I just finished reading the MSN.com articles listing five dream jobs for women and five dream jobs for men.
Here are the jobs:
Women
1. Hollywood wardrobe stylist
2. Vacation tour director
3. Ice cream creator
4. Concert promoter
5. Doll fashion designer
Men
1. Video game designer
2. Brew master
3. Toy creator
4. Comic book guru
5. Casino host
Now I am sure that these jobs sound like fun - kind of like those "easy A" classes we would look for in high school and college. But as life's work? What about the person who wants to make a difference. I'm not knocking the people who currently hold these jobs, but is the world really a better place because of Barbie's wardrobe?
I take offense at a list that lumps all women into a category that states they aspire to be an ice cream taster. Sure, I love ice cream. On a hot summer day the idea of getting to try ice cream and get paid sounds fun. But 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year?
Where is the stimulation? Where is the brain activity?
It would have been nice to find just one job that didn't sound like Potsy from Happy Days came up with.
photo courtesy of Scottie
1 comment:
Of the 10 jobs you've listed, I have know #4 and 5 for women and #1,3, & 4 for men. And guess what -- it's no picnic!! Just because a video game or a toy is fun to play, doesn't mean that it's fun to create, test, cost out, package, advertise, market, and then have to give "markdown money" to the retailer when they ship it back because it didn't sell thru at Christmas. Or when it's a success watch the retailers go to China to knock off your hard work? Don't cha wonder why there are so few toy companies left?
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