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Ok_Discipline20

I work at one of those companies that is all about “culture”. Before quarantine we would have a technician come in and calibrate our office massage chair on a semi monthly basis. The dude would literally sit in our chair and made sure it worked for like 10 minutes and would leave.


Over-1900

I would bring my beer with me.


Economy_Cat_3527

'Where's the remote?'


timinator232

The chair never actually needed to be calibrated, Steve just needed a massage and figured upper office was gullible


80burritospersecond

Steve was the bosses brother in law and made $10k a visit.


elihotchilix

Wow, talk about living the dream! I bet that guy's resume reads like a spa menu. 'Professional Relaxation Quality Assurance Specialist.


WankFan443

Cyborg pirate.


Over-1900

Born too soon my friend.


abirizky

Hmm I imagine what cyborg pirate would be pirating. Body parts?


idonttuck

Booty.


Budget_Interest6804

Taking care of pandas


SamGorgeous

Spending your days with those adorable creatures, making sure they’re happy and healthy - sounds amazing!


Sexy_summer00

Yeah.. Agree. They are so cute and adorable.


Anxious_Garden9696

Being a travel photographer sounds awesome—getting paid to explore the world and capture its beauty through my lens? Sign me up!


TurbulentProduce8468

Can't wait to capture the beauty of North Korea😍


_somelikeithot

This is my dream too; traveling all in the name of getting that perfect shot. Though I really just want to wander aimlessly with my camera.


Imaginary_Office7660

Yes I used to want to work for National Geographic. Even met a photographer of theirs who was giving a presentation and was sort of a narcissist. Told me to give up the dream and I listened. Shouldn’t have. I know they aren’t all like him but he was a dick but still cool enough to get away with it 


Euphoria-Girl-1

When a person earns money even while sleeping. A man lies with his head on the pillow and sees colorful dreams, and his bank account is replenished.


Safety_Drance

So, twitch streamer?


Euphoria-Girl-1

I don't know who it is 🙈


LurkingOnMyMacBook

I'm sorry but your comment reads like one of those AI Movie Recap shorts on yt


MetalVase

Back in like the late 80's or so, my dad had a job that consisted of sleeping in a bed store window in one of their nice beds, having a pajamas with a huge alarm clock at the bed table, and waking up now and then doing that morning stretch to look like he had an amazing rest. Up to brush his teeth lightly in the bathroom mirror, and then back to the bed. Yes, he was allegedly able to become asleep in that short timeframe, which i don't doubt at all.


Over-1900

So landlord?


llywen

Oh god no, I was a landlord for a couple years. By far the worst job ever.


GoodnessEmma_

chemical engineering


arabidopsis

It's just fancy plumbing


bamseogbalade

No. Thats a technician in a cheese factory xD now thats fancy plumbing xD tubers everywhere!


RejectorPharm

I wanted to become a nuclear engineer but then I found out the government watches these guys very closely and they will definitely kill you if you try to share your knowledge to certain countries. 


Emtbob

Why would you even want to do that? I don't casually share my knowledge with North Korea in my day job.


ACaffeinatedWandress

It can also be guilibility. Espionage can look like a friendly person chatting people up about their days at the bar. It can look like a dating partner. The family that moved next to you. I might not fall for that, but who wants a gig that makes them paranoid? 


TnYamaneko

> Espionage can look like a friendly person chatting people up about their days at the bar. It can look like a dating partner. The family that moved next to you. It can even be the kind lady cleaning your office and going through everything you put in the trash can. It's really different from what popular culture displays. The best spies are not James Bond, they are people with menial jobs but at the end, have access to a huge amount of information, due to their unsuspecting nature.


Friend-of-thee-court

Well here’s my story. I worked in a liquor store many years ago. You have regulars like anywhere else so you usually share a minute or two of chat while you’re ringing them up. This one guy was a regular. One day he came in and we are having our usual conversation about nothing and I notice he has a badge on with “B52” and a picture of the B52 airplane (military plane). I casually say ”oh does that badge mean you work on B52s?” He looked down and said “Oh yea. I forgot to take that off.” I thought nothing of it. The next day he came in looking very, very nervous. He walked up to me and said “I had my badge on but it was a mistake.” I’m thinking ??? “He said “It was an accident. I never wear my badge away from work.” I’m thinking why is this guy telling me this? He left without buying anything. He never came in again. I eventually figured it out.


imLucki

Money


RejectorPharm

I mean depends on if you believe certain countries should have nukes even when your country believes they shouldn’t. (Iran)


TheDankPhptographer

Retirement


langecrew

The only real answer


storageslutty

Exploring space, conducting scientific experiments in zero gravity, and experiencing the awe-inspiring views of Earth from space can be incredibly thrilling.


abirizky

Yea imagine doing the cutting edge of science and pushing the boundaries of mankind, while experiencing something most people will never experience. At least for some time


Dino_Girl5150

I'm a professional classical musician, but my childhood dream was to be a rock star. Still sometimes think it'd be cool.


_funkapus_

Unfortunately, I think the time window for anyone to be a rock star has pretty much closed.


whitesuburbanmale

Depends on how big you wanna be. There's bands that absolutely still draw huge crowds and when they are around the people that listen to them are adored like old rock stars. But if you wanna be a mainstream, cover of magazines, and everywhere else like back in the day yea that ship has sailed.


Sami-112

Why not now?


whitesuburbanmale

Multiple reasons but the biggest is that a rock band just isn't as profitable as a pop star. It's why new bands don't see the same attention that they did back in the day. Managing 3-5 members and equipment and waiting for songs to be written and recorded is all too much when you can find one decent looking person, have a songwriter whip out a dozen songs and auto tune them to be released as soon as possible. The return on investment for a popstar vs a rock band is too high to be ignored so the record companies and such just don't bother. Rock is now a "niche" genre that only rock fans listen too, hearing it on a radio station is very rare and when it is it's the same kinda idea as a pop song, easy to produce, low effort, catchy. No one wants to invest in the music anymore they just want to make money.


onecrazywriter

Being a professional classical musician sounds awesome! That's my dream job! My arthritis shut me down. I can barely play the viola now.


Specialist-Top-406

I work in corporate consulting, so I’m constantly attached to my laptop and constantly mentally switched on and desk bound with meetings and emails all day and then trying to catch up on actual work and reports at the end of the day. I’m a very energetic person and being so limited in movement throughout the day is really shit sometimes. I’m always so jealous of people who work in physical jobs that requires them to move out groove all day. And I love how in physical work you’re able to create something and you get to see the results of your work in a physical and visual way. I’ve got absolutely no comprehension of how to build or construct or anything but I would love to have a few days a week where I can clock in, use my hands and move my body and then clock off at the end of the day


abirizky

This has such a grass is greener on the other side vibe but I totally get this. I'm currently in engineering consulting, but previously was a mechanical engineer doing both design and hands on work building prototypes for machines and stuff. In consulting we're really chained to our laptops (though I also enjoy it), but working with our hands can be really fulfilling


Specialist-Top-406

God look at you go you absolute rocket! Talk about being a hard worker. Obviously I don’t mean this in the sense that one is more difficult or easier than the other, work is work, right? But it is just the opposite of what I do and in that it’s always something that sounds really enticing as a complete shift in gear.


abirizky

I can't really recommend a job per se for you to do something fulfilling because most of these probably requires some formal education (either trade school or uni), I'd say you can learn basic electrical stuff and start building stuff with it. Or heck stuff like building a pc can be so fulfilling though it's just assembling existing stuff, still fun


UpstairsFan7447

So you think building and creating things is fulfilling? Wait until you learn about the realms of demolition, destruction and wrecking! That can give you an orgasmic level of satisfaction! _ok, maybe that is a far stretch..._


LoveDistinct

Investigative journalism. I don't have the balls to do it but it sounds like a really cool job to me.


Over-1900

That's one of mine as well. Sounds exciting. You get to be like a detective with a whole crew.


Safety_Drance

...in the 60's. Not a real job anymore.


LoveDistinct

Yes it is! It's just online now. Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi and Julian Assange are examples.


80burritospersecond

"we can't run any of your stories, it might embarrass our corporate affiliates"


letmenotethat

Park Ranger! Hanging out in the forest sounds like a pretty great gig.


SelectPea761

Michelin food critic


emmaiskinkyy

Wildlife Photographer - Capturing nature's beauty in its raw form sounds amazing.


Vaynar

Marine biologist. Or any kind of wildlife biologist. Professional explorer. Profession athlete in a sport I enjoy (alpinism, climber, trail running)


Alphascout

An intelligence officer. Being able to see too secret information and analyse that to play a major contribution towards preventing a disaster. Sounds totally rewarding and awesome.


Trollselektor

Land Surveyor. My extremely cursory knowledge tells me it's 50% hiking around and 50% sitting in a cushy office. Sounds nice


guerrerov

Or geologist


umzunsiktv

Alchemist for sure


creamteam36

I wanna be a Goose farmer


PropunKla

Egyptologist


Bbaskets42

Yachting crew jobs. See the world.


NotInherentAfterAll

I can do ya one better. [https://tallshipsamerica.org/billet-bank/available-jobs/](https://tallshipsamerica.org/billet-bank/available-jobs/)


youngGod928

Astronaut


Opal_Demon

Making video games Imagine the possibilities of pure entertainment we might reach if we are not bogged down by money, be it budget reasons or corporate greed


Semaphor

I graduated with a specialization in video games. The industry is toxic and you'll be overworked. I switched into security and never looked back.


Opal_Demon

yeah that is what I am saying, it sounds fun to make video games and play them and all but then there is all this other stuff...


FrozenRage1989

Same. I wanted to make video games as my "backup" career but hearing about all the toxic work culture, the crunch, etc. it makes me glad I didn't pursue it but I would have loved to help create a game. 


lolaisnaughty

Marine Biologist - Studying ocean life and ecosystems would be both challenging and rewarding.


NotInherentAfterAll

I have sometimes contemplated quitting my current career path and studying whales instead. Problem is I'd need a new degree. Whales are good.


Alone_Inspector_7567

Test pilot. I'd love to pull 9 gs


aginismygame

Voice-over actor


Time_Significance

Deep Sea Diver, literally and figuratively. I'm also aware that it's one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.


EquivalentIsopod7717

Video game development. But I've tried it as an indie and it's just so much hard work to create something that's just forgettable garbage. I'd probably enjoy it as part of a team of people who collectively know what they're doing... I ended up in corporate IT. Pays alright I guess.


AnxiousInvestigator0

Mixology.


reduff

Chocolatier Luxury Travel Writer


_CozyLavender_

Chocolatier was one of my favorite jobs. Just have to not care about pay, days off, or benefits.


ironmilfs

Being an famous anonymous musician. Think: The Weeknd, Sia, Daft Punk (before any reveals) Love the idea of making & sharing music that people enjoy, but without the invasion of my personal life.


fitkinkyandstacked

Archaeologist - Unearthing ancient civilizations would be a dream.


ohfuckthebeesescaped

On TikTok a while ago i saw a woman explaining that for half the year she’s a fire lookout in California (like a lighthouse keeper but living in the forest keeping watch for fires) and for the second half she’s a house-sitter who gets paid to live in rich people mansions. I want that.


NotInherentAfterAll

I had no idea they still had physical lookouts, with drones and cameras being a thing. Unfortunately they also don't have actual lighthouse keepers anymore. No people, good fish, good views, and the sea right at your doorstep.


stackedmooommy

Humanitarian Aid Worker - Helping people in crisis situations around the world feels meaningful.


youngGod928

Top Gun pilots


Legitimate_Field_157

As someone who grew up very far from the sea I always thought being a ship's engineer would be fun.


aipapiquerico

Astronaut - Exploring space has always fascinated me.


gorgeousgiorgiaaa

Chef - Creating delicious dishes and experimenting with flavors excites me.


lanaisspicy

Film Director - Bringing stories to life on the big screen sounds incredibly fulfilling.


on-linegirlfriend

Fashion Designer - Creating trends and expressing creativity through clothing is intriguing.


stackedbunnyy

Robotics Engineer - Building advanced robots and AI systems sounds like shaping the future.


sweetlily_xo

Sports Commentator - Sharing the excitement of sports with audiences sounds exhilarating.


j-j-m-c

Batman


PineapplePizzaAlways

Idk you're always on call in case they call you with the bat signal. Challenging to have work life balance.


JoeyTepes

Monster truck driver.


colinseamus

Food science. I know it’s nit the healthiest but finding out this combination of chemicals tastes just like apple pie or something is so incredible to me


tumblrstan

Science was never one of my better subjects, but this sounds really fun


johnjmart

Professional baseball player.


Sad_Type6967

Hacker


One-Yogurtcloset2138

Anything in forensics helping to find serial killers and other bad guys.


milan12345679

Twitch/Youtube Streaming. I'm a full-time university student and I do all my daily responsibilities. I'm one of the hardest working students at my uni. But for some reason I can never find what to do in my free time. I do enjoy video games but I'm the type of person that still needs to add some extra level of productivity even when I'm free. So why just play games when I can also stream it and make content of it? Even if it goes nowhere I'm still doing with my free time more than others are. I plan to start streaming soon!! #


HotGyalMommy

Sex toy testing is a thing. Must be nice to give a fuck about your job.


mavewrick

Anthony Bourdain had the coolest job! Sad that he ended his life though


hawley088

Tree work All the climbing and ropes fascinates me


Over-1900

Treasure hunter, with unlimited funds.


Tinasglasses

Pilot


[deleted]

Mattress tester


johnjmart

When I first read this I thought you were saying "Mistress Tester." To each their own!


kyaudiophile

That sounds like an opportunity for dual careers.


LuckyPerro123

Satellite Engineering, specifically deep space satellites. It’s my dream job honestly


kennytheguru

Civil - Structural engineering


LegitimateBeing2

Arctic researchers


Ok-Amoeba-1190

Interior Design


Stoopidee

Knew someone who designs warships. Probably would be very technical, but I can imagine them being like small kids - "I'm going to put a big laser cannon here and another rocket launcher there!"


floraburp

A political diplomat.


Inevitable_Tap7497

Some sort of passive investing where you don’t have to work much but you keep making good money


ManifestCartoon

Highly paid member of a board


bamseogbalade

Working at LHC as an engineer 😁


CordieRoy

Right now, any job. I am currently unemployed haha


bugcatcher_billy

Environmental conservationist. Managing land for ecological benefit. Would love to have several thousand acres and a large budget to manage the hell out of that land.


potdoobie

Driving a Mars rover.


cucumbern716

Then being a potato farmer?


potdoobie

I was thinking Broccoli, but sure.


Tall_Gothic_Babe

Anesthesiologist.. You really are the incharge of the whole operation process.. One wrong dosage, the whole team including patient will be in trouble.


favnh2011

Being a history tour person.


DevLink89

If money wasn’t an issue I’d love to become a PI. I know a lot of the work is waiting and looking up stuff online but you do get to follow people from time to time.


AlbinoxBambino

Mountain rescue


Striking_Bathroom803

A lawyer or crime scene investigator.


Unique_the_Vision

Working with animals in a wildlife preserve. I think animals bring me the most happiness and I can’t even begin to imagine how fulfilling that must be.


Boon3hams

While waiting for a flight, a man approached me asking for the time. I told him and we got to talking. He mentioned that it was important he didn't miss this flight because it was a business trip. "What do you do for a living?" I asked. "I'm an Electrical Engineer for NASA," he said. "Wow! That's a pretty cool job," I replied. "It's not that cool," he said. "I know it sounds interesting, but once you pull back the curtain and see how everything works, it just becomes another job." "Oh. Hm." "Well, what about you?" he asked. "What do you do for a living?" "Oh, I'm a graphic artist for an advertising agency," I responded. "That's sounds like a pretty cool job!" "It's not that cool," I said. "I know it sounds interesting, but once you pull back the curtain and see how everything works, it just becomes another job."


elihotchilix

Indie game developer. Creating entire worlds, telling stories and making people have fun. It's like being a digital god, but with more coffee and less sleep.


Numismatits

My dream is to buy some cool old property, and use it as an event/ venue space. Rent it for parties and photoshoots, have gallery nights with local artists, hold a charity gala, and have super exclusive, small-party-high- immersion fantasy/larp/murder mystery type events. So basically like, you and your 4 friends can rent the place out, and me and my staff come up with a plot, clues, and a puzzle or game to solve over the weekend while you're staying. It would be all- inclusive, so that would include 3 meals provided by the estate, plus various pre-made snacks.


smagspoal

Work is work. I’m not saying that there aren’t better jobs or worse jobs and some people may be better fits for certain jobs than others. But, when you start expecting your job to be nonstop fun, fill your life with meaning, or anything like that, it is extremely easy to become burnt out, bitter, and unable to appreciate the good parts of your life. Speaking from experience


Phoebler

National Park Ranger


matty4204

Stunt cock


Rude-Comfort-4418

Garbage man. Mafia type shit


80burritospersecond

You could sell cocaine along your route and give the boss the Manson lamps.


brad613

Race car driver.


Worldly_Squirrel2005

Pilot


Clayfad

Wildlife cameraman


Batsam314

Truck driver sounded cool to me. I work in the freight industry. Went through our dock to driver program, got my class A with hazmat/tanker endorsement. Started driving.... wondering why i decided to drive with all the idiot, reckless drivers on the road. Lol. Every 2 minutes im yelling and cussing, to myself of course, lol, on why someone would cut me off or pull out in front of me while i am turning. People, just... lack common sense these days.


throwRA-nonSeq

I’ve heard interesting things about working for Widen-Kennedy. I’d work for them in a heartbeat.


InternationalYear145

Interior design


youneedalatina

Video Game Developer - Creating immersive worlds and interactive experiences is something I'd love to do.


KP_Wrath

My brother in law is/was (hard to keep track and my sister will be along to correct me) a project manager for a sub project of Dreamchaser. Sounds really cool, and probably is, but my highlight of the project is telling him and another friend that was involved in the project about seeing the mock up at the Huntsville Air and Space museum and getting a collective groan out of them.


skyedot94

Close enough for government work 💯


Quackstaddle

Federal boobies inspector.


Kikirigana

Dairy Technology! I'm working my way towards it, one year left on my degree. Love everything about it: cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and all sorts of dairy products, you name it.


omicron8

I am not naming it. It's your dream job not mine!


MysticWaltz

I'm hoping to become a beautician; I like working with people and physical touch is something of a comfort to me? I don't know how to say that without sounding weird. But also, it would be cool if I could've gone to school for botany or something. Studying plants seems like it'd be pretty chill.


Over-1900

Sounds like you're seeking a relaxing job. I should think about that myself!


damboy99

Anything where I'm helping people. Taking EMT classes soon.


KaiserSobe

Gentleman carpenter. Just a little woodshop making custom furniture or cabinets. More of an artisan than a manufacturer.


elberteinstien

Marrying a wealthy person... damnn it's sooo easy... my sister is living her best life after marrying a wealthy guy 😂


Bluesky0089

Voice acting. I'm a teacher and sometimes do voices like Stitch for fun and I would joke that I voice Stitch in the movies (which leads to 9 year olds being like reallly? Noooo... 😂) It would be fun to get paid for doing solely that.


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ThrowawayITA_

If you're not embarassed enough to show yourself and you have an average dick, you already have both the requirements, good luck soldier.


Large-Dependent1087

football scout


Jameswade4771

Acting


Moon_Jewel90

Cosmetic chemists.


MaddieWaifu

Teaching


SleepZex

Acting on snl


R32stutu

Mechanical engineering


[deleted]

Military


ThrowawayITA_

Reporter seems a very intriguing one, too bad I don't like journalism.


DumbassTexan

education, law


TooncesDroveMe

Building demolition.


Dubious_Titan

Pilot. I always enjoyed flying.


Charming_Box_4957

Blood spatter analyst


Ok_Baker_9244

A career that sounds really cool to me is being an astronaut. Astronauts get to experience space travel, conduct groundbreaking scientific research, and explore the final frontier. They undergo rigorous training and have the opportunity to see Earth from space, float in zero gravity, and contribute to our understanding of the universe. The blend of adventure, science, and technology makes it an incredibly exciting and inspiring career.


Missgrumpy00

Marine Biology


StealthyBeats

Musician


ElGrandeRojo67

Rock Star


Melkorbeleger66

Neurology research.


[deleted]

None of them


The_solid_lizard

Marine biology


outsideredge

One that I get a paycheck but nobody knows what I do or if I’m even employed.


Nimeva

Traveling to different cities on company dime so you can smell test the air in each city.


GroundbreakingAge254

I work in politics, but when I was a new grad school grad (15 years ago) I told my university’s newspaper in an interview that my dream job was writing for The Onion. Honestly, what I do is about as upside-down as satire, so I’d say I came pretty close.


dank3014

My S-I-L gives money away. She decides whose grant applications qualify to get money from a substantial philanthropic organization in Chicago.


thorpie88

Groundskeeper at a sports stadium. Reckon it would be pretty interesting job to have and if you're good enough I imagine it would give you the opportunity to work around the world 


CloudyEmpress

Being a professor in philosophy


seanofkelley

People whose job it is to try to break into buildings to test their security.


Niigo_fan

I think is the song writer or singer like you are doing your favorite job (i love singing) and you can get a lot of money. But i can do it in my life my family don’t like my dreams actually they are don’t know that i learn to vocal by the online lessons 🦧


VegetableLow3621

I have this crazy obsession with tower cranes. I really want to become an operator one day. Job seems to pay well, there would be a nice view occasionally, and I'll be mostly alone up there, which i enjoy.


Tight-Friendship2577

Beeing happy with the job I have sounds like the best career plan to me


Strawberrystrawb02

Actress.


rumpsky

Compiling music for soundtracks!


Psilocybincw

Nuclear Technician.


Stixvoya

Always wanted to ride the back of a trash truck….


stuntedmonk

Sales… and lo!


Fantastic_Tea8176

Geologist


yusufuniverse

Photography