What would you do?
What is your dream job, that you could make a decent living at?
Just curious, I'm searching for a change and it's not easy when you've been doing the same thing all your life.

me too

I,d like to be a male nurse than only has female patients :jump1:

UMaine -> Fisheries Management Program

gynecologist to the stars. :angel:

Own a marina not required to make a profit but to break even :hihi:

What do YOU want to do Dave??

Brewmeister at a Golf course clubhouse on the Cape while my wife works at the local Lumber Yard.

Fish all night, then a quick 9 in the morning followed by "Testing" of that day's batch and then home to help my wife unload all the "Free" scraps into the work shop.

Nirvana

ya Ben -but I couldn,t spell it :huh:

What do YOU want to do Dave??

I wish I knew John. :smash:
I need to figure out something soon.

Investment Banking . . . they make ALL the dough and retire young and I've never met one with an ugly wife/girlfriend - right WeeWee ? :D

Ah the old shoulda, coulda, woulda question. Well since keeping up with communications technology is killing me, I'd like to think maybe my folks would have started their print shop before I graduated high school, so I could take it over after some college. Be able to ride a bike to work and spend the day looking out over Northport Harbor while working and head toward water in most any direction after. But this would have meant changing destiny so I might not have married a great wife and had two great kids. Why must you taunt me this way?

Same boat, F18 we had this conversation. I work 2 jobs 60 hrs a week and it is getting me nowhere. Need a change fast. On the other hand I have a beautifull wife and child and couldn't be happier in that area. I just want them to have what I had growing up.
I am sick of working with people who are society's rejects. :smash: I want to work to make people happy and feel good about themselves. :huh:

I'm working toward my career transition... :happy:

im in the middle of one right now. im going from mechanic to tattoo artist. been a mechanic for so long now, its tough to get away, even though i hate it with a passion, and i know you are in the same boat. GOOD LUCK!!! get out of this crap asap, the business gets worse everyday. :err: and its only going to get worse :skulz:

Investment Banking . . . they make ALL the dough and retire young and I've never met one with an ugly wife/girlfriend - right WeeWee ? :D

Yeah but you'll have no time for fishing. :wall:

i'm stuck in permanent.... career transition....lol
now adays you have to be ultimately versatile in a broad range of skills just to survive......but
the trick is, to list all your skill sets and see how they can be TRANSFERED
to some other LINE of work.... and not think to just abandon them and start over.

im in the middle of one right now. im going from mechanic to tattoo artist. been a mechanic for so long now, its tough to get away, even though i hate it with a passion, and i know you are in the same boat. GOOD LUCK!!! get out of this crap asap, the business gets worse everyday. :err: and its only going to get worse :skulz:

I hear that Daryl.
As you know, I've been out of work for some time now because my back is f'ed up. I can't see going back to being an auto tech. :hs:
I've been searching for another line of work but am having a hard time figuring out what I want to do with my life. I'm jack of all trades and master of just one.
I'm also considering moving out of R.I., it seems there's nothing here anymore. I don't know. :conf:
Sorry for the rambling on, I think I'm going into depression here. :hang:

Take the Mass Environmental Police Exam, its june 6th deadline to register is MAy 5th. Its not quite trooper wage but its a great job. Im taking the test and have fingers crossed that i do well on it. OR what about being a harbormaster. Youd be on the water a lot making a living wage, im sure you would find a lot of hot spots from the boat, but a lot of shore stuff too cause boat fish still dont count :).

try being a service manager. easy job, yet still in the trade.

My dream job would be 44' Hatteras, and rich clients.

If I had to make a change, I think I would get my gc and start a remodeling business.

If I had to make a change, I think I would get my gc and start a remodeling business.

Aaaack, Bill the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
I did this for a few years before getting into the union and it sux. Long hours, estimates, where you might not get the job. Chasing money, it only takes a few bad customers to break ya. Then all the paperwork, insurance,taxes, vehicle and equipment upkeep. Believe me it gets old quick.
The dream job with a hatteras sounds better:)

Brain surgeon. Actually , i've been asking myself the same question for years. let me know if you ever figure it out.

Dave, I know what you are going through. I just went 6 months without working and it rots. I had many thoughts of doing something else over that time period but ended up going back to what I know. Hard choices when ya get up past the age of 40. A good choice might be like Daryl suggested. Supervisory role in your field. Taking a few night courses in business management might help in thie endeavor too.

My dream job, maybe something like Charlie Moore. Get to fish and get paid for it. :)

I wish I had an answer....in same boat as a couple of you guys.....automotive sucks.....a thank-less job...The part that bites is I can't even think of something else to do....unless I want to take a pay-cut.... :splat: :hs: :hs:

my next career ? hmmmmm
Im going to be a prostitute . good money , pretty clients and many withdrawls and deposits . good exercise !

Dave - Daryl did have a decent idea. Anyway you slice it the Car Biz sucks but going over to a role as a writer, dispatcher, or ASM for a while and work towards being a shop manager might be at minimum a good career change to at least hold you over until devine intervention kicks in. If you have questions on the back end of that business, I may be able to answer them for you as I did that for 7-8 years.

IF you were to do that, go to an all Jap shop, pref Toy, Honda, Nissan (in that order) as a lot of the work is gravy work with a mild reduction in headache -v- domestic. This is not an endorsement for the Japanese cars but an observation that they need regular maintenance more than many domestics so there is more balance in the work load. VW is also good in that space.

Money is not what a Class A tech doing 60-80 flat rate is going to make, not even what an A Tech is making @ 40 but it is less stressful on the body short term and long term. You won't need to yell "Put a %&$@# hose on it :af: " but you will need to tell the line to fill out the RO, verify it if REALLY needs brakes, and get bitched at when you don't get the upsell, Oh, and you will need to worry about CSI. I think every tech should spend a month as a writer to learn about CSI :hihi: .

Other options, especially where you are a tranny guy, is to get a job as an estimator for one of the underwiting/warrwanty companies. Yes, kindof a crap job but there is some flexibility, you use the knowledge you already have, and you would probably be good at it. You are Master, right?

I've been a photographer/videographer for almost 20 years now and wouldn't dream of changing. But if I had to change, I guess marine biology or some sort of earth science.

Other options, especially where you are a tranny guy, is to get a job as an estimator for one of the underwiting/warrwanty companies. Yes, kindof a crap job but there is some flexibility, you use the knowledge you already have, and you would probably be good at it. You are Master, right?

Holy S#@$%, I never thought of that.
Yes, I've been a Master for about 10 years or so.

Holy S#@$%, I never thought of that.
Yes, I've been a Master for about 10 years or so.

Also, talk to the some of the Zone service reps and maybe get a gig at the regional training center.... Call me this weekend.

Dave check your pm's

Mac I hear ya, it's not easy running your own business..

A year or 2 ago I got paid $100 to drive a bride and groom in my buddy's 68 Buick GS convertible. Couldn't believe I was gettin PAID to do that! I got calls and e mails for months after that requesting the same service. Now all I need is a fleet of classic convertibles......
I just retired from the Marine Corps in Dec and have been trying to find a job that pays well and and isn't a drag. Not much luck so far.
I have a buddy who wants to do charter fishing when he retires. That might be the way to go for some of you!

Went to college for environmental engineering with the dream of being a squirrel cop in Mass. Talked to one from my hometown and he told me not to bother. Very few openings and getting one of the very few openings is extremely politically influenced. He told me to just become a State Trooper as they go through the same training, but staties make more, but they don't get the cool toys of the squirrel cops.
That being said, got a 97 on the last state exam and they just announced that they are going to start taking 97's and above, so my hopes might still be alive.
Been a bean counter for the past 5 years and HATE it. Benefits are great, especially with time off to fish and I'm inside driving a desk chair all day, but I'm sick of crunchin numbers.
I need a new job soon too.
My little brother just went through a carrer change of being a mechanic since he went through tech school, but now just got hired by our town's water department and got hired as a call fireman. He doesn't miss his hands being permanently grease stained.
Good luck to you in what way you go for.

Kevin or anyone else thats looking try here, just lookup for you state:





http://www22.verizon.com/about/careers/jobsearch/results/1,16271,,00.html

Also, talk to the some of the Zone service reps and maybe get a gig at the regional training center.... Call me this weekend.Funny thing, I was just talking to my new neighbor across the street and he's the GM Service Rep for SE Mass - I'll need to ask where someone like you might fit in that type of ogranization next time I see him...

I may still have some hope.
You guys are the best.
THANKS!!!!!
I feel a little better now. :btu:

Anything BUT I.T.

If I could just get enough $$ to clear my student loans and mortgage... Id never work with computers again... Id do something silly like open a diner.

Anything BUT I.T.

If I could just get enough $$ to clear my student loans and mortgage... Id never work with computers again... Id do something silly like open a diner.

Yeah... about that...
I just made the next step torward having my diner.
I been livin with the folks for the last 7 years.
I also been raising my two boys since highschool.
in 2 years one will be done with HS.
in 4 years the other will too.

I am buying my little shack, small for now but will fix it up and be happy with it. then pull some equity out from it and fo the diner.
I have a location in mind I only hope it is still available then.

Now..land sureyor, do it all over again...environmental PO

Aaaack, Bill the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
I did this for a few years before getting into the union and it sux. Long hours, estimates, where you might not get the job. Chasing money, it only takes a few bad customers to break ya. Then all the paperwork, insurance,taxes, vehicle and equipment upkeep. Believe me it gets old quick.
The dream job with a hatteras sounds better:)

Mac is right on here- i just left that business after 5 yrs.and for 5 yrs before that i was in the auto business, service mgr. to store mgr.all i can say is to try to make a living doing something you enjoy. good luck Dave! (Dave's custom rods and repairs?)

(Dave's custom rods and repairs?)
I've been thinking about that one. :kewl:
Where were you a Service manager at?

i was the service mgr for express cc, we had 4 good sized dealerships. we processed about 200 cars per mo. plus warranty work thru my facility. i had 12- 16 techs to deal with ( no offense to techs- but what a pia ). it may look like an easy job, but it's full of headaches and bs. i would'nt reccomend to a friend.

Zacs!!! I understand ya!!!
I wouldn't want to buy and sell rotten fish either and farm raised with all them antibiotics that you say they do not have!!!! You never answered the last question on the other post!!!! I understand!!!! :yak6:

After 35 years of being self employed, I have just recently done a career change!!! not bad either!!!!!! I plan on doing my fishing and the job is secondary and lucrative!!!!

Stripper,
Nuff said!
Later,
Rick

it may look like an easy job, but it's full of headaches and bs. i would'nt reccomend to a friend.

It's full of headaches, BS, and often moving around and sheety management but if you get into the right place it is tolerable. Still a grind but tolerable.

Problem is starting over. I did it 10 years ago going from automotive to IT. I wasn't married, no kids, and no mortgage. Back then IT was a sheetload more promising than it is today. It's not bad, just not as good as it used to be or maybe that as good as we thought it was...

Unfortunately, we all can't fish for a living....

I,d like to be a male nurse than only has female patients :jump1:
Careful what you wish for there Clammer. Ya might have to take the good with the bad. :err: :yak6:

Funny the paths you take in life. Coming so close but still so far away. I had it figured right when I was 5 years old...COWBOY!!

If I were 18 again,
coast guard!!!
or something else so I can be on the water all the time!!!

B/B I,d roll the dice /// on that one :usd:

Honestly I think that this work thing is Highly Over rated!
I kinda like what IM doing now.........Which is nothing.

Yeah know what would be cool,If we could line up jobs for ourselfs"one's that we like to do & are qualified for" & we get to rotate them every three-five years & keep the same pay now that would be Awesome!!!!I think that we would all be less disgruntled & more focused on our jobs.
Now that might be something to look into for jobs of the Future.

Kevin or anyone else thats looking try here, just lookup for you state:





http://www22.verizon.com/about/careers/jobsearch/results/1,16271,,00.html

It comes up saying Page Cannot Be Found?

A limo franchise you can be my RI connection.

Funny topic, I have wanted to do something besides what I am doing now for quite awhile, mostly because I can't believe I have to do it for 24 more years when I am tired of it today!

Anyhow, a friend I ran into recently intoduced me to a friend of his, a VP in a major private company. He asked for my resume, so I sent it; who knows, but if he is for real with what it might pay for starters, I might hang it up in the locker and close it for the last time! :heybaby:

FULL timer whiner (instead of part time) :crying: :crying: :crying:

in reality ?

a jet fighter pilot

Fishing TV host comes to mind, top shutterbug for all the Sports Illustrated Swim Suit shoots would be nice, son of obseinly rich parents who were kind enough to leave it all to me without enough time left to even come close to spending it all, oh I can think of a million jobs or non-jobs I'd rather be doing.

Just give me 5 million and I'll get back to you:).

i would become a muay thai fighter if i have no wife, kids, and a normal life.

how about official supermodel bikini waxer? :uhuh:

now, that's nasty, afterhour. it doesnt pay that much.

A limo franchise you can be my RI connection.
Mike, lets talk. :faga:

i would become a muay thai fighter if i have no wife, kids, and a normal life.

You have no wife and kids and I imagine a semi-normal life, right? :hee: ...

i would become a muay thai fighter if i have no wife, kids, and a normal life.

UFC

Mike, lets talk. :faga:
If you can answer yes to all of them we can talk.
1 Are you willing to work mega hours for at least 3 years.
2 Are you ready to invest 40-70k for a vehicle financing will work.
3 Are you ready to give up everything dear to you to make your company work.
4. Are you willing to lay it all on the line financially and take a gamble that you believe in yourself to make things happen.
5. Are you ready to be an owner or are you just having an enterpeneaurl moment.
6. Do you have the 3 Ds Drive Determination and Dedication that it takes to own a company.
7 Are you teachable
8 And Are you willing to be taught.
9 When the $%it hits the fan and you are struggling are you gonna hang in there.
10 Can you let bull bounce off you because driving clients and dealing with the public is tourture!!!!!

If you answered yes to all of these then maybe you might be intrested in this business Ill tell you I started right behind September 11th air travel at an all time low and I have grown my company from 1 to 4 vehicles in just about a year and half I know what it takes to own I have lived this day in and day out while people sleep I drive and answer e mails any business on your own is going to be tuff to start hard work long hours but you know something I wouldnt give it up for the world Its MINE.

You have no wife and kids and I imagine a semi-normal life, right? :hee: ...
Yup, John. I will keep fighting until the right one comes along, I will quit and get a normal life. Man, my life totally sucks now. I haven't found the right girl. :scream2:


CAL:
UFC

Nah, i don't do groundfighting. Try K-1. They pay better than regular Muay Thai bouts.

If I had to make a change, I think I would get my gc and start a remodeling business.

What Mac said is true, with liability up 30% this year vs no claims, chasing money, bids, paperwork.....It's still work, Bill, but a hell of a lifestyle change from managing money. FWW and I have discussed this before. I was there during the true bull market. Divorce brought my world down and I left the business as I couldn't focus enough until I squared things up enough to be comfortable in my own skin. It was during that time that I truly became passionate for striper fishing, which I often did alone. I will never make the same money again, but I truly enjoy what I do and seeing a quality finished project that has my name on it.

Well theres no money in it but I always dreamed of being a farmer, you know with the vegetable stand, fresh fruit and homemade pies like momma used to make......

At the beginning of the year I started my own Plumbing Co.
by the end of Feb. I ended the idea and got a job. I was
working 80 hrs. to get paid for 30. I got a regular job again
and now I am playing catch up with all the bills working 60
hrs. a week but my free time is my own. and when I leave
work work stay's there.

But in five years I would like to become a teacher so I can
have summers off and fish everyday/ night

Any job that you have to go to everyday will suck eventually.

porn star

A top freelance feature writer/photographer for the national media. (Still working on it.)
You can't make it as an outdoor writer who does not boatfish, so I sell tackle in order to pay the bills. Now, I'm a tackle dealer who does a little writing on the side....oh well.
Its a boring job and I don't make a lot of money but at least I don't have to look at and listen to the d-bags all day like I did when I worked in the printing industry.
The first thing you realize after working for yourself for a while is just how badly the people you used to work for were screwing you.

I'm getting a degree in fisheries this May. But I'm working for a construction company now and will be for a while. Reading all this is kinda making me think twice about not going into what I love. But I need the cash, not to mention the perks, like the view of all the shirtless men up on the wall. Anybody wanna borrow my degree for a while? :rtfm:

I'd go back into commercial fishing - I wouldn't make anything close to what I do now but I wuld be a hell of a lot happier.

Money isn't everything - do what makes you happy - (unless you have a family to support)

hey dave,
just made the transition, quit dodge, full time at the tattoo shop. had to leave before eric got back from vacation, things would have been ugly. he is the biggest scum bag back stabbing little weasel that i have ever met. :hang: :behead: :lossinit:

Good Daryl, I'm glad for you.
Yes, I know what you mean, it has always been a cut throat business.

Been a software saleman for 30+ years. Now an Internet Cop working with the Feds finding bad guys (Phishers, Spammers, Virus spreaders and some DHS stuff)
There are no GOOD jobs....just ways to make a living and go fishing. Be happy with what you have and make the best of every day.

Been a software saleman for 30+ years. Now an Internet Cop working with the Feds finding bad guys (Phishers, Spammers, Virus spreaders and some DHS stuff)
There are no GOOD jobs....just ways to make a living and go fishing. Be happy with what you have and make the best of every day.


Let me know if you are hiring :hee:

I have half a mind to set up my own quant trading shop.

I might call it The Wee Wee Fund, L.P.

Getting up at 4:30 every morning, trudging home after 10 p.m., and then being somebody else's bitch-on-call 24/7 is getting tiresome.

Passion is a big driver. I've witnessed people who are not that good at something but push hard and get themselves noticed and as a result are successful.
As corny as it sounds, Joe Jackson said it all, "You cant get what you want until you know what you want"
I wish I had a career I was passionate about. Since I have had kids, I have been so impressed by our peditricians. Sometimes we go to them so distressed and desperate and they make everything all right. That must be a very rewarding career. I'm sure there are plenty of very depressing issues they deal with that I do not see. I wish I could go home at the end of teh day feeling like I made a differnce. I feel like I spend all day digging a hole and at night someone comes by and fills it up.

Passion is indeed very important.

I once had a chat with a career counselor on the train home.

I asked her if she could summarize in one sentence how one could go about finding the perfect job for oneself.

Her answer was brief but profound.

"Find out where your INTERESTS overlap with your ABILITIES."

Sounds easy, but it takes a lot of introspection and maybe some feedback from others about what you like to do and what you are good at doing. And even then, these might not mesh with any current opportunities.

I once had a chat with a career counselor on the train home.

Where can I find one of them???

Been a software saleman for 30+ years. Now an Internet Cop working with the Feds finding bad guys (Phishers, Spammers, Virus spreaders and some DHS stuff)
There are no GOOD jobs....just ways to make a living and go fishing. Be happy with what you have and make the best of every day.

i'm actually very happy doing what i do now, and considering the money to be made, i would call it a GOOD job. :uhuh:

Where can I find one of them???

They're often listed in the yellow pages.

If not, try calling a professional recruiter/recruiter - they can refer you. If you work in a company with an HR department, try discreetly asking around there (preferably with a person you trust).

It's worth the time and money to go speak with one, be it an outplacement counselor or career coach. It's for everyone - not just white collar types.

They do lots of things like do diagnostic skill and personality tests, and give personalized advice as to what might be good for you.

Short of FWW's advice, there used to be a popular book called What "Color Is Your Parachute" that led you thru some exercises. The result, if you could be honest with yourself, were several lists of your personality traits, likes and dislikes as far as what one would like in their ideal vocation or career. It may sound sort of corny, but I have used this tool previously with appreciable results. I don't know if it's the perfect job, but I've been here for 20 years and am not considering leaving. Finding out and compiling some honest and revealing information about yourself might help narrow the field for your search for the perfect job. I'm sure there's no bookstore that doesn't have a self-help section with books like these. For the cost of a $5.95 paperback, what could it hurt.

To piggyback on Jimbo's comments...

Don't underestimate the importance of your personality type on your work life.

This book is great if you want to explore your Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and compatible career options. It's only $13. When you figure out what personality type you are (there are 16 distinct types under the MBTI system), you will likely be amazed by the comments. I'll leave it at that...

Here's a great introductory read. "Do What You Are" by Paul & Barbara Tieger. It looks thick but it's actually short reading as it discusses all 16 personality types and ideal career matches - you only need to read one out of the 16 profiles once you know which type you are.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316880655/qid=1114014519/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-4644318-8033720

And get back to work all of you!!! :rotf2: I am going home to take a nap now my sales manager is taking care of things here at the office my chauffeur is handling the driving hmmmmm all of a sudden things are working in tune with each other things are lightening up for me even though it is busy as hell People on this board remember me when I was laid off had no plans but to fish and collect my check but I couldnt do that forever so here it is 2 years later things are working and believe me it was not easy doing it by myself I repeat BY MYSELF booking answering phones driving 24/7 oh did I say BY MYSELF now I have help and things are easing up not bad for 2 years of hard work maybe 5 years ill be semi retired and will only have to show up for a couple hours in the morning but that is what working and owning a company is about I dont want to fill others pockets anymore and I do not want to be on a clock like a robot okay enough from me im off for the day enjoy yourselves!!! its 80s out there LOL :rotf2:

E Myths by Michael Gerber awsome books for anyone interested in starting a small business.