If money was no issue, what work would you do?

[Janey1987]

Stressful week at work!

I think I’d set up a little food business/buy a small cafe and do a ‘one meal feeds two’ idea where one person’s regular priced meal funds a second one for someone in need. Obvs wouldn’t be profitable so hence the ‘money not being an issue’

Philosophy professor. Basically, my dream is to be Chidi from the Good Place.

I wouldn't work! Would probably volunteer somewhere though.

If I had to choose though, I'd possibly open up a food or drink business of some sort.

That's a very interesting question. I'm very full on with a new job. It's paid really well, it's intellectually challenging and very political. But I'm really enjoying it. I've learnt a lot and my brain has grown building in a lot of years of experience. I'm 58 so I don't have too many more years to work.

I'd rather not have so much money I didn't have to take on a challenge like this. I was out of work for 6 months and I missed using my brain. I need it.

I am also a musician 👋 waves at the other ones! I would continue doing my day job (teaching music and pastoral responsibilities in a school I love) and doing shows and youth theatre in evenings and weekends. But I would pay other people to cook/clean/do admin/school runs etc etc so that my time at home was free from boring chores.

Gardening

Tbh, I'd do what I do now - admin in a school office. It's busy and sociable and full on at times but never stressful in the way that a 'professional' job would be.

I have realised that my mental health is so much more positive and robust when I work, so giving up would not be an option.

I would pursue my own interests and travel for part of the time and be a travel consultant for the rest. I would plan holidays and itineraries for people who don't have the time or inspiration to do their own.

I'd like to run a children's bookshop with a little cafe. I'd run story telling sessions, after school book clubs and sensory story sessions for disabled children. But I'd also employ enough people that I'd get to spend plenty of time with my own children too!

I would definitely set up an animal rescue & if I won the lottery (which I won’t because I have no desire to do the lottery) I would donate 95% of the money to animal rescues.

I’d open an animal rescue, that would be my dream job.

I’d work in a toddler room in a nursery, bloody love the little blighters but I have a stupid mortgage in the outskirts of London to service.

I love 90% of the work I do now I'm freelance so I keep doing what I do. I am very lucky.

Nothing. I would just travel hopefully in business class and in some nice hotels. Never want to do anything again but live my life how I want.

Run a horse therapy charity.

I’m a nurse.
but I’ve thought about this ALOT. I want to be a professional book consultant. I’d be in a massive library. And people would come to me and tell me what kind of book they’d like. And then I’d find them the PERFECT book. Then they’d have to return a week or 2 later (or however long) and tell me in depth what they loved about it. I absolutely LOVE finding books for my kids that they then love. And when I recommend a good book to my husband or friends I get this really warm glow.
So yeah. That’s what I’d do!

I’d buy a nursery (flowers) and grow flowers all day long. Then start a kids nursery next door and teach kids to how flowers too (to take home not child Labour obvs)

I love the idea of being an architect! Couldn't do 7 years or whatever it is of training though now.

Bird sanctuaries

I am very lucky to be in this situation and I volunteer. It isn’t always weekly though, which I like as it means if some days I fancy doing something else I can. But I do enjoy it and it’s very rewarding.

DH and I have always said that if we won the lottery then, once our own DC we’re grown up, we’d foster teens. DH would be well suited to it and, whilst waiting for DSs to grow up, I’d do training and be responsible for all the admin.

I'd run a cattery/boarding kennels and spend all day fussing over people's pets.

I wouldn't want to do anything structured. I have been in studying and /or working in lots of sometimes interesting jobs for 30 years and now feel thoroughly fed up with any kind of possible employer and the inevitable politics. I'd buy a super nice free standing house in my favourite area, do lots of exercise to feel fit and get rid of back and knee pain. I'd start cooking again as too stressed to cook well now. Beyond that I just don't feel inspired by anything ATM. Very unlike me.

Animal rescue
NICU baby cuddler
Run a yoga/meditation/surf/wellness retreat in Costa Rica

Run a cattery. But a really good one with huge pens, a selection of fancy beds, things to climb up, all that kind of stuff.

I'd set up and manage (but not teach at) a progressive small school. And ideally move to the coast.