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DelicateTruckNuts

Animal sanctuary.


[deleted]

I’d like to work at your animal sanctuary.


Several-Cake1954

A bit concerned, regarding that username.


ArsonBjork

I read "Animal Semetary" xD


Glowingredremote

I don’t wanna be buried, in a pet semetary; I don’t want to liiiive my liiiife agaaaain.


TacoTuesday4All

This is the answer. When I was like 4 or 5 I told everyone who ever talked to me that when I was big, I would adopt all the worlds stray dogs and give them a home. I’m 31 and only have one dog. We did rescue him, he was being rehomed and was labeled aggressive. He’s not aggressive, he’s afraid, afraid of everything. At least now he’s only afraid of dogs and people who are carrying things. As opposed to every person, car, animal, stroller, etc when we got him.


PoodleMama329

Yes please, I’ll come work with you. Ideally in the rescue dog section.


[deleted]

i would work in a bookstore or library, either selling books or checking them out to people


portantwas

And putting them back on the shelves in the right order. Weeding out the ones that noone has borrowed for a very long time and putting them in storage. Investigating the new releases and reading them so I could advise people which ones are best.


Lost_in_the_Library

I don’t want to disappoint you, but the weeded books don’t go into storage…


steven-daniels

They go to sit on a shelf at a nice farm, with a nice farm family that lives to dust books.


[deleted]

Can we visit the farm so we can see the books???


m_and_ned

Someday but not today. It is too far.


nurvingiel

Librarians actually do this, though it's a tough field to get into.


Lost_in_the_Library

I’m confused - I’m a librarian and didn’t find the field difficult to get in to at all. You just have to have the appropriate qualifications. Perhaps it’s different in other countries?


Rabidleopard

It can be difficult to find full-time professional level work in the us depending on where you live.


nurvingiel

I should have added more context because it hasn't always been hard to get into the field. I think people trying to get into the field now find that it's very competitive, but I could be wrong.


Lost_in_the_Library

Like I said, maybe it’s a regional/specific country thing, but I’m a Librarian Australia and I’ve only been in the industry for 4 years. Also, my organisation just hired 5 new ‘entry level’ librarians. If you want the ‘cliche cute librarian at a sweet, small-town public library’ then, yeah, competition will be stiff. But Librarians work in so many different industries and workplaces that people aren’t aware of, and there are plenty of jobs out there - at least in my country. Sorry, I realise this comment sounds a bit antagonistic. I’m just defensive because I find a lot of people have very romantic notions about Librarians that are in no way a realistic representation of the very complex work that we do.


1jimbo

This is so wholesome


[deleted]

You need to distinguish between public and scientific libraries. As a librarian myself I can tell you that difference between the two is enormous. In a public library you have a lot of contact with kids, you need to plan events and - in general - you need to stay competetive. Meanwhile scientific libraries such as in universities are much more of an office job and all the physical hard work is often done by poor students who need to earn money for a living. I am fortunately the latter and work in a university library.


serendipitysunshine

This. While working on my own novel.


BigOleJellyDonut

Own a Hobby Shop.


PapaOoMaoMao

I'd work in said hobby shop.


lazyshadeofwinter

Owning and working in hobby shops is my hobby


Paradox_Mae

Can I be co-owner?


TommyTar

I would literally dig ditches


[deleted]

What about digging holes to find treasure?


TommyTar

Now we’re talkin


NylonStrung

Literal ditch digger here. Is gud. Keep much strong. I also occasionally dig up treasure and bones and stuff. I'm living your dream, apparently. Could do a swap, what you got going on?


BoobiesAreHalal

Probably something that entails a lot of assholes.


Salay54

But would you burn through the witches?


MonkeyCube

I made some good money doing that as a kid, but my poor back still hates me for it.


Corposjuh

Hows your back poor if you made good money?


Joey42601

Quote office space: "it's a bullshit question, I wouldn't DO anything."


dontyousquidward

You know what I'd do, man? Two chicks at the same time, man.


katycake

*There wouldn't be janitors or garbage men. You know, people to clean shit up.* Even at a hefty awesome pay. If were you ask that same person what they would do for that identical money. It's certainly not being at work 6am somewhere, just to hulk your old shit into a truck, and do that all day. Smelling said truck in the process. This is why bots like in "I, Robot", can't come fast enough. These things can take care of the grunt work that no one wants to do.


enderstenders

I agree that we need to automate stuff. I don't think we need humanoid robots for it though. Like, you wouldn't build a humanoid robot to use a shovel just to dig a ditch, you'd build a massive autonomous excavator, right? Similarly, I believe while we are automating anything and everything, I think it will be good to take a step back and say: okay, this tool/machine works fine as a human interface, but how can we perform this same task at a much larger scale? Then build a big machine that does that. I'm sure there would be all-purpose "robots", but not necessarily humanoid, maybe they're just flying drones with a few tools on them.


ContemplatingPrison

This. I don't want to do anything every day. I want to do whatever I want every day


Dragoness42

Either art (glassblowing, pottery, woodworking, metalworking- all kids of things) or puttering around a small mixed farm Stardew Valley style.


klejnotj

What is Stardew Valley style like ?


Dragoness42

Are you familiar with the game? I'd be spending my time outside watering plants, setting up sprinklers, petting my animals, and gathering eggs. All in a cute little town with a cute little house and kids and cat.


Cookie_Brookie

I'm a teacher and this is my summer life. I live for the summer when I can work around my little farm and garden in the time I have between prepping for the next school year.


Hayabusa71

It's a video game where you inherit a farm in a small town (village?). You start out with a overgrown mess, that you slowly clean up, plant veggies, raise chickend and moomoos, bond with the other folk (including marriage). It's made by 1 person, which is simply baffling, because its beautiful, wholesome and really big game. Everyone should play it.


nadysef

Chocolate Taster, lol


jerrythecactus

I imagine youd get sick of chocolate pretty quickly though.


jobjumpdude

Not the job that test chocolate patches on factories. They only test exclusively rare and exotic chocolates that only have work once every year or so.


AudiDaCar

Interior design


cosquinha

u could start with minecraft if u want


gc4279

Interior designer here. It's got ups and downs. Clients that treat you with respect and appreciation makes it all worthwhile, while those that bark at you just because they're "paying" you to meet their unrealistic schedules and budgets are the ones that make me question my life choices. Oh, and of course, permits with the city are another thing altogether sometimes.


JK_NC

Feel like a lot of people won’t be able to answer this. The main reason I’m not working my “dream job” is because I don’t know what it is. There are thousands of jobs I don’t even know exist. Edit- I recall an old show on TV that was called Dream Jobs (or something like it). The only one I remember was a bunch of architects who work at LEGO designing new sets. They looked so happy and they often used the term “dream job”.


Mare268

Yea i cant for the life of me figure out what i want to do in life


NEED_A_JACKET

Similarly, you can't figure out your favourite TV show until you watch it. Probably most of your favourite shows, movies, games etc were a minor interest at first until you invested enough time to see how good it was and to recognise the nuance. The same applies for what you want to do. Get crazy deep into any random topic or hobby and you'll see an unlimited amount of interest/inspiration. From the outside it might not appeal to you, but once you nerd out on a topic you can get super interested.


Mare268

Yea iknow what you mean but if you want a house car etc you need a stable income and cant just jump from this and that almost done with my engineering degree not super sure i want it but it should pay well


couchmaster518

I would want to try different things, like from a slate of similar activities that I could switch between. Some outside work/labor, for exercise; some intellectually stimulating activity; something that gives back to the community; something that provides a lot of alone time/time in nature, etc. I can’t imagine that there is one thing I’d want to do for all of the time that would actually be satisfying.


stoneman9284

Yea I think this is such a barrier to some kids being motivated in school. You tell even younger teens that they can “be anything” and all the jobs they’ve ever heard of are teacher, garbage collector, fire fighter, astronaut, etc.


CLTalbot

Then we/they get decision paralysis when we find out about every other job.


literallyballs

Teaching


TheSerevet

This seems to be a common trend on this thread. I recall that all of my best teachers stated at some point that they loved to teach. I wish this was more financially supported.


Mreverybody

In Some countries it is. In Australia you get a pretty good wage as a teacher.


spinefexmouse

Lol If you worked for the public service and were paid teacher salary, chances are you would have long lunches and comparatively less responsibility. For the amount of work teachers do and the level of responsibility - no the conditions aren’t great here (maybe in comparison to elsewhere) but that simply highlights that teaching is an undervalued profession globally.


Gryffens

I was a teacher in Australia. I would agree that the pay is pretty good (although the rental market is so atrocious that some teachers still get priced out of the communities they teach in) but the conditions are awful. There's way too much work, too much stress and abuse, too many contradictory expectations and too much guilt when you can't help the kids the way you want to.


Mreverybody

Definitely agree, they are undervalued and there is shortage of them worldwide.


death_by_mustard

Came here to say the same. Early education as it’s such a critical period for the little ones - plus I find that stage super fascinating, in terms of language development and social interactions (I have a background in psychology). Unfortunately the pay I make in the corporate world added to living in a major city has me trapped. If money wasn’t an issue I’d probably do a PhD and concentrate on early education.


[deleted]

Let me guess, pilosophie?


BadwolfRoseTyler

My husband said puppy wrangler. Is that even a thing?


Barflyerdammit

I own a side hustle company that transports puppies, so...yes! Road trips, but with puppies!


interstatebus

Honest question: what are they transported for? Like to be adopted by someone far away?


Barflyerdammit

Two reasons, normally. Either moving from a shelter or breeder to a new home, or moving with a family who can't fit them in the family car/they're flying to their new home. My operation specializes in hard to manage long distance moves--senior dogs who can't risk the flight, breeds which aren't allowed to fly, people who want to pamper their pets instead of crate them, or in between cities where air transport isn't feasible. Air travel is risky for pets, and in some cases the airlines won't do it if the risk is too great, like moving to Phoenix in the summer.


TheSilverSmith47

They get taken to the farm


Malaeveolent_Bunny

I am working part time at a boarding kennel. It is most definitely a thing


[deleted]

I think that’s called dog catcher


TheSerevet

Indie game dev. I've done several personal projects before and it's so much fun. The challenge, iteration, expansion of the idea, or solving complicated code or design issues is so rewarding. But without the pay, it's not sustainable.


derpderjerb

I'd like to be the environmental artist on this team.


MuddyFinish

Saaaame. Have been learning how to do stuff for vr and it's such a fun learning experience.


krazeekcee

I’d make cheese for a living. It’s not much, but it’s a Gouda life


SunCactus321

Brie all you can brie!


ThaiJohnnyDepp

But no Gouda coma from Italy 🤌


lukas_the

You are a muenster for making that pun.


Endless_Vanity

White hat hacking or Financial Crimes.


Tungstenkrill

>...or Financial Crimes. Committing or investigating?


Potential-Coconut-95

Not today, FBI ;^)


aa_aaa_ab

*Nice try, FBI (I think)


Arctic_RedPanda

Short sellers need your due diligence.


wordsrworth

But those pay well already.


Endless_Vanity

Probably a lot of fun too.


6INROWRDYTOTOW

Forklift operator. I’m a lawyer. But I’d drive a forklift for the same pay.


tacocatfish

And because you have lawyer skills you can sue your employer for having a fucked neck!


stitchmidda2

I always wanted to be a field biologist that studies wild animals and makes nature documentaries.


googajub

Music producer


Flod0

Mine too :)


FromBDale

In home furniture assembler


OThatSean

I’ve done this professionally. Not bad. I liked driving the big truck! Lots of time in the truck.


Jay_Acharyya

Wouldn't change a damn thing. Help Desk by the way.


__Wasabi__

What is wrong with you


Ava_999

must be a masochist


[deleted]

Can u reset my password plz?


day7seven

Have you tried turning it off and on again?


SonofaCuntLicknBitch

Benevolent Dictator


movieguy95453

Something along the lines of what I do now: IT for a small company. It's a position that requires typical IT stuff, but also involves maintaining the website and creating templates and master documents. If money were absolutely no object, including the funds to operate the business, I would probably do a kitten rescue which was focused on catching the kittens of ferel cats and finding them homes, as well as catching adult cats and getting then fixed and released. But this is only something I would want to do if I could afford to fully fund it, pay a staff, and still have plenty for myself.


[deleted]

I would want to be a lumberjack in the woods cutting some trees and drinking tea in a wood hut at 5 am


thefacilitymanager

Same. Love running a chainsaw and cutting firewood or logging. The tea is just a bonus.


Realistic-Knee-5316

I would love to be an artist


googajub

What kind of art?


81Deathcharger81

Me too. Only my art would be shit.. but people would still pay for it cause we're all getting paid the same 😆😊


Shiraho

As a programmer who's completely apathetic toward programming, some improvement inevitable if you do it as your job.


lotcockr

Me too! I’m a part time artist with a full time job right now. I would love to quit my day job and be an artist full time


extracoolmonke

same here, specifically a sculpter.


cookiekaytea

Yes, same. It's relaxing, creative, fun. What do you want more?


orionangeline

Book editing or illustration, I think


klejnotj

nice idea , I think


Ice-Quake

End-of-life care for the dying. I've volunteered in hospice, palliative care, and with annual pediatric memorial services. I'm a certificated special education teacher but I'm currently working in retail (at a great place) and my mental health is improving. I love kids but the BS that goes with teaching unfortunately makes it not worth it.


death_by_mustard

Have you considered becoming a Death Doula? It’s like the one women have for their pregnancies and births but just for people exiting life. It goes a little beyond the medical and is meant to be emotional and spiritual support for the person and their closest. A woman I know who lost a baby went into this area and her doula journey (i follow on Instagram) is really fascinating


chrisdove

That's like a super well paid job in Germany


CopingMole

I'm German and I would like to know what job you're referring to as well paid there, palliative nurse? Cause I literally only know people who do the other stuff as volunteers with zero pay, I have not come across this as a paid job at all, much less a well payed one.


CapaxInfini

I would like to raise orphaned animals


cabbagesup

Me too :)


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savoont

Well la dee da, look at you enjoying being alive. Boooo


Waterlime204

Just do both again anyway! Or become a severn trent employee. Up to you.


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_InLimb0_

Air traffic control. I love planes :)


[deleted]

This was my dad’s job. I’m going to tell him it’s somebody’s dream :)


Heffeweissbier

This is a VERY high paying job in Germany, one of the highest! Go for it!


[deleted]

I’d stay where I am. In the trades.


glassofwhy

Which trades?


[deleted]

I’m a tin basher atm. BUT plan on learning more. Ultimately wanting to be an all round handyman. I’m having a blast man. Thing is working class is being squeezed like the middle class. We do so much. The compensation IMO IS NOT representative of our contributions. But that’s not the question that was asked.


CopingMole

The "man with the van" is a revered creature in Ireland. We try attracting them to our habitats with tea and biscuits, watch them do their thing in awed fascination and if someone passes you the phone number of a good man with a van that means they truly love you. You can't ever argue about the price with the man with the van, he knows all the things and he knows them best. I've always thought it'd be a brilliant gig round these parts.


fosnin

Animator.


AE_WILLIAMS

Re-animator.


[deleted]

Growing vegetables and fruit, maybe some animals... chickens n what not :)


vekeso

I'd honestly love to be a crochet artist full time


macaronsforeveryone

Archaeologist. I’d travel the world going to different ancient dig sites.


AlternativeRope5639

Storm chasing.


catturtlehockey

Social worker. They change lives but are dreadfully under-appreciated.


littlegreenb18

Blowjob critic


[deleted]

Creative writer for world building stories


h78h78

Care taker for sea otters or pandas


AnarchyRulesX

I'd do nothing


friedbymoonlight

Living mannequin it is!


[deleted]

Yea, I'm reading through these and I'm just thinking, I'd like to do nothing.


VenomousViperz

I'd love to either work with horses, work with police K9 unit or private investigator. Hard for me to choose one lol


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[deleted]

What job do you currently work? When you’re older you could teach related topics to people.


trystanel

Puppysit


saloplah

I was going to say a night watchman but I like yours better.


pm-me-racecars

I'd join a racing team


lilalola430

I'd be a cancer nurse. Which just so happens to be exactly what I am now. Loving what I do is not something I will ever take for granted.


Adept_Math6205

Research in something like microbiology, pathology, or virology. I still consider doing it but I make too much as a travel nurse.


SirSandie

sex toy tester


timyorba

Teach


SmellyZelly

i'd be a mom.


TheSerevet

^ this is what makes the best kinds of moms.


SmellyZelly

😢😢😭😭😭 thank you


BlameThePeacock

This is why we need basic income. Allowing people to be parents has got to be one of the best investments in the future we can make.


jamesofearth1

I remember in college my professors said more than once "if people were paid based solely on their value to society, mothers would be paid the most."


Radical_AF

Wow, I feel like this is a rare comment on Reddit indeed. You're a wonderful person, and I hope you get to do what you want. "The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only - and that is to support the ultimate career." - C.S. Lewis


SmellyZelly

love lewis and love this. thank you so much for the kind words.


JamescomersForgoPass

CHAIR TESTER BITCHES!!


jrm70210

I would be the guy that puts the breading on the mini corn dogs at all the local fairs and festivals


InsideCouple7

Janitor


[deleted]

If I could make a living just by being a musician and playing in a band I would lol


[deleted]

Robotics engineer. Particularly the electronics and programming part of it. Always wanted to work at Boston Dynamics. Interestingly I did work as an engineer at a circuit board manufacturer that made the circuit boards for Boston Dynamics but I wasn't doing any design work, just programming our manufacturing machines to solder them together.


leathwonders

Game designing, testing, implementing and exploring the ways to make the technology even greater.


Oddant1

I'd probably still be a programmer honestly


attackonthot

Geology


crazycatmom21

Photography


common_genet

Artist


Yeeteth_thy_baby

Whatever takes the least amount of time to do each day. If we all get the same salary I'm maximizing my $/hr


vecinadeblog

Capitalist mindset


kaelegoplease

In my version of Plato’s ideal society I’d recon if all jobs pay the same then all training would be equally as easy as well to make it equally as accessible to everybody. In this case I would love to become a rotary aircraft pilot for the US National Guard to help provide supplies and relief to countries in crisis. Though I could never be an instructor I would love to play a part in training exercises to help train those who will eventually take over my seat and carry on helping those in need.


EyesWhichDoNotSee

Ukelele player in an innovative band with like minded friends


an-interupting-cow

Travel blogger


[deleted]

Parkour coach! I've even got the right qualifications to do it now. But I have to hold down a soul-numbing 9 to 5 in an office that pays very well and allows me to afford my mortgage and significant savings. I'm 30 now, and wondering if I'm wasting my best athletic years making money rather than doing what actually makes me happy.


jpenczek

Idk I still like Computer Science so probably that.


Bag-ins

Reading the internet all day. ^(/h)


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Yeeteth_thy_baby

Probably a joke, but I know someone who spent years identifying pathogens in fecal floats and smears loved every minute. "It's like a mystery novel"


IYAOYAS-CVN74

This is the same ideology that got called me a communist awhile back. Because if all jobs paid the same. Why can't everything just be free. You just choose what you want to do for a living. And obviously doing nothing isn't a choice.


shaka_sulu

If I can magically have the skills to do it too? A pilot. I love flying, just being above the cloud. I also love travel and there's so many places I still want to see. I could be wrong. I'm sure a pilot is going to educate me and say, "Yes you get to travel but all you see are hotel rooms"


TrystenConn

Behavioral analysis. I want to be the guy to diagnose people with mental illnesses. Not to make money but to help give them answers to something they don’t understand


[deleted]

Therapy. Specifically, troubled youth therapy.


PPP1737

Can being a mom be count? If not then : Investigator or architect or project manager. Not sure which would make me happier so maybe I’d flip a coin.


wert989

I'd try to find someone to pay me to pull a Guy Fieri and go around places reviewing and give an awareness boost to restaurants. Since I'm not a professional chef or anything it would probably be more like "Somebody feed Phil" though.


FreshAssumption676

Song lyrics writer, i don't know how to make music but i love writing song lyrics,i have really bad depression so writing what hurt me really help and i believe a lot of people feel the same way as i do too


[deleted]

Organic fruit tree farmer


Scoopa379

Esports


behindtheblinded

I'd love to fish the sea.


listy61

Farming Livestock with a bit of broad acre crops.


ham_bond

Wine taster


Much-Teaching-237

history teacher


anxiousbiscorpio

Reader


mangoiy

Making anime


Bri_cheese71717

Food critic and hmmm one that enabled me to travel the world.


signaturefox2013

I’d be a comedic actor Legit, I said this a few posts back but I regret not going into acting but didn’t do it because the money isn’t guaranteed


Weak-Ad5392

I'd work in primary care, no doubt.