The best job in the world!!!

twinketta
twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
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I have worked at many jobs in my time and am happy with my life now as a `trader`

Have worked in a psychiatric unit in the past to fulfill my diplomas as a psychologist.

My question is what is the best job in the world? Did you train for it or just happen upon it or have you not found the best job in the world?

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  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    as an undergrad I got paid one summer to collect "control largemouth bass" for one of my professor's experiments. I got paid minimum wage and expenses for doing what I would have done that summer anyway.
  • MORECHABLIS
    MORECHABLIS Posts: 164 Member
    Chocolate Breast Moulder
  • Tigermum9
    Tigermum9 Posts: 546 Member
    David Beckhams personal dresser....I mean personal
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    as an undergrad I got paid one summer to collect "control largemouth bass" for one of my professor's experiments. I got paid minimum wage and expenses for doing what I would have done that summer anyway.

    Is that fish? What did you have to do for that????
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    My best job ever was a summer I did work for the USFS in Southeastern Idaho near Bear Lake. I was given a cabin to share with a friend, and we were given meals. They paid us to walk through the forests of the Cache national forest up and down mountains, with a bullhorn, a tape of a male goshawk call, and a GPS unit to locate and waypoint all the active goshawk nests. Got some great trout fishing in on our downtime, saw some great sights, and spent all of our days outdoors.
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    Chocolate Breast Moulder

    If someone has to do it then it might as well be you? :tongue:
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    I dont know about the best jobs but the funnest job I ever had was a research assistant in the Fulani Village of Nigeria measuring the nutritional status of children. The mountain plateau states of Nigeria are gorgeous, the people are beautiful, and this kids are about the cutest things around.

    I was also fortunate enough to watch a live birth in their birthing ward.

    Oh and the coolest thing I ever got to do while working was be witness to an open heart surgery. That was amazing seeing the patient the next day alive and awake when just the previous day his heart had been stopped.
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    as an undergrad I got paid one summer to collect "control largemouth bass" for one of my professor's experiments. I got paid minimum wage and expenses for doing what I would have done that summer anyway.

    Is that fish? What did you have to do for that????

    Oh, I just had to go fishing and deliver the fish alive...
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    as an undergrad I got paid one summer to collect "control largemouth bass" for one of my professor's experiments. I got paid minimum wage and expenses for doing what I would have done that summer anyway.

    Sounds a lot like some of the jobs I got for my work study: Boating the Snake River looking for the Pleistocene Snail, Vegetation surveys to check the impact of grazing on public lands, electrofishing high mountain lakes to see how the population was recovering after an accident.
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    My best job ever was a summer I did work for the USFS in Southeastern Idaho near Bear Lake. I was given a cabin to share with a friend, and we were given meals. They paid us to walk through the forests of the Cache national forest up and down mountains, with a bullhorn, a tape of a male goshawk call, and a GPS unit to locate and waypoint all the active goshawk nests. Got some great trout fishing in on our downtime, saw some great sights, and spent all of our days outdoors.

    That sounds like an awesome experience and getting paid for it also yay!
  • ldrosophila
    ldrosophila Posts: 7,512 Member
    PS the best job is no job. Independently wealthy and the ability to travel the world
  • Leather_N_Lace
    Leather_N_Lace Posts: 518 Member
    I really like the one I have now..
    I used to work in healthcare but then somehow ended up working for the world's largest retailer home office managing inventory flow for several different categories over the years...
    Left there and went to work for a brokerage firm (currently here) where I do replenishment analytics for clients that are trying to grow their business with various retailers. I love what I do!!!!

    Plus I teach Zumba so it is pretty fun shaking my groove thang!
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    as an undergrad I got paid one summer to collect "control largemouth bass" for one of my professor's experiments. I got paid minimum wage and expenses for doing what I would have done that summer anyway.

    Sounds a lot like some of the jobs I got for my work study: Boating the Snake River looking for the Pleistocene Snail, Vegetation surveys to check the impact of grazing on public lands, electrofishing high mountain lakes to see how the population was recovering after an accident.

    Intriguing job! I hate snails have had to put all my plants out of the way cos of my dog. But it is so nice that people look after the little critters and research them :smile:
  • _Fatty2Fitty_
    _Fatty2Fitty_ Posts: 150 Member
    Im a student nurse and I have to say it is the best, but one of the toughest jobs i have ever done! physically, mentally and emotionally challenging but well worth it! I also got to see a hip replacement which was pretty cool!
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    The best job in the world: NOT being a parent
  • danasings
    danasings Posts: 8,218 Member
    The best job in the world: NOT being a parent

    I used to agree, then I became one. :smile:
  • Tigermum9
    Tigermum9 Posts: 546 Member
    summer holidays testing though
  • suziepoo1984
    suziepoo1984 Posts: 915 Member
    The best job in the world: NOT being a parent

    I used to agree, then I became one. :smile:

    ^^This. It can non-rewarding, tiring, frustrating, annoying and several other things, but still one of the best jobs in the world, because you can see the most outstanding and cutest results right in front of you:flowerforyou:
  • Okapi42
    Okapi42 Posts: 495 Member
    Best job I ever had was driving a horse and carriage for Santa - all the kids were so excited, and I got all the mince pies I could eat. Burned 'em all off, too - boy, was it cold out there.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    The best job in the world!!!



    blow...
  • debbash68
    debbash68 Posts: 981 Member
    Im a student nurse and I have to say it is the best, but one of the toughest jobs i have ever done! physically, mentally and emotionally challenging but well worth it! I also got to see a hip replacement which was pretty cool!
    I agree but qualified a long time! It's a privilege that people let you care for them, when they are at their most vulnerable
  • latenitelucy
    latenitelucy Posts: 1,314 Member
    David Beckhams personal dresser....I mean personal

    You can dress him if I can lick him dry after his showers...
  • Aparz1
    Aparz1 Posts: 949
    I used to teach horse back ridding lessons in college... Pretty much the best job ever
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    I had a summer job once where we sampled the crops that farmers would bring into a big warehouse. We had to suit up in a respirator because you weren't allowed to breath the stuff in. The job itself wasn't that great but because of the suiting up we would wait until about 5-6 trucks had come in. While we were waiting we would sit around getting paid to watch DVDs. Our record was about 4 in one shift. Pretty cruisy.

    Once my Dad worked as the Santa in the local shopping centre. Not sure how it was for him but he used to bring home a big sack of candy every night which was pretty sweet (pun intended) for us kids. I was about 9 or 10 at the time
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    The best job in the world: NOT being a parent

    I used to agree, then I became one. :smile:

    ^^This. It can non-rewarding, tiring, frustrating, annoying and several other things, but still one of the best jobs in the world, because you can see the most outstanding and cutest results right in front of you:flowerforyou:

    Guessing your offspring are still young for you to take that stance.

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