To be know if anyone has any interesting careers/jobs

[MrsKravitz]

Ok silly because I know its not quite a aibu

But thinking today about jobs that I am fascinated with , like personal shopper, and wondered what people on here do and if there is a big range of interesting careers. Ive read previously there are actors and writers on here,what other things? and is anyone a personal shopper?Do people actually use them?

hatwoman - I specialise in public law and it is fascinating. But, if you opt to work at a city firm, expect to spend much of your life defending govt agencies, not giving them a kick up the bum!

Expat, I work in an art museum in a major city (don't want to out myself too far, there aren't that many of us where I am!). I am very privileged to do what I do, but horribly under-
qualified to do anything else!!

ah FiveBells you have my dream job, I cant even get in at the lowest paid jobs in an art museum at the mo......however I will get there one day < hopeful >

I started many moons ago as a volunteer in an area I was interested in. I learnt a lot and it led to paid work, and then a permanent position. It's all a mix of aptitude, hard work and lots of luck :-) HTH

Thank you. I have a few years of paid experience and would love to volunteer...just then the rent wouldn't get paid!! I think it is the luck part i'm missing out on....maybe it will come soon.

Like I said the thread has made me think it can happen...even if I have to wait a little bit

I am a producer for fashion photoshoots. it could not be further from what I would like to do which is more like what MrsDeVere does (working with kids with SEN).. that sounds RIGHT up my street. It is what I always wanted to do and never quite got into and I have fallen into this and am now main breadwinner for our family. I still hope that once the kids are older and dh finishes studying and hopefully starts earning better I can be freed up to explore what I would really like to do.

ah. dream, dream.

not going for a city firm. just a top one. Its PL stuff is all on the other side

I am a session singer and voiceover. I love it. I also write my own songs and hope that one day they will be bought by people. :)

You will almost certainly have heard my voice, somewhere on the radio, telly or on a phone. Sorry about the phone thing.

What a great variety we have here. OP, there's a personal shopper on the thread!!

I'm an interpreter and translator (3 languages at the moment, trying to add a 4th!), specialised in law and medicine although I work with many other fields as well. I love it.

SilverStar2 you actually have my dream job! I would drop my career in an instant to work for either the Scout Association or girlguidingUK at one of the activity centres (in an organisational role since I've been there and done that instructing and not going back!).

I used to be a real research chemist but now I do other science based stuff which is unique and would out me in RL if I explained. I'm on ML at the moment and quite enjoying the break from people shouting/ranting at me every day. :)

My job includes looking at diversity in STEM subjects and I'm excited by how many STEM folks are on MN - not sure where all the chemists are though :(

I teach deaf children and music- love it love it love it!

I love my job and think it is very interesting. I'm a tattoo artist, so I get to meet lots of different people and have interesting conversations everyday at the same time as creating lasting pieces of artwork that I am very proud of.

Im not your typical Tattoo Artist, I dont do number 23 of the wall, all my pieces are custom designed for the client and many take weeks to design and complete. By the end of the tattoo I have gotten to know my client pretty well and have made some fantastic friends along the way :)

Olliesmummy - how do you get into something like that? As i said upthread i'm an artist / illustrator. The human body must be such a fantastic canvas!!! And to create something so personal must be very rewarding.

I'm an orthodontist.
Never a dull moment, puzzle-solving, working with children as they transition to adults over several years, well remunerated.

I love it, but not everyone would agree.
A beautician once said to me " EWW, you have the worst job in the world. Putting your fingers in other people's mouths!! "

She was actually waxing my bits when she said it.....
Each to her own!

LabMonkey I started with the scouts (at the centre nr Oxford if you know of it) about 5 weeks ago and love it!

The scouts are fab :-) I hope one day you get to work for them too.

Good luck with the ML.

At the moment I'm a garden designer and really enjoying it, I do all the planting as well as the designs and love working outdoors (not a desk job type person).

I'm a freelance lexicographer/editor/project manager and I've just written a book teaching French people to speak English. It's been published and everything.

But what I'd really like to do is design playgrounds and outdoor play spaces. Perhaps for my next career change (I'm at number three so far)...

LeonieDeSaintVire,
dont think that way, being a mum is the hardest and most rewarding job in the world, its 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Theres no holiday and no sick pay and you dont get formal training you have to figure it out for yourself. I think thats extremely empowering :)

EnnuiGo,
It is very rewarding! I dont think I would be happy doing anything else, apart from being a mummy of course. I did 4 years at art college and built up a portfolio of tattoo designs and stylised paintings. I had to do an unpaid apprenticeship for a year, practising on willing volunteers, making cups of tea and cleaning cleaning and more cleaning lol. I funded it working as a part time cleaner in the evenings and at weekends too. was hard work, but definately paid off!

I work for an engineering consultancy helping design low carbon buildings. Originally a physicist (there are loads of us on this thread!). Trying to move into the wind industry now. Have a second interview with a wind turbine manufacturer next week - fingers crossed

Haven't read whole thread but got to page 8. Now tired. I'm a PR person. I run my own business. I have done PR for 17 years. I am over it. I am in the process of selling my business and am then in the market to do something else entirely different. I just don't know what yet, so hoping this thread will inspire me.

Have name changed to preserve anonymity.

I'm an NCT antenatal teacher and I love my work.

I fall in love with all the couples on my courses, and get so excited for them. And scared! I celebrate every birth announcement.

I used to teach a traditional academic subject in the FE sector but antenatal teaching is vastly more enjoyable. And no marking!

I'm the same as shiporsheep - another English exam writer. Quite creative and intellectually challenging but pay could be better.

I teach in a special school for children with emotional & behavioural problems: never a dull moment, stress levels often toxic, but when it comes right - wow, it's rewarding!