#WorkLifeBalance #HobbiesAndCareer #DreamJob
Hey there! It’s awesome that you’re thinking about your future and wanting to find a career that allows you to pursue your hobbies and personal projects while still making a good living. It’s totally doable, so don’t worry!
One option to consider is freelancing or contracting in a field that you’re passionate about. This way, you can have more control over your schedule and have the flexibility to dedicate time to your hobbies. For example, if you’re into graphic design, you can take on projects and work on them at your own pace, leaving you with free time to indulge in your passion for painting or photography.
Another idea is to look for remote work opportunities. Many companies are offering remote positions these days, which can give you the freedom to work from home or anywhere else, leaving you with more time to pursue your personal interests. It’s a win-win situation!
You could also consider a career in teaching or academia. With summers and longer breaks, you’ll have ample time to travel, write, or dive into your favorite hobbies.
Remember, finding the right balance between work and personal life is key. It’s totally possible to find a career that allows you to pursue your passions while still making a good living. Good luck on your journey to finding your dream job! 🌟
Define “well”…
Look for careers with good work life balance.
University professor
Let me know when you figure it out
Prostitution.
There is no simple answer to that. It all depends on your situation. There’s jobs that aren’t too demanding but most don’t pay well.
I think a lot of nurses work 3 -12 hour shifts and have 4 days off. Sounds like a good amount of time to have hobbies.
Being the eldest son of a wealthy family where they hook you up with a C-level job you’re totally qualified for.
Pretty much tech jobs, but they are fiercely competitive atm
I’m a corporate pilot. Two week on, two week off schedule. Salary is excellent and quality of life is phenomenal. It’s a major career commitment though and takes years of training and experience.
I’m a nurse, it’s chill. Do a hard job for a few years then do a simple job when you get experience
You can have a “good” paying 150k+ software engineer job where you work 20 hours a week, assuming you know what you’re doing.
Professional gambler
ehhh, idk if its a “career” but youtube?
Technically, sales can be that way. But really depends if you’re meeting quota or not and expectations of the job. Sales jobs can vary a lot. I’ve known enterprise account managers “babysitting” a major client, earning $200k+ and working maybe 20-30hrs a week at most. Taking them to golf and dinner. But if shit hits the fan you better be on point to save the relationship.
My family member is a QA Software Tester and this mofo works like 10hrs a week. His program does the testing, he automated the reports. He doesn’t have to fix anything, he sends his reports back to development side. Federal contractor so cannot be outsourced. Makes $90k and should be at six figures next promotion. He told me he takes long naps, has zero standing calls except his manager, and plays video games or goes to the gym for hours without calls/emails.
There are relatively high paying jobs with lots of flexibility just challenging to find.
Turn your hobbies and personal projects into income
Medicine private practice— you can work part time and earn like 200-300K depending your specialty. But a long road until there, very competitive with specialties with great lifestyle like derma or plastics.
SWE if you’re very good and technical and experienced too, entry level no and mid level positions probably neither depending how good are you.
Corporate in the end are longer hours because no one is gonna pay you 400K for senior positions just to sit 20 hours lol theres is always people which gonna work more hours and for less money.
“Technical roles” in general I should say that are very needed and needs unique experience / skills and you might be so productive with 20 hours alone: quants, SWE.
YouTuber
If you live in the US, the simple answer is none. Enjoy your 40+ hours a week work week, your 2 weeks of vacation if that’s even offered to you, and your weekends which get robbed from you because you’re playing catch up with all of the shit you didn’t get to do during the week like laundry because you are stressed and burnt out. But don’t worry, when you come back to your doesn’t even cover the cost of living job on Monday, your boss is going to reward everyone who continues to bust their ass making your company tons of money with…. Oh did you think a raise? Lol, nope. Congratulations everyone, you get a piece of pizza from the office pizza party.
Sailor or merchant mariner. Merchant mariners, based on the ones I’ve worked with, go to sea for 6 months on then six months off. Academies like King’s Point train them to become engineers or deck professionals.
Local government/state jobs are often like this in my experience. I never work more than 40 hours a week, have a pretty good time off/holiday schedule , and have decent downtime at work if I want to listen to an audiobook or play chess on my phone
Drug dealer? Not speaking from experience so just guessing here
Firefighter, i work 7 days a month making 100k.
Be a software engineer in a big company like a bank, it’s working for me
Data analyst/business analyst
Train Driver (depending on country/state)
Wfh sales life
Find your ikigai, everything else will fall into place. Just create a lifestyle with boundaries and people will eventually respect it, especially if it used to pursue passions. Good luck.
Shut up OP.
A job pays you for the mental or physical energy you would rather be investing in hobbies. I find its hard to have things left in the tank for a novel if I have spent my creative energy at work. Its hard to find energy for my rock climbing hobby if I’ve been lifting heavy shit all day.