I'd love to work in a thrift store as the sorter- think of all the "treasures" being dropped off...

Our receptionist is the hardest working person in the company. Small firm and the CEO makes her the HR person/support desk/accounting clerk/fridge cleaner/phone system repair, etc. you name it.

Anonymous wrote:I used to work in a bookstore - B&N, right after college. (I didn't make much at my "real" job.) It was mostly great, though my pet peeve was people who didn't want to leave when we closed, but weren't buying anything.

Sometimes I fantasize about quitting my job in Finance and working as a handyman/organizer. I get a lot of satisfaction out of doing things around the house and yard and figure there are a lot of overworked people who just want to throw money at a problem, like replacing light fixtures or organizing kitchens.

I would pay you now to organize my kitchen and everything in my house as long as you didn't make me make any decisions. $2000. Probably not enough?

I have fantasies of a number of jobs that you stop thinking about the moment you leave and don't think about again until you show up the next day.

Barista
Sales clerk

I used to think Librarian but they are always reading about new books, new tech, etc. I just want to be the person who quietly shelves books.

I left my stressful (relatively) high pay job about 5 years ago, and got a government admin. asst. job making 1/3 of the previous salary.

After 5 years, I looked back and still doesn't regret the decision. I had high blood pressure, weight gain, sleeping, relationship problems before the "downgrade". Now I work 7am-3:30pm, in time to back home and take care DD after school, off on weekends + federal government holidays.

If I make a mistake at work as AA, no one will get hurt (financially or physically). Now I sleep so well, have a happy relationship with DH and DD, so catch up on TV, yearly oversea vacation. We no long able to send DD to private school, but it all worth it. I do a better job to teach DD than the private school teacher anyway. I am so glad DH supported me (and able to support the family. frankly, my current salary after deduction can only cover DD's extra curr activities + annual vacations).

As for how to get your foot in getting a government AA job? Apply for Temp/intermittent/seasonal first, get your foot in, learn all the government software/system. you will naturally get hired as soon as a perm position is available.

Hope it helps.

DH has interviewed for a job in a different city. I've been thinking about what I'd do if he was offered and accepted it and we relocated (which would force me to quit my current job as an attorney). In my fantasies, I'd work retail in some sort of fun shop or would take some sort of low-level position in PR or something else more fun than law. However in reality, I'd probably just SAH or find another job practicing law.

Add me to the list of the not-so-ambitious. I don't want to be in charge--I almost never have to work overtime and when I go home for the day, I don't have to think about work--almost never any need to check the Blackberry or answer the phone or bring work home. And I'm not in charge, so I don't have to make the tough decisions--I present the information to my bosses, and they have to decide--much less stress! This town is full of really ambitious people, so you can feel like you're the only one, but I find my personal fulfillment in other ways.

Currently do admin work and used to be a receptionist. Hate it. Very boring and there's not a speck of challenging work. Also not much flexibility, because you're expected to pretty much always be available.

Anonymous wrote:People tell at you at reception BTDT

Huh?

People tell at you at reception BTDT

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bookstore. Want to work at a bookstore. Are those still around?

According to another recent thread, one of the local Barnes and Nobles is down a cashier...

Lol yes!

Apparently being a cashier at a bookstore is a stressful job.

I used to work in a bookstore - B&N, right after college. (I didn't make much at my "real" job.) It was mostly great, though my pet peeve was people who didn't want to leave when we closed, but weren't buying anything.

Sometimes I fantasize about quitting my job in Finance and working as a handyman/organizer. I get a lot of satisfaction out of doing things around the house and yard and figure there are a lot of overworked people who just want to throw money at a problem, like replacing light fixtures or organizing kitchens.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bookstore. Want to work at a bookstore. Are those still around?

According to another recent thread, one of the local Barnes and Nobles is down a cashier...

Haha! Love this.

I don't know. At my firm the admins are overworked and do a whole host of things with deadlines, reports, etc. They seem stressed and I doubt they're terribly well paid for the level of responsibility.

I got laid off twice in NYC in a very high intensity business. Decided to look for a 9-5 admin job and focus on my family for a while - no one would hire me. I didn't get a single call or reply. I was way over qualified in their eyes, and they probably assumed I was too expensive. I was willing to take the giant pay cut to work at a college and take some classes at the same time, but absolutely no way for me to get my foot in.