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How much is your dream job worth to you?
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:05 am
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:05 am
Assuming you have to work and you can choose any job, let's hear how much you'd be willing to give up for your dream job? Dream job is talking about work activity not dream income level
Example: Pro athlete
I am turning down my dream job today and wondering what you would do (decision made). As I point out later my job satisfaction is currently pretty high which is very relevant to me
Best childhood friend works in professional sports and has family connections throughout the sport. Today he called me and told me there is a sports statistician and research position that is mine if I want it (current field is statistics based). Sionce I was young I was obsessive over sports statistics and the only thing cooler than being a pro athlete was being th people who did sports research on them.
Reasons
*Current Job Satisfaction-
Right now though I am in a great job with upward mobility, I am friends with my coworkers and bosses and love the company.
* Pay cut - Roughly 20% and within three years likely/could be close to 60-70%
* salary Ceiling - Unless I got lucky my income ceiling would be Lower than I would make in 5 years in current job
* Family - About to propose and girlfriend has moved to be with me and got her dream job. We have an established group of friends and are driving distance from my brother and her family
Example: Pro athlete
I am turning down my dream job today and wondering what you would do (decision made). As I point out later my job satisfaction is currently pretty high which is very relevant to me
Best childhood friend works in professional sports and has family connections throughout the sport. Today he called me and told me there is a sports statistician and research position that is mine if I want it (current field is statistics based). Sionce I was young I was obsessive over sports statistics and the only thing cooler than being a pro athlete was being th people who did sports research on them.
Reasons
*Current Job Satisfaction-
Right now though I am in a great job with upward mobility, I am friends with my coworkers and bosses and love the company.
* Pay cut - Roughly 20% and within three years likely/could be close to 60-70%
* salary Ceiling - Unless I got lucky my income ceiling would be Lower than I would make in 5 years in current job
* Family - About to propose and girlfriend has moved to be with me and got her dream job. We have an established group of friends and are driving distance from my brother and her family
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 10:28 am
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Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:11 am to GenesChin
when I graduated form college I ski bummed for a year. While doing that I met a few people who stayed or had came back(to Colorado) after a couple years.
I sometimes wonder about what it would be like to come back to Colorado. I could do what I'm doing now there. but that's not the point. If I were to go back it would be to totally commit to the lifestyle and never look back. that is what I wonder about tho, Im not in my early 20s anymore and I don't want to waste any time.
Doesn't answer your question directly but I think you get the idea.
I sometimes wonder about what it would be like to come back to Colorado. I could do what I'm doing now there. but that's not the point. If I were to go back it would be to totally commit to the lifestyle and never look back. that is what I wonder about tho, Im not in my early 20s anymore and I don't want to waste any time.
Doesn't answer your question directly but I think you get the idea.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:15 am to GenesChin
My dream job is no job. I work to live, not the other way around.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:21 am to kingbob
I don't think you understand KingBob, I do that sports stats job on my free time and run regressions and look up obscure stats and research for free time. I would be paid to do something I'd want to do anyways. It is the reason my buddy offered the job
Also, I would never not work. If I won the mega millions I would still work. Probably stay in my same job to learn more tththen open up a sports stats business to consult with Auburn s athletic department for free/minimal charge
Also, I would never not work. If I won the mega millions I would still work. Probably stay in my same job to learn more tththen open up a sports stats business to consult with Auburn s athletic department for free/minimal charge
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 10:22 am
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:22 am to kingbob
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My dream job is no job. I work to live, not the other way around.
The way OP is worded, this.
Time off is important, but the money to enjoy that time is also required. I could definitely take a paycut to have more free time or to do things I enjoy. But I'm not sure that reduced income could fully support what I would like to do.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:25 am to GenesChin
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I don't think you understand KingBob, I do that sports stats job on my free time and run regressions and look up obscure stats and research for free time. I would be paid to do something I'd want to do anyways. It is the reason my buddy offered the job
Also, I would never not work. If I won the mega millions I would still work. Probably stay in my same job to learn more tththen open up a sports stats business to consult with Auburn s athletic department for free/minimal charge
Ok, I get you now. My dream jobs are as follows:
famous professional musician
Food Critic
Travel Show host
Construction Manager for the Tiger Athletic Foundation
Lt. Governor of Louisiana
Posted on 7/9/14 at 10:45 am to kingbob
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:00 am to GenesChin
quote:
I don't think you understand KingBob, I do that sports stats job on my free time and run regressions and look up obscure stats and research for free time. I would be paid to do something I'd want to do anyways. It is the reason my buddy offered the job
I read an interesting book that cited many studies, spanning from early childhood to adulthood, that showed once something becomes a job, as in you have to do it and are compensated for it, the majority of people lose their desire for it no matter how much they loved it to begin with.
I agree with the notion, and I agree with Kingbob's sentiment.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:13 am to kingbob
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Travel Show host
I can remember when I was looking for internships/jobs in college and people would ask me what I wanted to do after I graduated.... I would start off by responding, "Well, I would really love to be the host of that Man vs Food show..."
But in reality, I think I would much rather be Anthony Bourdain than Adam Richman
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:17 am to kennypowers816
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But in reality, I think I would much rather be Anthony Bourdain than Adam Richman
Absolutely. I would love to host a show like "No Reservations" or "Parts Unknown". My passions in life include eating, football, LSU, playing music, travelling, watching tv and movies, and discussing politics. Any career that combines several of those passions is a-ok in my book.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 11:47 am to GenesChin
Would it be a full time job and/or would you have flexibility to do other things to earn additional income or reduce your bills around the house (cutting your own grass, etc)?
That really sounds like a good opportunity so I'd give it a shot.
That really sounds like a good opportunity so I'd give it a shot.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 12:16 pm to C
It was full time. I am happy and SO is happy so I didn't want to ruin a more lucrative and happy situation for something not significantly better
Posted on 7/9/14 at 12:59 pm to kingbob
quote:
My dream job is no job. I work to live, not the other way around.
Slight variation with me. I wanted my job to be a 'choice' not a 'necessity.' It didn't work out. When I retired I couldn't find a part time job that appealed to me. And since I don't need to work...I don't.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 1:11 pm to Zach
I think in retirement I might take up being an adjunct professor, that way I can help pass on some of the knowledge I will gain throughout my career to students.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:05 pm to GenesChin
My dream has been to be a coach, hopefully at the college level one day. I have decided to get out of my current field and go into coaching/teaching, yea the pay isn't stellar but it isn't awful either once you factor in skills clinics, private lessons, and select teams over the summer. Plus I get to do something I love everyday
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:15 pm to Zach
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Sounds great. I pass on my knowledge to my golfing partners. But not about golf. Just general knowledge. Yesterday one said: "Hey Zach have you ever heard of Moe Berg?"
Me: Yes...he was a baseball player and a spy.
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Do you teach golf? I've never played more than mini golf, but would like to learn. It seems like a fun, relaxing game to play on a Saturday morning when it's nice outside and my SO is still asleep.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:21 pm to kingbob
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It seems like a fun, relaxing game to play on a Saturday morning
That all depends. It can be frustrating as shite sometimes.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 3:26 pm to AUtigerNOLA
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It can be frustrating as shite sometimes
It seems like it would only be frustrating if you prided yourself on your golf game. If you know you suck, don't give a shite, and just wanted an excuse to play outside by yourself, it seems like it can't be bad as long as the weather's decent.
Posted on 7/9/14 at 4:12 pm to kingbob
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Do you teach golf? I've never played more than mini golf, but would like to learn. It seems like a fun, relaxing game to play on a Saturday morning when it's nice outside and my SO is still asleep.
Golf is an important story of my child hood. My dad was a poor uneducated rough neck in the oil fields. He got heart problems in his 50s. The doctor told him he needed a hobby or he would die at 60. He took up golf at age 52 and brought me along (I was about age 9).
He got really good at it. I watched every move he made. He consistently shot in the high 80s. I could never break 100 and gave up golf until after he died. He left me his clubs.
I brought them out of my closet around the year 2000 and decided to take up golf again. A caddy said.."Sir, you really shouldn't use those clubs. Those are valuable Ben Hogan's from the 1960s. They are hand made."
I took his advice. I gave the clubs to my son to eventually give to my grand son.
But every time I tee off in the early morning I think of my dad. The rough neck who put up with me to learn golf.
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