Your dream jobs if you were financially sorted already

....maybe we should have pushed a little harder and forced frontline workers to work from home also. i know plenty of folks who worked hard from home during it, and some still actually are.....

no, no dream, this is reality! its just we have decided to fcuk frontline workers over even more, by not paying your dues, not only do you deserve your covid bonus, you also urgently need a pay rise, and extra paid leave. oh and please dont talk down other workers, in both the public and private sectors, theres hard workers in both, all are equally needed, to keep the show on the road, and by supporting other workers, you might just get whats only right....

That’s it. The last thing anyone would want after becoming financially “sorted” would be to be bored from 9-5 every day.

People have this, skewed, view that the Civil Service is some cushy “number” that anyone could do but they don’t realise that if you don’t have an extremely high tolerance for boredom you wouldn’t last a week.

They're not civil servants, they're public servants...the civil service is the 38k that mainly sit behind a desk doing the boring policy/legislation/bureaucratic work (small minority are frontline like customs in revenue or vets in agriculture)

The other 270k are the public service including guards, medical, etc - the real frontline workers - although almost 100k are in the education sector so certainly more boring than emergency personnel work!

Wildlife ranger/Vet on some national park in Africa.

photography would be my dream job, not that i'd expect to make money from it. the lotto win would want to be fairly big.

No such thing, work sucks.

I’d stay in my line of work but on my own terms. Work with kids in disadvantaged areas maybe set up something similar to a mens shed but for young lads.

If the civil service was such a great place to end up the competition to get in would be insane and only the best would be chosen. I know people who have left public sector jobs for the private sector and I know people who've gone the other way. I'm pretty sure one isn't universally better. It's a real grass is greener kind of situation.

Personally, I'd prefer to be my own boss, but that comes with its own risks that you don't have as a PAYE worker.

It's tough running a b and b or a pub, long hours, dealing with customers, suppliers, paperwork , bureaucracy, you work 7 days a week , no holidays. Demand varys due to weather , winter, summer

Maybe work in a music or a book shop 2 days a week.

Id like to draw covers for marvel or dc comic books or design characters for video games but I understand most of this is now done using special software, 3d art programs on pcs which I have never used. Or maybe test video games before they get released . I don't know how any one gets bored now with the amount of TV channels , radio, podcasts channels avaidable.

And of course people who work in video games are often expected to work 60 hours a week before the game is released

do what i'm doing but shell 75% of clients

Ooh! Me too! With plenty of research an' education an' outreach style o' thing too :D

this is a great idea, involved in a mens shed myself, its a fantastic idea, great for the well being of men

Working in a day-time restaurant, max 3 days a week. Very enjoyable job if you don't need the money, plus you get to switch off at the end of your shift. Somewhere low stress would be ideal, it's mostly just chatting with people. Good for getting laid if you're single too!

Writer or pilates teacher /yogi