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?

I am doing my ideal job.
I make and sell craft items. Get to play all day with nice things, Hours are short, profits are high.
It's perfect.

Curator for the Natural History Museum/British Museum.

Buyer for Christmas Department in John Lewis.

A paediatrician
A Firefighter
A foreign correspondent
An editor of a national newspaper

Life took me down a different path

I'd like the job that Reece Witherspoon does in the theatre in Big Little Lies. Which is a bit like I do now. However, part time, by the seaside, where the sun shines.

And extremely well funded so not fighting for dosh. With the loveliest, always laughing set of colleagues.

Yes, that'd do me.

I've always fancied writing crime novels - doubt it will ever happen though!

Quite like the idea of owning a small caravan site - possibly with my parents but funds won't allow

Or a job involving data analysis but where I could work on it alone, without being disturbed!

Second hand bookshop owner, I would read books and drink tea all day and occasionally a customer would come in and I could talk about books with them
I can't believe that noone else has mentioned it yet!

beepthemeep which is why it would be so much better if there were certain lawyers (you!) to deal with those pesky clients and meetings and other lawyers (me!) to draft all day long!

Bridal shop
Antiques dealer
Driving instructor

Travel photographer. Travel the world taking fantastic pics in amazing, beautiful locations.

Rescue Cat Cuddler. This actually is a real job but unfortunately it's unpaid. (I do it anyway).

1. Forenstic pathologist
2. Criminal Profiler
3. Acress (on stage- musicals)

*Actress

Writer of children's books. This will never happen but in the meantime I don't hate my job! (Teacher)

I’ve always wanted to be an archivist, or a librarian or a museum curator or art restorer - I have always dreamt of singing on stage though but my lack of singing ability and crippling anxiety slightly hinders that.

Living up to the stereotype there Niki. Well done.

Dream job.. owning or running an animal rescue centre.

FabiantheFish that's my job

Shed correspondent for The Lady magazine

Either an elephant keeper or a Disney’s princess at Disney paris

The job I do. I am an interpreter.

Wow! When I checked yesterday there were no replies - now there are loads!! Your replies have really made me smile, they're brilliant and some wonderful ideal jobs you have. It's nice to dream isn't it? 😍

I'd like to be Chartered Accountant

Shows shop.

Or ruling the word. Either really.

I'd like to still drive HGVs, but not be confined to the A1 every day. Wind farm transport would be good. Big load, precision driving, out in the wilds. Never run at night either.

sahm

But minus the kids