A few weeks ago I was traveling home from a business trip in Bakersfield, California. (ASIDE If Bakersfield were a body part and California was the body, then Bakersfield would be this.)
While on the plane a spotted Doug Collins, former NBA coach and current TNT analyst. I only caught sight of him because he was the tallest man on the flight and because he had a huge stain on his shirt. I walked up to him after the flight landed and jealously told him he had one of the best jobs in the world. We both shared a laugh and I made off to my job as an IT consultant and big Doug left to go watch the Phoenix Suns.
The whole experience had me thinking about really awesome jobs that I wish I had. In the end I settled on being the owner of a brewery, casino, sports team, or spa/resort with endless massages.
I would argue that aside from being a mogul, I would want the job of Mike Rowe, and only because it involves a variety of shitty jobs instead of just one.
Here’s a guy that gets to travel all over the place and experience some of the dirtiest jobs that the world has to offer. Rowe probably considers himself the luckiest guy in the world since leaving his job at QVC for Dirty Jobs.
He’s got a good thing going and its a lot better than the rest of us. Where as the average person’s job sucks all the time he gets to sample from the salad bar of occupations. Screw money, I’m into variety, and when it comes to variety Mike Rowe wins.
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