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A New Year - What's your dream job??

A New Year - What's your dream job??

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divegeester
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Ok so Christmas is just looming, but 2009 loometh also, and according to research at:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/faculty/oswald/finalnywarwickwbseventpapernov2002.pdf.

Most of us in the world are less happy at work and more stressed to boot. In the USA satisfaction with work has dropped by about 18% since the 1970s to only 49% of people responding in the positive. This compares to 62% in Denmark, 30% in Japan and only 23% in Hungary. Apparently some of the top listed factors assosiated with satisfaction at work are being a woman, having a degree (except in UK where we probalbly secretly still believe in comprehensive education) and being in a relatively high paid income bracket.

So, enough stats; if I was your fairy godmother (please refrain) what would be your dream job for the New Year? Here are the kids and adult lists to stmulate your imagination...

Top 10 dream jobs for kids:

1) Doctor/Nurse
2) Vet
3) Footballer
4) Teacher
5) Actor/Movie Star
6) Writer
7) Dancer/Ballerina
8) Pilot
9) Pop Star
10) Astronaut

The adult list looks a little different:

1) Playboy Photographer
2) Porn Star
3) Music star
4) Pro Athelete
5) Actor/Actress
6) HIt Man
7) Professional Poker Player
8) Chocolate Tester
9) Travel Advisor
10) Stay At Home Parent

kirksey957
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Originally posted by divegeester
Ok so Christmas is just looming, but 2009 loometh also, and according to research at:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/faculty/oswald/finalnywarwickwbseventpapernov2002.pdf.

Most of us in the world are less happy at work and more stressed to boot. In the USA satisfaction with work has dropped by about 18% since the 1970s to on ...[text shortened]...
7) Professional Poker Player
8) Chocolate Tester
9) Travel Advisor
10) Stay At Home Parent
Stay at home parent? You gotta be kidding me.

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Originally posted by kirksey957
Stay at home parent? You gotta be kidding me.
Perhaps it comes with a live-in nanny/French maid.

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Originally posted by divegeester
Ok so Christmas is just looming, but 2009 loometh also, and according to research at:

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/faculty/oswald/finalnywarwickwbseventpapernov2002.pdf.

Most of us in the world are less happy at work and more stressed to boot. In the USA satisfaction with work has dropped by about 18% since the 1970s to on ...[text shortened]...
7) Professional Poker Player
8) Chocolate Tester
9) Travel Advisor
10) Stay At Home Parent
I'd love to have my own vegan coffee shop.

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Love thy bobblehead

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Novelist.

Why the incredulity regarding stay-at-home parent?

kirksey957
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Originally posted by Fleabitten
Novelist.

Why the incredulity regarding stay-at-home parent?


Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the defense rests.

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Granny

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I'd like to be the test pilot for the new Preperation H.

GRANNY.

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Love thy bobblehead

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Originally posted by kirksey957
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nojWJ6-XmeQ

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the defense rests.
Sorry, kirksey, but I'm at work. No youtube for me.

kirksey957
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Originally posted by Fleabitten
Sorry, kirksey, but I'm at work. No youtube for me.
It's painful to watch , my brother.

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Love thy bobblehead

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Originally posted by kirksey957
It's painful to watch , my brother.
I'll take your word for it, then.

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Don't Fear Me

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Originally posted by Mimor
I'd love to have my own vegan coffee shop.
I could easily make a career of hanging out in your vegan coffee shop. I'd moonlight as a haircut-needer.

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I've been wanting to write a book for many years but haven't had the nerve. I know what I want to write about so maybe my New Year resolution should be to start it and see how I feel.

Pawn Qween

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In the real world, I have recently applied for some jobs, and the one I would like is Training Officer for a charity. 20 hours per week and flexi-time, that sounds good to me - and so does the salary. 😀

In the unreal world, I would like to have an arty crafty shop, with a workshop/studio attached that I could use for classes.
I have about 10 years left that I could do that type of work, and that would see me into a nice early retirement of listening to radio plays and dog walking.

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Originally posted by Pawn Qween
In the real world, I have recently applied for some jobs, and the one I would like is Training Officer for a charity. 20 hours per week and flexi-time, that sounds good to me - and so does the salary. 😀

In the unreal world, I would like to have an arty crafty shop, with a workshop/studio attached that I could use for classes.
I have about 10 years le ...[text shortened]... and that would see me into a nice early retirement of listening to radio plays and dog walking.
yu wont be handing out slices of cheesecake ? 🙁😉

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Originally posted by Mimor
I'd love to have my own vegan coffee shop.
Can I be a tea and cake tester at your shop?

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