Do you want to know how many hours a year you work?
Brace yourselves. If you work an average 40-hour week, you work a grand total of 2,080 hours in one year. It should be something you enjoy, right?
Well, that’s what they say anyway… and today is really placing emphasis on the need to like your job. Happy “Don’t Go To Work Unless It’s Fun Day” guys… how many of you turned up?
Imagine a job that you would wake at your own accord every morning, just dying to get to leave your bed and trot off to work. Last month, the Australian Tourism Board advertised another six dream jobs up for the taking. They received over a quarter of a million applications within a week.
If you’re using today as your career turning point, as the watershed moment when you just think, “Yes, that’s me finished with my job, I’m going to do something like that dream job in Oz, something I actually like from now on”, we’ve gathered the following ideas we’ve come across in the past…
Choose which job appeals to you and go for it…
Hollywood Wardrobe Stylist
Perhaps you’re destined to become a Hollywood Wardrobe Stylist. The job is glamorous but can be quite inconsistent. You could be offered a few assignments at a time or you could go long stretches without work. With a salary of anything from €40,000 to €400,000, we think we’d be able to cope with that…
Sex Toy Tester
According to one British woman, this kinky job does exist and pays reasonably well. You can apply for the job online. A sex shop pays the woman to test out all of their latest products to see which ones work the best. Globally, sex toy sales are expected to go up by 700 per cent over the next decade, so this type of job could become more common. Imagine the canteen chat at lunch…
Keeping it kinky in work…
Ice Cream Flavour-Maker
Deliciously more-ish ice cream flavours don’t just appear on shelves, it takes teams of workers to turn a great idea into a wonderful product. But someone’s job is to create and taste new flavours of the yummy stuff… An annual salary could start at €50,000.
Academy Award Ballot Counter
These two people sit backstage at the exclusive awards and pass out the envelopes with the winners’ names inside. Doesn’t sound too stressful, we’re positive we could do this. These partners made around €352,000 in 2009… CV at the ready.
Doll Fashion Designer
Doll designers create miniature fashions to be produced on a large scale. Like other designers, they study fashion trends, sketch clothing designs, pick out fabrics and colours and oversee productions of their designers. It’s dressing Barbies for a living… we’d love it.
Celebrity Trainer
As well as having a hot bod and hanging out with the world’s most famous celebrities, you could be earning €100,000 or more… Of course, the smart ones release their own workout DVD to scoop up even more big bucks.
Getting paid to keep our bodies in shape? We could do that…
Brewmaster
If you’re head of a large national brewery, you could be earning €100,000 a year… sweet.
Concert Promoter
It’s hard to get bored in the entertainment business. Concert promoters bring concerts to cities around the country, selecting the cities and venues, selling sponsorships and working out all of the logistics from the number of police officers needed to the number of loos necessary. The salary varies widely but perks include seeing major concerts and partying with the artists… wow.
Whiskey Ambassador
This job does exactly what it says on the bottle, eh-hem, tin. You drink whiskey and tell other people how great it is.
Bed-Warmers
If you’re a fan of a toasty bed at night, you could call for the service of a bed-warmer. Certain hotels have employees who wear special thermal suits and lay in the beds before you get in. Getting paid to snuggle up in bed… we like it.
Ooooh, cosy…
Alternatively, if it’s back to school you want to go, check out the 17 most bizarre college courses.
