rugbyLEAGUEfan
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If it wasn't for the interruptions by customers to the fun and antics, I'd recommend car sales to anyone.
The Best Jerbs in the World
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I think most jobs would be fun if you eliminated the customer.
rugbyLEAGUEfan
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So being awesome and building Ken's Malibu Dreamhouse Bachelor Pad on a beach in tropical paradiseland isn't enough, you have to show off how awesome your job is too, eh?
Not one for humility, are you?
Haha but my point is that it's not awesome, but would be if only we didn't have customers which is patently absurd. Like how great it would to be a teacher if only it wasn't ruined by the students.
EDIT @ Zelig.....insert Rainier Wolfcastle "That's the joke" meme.
warpus
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Borachio is on the right track here I think
The "best job" is probably different for each person, depending on what sort of stuff you're into. Pay would enter into the equation, but not to as high of a degree as you might think... People generally look at pay first, but I think that's a huge mistake. I mean, yeah, pay is a huge factor, but some of the other considerations combined outweigh it, imo.
If I had the option of getting paid $2 mill a year to be a rockstar and $200k a year to design games for 10-30 hours a week for example, I would definitely have to think about it. The latter job would be *far* more satisfying. I'd probably go with it. It's enough money to live comfortably and I'm a frugal guy anyway. To top it all of a rockstar's schedule seems more hectic - there's tours, overdoses, prostitutes, drugs, papparazzi, and all sorts of crap I wouldn't want to get involved in. Or I mean - I probably would once I was a rockstar! I guess maybe not if I was a Christian Rock star, but I don't think Christian rock stars make $2 mill a year. Then again, surprise me with your facts.
So the best job for me? If I got to travel the world for free, keeping a lightweight blog about my experiences - that would be awesome. I would do that. All paid for trips that I could choose at my discretion and a publishing schedule that wasn't strict at all? I think that'd be the perfect job for me.. for a while. I'd get bored of it eventually, and I mean.. it isn't even very realistic, is it? Most people who do that have to either record a TV show, get taken to places they wouldn't want to go to, and so on.. So I guess it's a bit of a cop-out answer.
I suppose the best job for me would be "Job Creator". Meaning guy who makes money without having to work.
The "best job" is probably different for each person, depending on what sort of stuff you're into. Pay would enter into the equation, but not to as high of a degree as you might think... People generally look at pay first, but I think that's a huge mistake. I mean, yeah, pay is a huge factor, but some of the other considerations combined outweigh it, imo.
If I had the option of getting paid $2 mill a year to be a rockstar and $200k a year to design games for 10-30 hours a week for example, I would definitely have to think about it. The latter job would be *far* more satisfying. I'd probably go with it. It's enough money to live comfortably and I'm a frugal guy anyway. To top it all of a rockstar's schedule seems more hectic - there's tours, overdoses, prostitutes, drugs, papparazzi, and all sorts of crap I wouldn't want to get involved in. Or I mean - I probably would once I was a rockstar! I guess maybe not if I was a Christian Rock star, but I don't think Christian rock stars make $2 mill a year. Then again, surprise me with your facts.
So the best job for me? If I got to travel the world for free, keeping a lightweight blog about my experiences - that would be awesome. I would do that. All paid for trips that I could choose at my discretion and a publishing schedule that wasn't strict at all? I think that'd be the perfect job for me.. for a while. I'd get bored of it eventually, and I mean.. it isn't even very realistic, is it? Most people who do that have to either record a TV show, get taken to places they wouldn't want to go to, and so on.. So I guess it's a bit of a cop-out answer.
I suppose the best job for me would be "Job Creator". Meaning guy who makes money without having to work.
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I think being an NFL punter would be great, in spite of Chris Kluwe's complaints.
I played WoW with him! That makes me famous!
rugbyLEAGUEfan
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100% agree
Telling y'all, my suggestion of the Canadian Senate beats everything posted thus far.
Bonus points: technically, you don't even need to be Canadian to be appointed. Double bonus, the PM can come from the Senate, so you could be PM of Canada without being Canadian, technically. But that sounds like a tiresome job compared to a Senator.
Bonus points: technically, you don't even need to be Canadian to be appointed. Double bonus, the PM can come from the Senate, so you could be PM of Canada without being Canadian, technically. But that sounds like a tiresome job compared to a Senator.
Wait, we can choose to be Mittens von Romneyfeller? Changing my suggestion now.
You wouldn't happen to live in the apartment down the hall from me, think rotund animals and especially wombats are cute, and have the initials A. S., now, would you?
Because I'm getting some serious déjà vu.
LamaGT
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It's not a lottery. It requires intelligence and creativity, but it rewards well for that. Bonus points for being the dream occupation of many people.
Perhaps you are one of those who think that working for a studio is safe and that you can never be successful by being independent?
LamaGT
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And you are one of those who believe that receiving money for games is evil, because it will corrupt your soul forever? That's not very intelligent. Let me put it this way: if you get enough money from a game to make a decent living, you don't need to do any other job, which means that you have more time to dedicate to your hobby and the freedom of doing whatever game you want.
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Actually, the image you posted wasn't of the suit. That's the ONE scene out of the whole movie where they used a stop motion model.
EDIT: Also, if we're going to be serious about that for a minute, Haruo Nakajima went through absolute physical hell to do the Suitmation scenes, and was treated pretty unfairly after he was unable to physically continue them. He had to spend his later years working at a bowling alley.
EDIT: Also, if we're going to be serious about that for a minute, Haruo Nakajima went through absolute physical hell to do the Suitmation scenes, and was treated pretty unfairly after he was unable to physically continue them. He had to spend his later years working at a bowling alley.
Nope - I am more than happy to hand over my money for a good game.
In the context of the best jobs in the world - there are many out there that enjoy creating mods or small games in their spare time (for example). They imagine that doing the same full time would make their life wonderful.
I don't believe it automatically would make their life wonderful - if you have a set back in a hobby it is a disappointment. If you have a setback in self employment it is something you won't be paid for.
If you are creating a mod as a hobby you can do whatever you fancy - if you want to make money out of it you need to consider whether others would like it and whether they will pay you for it.
I'm not saying don't follow your dreams, just be aware of the consequences.
LamaGT
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Mods have the same principle and objectives: be played. Not everybody admits that but seriously, who would want to make a mod that isn't played by anybody?
It's true that selling a game is a bit different than making it played, but ultimately only retards can't make money out of very played games (unless they specifically don't want to, but then refer to my previous post).
There is always the risk of going broke, but it's not much more likely than losing a job in this field.
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Son of a !
Hmm I just tried to find a good pic of Godzilla bashing Tokyo.
I have a fantasy of one day being well-off enough that for my hobby, I will have a basement that is a mini Tokyo recreation from wall to wall and I will have my own costume and just trash the city for stress relief. Consequently, I don't care if Nakajima was too big of a whiner to realize how awesome his job was.
LamaGT
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My childhood dream was to be a transport minibus driver, which were used as a mix between a taxi and a bus in my city. I still don't think that would have been too bad 
I have several friends of mine who are "working" professional musicians, either in orchestras, universities, or as "session men" (the people who record jingles for ads, or perform as backing bands, etc). It's a hard field to break into since the competition is so tough, but it really isn't a bad living. None of them work conventional 8 hour a day shifts...they may have a 2-3 hour orchestra or session practice, and then they'd need to practice at home by themselves, but they still perform for a living and sleep in.
The money at the orchestra level isn't terrible, especially since that usually opens up lucrative freelancing opportunities. The big problem, I'm told, is that you work a lot of nights, and a lot of them don't get health insurance or retirement. That's the problem with everybody who freelances though.
I was wondering when somebody would say this. I've done this a few times now, and I've really come away with a greater respect for the profession, especially the TV guys.
First, it's really really hard to deliver those points, even if you're only on camera for 5-10 min at a time, without stuttering, without looking right at the camera, and be accurate. A tremendous amount of prep work goes into those few min on camera. I've done a few TV auditions for sportscasting and shadowed a few guys, and those are looong days.
Most of them (not all) have writing and reporting responsibilities as well, so you're also a journalist.
There are exceptions at the very top of the chain, usually reserved for ex-coaches or ex-athletes, and you're right, that job is really cushy (Lou Holtz isn't expected to do anything other than blabber for a few seconds)...but for most broadcasting guys, you're pulling loooong hours, traveling to crappy cities, and making almost NO money. Your local sportswriter probably makes less than 35,000 a year.
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