if pay, status, work life balance, benefits etc didn't matter... what would you be doing?
i always have wanted to work on racecars.. if it wasn't for my inability to dedicate the time to theory and the math, i'd be happy figuring out the perfect air fuel ratios for TRC cars somewhere in the world lol.
also, would have a huge animal rescue.
landed in finance... maybe one day i'll get back on grid.
I would put more time into guitar and become a touring musician. As well as pursue interests in other art and creative fields.
But I also believe you can do any job you want as long as you’re comfortable with the lifestyle it offers you
Finally! A kid who wants to be a rock star!
I heard the CEO of the New York Philharmonic give a speech a while ago and her job might be the most realistic dream job of mine. I love the arts, and her role deals with not just the symphony but also with other fine arts around the world. She gets to travel for concert tours, listen to talented musicians, meet famous artists... and she also gets paid a very comfortable amount for it.
My other dream job would be owning a vineyard/winery in France or Italy. The views, the wine, the culture, amazing
CEO of WSO, you get paid lots of money for sitting on your ass all day doing nothing other than banning people's accounts
can I be the Intern?
I was actually friends (virtually) with the old WSO intern, that guy's posts were absolutely fucking horriffic, hopefully he learned a thing or two from my mentorship.
Formula 1 and Rally car driver. Doing both would be a dream. I’m too big and haven’t devoted my life to driving- kinda late in the game for me unfortunately. Still plan on eventually buying a WRX and upgrading it to do hill climbs, but nothing professional
3 for $100? With the murdered out rims?
Thursday Lines anyone?
you beat me to it! one of the best accounts on ig. although 3 for $100 definitely does not exist in the current economy
"Murdered out rims"
You're an 80s baby.
Being the GM of an NBA team is the dream. Putting together a team including a coach that fits together financially and on the court sounds like an amazing challenge. Being the one responsible for finding players whose different playing styles mesh well together and making sure all the players fit the coaching style. I really hope I get to do this one day.
Same man!
Yes, please lawd. I was a D1 coach before going to REPE, have been trying to network my way into a position ever since.
NBA teams are similar to IB in that from the GMs that I've talked to each intern or entry level role has 3000+ applications, and that's to get on the ground floor where even M7 will get beat out by the 5000 collegiate athletes that aren't good enough to go pro so they try FO. On top of that you have to hope that you are latched onto a top FO because if you get unlucky and they clean out a FO and you haven't made a name for yourself, it's back to square one.
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Yeah that was a good scene.
Rancher out in Wyoming or Montana
Be the Zamboni man at my local hockey rink and gas beers all day.
(also this question gets asked like every 6 months)
Other than entrepreneurship or the typical musician/athlete?
Probably General Manager of an NBA or NFL team. Or hip-hop record executive.
visual arts educator. illustrator.
tragically the US has successfully killed arts education (more or less). so this is a dream that will never happen.
Pornstar but the videos are never uploaded online and the girls never have aids
So a fantasy job? nice
My dream job would be an HR position at an investment bank. My ego would go through the roof.
good to see you define yourself by your job
renowned comedian
make me laugh, I’ve had a long week
Ever since I was a kid I've dreamed of having no social life, working 100hr weeks, and editing powerpoints all day every day just to brag to my friends who work in nonprofits that they wasted their time in college and got a terrible job. Does their job pay for their Uber home at 2am?? See, non-profits suck. Dream job is definitely IB analyst at biggest sweatshop, think Moelis/Evercore/Child labor camps in China
Where do child labor camps recruit?
moving dirt is uniquely satisfying
I look forward to doing landscaping at my parent's place each year. It's oddly very relaxing for me
Absolutely the dream. Opening up a trail building company that operates throughout North America. Hiking/Surveying new locations, getting paid to go camping - that’s living for me
Do it now man! Life’s too short to deal authority shit you don’t care for + in the places you’d do that kind of job you wouldn’t need that much to have a great life talking big house near the slopes.
Or at least set an objective money wise and then give it a shot.. if you think about when you retire it’ll never get done!
Painter, director of cinematography, travelling worldwide seeking new fine arts pieces
I've had the fun experience to meet a Russian oligarch. This Russian dude has his own private golf course somewhere near Moscow. Every time he required golf classes he would fly his Italian golf tutor from Firenze straight to Moscow in his private jet---cool job!
Except you have to kiss Putin's ass every now and then
I was talking about the golf pro ;)
LOL, I swear Russian Oligarchs are very talented in finding ways to spend their money.
dream job would easily be a photographer/journalist for a travel magazine, or running a YouTube channel centered around travel. imagine making your living by visiting and documenting exotic locations around the world and engaging in all these different cultures and traditions. and on top of that the photography/writing would be an unreal creative outlet. honestly once I have the means I might start a travel vlog or something
Bro fucking same.
Wuhan wet food market hygiene specialist
become a pilot
Fly fishing guide
Park ranger
pro rugby player – ideally on super rugby circuit and would play for the good ol’ red white and blue during Olympic season for 7’s. man do I miss it
My college is known for sending alot of players to the national team. Its crazy how in shape they are despite all the beer they drink.
yeah bro that’s the secret!! honestly i think it’s our own form of carb loading lol
Friend of mine left McKinsey to be an author-illustrator-teacher. It sounded silly at the time, but he's now fairly well known and widely followed JK Rowlings-style author. And his students adore him.
hey! is it ok if i PM you about your friend's experience? that is actually something that i've legitimately been trying to work towards. it's one of my dream jobs since i was a kid and i've started finally being able to work towards it now that i have the money to spend on decent art education and art supplies.
Something with pyrotechnics. Can’t wait to retire and have super cool Fourth of July fireworks shows and stuff.
Not as cool as an F1 driver but being a Professor sounds cool. If you're at a good university you get paid a lot, work little, and meet a lot of interesting people.
was thinking that, especially for a higher level class where upperclassmen are actually interested instead of a boring weed out class
Rolling Stones tour manager
The job responsibilities overlap 99% with those for a pimp and pusher
Well, I'd also like to be an "exotic dancer" so I'm figuring there's some overlap in skillset.
senator
Judge on chopped
i would love to be ski patrol or even a liftie at some epic ski resort in the alps
YESSSS. This is a good one. Courchevel peut-etre.
Art collector and dealer
I mean my two biggest passions are cinema and video games. So I would love to be a writer or a director for movies, tv shows, and of course video games. Was thinking of becoming a video game developer a couple years back, took comp sci and physics courses in high school but found the actual work that goes into making video games very mundane (coding is boring in general in my opinion). I found finance way more interesting and I enjoy financial modelling to a degree (there are obviously some tedious work in modelling as well but I enjoy the work for the most part) so here we are. Although I have no actual professional experience in either field.
ski patrol out west is definitely on the list
Anthony Bourdain’s job before he off’d himself
fighter pilot or brain surgeon
long only global equity fund manager
i just dont know if I’d be good at it lmao
edit: the dream would be retiring star fund manager - you still have input in the decision making and positions of the fund but u also have a bunch of money AND TIME to spend on charitable activities etc.
Guys like Peter Lynch are super cool but the medium term environment isn't exactly good for long only active equities
popular music critic econ professor but I don't know if I have the abilities to come up with worthwhile research haha. would be nice helping out students however but it's not like I necessarily want to do either of those over finance/trading tho
Anthony Fantano?
Established cartel leader
You really want people trying to kill you all the time?
I'd have more people killing for me than people trying to kill me. Also, based on Narcos, most go out with honorable deaths in action packed scenes. Could be worse
In no particular order, I've been intereted in the following things:
Food: * Cheesemonger/producer * High-end butcher * Restaurateur (have a friend that went to the Culinary Institute of America, we bounce a couple ideas around every so often)
Finance: * Retirement counselor/financial literacy for highschoolers/community * Infrastructure/real assets investment team at a pension fund for a cause I believe in (region or service members, etc.) * idk why but I've felt like doing something with Vanguard/Fidelity would be great, I get they're just large asset managers that aren't cutting edge or anything, but I like their missions of providing low cost investments to as many people as possible
Political service (scumbag realistically): * Congressman serving on a cool committee (e.g.: Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Transportation and Infrastructure) * Something at the UN (ECOSOC maybe) * Geopolitical strategy analyst (State Dept, CIA, etc.)
Random: * College professor * Urban planner and/or architect
being a DJ easily. going to every sick place around the world and making fire music. unreal lifestyle and I want it
Start a small brewpub
Big time eSports gamer. Never had the time to dedicate enough time to gaming, but being paid to play my favourite video games would be pretty cool.
If not that, then I do have a soft spot for the third sector. Being Chairman of something like the Bill Gates Foundation (but ideally with my own money) or equivalent would be amazing as I can see people's lives improve from the actions that I take.
Real Estate...development, film and building. I love buildings and I love architcture and I love showing them off in films. (used to do it in college)
Female Body Inspector
nice FBI agent
OB/GYN?
Philanthropist with a multi decamillion to billion dollar or more budget.
Brain scientist - more specifically a brain computer interaction researcher or cognition researcher.
Head of a moonshot factory at a tech company ala Alphabet's X division.
Founder of a fund / my own family office that invests in any and all asset classes seeking mostly really niche or obscure plays.
Record producer but without any genre restrictions - complete creative freedom.
Smart city urban designer and developer
some sort of rural foresty architect
genius billionaire playboy philanthropist
Heli / Cat-Ski guide or Ski Patroller
Either a piano or violin soloist. Maybe a conductor/music director for an orchestra.
Open a tiki hut in Hawaii and become a beach bum
After hearing about it in another thread I guess Brazzers Corp-Dev is kinda the only way forward.
big time activist investor - telling greedy CEO's to fuck off sounds like a fun way to spend the day
College football booster (with game day field passes and beers) and social impact investor (girls secondary education in the developing world). My job would be as Chairman of the Board with a competent executive team in a stable business that I co-founded.
I could definitely see myself getting behind that cause, if you know what I mean
Front office of an MLB or NFL team. Business side (CFO) or management side. GM would be the dream of dreams.
Someone like Toto Wolff or GM of some NBA team
Basketball Coach or GM, two very different roles, but I feel I'd enjoy both. I'd continue in coaching if the pay wasn't absolute garbage. Like starting out is painful, and on top of that there is so much luck that goes along with everything working out and the team you support being successful.
I'm in my MBA, and I've talked to a bunch of GMs/Assistant GMs and my hope is that if I don't continue in REPE or capital markets that my basketball network comes through and I get hired by Sam Presti lol
Pro poker player - surprised no one has mentioned this yet
yeah especially with the amount of posts devoted to that in this forum usually
I'd be an entertainer
Spend my time making super luxury watch like Maximilian Büsser of MB&F. I always wear watches growing up, why not make them?
My "dream jobs" have changes quite a bit over the years, but as it now stands, maybe any of the following: -Lighthouse operator who lives in his little lighthouse-house on the northern coast of New England -Firewatcher in a national park -Steel worker or coal miner like 50 years ago so I can understand how fucking great it was, according to my relatives, many of whom never actually even worked in the mines but still act like it was the best thing ever
did you watch that black and white movie with Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe where Dafoe jerks off in a lighthouse and they go crazy
no but that sounds lit
Chef......but maybe also family office cuz I shape my personality around finance and have no big dreams
Surfer. Just me, my board, some gnar barrels, and my sea turtle buddies all day every day.
I would like to be a deputy, but I guess it's realistic ...
During a job interview they asked me where I saw myself in 25-30 year and I said POTUS.
So POTUS.
BTW got an offer right after the interview was finished.
how many years ago was that
fast cars / snowboard / triathlon / poker / 420
2 things though:
1 - I don't really like competing in snowboard events anymore and just enjoy freeriding
2 - I have a love and hate relationship with poker, especially with clueless people in the depths of stupidity
+1 on an animal rescue - not to sound cliche but I love big exotic cats - I think they are cool given the right amount of room to live and feel free.
If I had a slush fund in the order of tens of millions, I'd open up a vintage and rare instruments store in the heart of some entertainment city (LA, Nashville, NYC, etc.).
Probably not a very profitable business. But it'd be like x-mas every day, opening up and trying new stuff.
And you'd meet a ton of interesting people. These shops tend to attract top-shelf musicians.
I always thought being a US ambassador would be an interesting post. That said, I know very little about it other than perception gained from general media sources. Anyone have any knowledge or experience about it?
My mentor in college was the US ambassador to the Court of St. James. He had a pretty good story to the leadup of the Good Friday agreement. He went to Harvard Law school and his daughter got her JD/MBA there. Smart family. Extremely nice and smart and well connected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday_Agreement
He also served on the boards of several companies, including Morgan Stanley.
Without giving too much away, one of my relatives worked in the State Dept and came into contact with the ambassadors regularly. Depending on the relative importance of the country and the US's relation with them, it can be a very cushy job.
Kibbutznik horse trainer
Whatever job Dan Bilzerian has.
He gets to hang around Haley Grice, so I'm definitely jealous of that.
He claims to be a high stakes poker player netting $50 million dollars, but I think he got like $100 mil from his dad and lost and spent $50 million, leaving him with $50 left to blow on guns, planes, and cars.
A professional boxer - started boxing as a kid and still do it now, just not professionally. Had a 39-0 amateur record and had been selected to join the Olympics team back when I was a younger.
I think this would be a fun job too, but I don't have the best boxer nose or teeth. They seem susceptible to damage. Maybe teeth not so much in boxing (just muay thai), but nose definitely could be fucked up if a pro boxer.
dude 39-0 is really legit - so you're Golden Gloves then or equivalent. Depending on your age, you could probably still go back in and compete. I have trained with pro boxers - some are older but still have that solid technique. You never lose that golden technique. You could still have a chance to go pro, but it would probably just be smaller fights for a few grand unless you took off. But, if you want to take off, definitely plan for it and train like a mofo.
I'm a lot better at Muay Thai than strict boxing. I find boxing to be incredibly strict and technical. I can get away with a whole lot more BS in Muay Thai than boxing. Also, I hate getting hit by hooks on the jaw in boxing and in Muay Thai they seem to be more visible. But really my legs are the real weapons and hands are just a distraction. I do quite like boxing on the inside though. My inside game is sharp and endless - I can go literally forever on hard body hooks.
NBA Bench Rider
Owning a boutique coffee & tea brewery, shop, and farm, in a hipster part of some mid-size city (Savannah GA, Portland Maine, etc)
This would be a nice life.
I like taking good photographs of hot chicks or runway models. Would be a legit dream job. I only really find 10-20 chicks to be hot in the world right now though, so wouldn't like to photograph most.
I would definitely take photos of Kylie or Kendall. I like Kendall's body type better actually. She is a pretty standard runway model type. I don't like runway models too tall though, 5'11" is the highest I would date. Anything taller would be just for the photos.
When I meet Ms. Right though, she better be damn near a model. If shes gonna be around me all the time, I want some hot photos. Yes, I am very superficial. Pride and vanity snap at my spirituality.
Jesus christ buddy you better look like Brad Pitt
Planting trees, its kind of like stock investing without the downside risk
Professor at a rich college with nerdy kids. You get paid to just talk about things you're passionate about while also convincing impressionable students that the thing you're interested in is actually really cool.
Not to get too sappy, but I also think it's awesome to inspire people into pursuing their own dreams and giving them the tools and knowledge to achieve them. Being a high school teacher at a school with high achieving but underprivileged kids would be incredibly fulfilling....but fuck there's no money in that.
Same :') Educational inequality is the root of all problems. Maybe it'll work out after retirement from finance?
Sports broadcasting, TV and/or Radio.
Also retire and work at Disney World.
I'd like to build a clothing brand with a more utilitarian/vintage style taking different inspirations from diff countries.
or maybe working for a brand is great too, and still achievable.
the second option is make a huge weed farm in asia and chill, explore, & making videos
My biggest dream is to become a DJ. DJ D-sol is my role model
Being a sugar baby.
I can comment from experience, this is not that fun unless your sponsor has significant amount of money that you can potentially have direct access to.
Often, they end up not being as rich as they make themselves out to be.
And I am talking about taking advantage of young women with rich families. It's probably even more miserable with other situations.
(Breakeven or better) Pro Poker Player
one of the game keepers that protect endangered rhinos from poachers
Name checks out. I hope you eventually do this. For the rhinos!
Big chungus ambassador
A Zookeeper like Steve Irwin
Owning a golf course but not having to deal with angry old guys.
Seriously though, owning my own course would be incredible. Being able to play whenever, design it however, and just the laid back lifestyle would be amazing.
Professional DJ so I could do a live set with D-Sol
i wanna be mark rippetoe
and a voice actor for pringles
Own a boutique surf hotel some place with constant swell and sun. Would also have a real nice coffee setup and cocktail bar. I’d spend my days managing the whole operation and surfing or making drinks.
Where specifically? My dream is to visit Indonesia or Costa Rica
Still interested in it actually, not sure if I'll ever bother picking it up or not.
I'm talking about lifestyle blogging with supercars on YT - something a bit like what the current bigger YouTubers do, e.g. Stradman. Now since I'm in(to) finance I could probably make it a hybrid channel of cars and finance, like a Graham Stephan - Stradman hybrid.
I think I can actually get here eventually, but it's a mix of:
Basically, I want to be pretty risk-on without having to be very time-on.
College athletic director at a power 5 school that is not in the middle of nowhere
Professional Pilot
VC / Angel Investing after hitting it big with an IPO. Or having a podcast like Joe Rogan where I talk to interesting people all day
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NFL GM. Building a team and watching them compete seems so fun. I actually got asked this before my intern project and said i want to a GM of team xxx and a few older guys really liked it. Had the time we spent talking about the NFL
My actual dream job is probably poker player. I do it now so dream job wouldn't be much different, just different stakes. I know my game is already solid so would be playing basically the same.
Running an autonomous vehicle service/company.
I've been (not quite but borderline) obsessed with autonomous vehicles since 2009. I looked into jobs in the biz and there are zero anywhere near me and most are in technical positions that I am wholly unqualified to fill. I attempted to raise money for a proposed start-up company earlier this year and it totally flopped. The only way I will ever be able to pursue my dream is if something unpredictable happens that gives me an in.
National Park Ranger by day, play guitar at a bar by night in some one horse town in the Rockies. Own 20 acres with a 3BR 3BA cabin on it. The Life
I would give you a silver banana, but its still not working for me. Cheers though - sounds awesome.
Thanks boss, actually inspired by a guy we met on a family trip to Idaho. He was a fisherman for a local grill, and played at the bar in the evenings. Saw him twice during our trip, picture Willie Nelson mixed with an actual cowboy.
PGA Caddy
My dream job is something near the ocean, heh. But seriously I want to work as illustrator
Opening my own restaurant and ideating the menu
bump
where did you learn Muay Thai, I've been thinking about either that or Krav Maga.
I learned at Tiger Schulmanns NYC in 2011 and then started training under a more traditional Muay Thai coach down south in 2016. I still have the same coach now, but haven’t been able to train lately because of the threat of the corona virus.
If you’re in NYC, I’ve heard good things about The Wat with Phil Nurse. GSP used to train there.
https://thewat.com
Ski instructor somewhere sick, a senator, or a big game hunting guide
HF boss. I'm far from being a boss.
HF boss is pretty badass.
Well, let's say HF boss for a fund larger than $1B AUM. Smaller HF bosses are not as cool, and usually still hustling.
Professional RuneScape player/streamer.
I really want to just up and go to Thailand for a year and do Muy Thai.
So many basic bitch interests. Half the people here probably have a "no regrets" tattoo.
My fists say [3REG][RETS]
I'll never forget what happened those three times.
Non profit. Help the poor!
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