# Ignoring money, education, skill what would your job be? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430 "2011-04-15T01:43:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/1 "2011-04-15T01:43:57Z")
What is your absolute dream job that you would pursue if you didn’t have to worry about the education costs, how much money you’d make, or if you’re actually talented? If you’re already living your dream job, fuck you. 😉 No seriously, please share. How did you end up there? Did it just fall in your lap? How did you come across it? If I could do anything in the world I would actually own a floral shop. Kinda random, yes, but it’s something I wish I could do. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/2 "2011-04-15T01:57:43Z")
Mid range (but not famous, so still able to walk around w/o being noticed) musician. I wouldn’t want to do it forever though. ---
**Author:** ![\_mostly\_Harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/9d8465/32.png) [@\_mostly\_Harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_mostly_Harmless)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/3 "2011-04-15T02:24:59Z")
I would be a poet and, no, I wouldn’t care that NOBODY makes a living at poetry anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/4 "2011-04-15T02:36:12Z")
Either science fiction writer or artist. I actually _have_ worked as a professional artist, and I actually _have_ been published (non-fiction), so I have had an actual taste of my dream job(s), but I am not (yet) successful enough to make my living off either, or a combination of both. But I keep trying. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/5 "2011-04-15T02:50:09Z")
1. Astronaut 2. Guitar legend 3. Super hero Since these haven’t worked out, I would balance aspirations with: a math teacher; who plays guitar in local bars; and teaches country blues under yet a third identity. I’d need a pension - I’m working on that. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/6 "2011-04-15T03:39:32Z")
Archaeologist (I have my BA in it but didn’t go on with grad school) Singer/songwriter ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/7 "2011-04-15T04:13:37Z")
Starting a big, non-profit healthcare ombudsman service. ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/8 "2011-04-15T04:20:40Z")
Songwriter. Not a performer, though. Film director, though (from what I’ve heard) I’d need money, education skill and **stamina** to be able to do it. A writer of travel/history books. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/9 "2011-04-15T04:33:15Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > How did you end up there? Did it just fall in your lap? How did you come across it? I’m a videogame designer, which is pretty close to my dream job. I’d enjoy it more if I were a wealthy, famous videogame designer … . I prepared for it my whole life AND it fell into my lap. As a kid I used to obsessively read rule books for fun. I’d pester my family to play boardgames with me, and when they refused I’d play them by myself. I coded my first game – a two-player tank combat – when I was in 8th grade. When I was in my 20’s I designed board games as a hobby. However, I never try to break into the game industry. It was just a thing I did in my spare time for fun. But when I got out of grad school, my adviser recommended me for a programming job at a graphics company that was starting a game division. It turned out that I knew more about designing games than their original designer did … and next thing I knew, I was doing it full time … . ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/10 "2011-04-15T04:39:17Z")
Surf the web for a living. Seriously. Runner-up would be reading for a living. Can I make a living wasting my time on the Dope? If I can figure that out, I’m set! ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/11 "2011-04-15T05:23:26Z")
Luthier. I would like to be a great guitar maker. I love working with my hands, making things—I used to be a machinist, and I have a humble wood workshop in my basement. And I love guitars and music. Of course, that _is_ ignoring money, education, and skill—I would need all three to make it as a luthier. ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/12 "2011-04-15T05:39:04Z")
Archaeologist. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/13 "2011-04-15T05:45:23Z")
Housewife. I’ve been a single parent for a long time and have worked full-time for years and years. I’m tired. I would love to be able to stay home and cook elaborate meals almost every night and take care of my family and my house and my pets. And take naps every day. Yeah, naps. At this point, that would be more valuable to me than any career success and more work. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/14 "2011-04-15T10:23:21Z")
Composer. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/15 "2011-04-15T11:00:17Z")
Billionaire philanthropist by night; super-powered crime fighter later at night. Astronaut by day. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/16 "2011-04-15T11:38:34Z")
I have achieved one half of my dream (er, no word on the ‘‘dream job’’ part yet…but I definitely feel I’ve got the necessary education to _do_ my dream job), but the other thing I would really like to do is be a successful novelist. I absolutely adore writing fiction. I still plan to get around to this eventually. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/17 "2011-04-15T11:55:14Z")
Train engineer. ---
**Author:** ![thebenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@thebenn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thebenn)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/18 "2011-04-15T12:03:42Z")
I would be an astronomer. Carl Sagan is one of my heroes. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/19 "2011-04-15T12:09:36Z")
I would like to be someone who writes puzzles. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430/20 "2011-04-15T12:11:11Z")
Writing and comedy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignoring-money-education-skill-what-would-your-job-be/578430.md?page=2)