# My Dream Job Challenge-Any ideas?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-job-challenge-any-ideas/600942>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 27, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-job-challenge-any-ideas/600942 "2011-10-27T04:02:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![moejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-job-challenge-any-ideas/600942/1 "2011-10-27T04:02:26Z")

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I’m hoping to leave my current job in January if things don’t improve, which I’m sure they won’t because bad jobs usually don’t. This is a secret plan, so I don’t actually _have_ to find a new job, I could just stick with the crap one I have if I don’t find something better.

Although it’s generally not in my nature, I’ve decided to experiment with the idea of extreme optimism by contacting any company or organization I can think of and inquiring about positions that would be way over the top dream jobs for me. Even if they don’t really exist or they do exist but are not open at this time.

I know it’s weird, but just thinking up the idea today made me feel better about my current situation so I’m going for it.

I’d love any ideas to add to my list, here’s what I have so far:

Personal Assistant to Mr. Clooney  
House Manager at Carnegie Hall  
Receptionist at The White House  
Shoe Department Buyer for Barney’s New York  
Tour Manager for The Rolling Stones  
Ice Cream Taster, Ben & Jerry’s  
Staff writer for a tabloid Magazine  
English Only Tour guide at the Louvre  
Wardrobe Fitter on Hawaii Five-O

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**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-job-challenge-any-ideas/600942/2 "2011-10-27T04:45:30Z")

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Those guys who beta test video games for Nintendo, Sony, Konami, et. al.! 🙂

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**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-job-challenge-any-ideas/600942/3 "2011-10-29T00:33:04Z")

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I don’t have a specific job in mind but I’d say, whatever it is you do every chance you get, try to do that, and get paid for it.