Dream Job?

ForeverYoung90

Be realistic now.Don't all be saying you want to be a professional footballer when your 35 years old and cant make your local sides starting 11.
For me its to be a Garda.Don't laugh now let me explain..Ive thought about it and it really can be a decent job.Well paid 44-50k after tax,no fear of being let go so a business can survive etc,can get promoted to higher ranks,perks like easier to get mortgages,power but of cousre with a lot of responsibility and finally respect..well off those who it is worth getting respect from anyway.
Other than that its play for my beloved Manchester United alongside Wayne Rooney.:D

Rothko

Painter or music producer

Dr. Manhattan

I think you have an unrealistic view of life for young Gards and in particular of promotional prospects.

I have my dream job. 's all good.

Fromthetrees

Video Game Designer

lividduck

Hangman.

Mance Rayder

Systems Architect $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

krudler

Film director or video games designer

af_thefragile

Designing and building cars.... fast ones...!

NSNO

Fromthetrees wrote: »

Video Game Designer

Very very very tough industry. Ultra-competitive, poor industrial relations, stunted career progression.

Though if you can get working with the right team, with the right product and the right backing it'll be amazing.

Mance Rayder

NSNO wrote: »

Very very very tough industry. Ultra-competitive, poor industrial relations, stunted career progression.

Though if you can get working with the right team, with the right product and the right backing it'll be amazing.

Yup better to specialise in IT. Everybody wants to make games.

later12

Minister of Finance in an autocratic, occasionally benevolent rogue state, implementing universal austerity with maniacal shrieking.

It sounds far more sadistic when I say it out loud.

Big foots diick

Travel critic for trip advisor

Mance Rayder

later10 wrote: »

Minister of Finance in an autocratic, occasionally benevolent rogue state, implementing universal austerity with maniacal shrieking.

It sounds far more sadistic when I say it out loud.

Well you might in after Noonan. You have my vote anyway. Noonan just doesn't have the evil laugh.

NSNO

CiscoStudent wrote: »

Yup better to specialise in IT. Everybody wants to make games.

Nearly everybody starts studying Computer Science wanting to be a Games Developer.

They quickly learn they can earn far more money with far less stress working in other areas.

Sabre0001

Video games journalist & video producer...

kfallon

Blow

Eve_Dublin

Owner of second-hand bookshop/cafe/bar in a hot country. I'm going to make it happen some day. Fact.

Mance Rayder

NSNO wrote: »

Nearly everybody starts studying Computer Science wanting to be a Games Developer.

They quickly learn they can earn far more money with far less stress working in other areas.

I stand corrected so!;)

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Sports journalist in America.

theg81der

Doctor
Tax consultant/tax inspector with the revenue
Psychologist/Psychiatrist
Risk analysist
Algorithmic trader

crazygeryy

Porn star.well id like to try it maybe for a year.

theg81der

crazygeryy wrote: »

Porn star.well id like to try it maybe for a year.

Please find list of benefit in kind below :

http://intheknowpeel.ca/stiaids/list.htm

UglyBolloxFace

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

can get promoted to higher ranks,perks like easier to get mortgages,power but of cousre with a lot of responsibility and finally respect..

With that attitude, I really really hope you get nowhere near becoming a Guard.

InTheTrees

NSNO wrote: »

Very very very tough industry. Ultra-competitive, poor industrial relations, stunted career progression.

Though if you can get working with the right team, with the right product and the right backing it'll be amazing.

You're correct.

I'm a fifteen year veteran of the video game industry. Started in Arcade games back in the 80's. (when we used to get bonus's)

I got out five years ago and have been so happy working in architectural 3d.

:pac:

qz

Hedge fund manager.

Missmiddleton

i wanna write stuff

ForeverYoung90

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

With that attitude, I really really hope you get nowhere near becoming a Guard.

Im far from a person who gets a thrill from having a degree of power so if you dont know me dont judge me.

bodhrandude

A stunt cock in the pornos.

mariaalice

Working as a cheese buyer or a wine buyer or a chocolate buyer for a high end retailer like Harrods!

yum yum!

stoneill

I used to think the Top Gear lads had the ultimate jobs - but no - Mythbusters.
Blowing shít up!

Kevwoody

Airline pilot

biko

The Punisher

Real answer: something similar to what I do already, just more money.

mariaalice

P.S I know someone who work in the IT department of a large bank in the UK and he has commented on the amount of people working with him that have degrees in computer game designer. ( and they are not designing computer games )

lividduck

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

With that attitude, I really really hope you get nowhere near becoming a Guard.

Why? He would fit in perfectly!

Ainekav

Arts Officer in a large Arts Org with a decent educational/community remit
OR
Project Manager in an collaborative arts organisation.

I've done internships in both types of orgs... absolutely loved it.

I would also love to work in another type of creative org that had a creative role in project or event management.... eg. social enterprise.

Peetrik

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

power but of cousre with a lot of responsibility and finally respect..well off those who it is worth getting respect from anyway.

Respect is earned not automatically deserved. I generally find members of the Garda to be condescending and unpleasant even while off duty.

My dream job could well be investigating Garda corruption, it's one of the few things I wouldn't be doing just for the money

UglyBolloxFace

ForeverYoung90 wrote: »

Im far from a person who gets a thrill from having a degree of power so if you dont know me dont judge me.

I'm not judging you, I'm just pointing out that you mentioned 'power' when giving reasons for wanting to become a Guard. This should never, ever, be a reason - and it is because of this that there are a lot of utter, power-tripping **** in An Garda Siochana presently.

phasers

Batman

Failing that, being a binman seems pretty sweet. The truck does all the feckin work nowadays.

Plug

Supercar test driver.

pragmatic1

Game keeper at an African safari.

Kidchameleon

Sperm doner

Dr. Manhattan

Kidchameleon wrote: »

Sperm doner

Even drunk, that's a kebab I wouldn't eat.

Feeona

Architect or marine biologist

amacca

always wanted to be successful doing something perceived as being dangerous and requiring skill and daring etc...you know one of the swashbuckling elite/untouchables....... women want him, men want to be him and so on and so forth

eg: F1 driver

Fighter Pilot or Test Pilot


Huzzah, bang on, death or glory etc

Johnny Foreigner

Property Developer in Ireland between 1994 and 2007.

amacca

Johnny Foreigner wrote: »

Property Developer in Ireland between 1994 and 2007.

nice to see you have/had your sights set on getting out just before the soft landing

good show

Ill trade you this laptop for a french villa if your ever in the market for a second hand computer dude

wendell borton

Dream job would have to be oil boy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfSOumv-QQ4

barbiegirl

Writer. I have a series of kids books but too scared to submit anywhere. I have lots of ideas but i'm so scared of failing that I won't start a proper book. As a dream it's happy, as a failed reality where will I be with no dream?

amacca

barbiegirl wrote: »

Writer. I have a series of kids books but too scared to submit anywhere. I have lots of ideas but i'm so scared of failing that I won't start a proper book. As a dream it's happy, as a failed reality where will I be with no dream?

go ahead and do it

take it from me...trying and failing as miserably as its possible to fail (if the worst really does come to pass) is and experience that is still light years ahead of regretting not going for it


and if it does get rejected etc it does not mean its over if you want it bad enough........keep banging away if you do...........the one thing that separates most successful people is the fact they kept coming back for more after failing miserably countless times.

OneArt

Anything freelance really, with good money in it. I write at the moment so I work whenever the hell I want, make as much money as I want etc.

I think I'll try and pick up a few more skills along the way. Painting pictures for some clams sounds like a right hoot.

Dr. Manhattan

barbiegirl wrote: »

Writer. I have a series of kids books but too scared to submit anywhere. I have lots of ideas but i'm so scared of failing that I won't start a proper book. As a dream it's happy, as a failed reality where will I be with no dream?

Have a look at this http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056546472

Then get cracking. Always better to regret what you did than what you didn't do.