Jobs that you would rather have?
Just wondering for those of you who are currently in the industry, are there any other jobs that you wish that you could’ve had instead. Ex. (Actor, Model, Musician, Athlete etc.) Jobs that you felt were too much of a pipe dream.
Acting would be my dream job if it weren't so hard to get. Heard you have to pay your dues as a waiter for several years before getting your first gig as an extra on My Little Pony first though...
can confirm (was a tree in an episode of blue’s clues)
Influencer stripper
always was a dream of mine, a guy can only dream
Guess it's still in the broad finance/business industry...wish I could have a job as a venture analyst at a place like Sequoia or MBB consulting.
Well, that's outside of working as an F1 driver or soccer player.
Venture capital is definitely awesome, I’m thinking about possibly pursuing it (plus Sequoia is amazing). F1 driver would be super fun too I didn’t think about that
Guess is in the fashion industry, silly.
I really wish I was in finance pre 2008. Just to experience what it was like and to be apart of the golden ages that lead to excess wealth and consumerism.
oooh that’s a good one. Golden age of finance sure was something else. Wish I was older so I could’ve experienced it as well
Yup. Like the days when hedge funds used to consistently make 30% per year
In 2006 the average Goldman Sachs salary was $622,000 and now it’s around $360,000. (Obviously the 2006 salary was heavily influenced by the Chairman, Partners, MDs) Pre-crisis finance was far more lucrative
Right now I really want get into watchmaking. Not as a watchmaker though because I am a clumsy idiot.
To satisfy the itch I will invest in and scale a small independent watch brand. Cold emailed 15 brands this week and now we wait! Probably won't make much but I think it would be fun to grow out sales for an independent brand via digital channels as most suck at it.
I also love watches. Something I was thinking about getting into was watch trading, you can make some pretty good money from it and get to try out a bunch of different watches. Not sure if it would satisfy your watchmaking desire but it’s a thought
I buy my pieces pretty tactically and usually make money on them. :)
would you mind letting a fellow watch enthusiast in on your secrets?
I don't pay too much attention to it but basically run a search on WatchRecon and WatchPatrol to see what comps look like. I've bought a few pieces brand new from dealers that I made money on but it only really works for higher end pieces like the Lange Zeitwerk I just picked up. I got the watch for less than used prices brand new from a dealer with full warranty.
That's awesome about the brands. I picked up a Baltic Aquaschaphe dive watch a couple months back and am digging it. Also a fan of Oak & Oscar and Halios.
Rally car driver and F1 driver. The “and” was intentional. Kimi Räikkönen did this. Seems like such a fun way to earn a living.
I play college golf, wish I was good enough to be a pro and make a living golfing and traveling to play.
an espn analyst
Ron Jeremy. that ugly motherfucker
Something exciting in the aviation / astronautics industry, such as naval aviator / fighter pilot or astronaut. Saved up money as a kid to go to Space Camp, learned I had super severe motion sickness. Didn't want to be on the ground.
Maybe I can look into commissioning as a Space Marine in the Space Force...
+1 for fighter pilot - but very fucking hard to do in my country as the airforce is waaaaay smaller than the US
F1 driver, football player/manager/director of football, NBA coach or GM, fighter pilot, pre-crisis finance, one of those food bloggers that get paid to travel around to eat food, maybe pornstar even...
As a grad whose offer got rescinded, any job lol.
But more seriously, NBA FO would be cool, but their hiring is indefinitely frozen from my connections. A top VC like Sequoia would be sweet, and on the non-business front it'd be cool to be a Youtuber/Instagrammer or TV personality that eats good looking food.
Also back when I was in highschool if I would have gotten on the COD youtubing trend earlier, making the money that some of those people made (FaZe and Optic) would have been nice.
If I could change the way my mind works I'd had definitely studied astrophysics, space has always been an attractive field to study.
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