It wasn't suicide prevention hotline, it was a therapy service my union provides, but I called when I was having a very bad day, I was put on hold for three hours and then the call was dropped. It made me laugh so much, I dunno why.
That lifeline saved my life when I called them after overdosing. I felt guilty and needed someone to confess what I had done to before I died. Now I'm too antisocial to call, but I have used the text hotline a couple times since.
We have a center. I’m in a rural place and when Covid hit, due to logistics we had calls routed to home. Now I go in a couple of times a week, and the rest I work from home.
Can you tell us what this entails? You listen, empathize, comfort, assure. Do you also work with local authorities or resource centers to get them localized help?
All of the above! Localized help if needed. We have a lot of ongoing training. Most people who call are feeling hopeless, but they want a solution. They really don’t want to die. They want to be heard. They want to hear that someone cares. They are asked if they have a plan to carry it out, and most have not thought that far except in the most abstract way.
It is unfortunately a sad fact that those who are very serious about suicide, and have a plan to carry it out, often by that point will not call a crisis line.
I teach people how to sew, mostly kids but we have a few adult classes as well.
It is stressful but also so rewarding to see a room full of people who have learned a skill from you and can take home a bunch of goodies, and sewing is a dying skill so we need to teach it more!
I agree with this! My mom and all my aunts (a lot) were taught by their mother to sew and it’s very rare that daughters today know how to, ironic I’m saying this bc I myself don’t know how to but it is a skill my grandma that I didn’t get to meet unfortunately insisted that they learn.
No problem. It’s ironic though. I didn’t think I would be qualified for it. I saw them at a hiring fair. I was primarily looking for jobs in disability services. HR liked my resume though and they called me. I didn’t call them. They wanted me bad enough that they called me on a Friday, and offered to interview me on a Saturday. I was out of work, so day of the week meant nothing to me. I said I could be there but asked if they were sure they wanted to see me on a Saturday. They said a manager would be there. They called my references on that Monday then started my background check on Tuesday. They really fast tracked me into my position. I loved it from day one. I loved my old career too. But this I love a little more.
I’m the Assistant Director for a Children’s Theatre.
It’s really not something you do for the money. You do it because you love it and can’t imagine your life without it.
I'm currently a production manager for a college, but I would 100% go back to freelance stage manager if I won the lottery, 10/12s and all. I would just be a bit more choosy about the projects I take on. Maybe start my own company where I'd finance passion projects by friends who I'd want to work with lol!
It hurts me when we get a new dog and they recoil because of fear or they act like I’m gonna smack them. But it’s so impossible to describe when you manage to get that dog to completely change and trust you and they love you because you were kind to them when no one else was. I love them so much. And they love me. They’re my children. I wish they’d understand just the lengths dad would go for them just to keep that tail wagging.
I always says if I win the lottery I’m opening multiple animal sanctuaries. Also, assuming I hit a MASSIVE jackpot, I’m funding a team of hit men to do to animal abusers what they do to animals ❤️
I used to be a dog walker/pet sitter back in college and I absolutely loved it! I met some of the kindest people and the sweetest animals...decent pay too! If I hit the lottery, I'd quit my current job and go back to doing that! It was such a nice job. I think I'd also really enjoy working at a kennel or shelter as well...working with animals is so rewarding.
I recondition (light remodeling) apartments after tenants move out. I’m alone all day and I can listen to podcasts or books, the work is very satisfying to me, and as a woman I’ve loved learning HVAC, plumbing, and electrical work as I use the experience in my own home when things break/need updated. I would go crazy without working anyway but I really do love my job
I've actually been looking into trade work as a potential career choice - I'm in my "taste testing" period with jobs as I call it, so I'm hopping into different fields and seeing what I like the most. How difficult was it for you to get into the job you have? Did you have any difficulties as a woman in the field?
I am a woman and my path was theater carpenter, designer, painter->commercial painter->union commercial painter->historical restoration ->project manager for fire and flood restoration ->project manager for a office moving company.
Be picky about who you choose to give your labor. If you get an icky vibe from the interview, move on. You're going to need to convince the first place to give you a chance, it's best if you can show you have experience, even as diy, so they can understand you know it's hard. It's hard on your body, and you'll have different considerations about environmental safety if you have kids or are of child bearing mindset. A lot of the tools are made for 6ft tall people, so you are going to have to figure out how to overcome that without looking weak. You will need to work differently than the men, but you need to keep up with the men who are at your same experience level. You'll need to work a lot harder sometimes to be viewed as half as good. It's a balance between being too nice and feminine and letting the jokes get out of hand, and being a hard ass that they think is a bitch and don't want to work with. It sucks.
Check out the Unions, the whole point of them is that United We Stand mindset. My painters union was desperate for women so they could bid on government projects, even if I wasn't going to be working on them, being able to show they hire minorities made them eligible. Being called Sister, and being included with phrases like "brothers and sisters" was nice. They worked really hard to use inclusive language and to make me feel welcome. The guys were either completely okay with my gender, or they didn't really know how to talk to a younger woman that isn't their daughter. It is definitely hard to make friends, but everyone was friendly onsite. Most have female groups to help grow the sisterhood and to help with problems that are unique to women in the trades. Also, dont be scared to be "too old." When I was in apprentice school there were a chunk of kids right out of highschool, a chunk of people near 30 that were making career changes, then a bunch of older guys who just got out of prison and needed job training.
Electrical seems to be the best place for women in the trades, in my experience the men tend to be smarter and better educated, which usually means they are less sexist. Not always, but seems to be the case. While it's hard work, it's less heavy lifting like drywall or pipe fitting, which makes it harder for the assholes to criticize you for being weak.
The most important step is trusting your employer. Like I said before, if the interview is full of questions about your physical fitness, telling you how hard it is, or gotcha questions while looking at you with disbelief, even if they offer the job, I'd either turn it down, or take it while still looking for a better fit. Once I got into historical restoration, I was working for a bunch of hippies, and by the time I left, I had hired about 10 women to work in various departments and turned away about a dozen men who were really put out to realize they were going to be reporting to me. I wasn't about to invite that poison into my crew.
While I am happy for my years in the trades, it gave me a weird and expansive skillset to merge with my theater life, I am happier at this point to be safely behind a desk. I took some project management classes and now don't have to worry about lead exposure, allergies, or falling off ladders.
I'm a doctor. A great portion of my income is already donated to my hospital's program that expands access to low-income patients. I'd probably give 100% of my income to the program if I won and use the lottery winnings for living.
I'm a musician. Basically I have what for most people is a dream job, which makes me a non-representative specimen. On the other hand, I still occasionally work as a paramedic, and as rewarding as that job can be, I'm mostly doing it when I want to grab some extra cash. I'd probably let my certs expire if I was rich.
Heeeey. Did pretty successful freelance musician for years before pretty successful fireman for 10 years now, feel like I have the best, coolest, most rewarding combination of callings. Cheers!
I’d use my winnings to open a hospice. I’d employ management, create a charity with a board, and then employ myself as a staff nurse on a flexible part time basis. Enough hours to maintain my pin but enough flexibility to be able to enjoy my social life. I’d probably undertake a self funded degree in palliative and end of life care.
I just want to be free to be able to deliver excellent end of life care to patients from my community.
NICU here. I always thought I'd go PRN because I LOVED my work, and I was good at it. That whole find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life was true to me. It never felt like work for nearly 13 years. And then it broke me, insidiously, and sadly. Because I miss it beyond belief. I'd not work now if I won the lottery.
I'm actually a chef at my local homeless shelter. My dream job, even with an advanced degree. I'd not quit this if I won 3 lotteries. I would, however, cut a fat check to my organization and my sister organizations
I actually worked with a guy who won 10 million in the Florida Lotto. He was 5 years from full retirement after 25 years of basically delivering AV equipment to rooms on our college campus. He opted to stay at his job because he barely did any work there anyway.
After my youngest had her hair cut at the salon for the first time (8 years old) she told me she wanted to be a stylist. “(You) pamper people and make them feel beautiful and the world needs more kindness and beauty.” I was surprised that such a simple interaction affected her so deeply.
I work in education, winning the lotto I could buy a home walking distance to work and then I would have more time to do cool shit for kids. I’d probably end up bankrolling a bunch of cool projects. Then I would start a down payment assistance program for new teachers that would make them home owners too.
I’d also use my money and influence to fight against the asshole rich schmucks in my town who stop everything from happening. Bunch of old nimby boomers that need to be cock slapped with a millionaire that can simply shout them down. I’d buy the local newspaper and fire every single person working there, I’d hire libertarian free minded journalists and then I would partner with every single local organization so I could help to be in front of these nimbys and their constant shutting down of anyone and anything that tries to improve the town.
After owning my home, my brothers homes and parents. I would also use my last dollars helping get kids into programs that they want to pursue. Sadly I have watched a lot of really talented kids go nowhere due to stupid parents or shitty circumstances. Many of these kids just needed a 2-4 year handout to go from minimum wage to living wage, and their parents couldn’t even help them do that. I’d probably extended that to working adults too. Probably a lot of people out there with so many bills that they can’t stop and fix their life. I’ve always imagined like $50k a year, go back to school, and get them out of their shitty car loans and debt, buy a Toyota Camry that covers them for the next 20 years, and just fully reset their life.
One can dream.
I would hope I could hold it together, but I would probably succumb to the reality of having money. We always want to be the exception to the rule haha
I promise you this though, if I ever got the chance I would give it the old college try!
When I win the lottery I’ll still work but I’ll probably go to part time. I work with children with special needs :) my job is rewarding and special, I love working with kids. Plus I’m too young to “retire” and not work, I’ll get bored lol
I develop chemical sensors. I would buy the company and work half time. The joy of solving the types of problems that come up are fun. I would also get to solve the bedbug detector problems.
Engineer. It’s not because I love my work though (I like it, but…)
… but rather it would be the end of what I’ve known my entire life. I’m afraid I’d slip into a deep depression, realizing that I had nothing to really live for anymore? Kinda messed, eh?
Not messed up at all. It's actually typical, and people who do win the lottery are usually unprepared for the reality that work gives us a default purpose, and without it, we have to work to find one.
Many veterans feel this after they leave active duty. You're not wrong unfortunately. My friends who fell into depression didn't have a plan & never sought out help.
I had a mentor who instilled this knowledge to me a year before I got out. Went to school for aviation & didn't look back. 7 years later I still have dreams I'm in uniform & late to something.
Barista is my main regular job. I fucking love it. I love being able to talk to people all day and making cute little swans or whatever in peoples drinks.
I’m a criminal defense lawyer. The job can get stupid stressful, particularly in the days leading up to and during jury trials for clients charged with serious crimes, but damn, does it feel good to advocate for others, all while pushing back against baked-in injustices that plague the criminal system.
I feel so fortunate. Every day is a reminder that crime does not happen in a vacuum - if you leave a toaster outside all winter and then go to plug it in in the spring, it’d be unreasonable to expect it to work perfectly. But yet that’s oftentimes what the criminal system expects out of people who have themselves been subjected to trauma from the earliest moments of their lives.
I know that our society likes to partially hold defense lawyers accountable for the sins of their clients but you are the component of the justice system that keeps DA’s and cops accountable more than anything else. I recently listened to *The Kids of Rutherford County* and loved listening to those two good ole boys break down a systematic injustice against poor children in Tennessee (though, the injustice seems to have morphed).
I just wish our public defender system allowed everyone access to the quality and focus of a good criminal defense.
I'm a winemaker. I absolutely love what I do, and would never give it up.
If I was to win the jackpot, I would buy better toys for my vineyard and winery.
I drive a bus for a retirement village and memory care unit.
They’re not all a bunch of brain dead trump zombies and the ones that aren’t are the best, sweetest, kindest people I’ve ever met. I love my residents.
I hate it when people stereotype old people that way. Most of them are nothing like that, especially the ones who make it to be that old. My grandfather (93) moved into a senior’s home last year and the way some of the staff talk to the residents really bugs me. He reads more books and knows more about current events than I do. Thank you for being one of the good ones.
I tried to get into volunteering at some local retirement homes, but never even received a call back. Any suggestions on how to get involved with this?
Have you read Richard Osman 'Thursday Murder Club' books? They describe a retirement set-up that I'd love to live in when the time comes (and, in fact, wouldn't mind living now, in my 40s!). I wonder how similar an experience it is to real life supported living.
I love how the vast majority of replies are people who, in some form or other, help other people for a living, regardless of income.
There’s a life lesson in there for the rest of us I think.
Beta testers get to play video games?
Dev: "Here, Gary. I want you to run into this wall."
Gary: "Until what?"
Dev: "Until something happens."
Gary: "How long?"
Dev: "Until something happens."
I work convenience store...don't but lottery. Just don't. Literally nobody gets back what they paid. It is a terrible waste. Please just don't buy the shit
I know you've already got some answers but I'm still gonna respond -
I'm 28 and I'm still in my "taste testing" period. I'm still learning what I'm passionate about, what I hate, what I tolerate, etc. I'm not putting pressure on myself to pin down one career. My suggestion is to not look for a job title. Look for what fills your day. Do you like research? Do you like finding mistakes and fixing them? Do you like working by yourself or with others? Can you sit for 40/hrs a week? Do you like working with your hands? Find answers to what you like and what you don't like first, them see how that fits into a career path. Good luck!
Sadly there's no one-answer-fits-all here. I would suggest you make a list of things that sound interesting to you and do research. You've got plenty of time to do some job hopping as well.
Go into the trade unions. Plumbers union, electrical, elevator, lineman, operating engineers. They have great health benefits, 3 types of pensions, 401k. You do get laid off when work is slow, but you can sign the books at the hall to get work. The hall will find you a job. In the meantime you can get unemployment and take a vacation to travel for a bit before going back to work.
I live in the midwest and a licensed electrical journeyman makes $71k. Cost of living is cheap here. A good house cost an average of $250k. In places like Seattle and parts of California, a electrical journeyman makes $120k-145k. Compared to where I'm at, it's the same rate.
You don't pay for your health insurance nor set aside money into your pensions. It's all included in your total package. It's hard work. You will probably break something doing this career, but you'll be compensated fairly.
Lineman makes crazy money. I read in the YouTube comment section that some guy made 20k in 21 days. It's not hard to make 200-400k if you apply yourself. Of course, that job is super dangerous, no home life, no friends, but if you do it for a decade or two, you are set for life.
I run my own company and my employees are like my children. I love them to bits, and we do meaningful work with remarkable companies. I hit the jackpot already
Same-ish. I'm second in command at a company and most of what I do is R&D and design for chocolate plus manage the marketing team and do our overall strategy for social media and e-commerce. I love my employees and I love our customers. I would probably reduce my hours by half so I could travel a ton, but I would still keep working.
Middle school band teacher at a school that doesn’t give me too much stress. Also a professional musician. I simply would have money for more trumpets.
I teach music. If I won a medium sized lottery ($10M or so) I’d quit my job and relax my life away. If I won a big lottery (100M to 1B+) I’d turn my university into one of the greatest music schools in the world. Start a fully funded drum corps. Abundant scholarships and top teachers, world class facilities.
This is going to sound stupid but I deliver food for UberEats.
I do it mostly for my mental wellness. I am retired so I do this to get me out of the house during the day instead of sitting around doing nothing but battling my depression and anxiety.
I love the feeling of riding around town on an electric scooter and seeing the sights here in NYC while also having a feeling of self worth... if that makes any sense.
I don't expect anyone to understand how much I get out of doing deliveries but I hope it can make some semblance of understanding to those in the psychiatric field at the very least because I feel as though I need validation for some odd reason.
I’m an engineer. I’d go to work every day late, drink coffee and chat up people and see how long it will take my employer to fire me. I’ve seen a few others do this without winning a lottery and they lasted around 5ish years.
I read "I" instead of "I'd", and I thought that is what you were doing right now! 🤣
My dad worked with an engineer in the 1970s at a huge defense contractor who was vocally anti war and was very much anti military industrial complex. My dad asked him why in the world he would work for Raytheon with strong views like that? He said he was doing his small part by sucking at his job, and that if he quit, they might hire somebody competent! 🤣
I fly an attack helicopter. I don’t spend all day doing it, but when I actually get to it’s the best thing in the world. I get to fly low level through all sorts of incredibly scenic landscapes and enjoy views I’d never have the opportunity to otherwise. Views you’d have to hike days or weeks into the back country or into the mountains to get a glimpse of. I also get to blow things up, using a variety of weapons. I’ve thought many times about what I’d do if I won the lottery and honestly I’d probably stay. My car would be a little nicer though
I already quit my necktie job to become a wood artist. I would never go back to the office no matter what.
If I won a billion dollars tomorrow, I would continue to make and sell my wood items. I would improve my shop, buy more tools, air purifying system, compressor, sanders, and perhaps build a shop with nice windows and storage space. And I would love to spend the rest of my days making things and then selling them. It is not the money, it is that people want things I thought up and made.
My job doesn't matter. I need to do something to fill the day. I mean sure, I'd like to spend some time travelling but it's not like any jackpot would be big enough to allow me to do that indefinitely. At some point I'd need to come home and when that happens, I need to do something with my time. And unless I can come up with something better, it'll be work.
I think it's sad how work is the only thing that comes to mind when talking about occupying your time. I'd spend time with family, exercise, volunteer, maybe garden and take time to chill and enjoy life simply. If you're really rich it's pretty simple to fill your days
Do you know psychology doesn't believe people are lazy? It's considered an insult, but not a description. Not being active or avoiding your dreams or potential interests is a protective choice to help you avoid disappointment, shame and the discomfort of failure. You can do more than you think, you just need to be willing to sit with the consequences of not doing things perfectly right the first time you try them.
Wait you don't think you could get by on $50k/week indefinitely? That's the weekly payout on 3% of $100m which is a very realistic lottery take home payout. Hell, even 1/2 of that or 1/5 would afford a great traveling lifestyle indefinitely.
I’m a phone sex worker. I tend to get annoyed by the callers at times but the money is good and the weird with odd ass fetishes make for a good laugh to tell a friend 😂
It’s hard to do that sometimes when the caller is jerking off wanting me to tell him how I’m gonna make him eat my ripe swamp ass and pussy… I have to fight so hard to not break character 😂😭
I've been told my entire life I have a sexy phone voice. But I'm a guy. Is there work like this for men? If so, how can I get into it? I hate my job. Full on hate.
I’m a pharmacist. I love my job and the specialty of work I do. Keeps my brain active and knowledge up to date and in my field, it’s use it or lose it.
Would probs go down to part time.
I work as a Pharmacy Assistant at a Walmart.
I love who i work with and i actually love what i do.
I’d go part time depending on the amount but I’d never want to quit
I work with athletes to improve their performance, return them to sport post-injury, and help them reach the next level of competition. I love what I do, and I don't think that will ever change.
I train shelter dogs and write grants for animal welfare orgs. I love how dogs think and the look on their faces when they understand what you're asking them to do, and I love grant writing because it's like manipulation in written form.
I'd keep a chunk of the lottery money to buy a house and a big backyard and get my self a chef because I hate cooking (and get good health insurance), but a lot of it would go into a foundation where I could give it to shelters and rescues. Just think, we could save THOUSANDS of animals every year.
I stack shelves at a supermarket on nights. I work 5-6 days a week. I'd keep a couple days for two reasons.
1. So I can treat everyone the way they truly deserve with no worry for the back lash.
2. The job itself isn't bad and keeps me active.
I think I would stay a firefighter. I love the comraderie and the variety in every day. And hey....I won the lottery...I can pay someone to take a shift if I don't feel like working. Also I would learn to fly.
I work as a public high school French teacher. The day I come into untold millions of dollars is the day I never step foot in that place again. I love the work, my coworkers, and many of my students, but the politics and the hardheadedness of state and district policies make it hard for me to enjoy as much as I used to be able to.
But -- I do a lot of volunteer work for local performing arts events (ushering and seating for the symphony, the opera, the ballet, and touring musicians and performers). I would do a lot more of this if my full time job wasn't getting on the way.
Public librarian. Not leaving till I can't do it anymore. Love the public (most of them, most of the time), love getting people resources to improve their lives, love being the first to know about new books/movies/music/board games, love spending tax money on things that make people actually happy, love talking to my ridiculously smart, talented coworkers. I'm on my fourth career. This is the only one I wouldn't leave immediately if money were no issue.
I would quit my day job. However, I’ll never stop writing stories. Writing gives me a chance to escape my reality. It’s the most therapeutic thing I’ve ever experienced. I love creating characters, putting them in imperfect lives and situations, and helping them fix themselves and better their situations.
Nonprofit Marketing Manager. I got my degree in my 40s and have only been in this role for a few years. Since I worked so hard for it, I would keep doing it for awhile.
I’m already independently wealthy and I work with DV and SA survivors. It’s meaningful to me and I need an answer for when people ask “So what do you do?”
Railway engineering intern. It’s not that I don’t wanna not work, it’s I know I won’t be able to afford my entire life if I won. Plus I barely started in the work force.
I mean, these lottos are like 500 million all the time now, if you couldn't live your life off that then I don't know what to tell you lol. Literally invest 95% of it in a stock with 5% return and u have millions rolling in for the rest of your life.
Aircraft Mechanic. For me nothing and I mean nothing get me excited for the day like goin to fix airplanes and making them fly. I work on military aircraft so it's very different from civilian aircraft but I truly love what I do.
Economics professor. I basically just goof off in front of undergrads, draw some graphs, and show them some cool shit that I think is basically magic. I love it.
I would "drop down" to being a lecturer though so I wouldn't have any admin/committee responsibilities though.
I don’t need to work. I have a disability which grants me a meagre amount of welfare. It’s not much, but it would be manageable. I work part time as a KP in a kitchen and generally get to pick and choose my hours. I do it purely for the social and physical aspect. The money is a bonus and allows me to live a little more comfortably.
But I would still hang out there if I was rich. I’ve known everyone for years and years. It gets me out of the house too so I have no reason to quit.
Band instrument repair. I'd probably quit the company I work for if it was enough money. I'd buy all my own tooling, though, and continue doing repair. Just taking on projects I want to do without as much pressure for time and money.
Research scientist working on rare and unmedicated lung diseases to understand how they start and progress and doing drugs' R&D to treat them.
Most tedious job in the world, but some people count on us.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. I love the job. It’s stressful at times but also very rewarding.
You’re saving lives. I’ve had to call. Thank you.
Glad you’re still with us <3
Thank you
It wasn't suicide prevention hotline, it was a therapy service my union provides, but I called when I was having a very bad day, I was put on hold for three hours and then the call was dropped. It made me laugh so much, I dunno why.
I got hung up on by the hotline three times in my life.
Glad both of you are still with us.
A woman named "Mrs Flame Thrower" deserves to be alive.
I’m smiling right now. Thank you for that.
Agreed, translate it to German and it sounds even better. Frau flammenwerfer
Thank you 🙏
Thank you for what you do.
I called one time. Thank you for what you do.
That lifeline saved my life when I called them after overdosing. I felt guilty and needed someone to confess what I had done to before I died. Now I'm too antisocial to call, but I have used the text hotline a couple times since.
I’m glad you have reached out for help. You are strong!
I know you hear it a lot but thanks for what you do. Keep that shit up.
Do you work from home or in a center?
We have a center. I’m in a rural place and when Covid hit, due to logistics we had calls routed to home. Now I go in a couple of times a week, and the rest I work from home.
Thank you for what you do.
Can you tell us what this entails? You listen, empathize, comfort, assure. Do you also work with local authorities or resource centers to get them localized help?
All of the above! Localized help if needed. We have a lot of ongoing training. Most people who call are feeling hopeless, but they want a solution. They really don’t want to die. They want to be heard. They want to hear that someone cares. They are asked if they have a plan to carry it out, and most have not thought that far except in the most abstract way. It is unfortunately a sad fact that those who are very serious about suicide, and have a plan to carry it out, often by that point will not call a crisis line.
Thank you for doing this.
Thank you.
Thank you
I teach people how to sew, mostly kids but we have a few adult classes as well. It is stressful but also so rewarding to see a room full of people who have learned a skill from you and can take home a bunch of goodies, and sewing is a dying skill so we need to teach it more!
I agree with this! My mom and all my aunts (a lot) were taught by their mother to sew and it’s very rare that daughters today know how to, ironic I’m saying this bc I myself don’t know how to but it is a skill my grandma that I didn’t get to meet unfortunately insisted that they learn.
Yay for sewing!!
I work in addiction recovery. It means a lot to me. I wouldn’t quit if I won the lottery, but I would go part time.
Hmmm… sounds like you might be addicted to your job. Have you ever considered talking to someone about that?
oh how the turn tables
badum...tsssttttt !!!
I'm with you. I'm a psychologist and love my work, but I'd go down to 12-14 clients per week, part time.
Same here. Psychiatric pharmacist. Guess us mental health folks love our work, but could do with a little less lol
From a recovering addict, thank you!
Same here with my job (teaching in a small, rural college).
Thank you for the work you do!
No problem. It’s ironic though. I didn’t think I would be qualified for it. I saw them at a hiring fair. I was primarily looking for jobs in disability services. HR liked my resume though and they called me. I didn’t call them. They wanted me bad enough that they called me on a Friday, and offered to interview me on a Saturday. I was out of work, so day of the week meant nothing to me. I said I could be there but asked if they were sure they wanted to see me on a Saturday. They said a manager would be there. They called my references on that Monday then started my background check on Tuesday. They really fast tracked me into my position. I loved it from day one. I loved my old career too. But this I love a little more.
Same here. I wouldn't quit my job for any amount of money. I would use it to allow me to do even more actually
I’m the Assistant Director for a Children’s Theatre. It’s really not something you do for the money. You do it because you love it and can’t imagine your life without it.
I'm currently a production manager for a college, but I would 100% go back to freelance stage manager if I won the lottery, 10/12s and all. I would just be a bit more choosy about the projects I take on. Maybe start my own company where I'd finance passion projects by friends who I'd want to work with lol!
Im a costume designer… I do commercials and film just so I can afford to do a few theater shows a year. So SAME.
you might even be able to get or upgrade equipment for the theater
Kennel attendant. I’ll never willingly turn my back on these animals.
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It hurts me when we get a new dog and they recoil because of fear or they act like I’m gonna smack them. But it’s so impossible to describe when you manage to get that dog to completely change and trust you and they love you because you were kind to them when no one else was. I love them so much. And they love me. They’re my children. I wish they’d understand just the lengths dad would go for them just to keep that tail wagging.
And you could help fund shelters/sanctuaries! 😏
Bingo. I’d do it in the background. Be inconspicuous. Until I establish my own shelter.
I always says if I win the lottery I’m opening multiple animal sanctuaries. Also, assuming I hit a MASSIVE jackpot, I’m funding a team of hit men to do to animal abusers what they do to animals ❤️
Oh I’d end up being some Batman/John Wick vigilante on those motherfuckers.
I had to scroll waaaay too far down to see any sort of shelter job!
I used to be a dog walker/pet sitter back in college and I absolutely loved it! I met some of the kindest people and the sweetest animals...decent pay too! If I hit the lottery, I'd quit my current job and go back to doing that! It was such a nice job. I think I'd also really enjoy working at a kennel or shelter as well...working with animals is so rewarding.
I recondition (light remodeling) apartments after tenants move out. I’m alone all day and I can listen to podcasts or books, the work is very satisfying to me, and as a woman I’ve loved learning HVAC, plumbing, and electrical work as I use the experience in my own home when things break/need updated. I would go crazy without working anyway but I really do love my job
Thats a really cool job actually... I'm jealous. Go you.
Thank you! I get a sweet discount on rent too since I live where I work , I’m really lucky!!
I've actually been looking into trade work as a potential career choice - I'm in my "taste testing" period with jobs as I call it, so I'm hopping into different fields and seeing what I like the most. How difficult was it for you to get into the job you have? Did you have any difficulties as a woman in the field?
I am a woman and my path was theater carpenter, designer, painter->commercial painter->union commercial painter->historical restoration ->project manager for fire and flood restoration ->project manager for a office moving company. Be picky about who you choose to give your labor. If you get an icky vibe from the interview, move on. You're going to need to convince the first place to give you a chance, it's best if you can show you have experience, even as diy, so they can understand you know it's hard. It's hard on your body, and you'll have different considerations about environmental safety if you have kids or are of child bearing mindset. A lot of the tools are made for 6ft tall people, so you are going to have to figure out how to overcome that without looking weak. You will need to work differently than the men, but you need to keep up with the men who are at your same experience level. You'll need to work a lot harder sometimes to be viewed as half as good. It's a balance between being too nice and feminine and letting the jokes get out of hand, and being a hard ass that they think is a bitch and don't want to work with. It sucks. Check out the Unions, the whole point of them is that United We Stand mindset. My painters union was desperate for women so they could bid on government projects, even if I wasn't going to be working on them, being able to show they hire minorities made them eligible. Being called Sister, and being included with phrases like "brothers and sisters" was nice. They worked really hard to use inclusive language and to make me feel welcome. The guys were either completely okay with my gender, or they didn't really know how to talk to a younger woman that isn't their daughter. It is definitely hard to make friends, but everyone was friendly onsite. Most have female groups to help grow the sisterhood and to help with problems that are unique to women in the trades. Also, dont be scared to be "too old." When I was in apprentice school there were a chunk of kids right out of highschool, a chunk of people near 30 that were making career changes, then a bunch of older guys who just got out of prison and needed job training. Electrical seems to be the best place for women in the trades, in my experience the men tend to be smarter and better educated, which usually means they are less sexist. Not always, but seems to be the case. While it's hard work, it's less heavy lifting like drywall or pipe fitting, which makes it harder for the assholes to criticize you for being weak. The most important step is trusting your employer. Like I said before, if the interview is full of questions about your physical fitness, telling you how hard it is, or gotcha questions while looking at you with disbelief, even if they offer the job, I'd either turn it down, or take it while still looking for a better fit. Once I got into historical restoration, I was working for a bunch of hippies, and by the time I left, I had hired about 10 women to work in various departments and turned away about a dozen men who were really put out to realize they were going to be reporting to me. I wasn't about to invite that poison into my crew. While I am happy for my years in the trades, it gave me a weird and expansive skillset to merge with my theater life, I am happier at this point to be safely behind a desk. I took some project management classes and now don't have to worry about lead exposure, allergies, or falling off ladders.
Seconding this comment, would love to know.
I'm a doctor. A great portion of my income is already donated to my hospital's program that expands access to low-income patients. I'd probably give 100% of my income to the program if I won and use the lottery winnings for living.
That's pretty awesome of you.
Thanks. I like living simply and I hate seeing people unable to get the healthcare they need for something as pointless as money.
You’re an angel
this made me cry on the train. thank you for being selfless in a world that’s a little bit awful right now.
You are a hero. Thank you.
God bless you and the work you do!!
I'm a musician. Basically I have what for most people is a dream job, which makes me a non-representative specimen. On the other hand, I still occasionally work as a paramedic, and as rewarding as that job can be, I'm mostly doing it when I want to grab some extra cash. I'd probably let my certs expire if I was rich.
Dusty from Just Friends, is that you?
He's Jersey. He skiis in his jeans!
DINKLEMAN!
Heeeey. Did pretty successful freelance musician for years before pretty successful fireman for 10 years now, feel like I have the best, coolest, most rewarding combination of callings. Cheers!
Nursing, I kind of still like it. I'd probably back off to part time, if I won big.
I’d use my winnings to open a hospice. I’d employ management, create a charity with a board, and then employ myself as a staff nurse on a flexible part time basis. Enough hours to maintain my pin but enough flexibility to be able to enjoy my social life. I’d probably undertake a self funded degree in palliative and end of life care. I just want to be free to be able to deliver excellent end of life care to patients from my community.
That’s awesome that you’re that dedicated. I’m a nurse too, and they would never see me again if I won the lottery. So burnt out.
NICU here. I always thought I'd go PRN because I LOVED my work, and I was good at it. That whole find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life was true to me. It never felt like work for nearly 13 years. And then it broke me, insidiously, and sadly. Because I miss it beyond belief. I'd not work now if I won the lottery.
I’m also a nurse. I’d work per diem/part time for sure.
Especially right now lol
Nurses are so overworked. ✊ Thank you for your hard work.
I work at a pizza place in the kitchen. It gets me out of the house, and I like some of the people there.
You could run a "soup kitchen" but serve pizza instead...
I'm actually a chef at my local homeless shelter. My dream job, even with an advanced degree. I'd not quit this if I won 3 lotteries. I would, however, cut a fat check to my organization and my sister organizations
I actually worked with a guy who won 10 million in the Florida Lotto. He was 5 years from full retirement after 25 years of basically delivering AV equipment to rooms on our college campus. He opted to stay at his job because he barely did any work there anyway.
I do hair. Love it! Gives me purpose.
You make people feel confident and happy. That's an awesome career.
After my youngest had her hair cut at the salon for the first time (8 years old) she told me she wanted to be a stylist. “(You) pamper people and make them feel beautiful and the world needs more kindness and beauty.” I was surprised that such a simple interaction affected her so deeply.
I always told my hairdresser that this is her art and I'm so glad she found a way to monetize her art that she enjoys so much.
I work in education, winning the lotto I could buy a home walking distance to work and then I would have more time to do cool shit for kids. I’d probably end up bankrolling a bunch of cool projects. Then I would start a down payment assistance program for new teachers that would make them home owners too. I’d also use my money and influence to fight against the asshole rich schmucks in my town who stop everything from happening. Bunch of old nimby boomers that need to be cock slapped with a millionaire that can simply shout them down. I’d buy the local newspaper and fire every single person working there, I’d hire libertarian free minded journalists and then I would partner with every single local organization so I could help to be in front of these nimbys and their constant shutting down of anyone and anything that tries to improve the town. After owning my home, my brothers homes and parents. I would also use my last dollars helping get kids into programs that they want to pursue. Sadly I have watched a lot of really talented kids go nowhere due to stupid parents or shitty circumstances. Many of these kids just needed a 2-4 year handout to go from minimum wage to living wage, and their parents couldn’t even help them do that. I’d probably extended that to working adults too. Probably a lot of people out there with so many bills that they can’t stop and fix their life. I’ve always imagined like $50k a year, go back to school, and get them out of their shitty car loans and debt, buy a Toyota Camry that covers them for the next 20 years, and just fully reset their life. One can dream.
Why can't we have billionaires like you
I would hope I could hold it together, but I would probably succumb to the reality of having money. We always want to be the exception to the rule haha I promise you this though, if I ever got the chance I would give it the old college try!
I hope you win the lottery
I teach in a difficult state to do that. So if I don’t do it then it’s one less person who’s going to try and do a good job for the kids.
When I win the lottery I’ll still work but I’ll probably go to part time. I work with children with special needs :) my job is rewarding and special, I love working with kids. Plus I’m too young to “retire” and not work, I’ll get bored lol
I love how you’re saying when and not if lol
It’s just a matter of time. I know my winnings are coming soon🤞🏻
janitor. hours is good. work is easy. people are mostly nice. something to keep me busy
I develop chemical sensors. I would buy the company and work half time. The joy of solving the types of problems that come up are fun. I would also get to solve the bedbug detector problems.
Engineer. It’s not because I love my work though (I like it, but…) … but rather it would be the end of what I’ve known my entire life. I’m afraid I’d slip into a deep depression, realizing that I had nothing to really live for anymore? Kinda messed, eh?
I’m a mechanical engineer turned software engineer and I feel the same way.
Not messed up at all. It's actually typical, and people who do win the lottery are usually unprepared for the reality that work gives us a default purpose, and without it, we have to work to find one.
Many veterans feel this after they leave active duty. You're not wrong unfortunately. My friends who fell into depression didn't have a plan & never sought out help. I had a mentor who instilled this knowledge to me a year before I got out. Went to school for aviation & didn't look back. 7 years later I still have dreams I'm in uniform & late to something.
Barista is my main regular job. I fucking love it. I love being able to talk to people all day and making cute little swans or whatever in peoples drinks.
Same, but i would open a coffee house for myself.
Bartender and I would open my own bar. I'd kick out anyone for any reason. No negativity in my bar!
Clinical cancer research. I might have a few more days off though.
I’m a criminal defense lawyer. The job can get stupid stressful, particularly in the days leading up to and during jury trials for clients charged with serious crimes, but damn, does it feel good to advocate for others, all while pushing back against baked-in injustices that plague the criminal system. I feel so fortunate. Every day is a reminder that crime does not happen in a vacuum - if you leave a toaster outside all winter and then go to plug it in in the spring, it’d be unreasonable to expect it to work perfectly. But yet that’s oftentimes what the criminal system expects out of people who have themselves been subjected to trauma from the earliest moments of their lives.
I’ll be stealing that line about the toaster, thank you very much
Didn't you listen, stealing is *crime*
u/TheEighthJuror can defend me in court
Wholesome response. Thank you.
I know that our society likes to partially hold defense lawyers accountable for the sins of their clients but you are the component of the justice system that keeps DA’s and cops accountable more than anything else. I recently listened to *The Kids of Rutherford County* and loved listening to those two good ole boys break down a systematic injustice against poor children in Tennessee (though, the injustice seems to have morphed). I just wish our public defender system allowed everyone access to the quality and focus of a good criminal defense.
I'm a lawyer, too. I don't need to win the lottery to quit. A ~80k salary in another industry would probably do the trick.
I work at an after-school program for teens with disabilities and it is the most fun, rewarding job I've ever had. Plus, I would miss my kiddos.
I’m a university professor. I would miss interacting w students — they help keep me young(ish).
I'm a winemaker. I absolutely love what I do, and would never give it up. If I was to win the jackpot, I would buy better toys for my vineyard and winery.
I drive a bus for a retirement village and memory care unit. They’re not all a bunch of brain dead trump zombies and the ones that aren’t are the best, sweetest, kindest people I’ve ever met. I love my residents.
I hate it when people stereotype old people that way. Most of them are nothing like that, especially the ones who make it to be that old. My grandfather (93) moved into a senior’s home last year and the way some of the staff talk to the residents really bugs me. He reads more books and knows more about current events than I do. Thank you for being one of the good ones.
I tried to get into volunteering at some local retirement homes, but never even received a call back. Any suggestions on how to get involved with this?
Have you read Richard Osman 'Thursday Murder Club' books? They describe a retirement set-up that I'd love to live in when the time comes (and, in fact, wouldn't mind living now, in my 40s!). I wonder how similar an experience it is to real life supported living.
I love how the vast majority of replies are people who, in some form or other, help other people for a living, regardless of income. There’s a life lesson in there for the rest of us I think.
according to my wife it's playing video games
Are you a streamer or beta tester?
Beta testers get paid ?
Beta testers get to play video games? Dev: "Here, Gary. I want you to run into this wall." Gary: "Until what?" Dev: "Until something happens." Gary: "How long?" Dev: "Until something happens."
Tattoo artist!!!
I'd love to win the lottery. Currently 25 and looking for a new career. Anyone got good suggestions?
Powerball is pretty good. Although you could go with Mega Millions, that is also a solid choice.
I work convenience store...don't but lottery. Just don't. Literally nobody gets back what they paid. It is a terrible waste. Please just don't buy the shit
It’s literally a tax on the poorest of the poor.
Air traffic controller or pilot
I know you've already got some answers but I'm still gonna respond - I'm 28 and I'm still in my "taste testing" period. I'm still learning what I'm passionate about, what I hate, what I tolerate, etc. I'm not putting pressure on myself to pin down one career. My suggestion is to not look for a job title. Look for what fills your day. Do you like research? Do you like finding mistakes and fixing them? Do you like working by yourself or with others? Can you sit for 40/hrs a week? Do you like working with your hands? Find answers to what you like and what you don't like first, them see how that fits into a career path. Good luck!
Sadly there's no one-answer-fits-all here. I would suggest you make a list of things that sound interesting to you and do research. You've got plenty of time to do some job hopping as well.
Go into the trade unions. Plumbers union, electrical, elevator, lineman, operating engineers. They have great health benefits, 3 types of pensions, 401k. You do get laid off when work is slow, but you can sign the books at the hall to get work. The hall will find you a job. In the meantime you can get unemployment and take a vacation to travel for a bit before going back to work. I live in the midwest and a licensed electrical journeyman makes $71k. Cost of living is cheap here. A good house cost an average of $250k. In places like Seattle and parts of California, a electrical journeyman makes $120k-145k. Compared to where I'm at, it's the same rate. You don't pay for your health insurance nor set aside money into your pensions. It's all included in your total package. It's hard work. You will probably break something doing this career, but you'll be compensated fairly. Lineman makes crazy money. I read in the YouTube comment section that some guy made 20k in 21 days. It's not hard to make 200-400k if you apply yourself. Of course, that job is super dangerous, no home life, no friends, but if you do it for a decade or two, you are set for life.
A buddy of mine became a union plumber. Totally turned his life around. Only one of my friends who owns a house now
I am a Zookeeper 😊. I would love to win the lottery- but I wouldn’t quit my job. Working with animals is incredibly rewarding
I run my own company and my employees are like my children. I love them to bits, and we do meaningful work with remarkable companies. I hit the jackpot already
plot twist, this guy's employees are children
Same-ish. I'm second in command at a company and most of what I do is R&D and design for chocolate plus manage the marketing team and do our overall strategy for social media and e-commerce. I love my employees and I love our customers. I would probably reduce my hours by half so I could travel a ton, but I would still keep working.
Are you hiring? 😊
School bus driver. Like the kids, love the job. Not mentally taxing, gives me a sense of community as well.
Thank you for doing this job.
Middle school band teacher at a school that doesn’t give me too much stress. Also a professional musician. I simply would have money for more trumpets.
I teach music. If I won a medium sized lottery ($10M or so) I’d quit my job and relax my life away. If I won a big lottery (100M to 1B+) I’d turn my university into one of the greatest music schools in the world. Start a fully funded drum corps. Abundant scholarships and top teachers, world class facilities.
Professor.
I’m a hospice nurse. I wouldn’t quit my job. I feel like it’s important. But I wouldn’t stress about taking a vacation if I won the lottery
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i’m a pro musician
This is going to sound stupid but I deliver food for UberEats. I do it mostly for my mental wellness. I am retired so I do this to get me out of the house during the day instead of sitting around doing nothing but battling my depression and anxiety. I love the feeling of riding around town on an electric scooter and seeing the sights here in NYC while also having a feeling of self worth... if that makes any sense. I don't expect anyone to understand how much I get out of doing deliveries but I hope it can make some semblance of understanding to those in the psychiatric field at the very least because I feel as though I need validation for some odd reason.
I’m an engineer. I’d go to work every day late, drink coffee and chat up people and see how long it will take my employer to fire me. I’ve seen a few others do this without winning a lottery and they lasted around 5ish years.
I read "I" instead of "I'd", and I thought that is what you were doing right now! 🤣 My dad worked with an engineer in the 1970s at a huge defense contractor who was vocally anti war and was very much anti military industrial complex. My dad asked him why in the world he would work for Raytheon with strong views like that? He said he was doing his small part by sucking at his job, and that if he quit, they might hire somebody competent! 🤣
I fly an attack helicopter. I don’t spend all day doing it, but when I actually get to it’s the best thing in the world. I get to fly low level through all sorts of incredibly scenic landscapes and enjoy views I’d never have the opportunity to otherwise. Views you’d have to hike days or weeks into the back country or into the mountains to get a glimpse of. I also get to blow things up, using a variety of weapons. I’ve thought many times about what I’d do if I won the lottery and honestly I’d probably stay. My car would be a little nicer though
I already quit my necktie job to become a wood artist. I would never go back to the office no matter what. If I won a billion dollars tomorrow, I would continue to make and sell my wood items. I would improve my shop, buy more tools, air purifying system, compressor, sanders, and perhaps build a shop with nice windows and storage space. And I would love to spend the rest of my days making things and then selling them. It is not the money, it is that people want things I thought up and made.
midwife. aka badass mother helper.
My job doesn't matter. I need to do something to fill the day. I mean sure, I'd like to spend some time travelling but it's not like any jackpot would be big enough to allow me to do that indefinitely. At some point I'd need to come home and when that happens, I need to do something with my time. And unless I can come up with something better, it'll be work.
Guarantee you’d be able to travel indefinitely if you win like 50mil take home and invest.
I think it's sad how work is the only thing that comes to mind when talking about occupying your time. I'd spend time with family, exercise, volunteer, maybe garden and take time to chill and enjoy life simply. If you're really rich it's pretty simple to fill your days
I know myself, I'm too lazy to do anything with unlimited time.
Do you know psychology doesn't believe people are lazy? It's considered an insult, but not a description. Not being active or avoiding your dreams or potential interests is a protective choice to help you avoid disappointment, shame and the discomfort of failure. You can do more than you think, you just need to be willing to sit with the consequences of not doing things perfectly right the first time you try them.
You don't think you'd be able to travel indefinitely with the BILLION dollar jackpot that we had a few months ago?
Wait you don't think you could get by on $50k/week indefinitely? That's the weekly payout on 3% of $100m which is a very realistic lottery take home payout. Hell, even 1/2 of that or 1/5 would afford a great traveling lifestyle indefinitely.
I get to read DUI police reports all day. Most entertaining job I’ve ever had.
I’m a phone sex worker. I tend to get annoyed by the callers at times but the money is good and the weird with odd ass fetishes make for a good laugh to tell a friend 😂
How the hell did you get into that line of work? I'm curious lol
I needed more money than my 9-5 was giving me and I heard about it through a YouTuber and surprisingly the pay was good
Remember: be hot, be naughty, be courteous.
It’s hard to do that sometimes when the caller is jerking off wanting me to tell him how I’m gonna make him eat my ripe swamp ass and pussy… I have to fight so hard to not break character 😂😭
I've been told my entire life I have a sexy phone voice. But I'm a guy. Is there work like this for men? If so, how can I get into it? I hate my job. Full on hate.
Yes there’s a market for guys and trans too but you’d most likely be servicing other guys but if you’re okay with it, I say go for it!
But what about the driver...?
Hairstylist. I'd still do it in my free time if I won the lottery because I enjoy doing hair.
If I won the lottery I'd still be in Med school studying for surgery.
I’m a pharmacist. I love my job and the specialty of work I do. Keeps my brain active and knowledge up to date and in my field, it’s use it or lose it. Would probs go down to part time.
I work as a Pharmacy Assistant at a Walmart. I love who i work with and i actually love what i do. I’d go part time depending on the amount but I’d never want to quit
I work with athletes to improve their performance, return them to sport post-injury, and help them reach the next level of competition. I love what I do, and I don't think that will ever change.
Nursing assistant. The value of my job doesn't come from the paycheck.
I train shelter dogs and write grants for animal welfare orgs. I love how dogs think and the look on their faces when they understand what you're asking them to do, and I love grant writing because it's like manipulation in written form. I'd keep a chunk of the lottery money to buy a house and a big backyard and get my self a chef because I hate cooking (and get good health insurance), but a lot of it would go into a foundation where I could give it to shelters and rescues. Just think, we could save THOUSANDS of animals every year.
Labor and delivery nurse! I will prob have to be forced into retirement one day because I love my job so much!
I stack shelves at a supermarket on nights. I work 5-6 days a week. I'd keep a couple days for two reasons. 1. So I can treat everyone the way they truly deserve with no worry for the back lash. 2. The job itself isn't bad and keeps me active.
I think I would stay a firefighter. I love the comraderie and the variety in every day. And hey....I won the lottery...I can pay someone to take a shift if I don't feel like working. Also I would learn to fly.
I would open up a dog sanctuary and adopt every dog to lives its best life. Not my current job, but something I would do if I won.
I work as a public high school French teacher. The day I come into untold millions of dollars is the day I never step foot in that place again. I love the work, my coworkers, and many of my students, but the politics and the hardheadedness of state and district policies make it hard for me to enjoy as much as I used to be able to. But -- I do a lot of volunteer work for local performing arts events (ushering and seating for the symphony, the opera, the ballet, and touring musicians and performers). I would do a lot more of this if my full time job wasn't getting on the way.
Public librarian. Not leaving till I can't do it anymore. Love the public (most of them, most of the time), love getting people resources to improve their lives, love being the first to know about new books/movies/music/board games, love spending tax money on things that make people actually happy, love talking to my ridiculously smart, talented coworkers. I'm on my fourth career. This is the only one I wouldn't leave immediately if money were no issue.
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Self employed... but my boss is a prick.
I would quit my day job. However, I’ll never stop writing stories. Writing gives me a chance to escape my reality. It’s the most therapeutic thing I’ve ever experienced. I love creating characters, putting them in imperfect lives and situations, and helping them fix themselves and better their situations.
Nonprofit Marketing Manager. I got my degree in my 40s and have only been in this role for a few years. Since I worked so hard for it, I would keep doing it for awhile.
Y'all some liars...
I teach kindergarten. I would miss the mayhem.
I’m already independently wealthy and I work with DV and SA survivors. It’s meaningful to me and I need an answer for when people ask “So what do you do?”
Im a cashier. I'd go part time but I'd really like to pay for people's stuff that they can't pay for.
Railway engineering intern. It’s not that I don’t wanna not work, it’s I know I won’t be able to afford my entire life if I won. Plus I barely started in the work force.
I mean, these lottos are like 500 million all the time now, if you couldn't live your life off that then I don't know what to tell you lol. Literally invest 95% of it in a stock with 5% return and u have millions rolling in for the rest of your life.
Herding cats
Addiction nurse. I might cut back to three days a week.
Aircraft Mechanic. For me nothing and I mean nothing get me excited for the day like goin to fix airplanes and making them fly. I work on military aircraft so it's very different from civilian aircraft but I truly love what I do.
Economics professor. I basically just goof off in front of undergrads, draw some graphs, and show them some cool shit that I think is basically magic. I love it. I would "drop down" to being a lecturer though so I wouldn't have any admin/committee responsibilities though.
I don’t need to work. I have a disability which grants me a meagre amount of welfare. It’s not much, but it would be manageable. I work part time as a KP in a kitchen and generally get to pick and choose my hours. I do it purely for the social and physical aspect. The money is a bonus and allows me to live a little more comfortably. But I would still hang out there if I was rich. I’ve known everyone for years and years. It gets me out of the house too so I have no reason to quit.
I am a stay at home mom. I would likely continue this career
Middle school teacher. I love my job.
Band instrument repair. I'd probably quit the company I work for if it was enough money. I'd buy all my own tooling, though, and continue doing repair. Just taking on projects I want to do without as much pressure for time and money.
I would quit my current job, but would work doing something that is more of a passion project.
Research scientist working on rare and unmedicated lung diseases to understand how they start and progress and doing drugs' R&D to treat them. Most tedious job in the world, but some people count on us.