You could have any job, for just one day... What would it be?
 

If I could have one job for a day, I think it would be CEO of a large corporation.

I have this notion in my head that CEO's generally don't do much work, instead living a pampered lifestyle and just collecting large paychecks and vacationing a lot. I'd really like to be a CEO for a day so that I could compare this notion to the accounts I've read of CEOs working 60-70+ hour weeks. I am very curious about the type of work a CEO does in a day, and how it compares to the work I do on a daily basis. The issues they deal with, and number of issues they have to confront in a given day, is also very interesting to me.

I think having the opportunity to be a CEO for a day would really give me some valuable perspective on life, employment, and in general, serve as a nice reality check to contrast the notions in my head that I suspect are greatly unfounded.

If you were given the opportunity to have any job for just one day, what would it be, and why?

I don't think one day is going to be enough to see what the job is really like - I'd much rather go for a week - that way you can really see what the issues are and what they really have to deal with.

me - I want to be Chief of Staff to the president of the united states.

I would be an archaeologist....so that I could say I discovered a series of small walls...oops sorry somehow Eddie Izzard sneaked in my head..

seriously I always wanted to be an archaeologist so I would pick that, or a forensic anthropologist

I know some other pervert is going to say it, so i'll beat you all to it.

Gynecologist.

But really, I'd like to be pool-boy for a rich, old (but still attractive) 'undersexed' woman, who's CEO husband is never around... :lol:

For just one day, I'd like to be a major actor in a full-production movie.

I love acting, in spite of having had few chances to do so in my life. I'd love to interact with the crews, be able to pull my weight when it comes to moving the production along, and be known for the rest of my life. And, let's face it, I could make enough in that day to live pretty comfortably for a while.

Demolitionist that gets to test out new explosives all day long. Because I absolutely love blowing shit up to be honest. Guns, fireworks, explosives, i dont care. A boom is good.


That or a porn star just to say I was one, even if for a day.

Either of those, to an untrained person, would only be a one day job.

Head Graphic Designer at some major design firm, to see if I would like it as much as I think I would. And yeah, I'd rather do it for a week than a day- more time to really get into the job.

That, or work for Google or Blizzard on their design teams.

I'll insert time-travel into the equation since it hasn't specifically been banned and be one of the guys in charge of letting the female fans backstage for Def Leppard back in the late '80's.

If that's not possible, I'll take professional golfer on a practice round day when you get to hang out with the fans up close and personal.

I went to a sushi bar in Seattle and met a really big dude, the sushi chef, who called himself SushiMan and I thought he had the best job in the world. I would love to be him for a day.

Just for a day? hmmm.

lawn guy.

I'd be a lawn guy right now except I wouldn't make enough money. But I could spare a day's pay to mow lawns in the hot sun, do some bush and branch trimming, maybe some edging. Five or six houses. Yeah, that'd be nice.

Hiking/nature guide.

I think that would be the best job ever, walking around the mountains, identifying species, explaining geography, pushing the annoying one from each group over the cliff....

I was going to say guitarist for a major metal band, but this made me think of something better, Eva Longoria's gardener. :D

Hmmm, I think I'd like to be one of those folks that get to work with the orcas at Sea World for a day. I've *always* wanted to do that. *blush*

Damn, already took pool-boy for a wealthy CEO's wife.

I'll go with film director. Or helicopter pilot for Search & Rescue. Of course there would be tons of training involved to keep myself and others alive on the second one there.

I'd like to lead adventure travel trips......maybe some bicycling, hiking, and expedition trips.

I would love to fly jets for the navy. The F/A 18s nowadays look incredibly sweet and very high-tech. I really can't imagine anything more thrilling than shooting along at Mach 1.7, doing high-speed maneuvers and dogfights, and then returning to land on the tiny deck of a ship pitching around at sea. That would be absolutely exhilarating (for a day).

Along the same lines, I'd also love to be one of the WWII pilots. Those guys had guts, although they didn't have a real great life expectancy.

I would be a librarian.... what a nice quiet job surrounded by one of my passions... books. (insert drooling here)

God damn it! You beat me to it.

OK, then how about the owner of a bookshop?

That way I can say all the books belong to me!!! Mine, I tell you, they're all mine!!


Alternatives would be archaeologist (seriously!), anthropologist, primatologist and/or maybe Professor of Ancient History, with my specialty being the rise and fall of the Roman Republic.

I've said too much, haven't I? I'm such a knowledge-geek...

/hangs head in shame...


Mr Mephisto

Anchor on Fox News.

Firefighter.

I'm picturing the guy from Black Books. Were you thinking *comedic* bookshop owner? :)

edit: now my own idea - given the time travel possibilities - a knight in the middle ages would be interesting.

Otherwise, I like the golf pro idea (but I suck at golf, so I'd be unlikely to pull it off).

Canyoning tour guide - cause it would be fun...

I'd have to say 'Dictator of the World'

But otherwise, I'd like to be a convenience store manager.

Can I just have Jensen Button's job? I'd get paid (hansomely) to drive a fast car. I could be surrounded by cool people. I get to travel the world.

Even if it's just for a day, it's not too shabby. Even 1 day of this guy's pay is good for me.

i would be pope.
in the morning, i would be groped by the college of cardinals (we can't have another pope joan)
then people would kiss my ring.
i would make important decisions and wear a cool hat.
i would wave off balconies and say things in latin.
it'd be great.

reminds me of that twilight zone episode where the guy becomes hitler just as the end of the war.

I'd go with policeman

Coffee shop owner. I'd select the coffee and fine-tune the roasting/grinding equipment, but have other people working as baristas. Then I'd just read the newspapers, drink my espresso, and dunk a croissant in it. What? I'm lazy! :)

Alternatively, being a mapmaker :).

I would like to be a herpatologist, maybe in a Peruvian jungle.

An IRS agent ... and in one day put audits out on all my old employers from the past (semi-kidding of course).

The guy in charge of ongoing research of those space alien bodies for the US Govt.

The security guard in that big warehouse where the lost arc of the covenant is kept. ... just one peek, right?

I will always have a backup job for when I get bored. These are my most common ones (some are more realistic than others, but none are unattainable!). I intend to do at least a handful of these jobs before I die. Life's too short to have only one career! :D

National Geographic photojournalist

Professional photographer

Masseuse

Ship captain

Pilot

Elephant mahout

Immigration lawyer

NGO worker/administrator

Writer

Copy editor

Journalist

Editor

River guide (kayaker)

Psychologist/counselor

Contemplative (e.g., a monk)

Many good choices. I have to make the most of the day and choose The 24hrs of Le Mans. Prototype class.

Unless of course NASA needs help with a one-day trip.

Angelina Jolie's personal sex machine.

Yeah, porn star...or the guy who closes the eyes of the sardines before they close the can.

a hardcore investigative journalist for cnn:)

You want to be Brad Pitt?

Either that, or a vibrator?


That woman would eat you alive. And me.

And I think we would both love it!


Mr Mephisto

OK, I would love to be a Bra Fitter at Victoria's Secret.

But for real...everyone knows I love to fly, so my one fantasy job for a day would be a WW2 Fighter Pilot flying F4U Corsairs in the Pacific Theater.

Let me do that, and I can truly say that I feel I would have experienced it all.

el presidente of the usa for month though, a week isnt long enough for that.
also CIA director in chief
and someone in the illuminati (thats close to dictator of the world right)?

I would just want to work on a movie set. Really doing anything at all. I'll just get the coffee even.

Movies are probably the greatest interest I have, and I may be able to fulfill my life goal of meeting Angelina Jolie.

tough question... can i give multiple answers?

astronaut - always wanted to see the earth from space

porn star - it is only for one day :p

that's about it i guess. maybe with some "corrective" surgery and 20 million bucks, i could do both ;)

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