What job would you do if...
Discussion
...you didn't need the money and/or you could live without any cash while you retrained or worked your way up the ladder?
I've hit the big 40 now and am far too embedded in what I do for a living to make a change now. I was talking to Mrs NL about this over the weekend and we both agreed that, if we didn't need the cash or had our time again, we'd actually do something completely different to the career's we find ourselves in.
So, what would you do? My list included farmer, pilot, marine biologist, photographer, restaurateur and racing driver. I couldn't add male porn star and Mrs NL would know I was pushing the boat out with that one
NL
I've hit the big 40 now and am far too embedded in what I do for a living to make a change now. I was talking to Mrs NL about this over the weekend and we both agreed that, if we didn't need the cash or had our time again, we'd actually do something completely different to the career's we find ourselves in.
So, what would you do? My list included farmer, pilot, marine biologist, photographer, restaurateur and racing driver. I couldn't add male porn star and Mrs NL would know I was pushing the boat out with that one
NL
GreatGranny said:
Is this something you could realistically do or just your fantasy/dream job?
It should be something you can realistically do without the need for cash and plenty of training, if required. For example, if you're 3ft 6, there's not much you can do to become a pro basketball player NL
NobleLord said:
Good call 
I have a PPL, but would love to have gone the whole way and become a commercial pilot just to fly those sea planes between the Maldavian islands 
NL
It's not all flying between beautiful islands you know. I have a PPL, but would love to have gone the whole way and become a commercial pilot just to fly those sea planes between the Maldavian islands NL
I go to the Maldives a lot with work. I know a few of the air taxi pilots, there are a few younger ones who loiter around the Hulhule airport island hotel bar trying to pick up stewardesses from the airlines that stay there. I saw one bloke the other night trying to convince a hostie that he ought to stay with her as he'd "missed the last boat back to the main island". I've seen him use the line loads, it works for him all the time.
Slight twist on this: If I could do it without the long term periods away from home, plus a salary more like my current one, I'd join something like the RAF to muck about with planes.
Unfortunately, they want to pay you nothing, and post you off somewhere random for six months at a time - I want a more 9-5 style version
Unfortunately, they want to pay you nothing, and post you off somewhere random for six months at a time - I want a more 9-5 style version
beakr said:
Slight twist on this: If I could do it without the long term periods away from home, plus a salary more like my current one, I'd join something like the RAF to muck about with planes.
Unfortunately, they want to pay you nothing, and post you off somewhere random for six months at a time - I want a more 9-5 style version
Blimey, you don't want much! I would have been happy with being short enough to pass the medical.Unfortunately, they want to pay you nothing, and post you off somewhere random for six months at a time - I want a more 9-5 style version
beakr said:
Slight twist on this: If I could do it without the long term periods away from home, plus a salary more like my current one, I'd join something like the RAF to muck about with planes.
Unfortunately, they want to pay you nothing, and post you off somewhere random for six months at a time - I want a more 9-5 style version
£40k ish for an average engineer no? if thats small beer then fair play, especially with a full pension earned before 40.Unfortunately, they want to pay you nothing, and post you off somewhere random for six months at a time - I want a more 9-5 style version
for me, i'd be either:
architect
furniture designer
helicopter pilot - FAA junglie/SAR
restaurateur - japanese
marine salvage blokey
houseboat builder in NL
offshore engineer/design engineer
watsan engineer - 3rd world
pirate
looking to do one of the above. only two of them are really out of the question - can't be arsed training for 7yrs to be an architect and too old to be a junglie!
Edited by shirt on Monday 21st December 18:18
el stovey said:
NobleLord said:
Good call I have a PPL, but would love to have gone the whole way and become a commercial pilot just to fly those sea planes between the Maldavian islands
NL
It's not all flying between beautiful islands you know. I have a PPL, but would love to have gone the whole way and become a commercial pilot just to fly those sea planes between the Maldavian islands NL
I go to the Maldives a lot with work. I know a few of the air taxi pilots, there are a few younger ones who loiter around the Hulhule airport island hotel bar trying to pick up stewardesses from the airlines that stay there. I saw one bloke the other night trying to convince a hostie that he ought to stay with her as he'd "missed the last boat back to the main island". I've seen him use the line loads, it works for him all the time.
Whatever it is, I've just added it to my list NL
Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff