Originally Posted by
mn0good
Police officer - Nah, dislike conflict.
Accountant or financial planner - Boring.
Detective - Could be fun, actually.
Lawyer / Attorney - I've thought about it, but it's a really high stress job. If I could just be a legal consultant, then yes.
Judge - No thanks.
Teacher [early childhood education] - I would totally do it, though I'm afraid I would feel confined by the structure necessary.
Teacher [middle grades or high school] - Absolutely, 100%. This is where I'm headed right now, and I think it's ultimately what I should do.
Teacher [physical education/gym] - I would get bored.
Professor [college] - If I didn't have to do a doctoral thesis, then I would love it. Or rather, if I could Research my doctoral thesis and make it a presentation rather than a book, then I would do it.
Archeologist - The digging part, not the writing part.
Sales representative - Ugh, noooooo thank-you.
Designer [interior decorating; fashion; etc.] - I would enjoy it, but I'm too much of a perfectionist and I have a difficult time putting all my ideas together cohesively.
Nurse - I would inevitably say something funny that was not funny to the patient.
Counselor or psychologist - Ugh, my worst nightmare.
Psychiatrist - Not any better than above.
Administrative assistant / Secretary - Not in a million years. Maybe for like a day.
Librarian - Too quiet.
Sailor - Too confined.
Mechanic - Can you imagine me going all feminazi over a bunch of crass mechanic guys? In anycase, not my cup of tea.
Stripper - Might be fun, actually.
Porn star - No, I wouldn't be able to take it seriously. Not to mention it would seriously fuck me up mentally.
Pilot - Boring.
Flight attendant - Boring.
Actor - Fun. I would love love love to be an actor. The craziness of work schedules would be awesome, travelling, meeting new people all the time, not to mention the wonderful game that acting is. I would love it.
Politician - I wouldn't want to be the politician. I would want to be the brains behind the politician. I have no need for face-time fame, I want to be the ideas person.
Artist - I enjoy it, but I also suck.
Engineer - Is not what a lot of people think it is. I work with an enormous amount of engineers. You may as well sign up as a paper pusher for the rest of your life.
Professional athlete - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA no.
Entrepreneur - Too much organization.
Doctor - Only if my job is to cut up dead bodies. Or to problem solve. I don't want all the emotion baggage.
Scientist - Would probably be boring, if you think about it. I could only do it if I could be around people. Solitude is demotivating.
Public Relations Specialist - No, but I would do it if is was marketing oriented instead.
Computer programmer - I would probably love computer programming as long as people hung out with me while I did it.
News anchor - I would laugh.
Janitor - Boring.
Writer [novelist; poet; journalist; etc.] - If I had the same passion for creative writing I had three years ago, yes.