Best job in the world
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Dan_1981 said:
Sometimes The bloke down the pub looks happiest - goes to work, does some plastering, comes back to the pub for a couple with his mates, goes home to the bird he knocked up when she was 17 and see's his kids.
Of course every morning he wakes up and wishes he was a fast jet pilot or could drive an F1 car.
I doubt many f1 drivers or fast jet pilots are waking up wishing they were plasterers though, or even posting on the internet about the downsides of other people's jobs. Of course every morning he wakes up and wishes he was a fast jet pilot or could drive an F1 car.
Dan_1981 said:
Fast jet pilot?
Living in dodgy on base housing. risk of death.
You black out when you go upside down.
You might have to go and live in a tent in a desert hell hole.
No it will be exactly like Top Gun. EXACTLY!Living in dodgy on base housing. risk of death.
You black out when you go upside down.
You might have to go and live in a tent in a desert hell hole.
(You're probably right - but ultimately this is just a bit of harmless fantasy really. There is no such thing as a perfect anything after all)
Working on a farm is very varied and interesting most of the time. There are some very dirty and monotonous jobs, but you get to work out doors, watch things grow, harvest things and use some cool machines that everyone on here thinks are simple and crude but they are to total opposite of that. Pay's not brilliant mind...
Dan_1981 said:
Sometimes The bloke down the pub looks happiest - goes to work, does some plastering, comes back to the pub for a couple with his mates, goes home to the bird he knocked up when she was 17 and see's his kids.
Of course every morning he wakes up and wishes he was a fast jet pilot or could drive an F1 car.
So very true.Of course every morning he wakes up and wishes he was a fast jet pilot or could drive an F1 car.
catpsideways has a great gig. Mine is not as good but the day job gets to see me making a difference in people's lives, is mighty fulfilling (even if the stress levels are off the scale at times) and keeps me in tabs, ale and a roof over my head that's not too shabby.
The weekend one takes me places most on here would love to go and gives me access that even money can't get you. If the day job had not got in the way i would have been in Zolder right now, Rockingham next Saturday, Silverstone on the Sunday, LM for the rest of the week followed by a drive down to Paul Ricard for the following weekend. as it is no Zolder, and Goodwood has had to sub for Paul Ricard. This year i will be doing LM for fun but usually, as with all the others, it's AAA passes and on expenses.
Yet more than a few times the Mrs an I wonder what life would be like if we were 'normal' 5 day a week and two days off at the weekend people and almost envy some of our friends who don't have to look 3+ months ahead to book a night out. In fact it's well known that trying to get us on a weekend between March and October is a fools errand.
Mines pretty good. Travel the world (generally only the nice places), play with some pretty fancy toys, have 6 months a year off, earn what most people would reckon is a very decent salary. Don't have to drag myself out of bed on a work day, work with interesting and adventurous young people, have my food cooked by some first-class chefs, good bonuses and perks, still stretched and stimulated after 16 years, no sales targets to meet, nor operating budgets, excellent living conditions, no commute...
That said I would hack off my starboard b
k with a rusty razor blade to be a fast jet pilot. 
That said I would hack off my starboard b
k with a rusty razor blade to be a fast jet pilot. Tuvra said:
Flying one of these:-
You have Sgts flying AH and an officer controls the weapons systems on board. They have retention issues for AH crews and are offering decent bonuses (I'll have to check but you could probably pay off half to a third of mortgage once you get taxed) and pay incentives at the moment. Plus you would be in the Army and have to socialise with the boring fat alcoholic throbers in the seniors mess.As with everything in the forces you'd be blighted by kit/spares shortages and a f
k load of needless hoops to jump thorough. I have a mate who used to fly Pumas in the RAF but was frustrated as he did all the training etc but the little flying he did wasn't worth it due to all the paperwork and reports etc. He now does dodgy flying in and out of African countries and gets paid in cases of US dollars.I always thought IOC member sounds good. Sit around 3 years out of 4, get whisked off to the bidding countries to look at some models of their prospective Olympic park, get wined and dined, accept the odd bribe, then get down to the serious work of selecting your favourite, safe on the knowledge that it doesn't really matter (to you) who you choose and it's anonymous anyway. Then come back in a few years to attend some of the actual games being taken from your nice hotel to the site in a nice car in a dedicated lane. And (probably) get a reasonable wage.
Or is there more to it than this?
Or is there more to it than this?
LimaDelta said:
Mines pretty good. Travel the world (generally only the nice places), play with some pretty fancy toys, have 6 months a year off, earn what most people would reckon is a very decent salary. Don't have to drag myself out of bed on a work day, work with interesting and adventurous young people, have my food cooked by some first-class chefs, good bonuses and perks, still stretched and stimulated after 16 years, no sales targets to meet, nor operating budgets, excellent living conditions, no commute...
That said I would hack off my starboard bk with a rusty razor blade to be a fast jet pilot.
So go on then what do you do... ?That said I would hack off my starboard b
k with a rusty razor blade to be a fast jet pilot. gl20 said:
I always thought IOC member sounds good. Sit around 3 years out of 4, get whisked off to the bidding countries to look at some models of their prospective Olympic park, get wined and dined, accept the odd bribe, then get down to the serious work of selecting your favourite, safe on the knowledge that it doesn't really matter (to you) who you choose and it's anonymous anyway. Then come back in a few years to attend some of the actual games being taken from your nice hotel to the site in a nice car in a dedicated lane. And (probably) get a reasonable wage.
Or is there more to it than this?
mind you didn't Sepp Blatter think along this lines and it's kinda gone pear-shaped for him ATMOr is there more to it than this?
T1547 said:
LimaDelta said:
Mines pretty good. Travel the world (generally only the nice places), play with some pretty fancy toys, have 6 months a year off, earn what most people would reckon is a very decent salary. Don't have to drag myself out of bed on a work day, work with interesting and adventurous young people, have my food cooked by some first-class chefs, good bonuses and perks, still stretched and stimulated after 16 years, no sales targets to meet, nor operating budgets, excellent living conditions, no commute...
That said I would hack off my starboard bk with a rusty razor blade to be a fast jet pilot.
So go on then what do you do... ?That said I would hack off my starboard b
k with a rusty razor blade to be a fast jet pilot. Dan_1981 said:
Problem is these jobs all have a downside don't they?
F1 Driver - for 8 months of the year yo can only eat what the nutritionist says, can't go out on the lash, can't go to your best mates wedding.
Spend most of that time living in hotels in some horrible st holes.
When you are at work your body is on the edge - you come in from a race pissing blood and knackered.
And then you have to sit with a sponsor and talk st to them.
And then Eddie Irvine will want to talk to you.
And at the end of every year you worry about getting a drive the next one.
Fun for a season but like any job it'll grate on them eventually
Fast jet pilot?
Living in dodgy on base housing. risk of death.
You black out when you go upside down.
You might have to go and live in a tent in a desert hell hole.
Sometimes The bloke down the pub looks happiest - goes to work, does some plastering, comes back to the pub for a couple with his mates, goes home to the bird he knocked up when she was 17 and see's his kids.
Of course every morning he wakes up and wishes he was a fast jet pilot or could drive an F1 car.
When I whinged about my lot in life, my old man would remind me of one of his colleagues.
They were young men doing a well paid and high pressure job. One day a bloke came round to check the fire extinguishers were in date. One of the guys remarked about how it would be bliss to be the fire extinguisher man. No pressure, just walk round offices with a clip board ticking off the dry powder, CO2 water and AFFF.
The boss out his head round the door. "It could be arranged, oh and the fire extinguisher man asks can you move your E-Type, it's blocking the fire exit."
The grass isn't always greener...
F1 Driver - for 8 months of the year yo can only eat what the nutritionist says, can't go out on the lash, can't go to your best mates wedding.
Spend most of that time living in hotels in some horrible s
t holes. When you are at work your body is on the edge - you come in from a race pissing blood and knackered.
And then you have to sit with a sponsor and talk s
t to them. And then Eddie Irvine will want to talk to you.
And at the end of every year you worry about getting a drive the next one.
Fun for a season but like any job it'll grate on them eventually
Fast jet pilot?
Living in dodgy on base housing. risk of death.
You black out when you go upside down.
You might have to go and live in a tent in a desert hell hole.
Sometimes The bloke down the pub looks happiest - goes to work, does some plastering, comes back to the pub for a couple with his mates, goes home to the bird he knocked up when she was 17 and see's his kids.
Of course every morning he wakes up and wishes he was a fast jet pilot or could drive an F1 car.
When I whinged about my lot in life, my old man would remind me of one of his colleagues.
They were young men doing a well paid and high pressure job. One day a bloke came round to check the fire extinguishers were in date. One of the guys remarked about how it would be bliss to be the fire extinguisher man. No pressure, just walk round offices with a clip board ticking off the dry powder, CO2 water and AFFF.
The boss out his head round the door. "It could be arranged, oh and the fire extinguisher man asks can you move your E-Type, it's blocking the fire exit."
The grass isn't always greener...
MarshPhantom said:
Sebo said:
Tim Peake at the moment for me
Do you not think it may be a bit dull?Once he's back on earth I suspect his job will be one of PR and paperwork so probably not as good as it is right now.
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