchased by some government agent off the black market. Then he'd blow stuff up and write reports about it.

For some reason, I think I could find a way to handle all the reports.

[The_Hat]

Test Subject at a Sleep research lab

Something you have to do anyway.
The work days would never drag.
Have a second job during the waking hours maybe.

[The_Hat]

Sleep in and get paid overtime.. lol

[Marshall]

I do that now, I just don't tell my clients. ROFL

[truezeta]

Not a dream job - but remember the standardized written essay test in grade school. I never thought anyone read those things.

I actually worked for a company a few summers that scored them. Who KNEW!?

[bsterz]

I think the perfect job is one of those "you find it in the last place you look" things..I have done just about everything and I can't imagine doing anything else than webmastering.

b

[The_Hat]

"Bottom line – is there a job that is real or not, that you would like to have?"

That's why I said "test subject". Perhaps I misunderstood.

Baring that, I would have to answer as bsterz did, I love my affliction. err occupation.

[rocker]

The man who burns the old money at the mint.

My sister used to work for the Federal Reserve Bank. One day she brought home a bag of money for my dad.

Unfortunately it was shredded.

She used to spend the whole day sorting money, determining which ones were to be destroyed and which ones went back into circulation.

[ann]

My fantasy job.

A job that lets me go to work at noon take a one hour lunch break and go home at one...ahhhh, that's the life.

Ann

[LifeinAsia]

A job that lets me go to work at noon take a one hour lunch break and go home at one

The same as Ann's job, but with telecommuting.

[Jane_Doe]

I love what I do now - making web sites on subjects that interest me and working whatever hours I want to work.

[wolfadeus]

I once applied for a job as a borderline-eunuch for the harem of the king of a well-known country in the Middle East - never got a response, though. I had even added my CV.

[King_Fisher]

Borderline?

[wolfadeus]

I wrote that I hadn't touched a woman in more than a year which is probably as close to a proper eunuch as you can get these days - no response, though.

I saw a documentary yesterday in which a team of 10 people tasted new wine and rated it for quality criteria. Seems to be a nice job, too, given that you like wine.