And before we get to the questions, let's lay a little groundwork. When I was younger, I would always answer the question of "what do you want to be when you grow up?" with "a preacher, a teacher, a writer and a cashier". If you allow for some liberal interpretation of some of the jobs I have had, I kind of managed to hit all four quadrants.
Here's a quick accounting of what I've been so far in this life of mine (in somewhat chronological order): a pig farmer's helper, a farmer's market's auction's runner, a print shop folder/assembler, a fast food cashier, a fast food drive thru small town celebrity, a fast food shift manager, a college food server, a college front desk attendant, a college librarian's assistant, a cashier at the place where the toys are/were (in two cities!), an actor on someone else's payroll, an actor on my own payroll, a director and a producer on my own payroll, a haunted house performer, a waiter, a volunteer church camp counselor, a government agency intern, a non profit theatre's box office manager (at two different theatres!), a voiceover artist, a hotel front desk attendant, a flower delivery person, a law office's intern, a writing teacher, a hotel's night auditor, a cater waiter, a major pharmacy chain's help desk analyst, a fine dining waiter, a bank's shift supervisor, an education company's center manager, an education company's part time specialist, an education company's center's director and an education company's help desk analyst- extraordinaire (if I do say so myself).
Which leads me to tonight's questions -- first, WHAT PROFESSION OTHER THAN YOUR OWN WOULD YOU LIKE TO ATTEMPT?: If only I were younger, I'd suggest the oldest profession (and who's to say that I didn't once dabble in the trade ... or that I did so in spirit but never got paid for my services ... you'll just have to wait for the tell-all to know for sure). But since I'm in my forties and that's a young man's game, my answer is a POLITICIAN, but, to further clarify -- a POLITICIAN IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC SCENARIO. Yep -- make me your leader -- but only after the aliens arrive, the true date of the Mayan calendar's end is revealed, the zombies attack or Armageddon begins. [Wait a minute -- did I just inadvertently answer this item and say I want to be the Antichrist?] I think I'd thrive in any of those environments where rules are made to be rewritten!
And, WHAT PROFESSION WOULD YOU NOT LIKE TO DO?: I've done so many already -- which kind of precludes me from saying a pig farmer's helper again as a reply -- so I'll have to generalize in that I wouldn't want an ASSEMBLY LINE MANUFACTURING JOB as a career. Mind you, I like a repetitive task on occasion -- it actually quiets the voice inside my head and allows me to focus -- so the occasional data entry or envelope stuffing project serves its purpose for me. I just couldn't imagine it as the only thing I did day in and day out. My body and soul need challenge and change and a bit of interaction with others, and not just endless widget-work.
Next week -- this whole self-interviewing ends with me at the gates of heaven ... (and not a moment too soon -- and hopefully, not literally)!
CINCY KNOWS HOW TO RESPECT A LEGEND!:
http://www.cincyshirts.com/index.php/cincyshirts/cincyshirts/hills-vintage-shirt.html
NASA ALWAYS KNEW (BUT NEVER TOLD ME!):
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html
JUST SHY OF 20000 JOB OPENINGS WITH WHICH I WOULD NOT BE SATISFIED!:
http://www.indeed.com/q-Assembly-Line-jobs.html
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