To ask what your ideal job would be

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I started another post saying I'm unhappy with my job and was just thinking what job I'd love to do in an ideal world. One thing would be to own a lovely little gift shop just selling cards and pretty things with a seating area serving tea, coffee and cakes, sandwiches etc. How about you?

A casting director would be my ideal job. Love the thought of it. No idea how one would get into it though.

Basically, I want to be Nina Gold. She does all the casting for huge shows like The Crown and Game of Thrones.

Sorry if this sounds wet but I'd like to do a job I was really good at. Something where people say "oh, we really need tobee to do that". Sadly still no idea what that job would be.

An undertaker. I've wanted to do this job for years and I'm finally in a position now to pursue this career.

1980s children librarian (not now, but back then you did all the story circles and kids stuff yourself)

Fancy dress consultant - I'm really good at coming up with ideas on a theme

Script supervisors/Continuity - I'm an eagle eyed pedant

I had my perfect job working in a landscaping company spending all day doing 3d drawing. The work was amazing unfortunately the working environment and the way i and other staff were treated, not so much and for the sake of my mental health i had to leave :(

Alaskan bush pilot. Flying little Cessna planes from one remote airport to another.

I'd love to have my own cafe and be the first person people think of when they want delicious homemade cakes!

Hoping to make it a reality in the next 12 months. So excited yet so terrified!

Either a secret shopper for naice hotels or a wine buyer. I'm a teacher (secondary, head of department) so neither are likely to happen. In reality I would love to be a TA. I'd get to do the bits of my job I enjoy most, but none of the rubbish. Unfortunately I can't afford to change.

Id like to work from home, but a responsive job, so I could potter on but be around until I got a call. Maybe a virtual pa.

My job. I am very lucky.

Something that I can walk into my office, nice and big obviously, to find a stack of paperwork on my desk. Then I am not disturbed by another human again. I can leave when my paperwork is done, and I am paid a squillion pounds a year.

Actually I wouldn't mind doing it for just above minimum wage, and I don't really need a nice, big office. I just hate people

Wedding dress shop owner as a PP said. Or to just have the money to pursue hobbies and turn one of those into a job.

Michelin guide inspector.

My job... I wanted it for a long time and I’m so happy now. Part time, from home, organising events for a children’s charity. I love it

And they’re a ‘caring’ employer. So any time off for children’s illness or school stuff is happily given.

I'd love to be a jazz singer, session musician or play my violin in the LSO when they record all the film soundtracks. My degree was French and Music. I teach French, but only really use the music part of my degree for making up songs for work and playing the piano when I've time. I like my job, but music would make me happier.

I want to work in a little old-fashioned sweet shop selling sweets from jars by the quarter. Purely because I currently work in a senior complaints team for an energy provider and most of my customers are angry, but nobody in a sweet shop would be angry. Everybody would be happy and lovely to me!

Roller skating instructor
Self employed gardener
Self employed organiser
Self employed finance guru.

Singer. I love singing. Solo though! 😂

I worked with someone whose job title was 'Vice President of ice cream'

One with elements of my job (comms) but much more flexibility so I can focus on DD the way she deserves.

A wedding dress seller

I always thought aniston/cox/kudrow/Bing/Leblanc/schwimmer had the best job ever - they looked to have loads of fun making "friends" and to actually like one another IRL, as well as being paid a fortune.

Owning a pub or a shop that sells vinyl and has a cafe/bar attached to it.

I would like to own a plot of land somewhere in North Yorkshire or Northumberland with a smallish pub on and run my own touring caravan site. It would be close to popular walks, just a small pub with real ales and nice British 'pub' foods, no more than 20 pitches and first class washing amenities and a small but well equipped children's play area. I would be open all year round and I would live in a lovely little onsite cottage. It would always snow in winter

I'd have a tea-room and bake my own cakes for it. I'd have local craft groups meeting regularly through the week and display/sell work by local artists. I can't afford to buy a house, let alone a business though