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Test Drive Your Dream Job
ches_grin writes "'Vocation Vacations' has a simple concept--allow folks to try out a new career before leaving their current job. Participants get paired with mentors in their chosen field and then spend 2-3 days fully immersed in life as a brewer, dog-trainer, sword-maker, or whatever their fantasy gig is. People are willing to pay to do someone else's job." From the article: "The idea is relatively simple. Participants pay anywhere from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand (transportation, lodging, etc., aren't included) to experience life as, say, a chocolatier, a fashion designer, or a race-car driver. The time spent immersed in their fantasy job allows them to get a 360-degree perspective without the risk of quitting their own jobs or investing heavily in a new career. "
When do I meet Jenna Jameson now?
Wah Sig!
FACILITATING A FANTASY. Enter a two-year-old Portland (Ore.)-based company called Vocation Vacations, a business that gives people the opportunity to "test drive" their dream jobs. Creating temporary but intense mentor/apprenticeship experiences, Vocation Vacations enlists professionals from a variety of fields -- everything from winemakers and makeup artists to architects and sword makers -- and pairs them with people who fantasize about leaving their day jobs and want spend a few days in a profession that they had previously thought beyond their reach.
Facilitating fantasy, eh? My dream job: Porn actor. Where do I sign?
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That's it. That's how I make my living.
Work at home! Make money now! Call me!
This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
List of jobs to test from the top of my mind:
- President of USA: will find weapons of mass destruction in my ex-employer's building and nuke them to save the world
- CEO and CSO of Microsoft: will make Windows and IE open source
- Owner && President of Playboy Magazine (not just one magazine, the company): will hang around plenty of naked good looking blonde chicks
- Donald Trump: I'll confess it's a friggin' rug and be done with it
Being Commander Taco - that's my dream job!
Why would I want to work during my vacation? IT'S MY VACATION!
It doesn't matter that it's a different job! It's WORK! And work is something I'm against in any form!
I'll pass.
I'm filling out the on-line app, but for the life of me, I cannot recall what it said on Ron Jeremy's business card. Little help?
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So would they be able to replicate the full experience in just 3 days?
No one's asked to be CowboyNeal yet! What, did you all just miss the tie-in?
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I'm going to start my own vacation company, with blackjack. And hookers. In fact, forget the vacation company.
So I can see how my old job is going.
"Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change."
Sweet! I can beta test r3@l l!f3 now!
George Bush, for instance, has tried several fantasy jobs. He tried out being a conservative Christian (before the election), being President for a few days (before September 11th), and being someone who would swear to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution" (before each term).
I wonder which job he'll try out next? Oooh maybe President Truman dropping the A-bomb? Or a KING? What fun!!
It apparently didn't occur to The Cisco Kid to include say, the link to Vocation Vacations website. Easily found of course (vocationvacations.com) but still, you'd think that in these modern times we live in, something like that would be automatically included.