Dream job vs actual job.

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  • OfficerFuzzy
    OfficerFuzzy Posts: 222 Member
    Dream Job: Writer or publisher, Librarian, maybe English Lit Teacher, Bookstore....anything with books.

    Actual Job: Checker at a grocery store.
  • geonbaeLeilee
    geonbaeLeilee Posts: 606 Member
    Actual Job: Adjunct instructor/English tutor/Freelance Writer

    I wanted to become a teacher because of Mr. Feeny and my French/creative writing teacher; the latter gave me a chance and didn't see me as someone who would eventually fail at life like everyone else in school thought (even though I had excellent grades!).

    Dream Job: Fiction Writer

    I've always loved writing. I have the ideas, but I don't have the time anymore. If I could just get one book published, that's all I need to feel like I accomplished something in my life.

    My other dream is to someday own and run a coffee shop. :) I want to make tasty coffee and bake yummy things.
  • silver_arrow3
    silver_arrow3 Posts: 1,373 Member
    Actual Job: Informal Educator & Program "Assistant" (I run an after-hours program for schools to attend - I do the development, the event planning, the inventory, overseeing the event, occasionally teach during the event, and give various facility tours)

    Dream Job: Museum Curation or SOMETHING in a museum.

    This place isn't my dream job, but I've been working here since I was 17 and it's literally the only place I've worked. It provides for some really awesome stories though so I just can't quite let go!
  • TedStout
    TedStout Posts: 241
    Dream Job: Aleady did it. Career USMC

    Actual Job: Production Manager. Its challenging, at least.

    Next Dream Job: Retired, riding motorcycle, horses, fishing and hunting.
  • bullsfan22
    bullsfan22 Posts: 104
    Dream job: Consulting > Start my own firm

    Actual job: Financial Analyst
  • jennalink807
    jennalink807 Posts: 226 Member
    Real Job and Dream Job are the same at the moment- Youth Pastor

    I love what I do- working with teenagers and building mentoring relationships. They challenge me every day to think in new ways and they are so full of life and potential. I'm only 25, and I can see myself doing this for another 15-20 years.

    Then when I get older I'd love to go back for a PhD (currently have masters in theology) in theological education and teach at the college level.

    That or open up my own local diner. I love to cook in my spare time but have no educational background in cooking or business, so that would be the unrealistic dream job :)
  • GnomeLove
    GnomeLove Posts: 379
    Right now I am a full-time student. In the past I have done customer service at many places and was in the Army. My dream job would be to open up my own dog kennel and no-kill shelter.
  • Jaulen
    Jaulen Posts: 468 Member
    Actual job: Geologist

    Dream job: Geologist on Mars :love:
  • johnglenn1973
    johnglenn1973 Posts: 274
    Actual job: Cat Herder
    Dream job: Jello
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Actual job: Network engineer

    Dream job: Physician
  • playprettie1
    playprettie1 Posts: 66 Member
    Actual job: IT Project Management
    Dream job: Lady of Leisure

    You have my life LOL. Actual job: Same as ^^This (I work primarily with software) Dream Job: Same as ^^This
  • Lane1012
    Lane1012 Posts: 211 Member
    Dream job: Psychiatrist

    Actual Job: SAHM of 6

    The latter would cause me to seriously need the former.
  • MightyDomo
    MightyDomo Posts: 1,265 Member
    Actual Job: Document Controller, the title itself should be pretty explanitory.

    Dream Jobs(s) (Since either of them would make me happy long term):

    - Personal Trainer with additional background in Nutrition and Kinesthesiology: I love exercise, if I could live and breath it and be in the right shape to properly teach it... heck yes I would love to do that and actually I have seriously looking into going back to school for it next year in the fall. By then I will probably be in good enough shape to feel 'right' for the job.

    - Lawyer, youth criminal law and family law: Because of my young and stupid criminal history and the help of youth criminal lawyers I turned my leaf and became a non-criminal teenager/adult. I think it would be a very rewarding career that I would have had a great love for doing if I went to school for it before having a child.

    - Web Design or Software Design, always had a knack for programming and coding and loved to create custom graphics and always could envision it in my future but never went to school for it.
  • DaniJeanine
    DaniJeanine Posts: 473 Member
    Dream Job: Heiress
    Actual Job: Special Education Teacher
  • Hunnergomeow
    Hunnergomeow Posts: 231 Member
    Actual Job: Cab Dispatcher

    Dream Job: Long Haul Truck Driver - I'll probably only get to do Long Haul for a year or so to keep the boyfriend happy however, and my kitten would miss me. But then I'll do City, and as long as I'm trucking I'll be happy.
  • avababy05
    avababy05 Posts: 930 Member
    Actual job : eServices Manager for the website of a national retailer

    Dream Job: Librarian-seriously.
  • krithsai
    krithsai Posts: 668 Member
    Current job : Software engineer at a Financial Firm
    Dream job : Teaching

    I do love my current job for the perks. Reasonable hours, high pay, mentally stimulating(mostly), nice coworkers.
  • DRJ311
    DRJ311 Posts: 58 Member
    Actual job: Patient Account Rep @ a Hospital
    Dream Job: Millionaire business owner, Heiress, or Lottery/PCH winner, (haha) so I can retire...early.
  • Southern_Belle_LA
    Southern_Belle_LA Posts: 931 Member
    Current Job: Tax Accountant
    Dream Job: Could be any one of these
    1. Stay at home mom/Soccer mom
    2. CFO for a fashion house
    3. Tax advisor overseas
  • KatLifter
    KatLifter Posts: 1,314 Member
    I'd love to be a gourmet food taster and massage receiver.
    Instead I work in public health. Awesome helping kids, but not an all-day massage.
  • nytius
    nytius Posts: 173 Member
    Dream Job: Systems Analyst or Mega millions lottery winner
    Actual Job : Accounting Analyst

    Making my way from actual job to my dream job one career move at a time :)
  • Linli_Anne
    Linli_Anne Posts: 1,360 Member
    Dream Job: I don't know if it has a title - office manager would likely be closest; budgets, customer service, marketing, PR, bookkeeping
    Actual Job: Accounting Supervisor
  • BeLikeBarbi
    BeLikeBarbi Posts: 57
    Dream Job: Pediatrician

    Actual Job: Supermodel
  • lostdogg
    lostdogg Posts: 450 Member
    Actual job - track supervisor for railroad
    Dream job - retired lottery winner..... n is that a job?
    Or maybe traveling the world hosting a beer show on the travel channel for the greatest microbreweries and foreign beers
  • CheyenneTLE10
    CheyenneTLE10 Posts: 56
    Actual Job : Freelance graphic designer

    Dream job : The woman on Celebrity Apprentice who sits at the front desk and does nothing. I bet she makes so much money to do that. I want her job. Hahahaha

    LOL! This literally made me laugh out loud...every time I watch that show and she says "You can go in now" I always say, "I wonder how much she gets paid for saying that?"
  • Illona88
    Illona88 Posts: 903 Member
    Actual job: editor

    Dream job: writer.


    Close enough for now ;).
  • xvxCelticWandererxvx
    xvxCelticWandererxvx Posts: 2,890 Member
    Actual job: Mom
    Dream job: A professional, world traveling Mom
  • CheyenneTLE10
    CheyenneTLE10 Posts: 56
    Actual Job: Deputy Nisga'a Elections Officer
    Dream Job: Elementary Teacher (although I probably get paid more doing what I am now, my current job is more seasonal)

    I'm going to school to become a teacher...only a few more courses!
  • ThinUpGirl
    ThinUpGirl Posts: 397
    Actual Job: Full time mom & student. Part time bartender.

    Dream Job: Child psychologist
  • monicarcaro
    monicarcaro Posts: 60
    what is your actual job and what would be your dream job? and what led you to either?

    (actual job) Assistant Account Manager at an advertising agency for agribusiness chemicals
    (dream job) Assistant Brand Manager at MillerCoors for Miller 64/Leinenkugels

    I love me some alcoholic beverage marketing - it's so fun! Even if I don't drink as often as I used to :)

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