There was a post on another thread that made me think of a bunch of jobs that DO NOT involve becoming a corporate drone working 9-5 in a cookie cutter job in a cubicle smack in the middle of a rabbit warren of other cubicles:

Work at Starbucks. Get a job on a cruise ship. Sell vacuums door to door. Start an organic nursery. Be a radio DJ. Drive a bus. Be a professional re-enactor (bring history to life for school children as Ben Franklin and the like.) Be a video games tester. Flip houses. Wait tables. Become a storm chaser. Be a bike messenger. Write greeting cards. Become a bartender. Give dance lessons, sewing lessons, golf lessons, or swimming lessons. Become an ADD coach. Work for a not-for-profit organization. Become a glass cutter. Design web pages. Join the circus. Drive an ice cream truck. Become a black jack dealer. Raise mice and sell them over the internet to snake owners (I know someone who did that and made a good living.) Become an auctioneer.

Can you think of more??

I vote for the cubicle job :)

Become a contract consultant with corporations that allow you to work remotely.

Since you are being hired on an hourly fee basis and their primary use for you is whatever work they want you to do...most companies will be ok with working from your home office or virtually or telecommuting...whatever they call it.

You've heard the old addage "those who can't do cubicle, teach", right? :p

Get into corporate training and become a technical writer, content developer, instructional designer, graphic artist or some other expert that creates materials electronically.

The majority of the past 6 years I have worked remotely in some training capacity. It's great!

Sell Knives, it racks in the dollars

personal chef
eBay seller
carpet layer
farm hand
run a vending machine route
florist
do custom sewing
dog walker (or run a doggy daycare!)

my job - a behavior therapist. I'm rarely sitting down and am running around w/ kids much of the time.

cubicle job!? ahhh--no! I used to HATE working in an office all day(inside sales) absolutely horrible. I always tried to NOT work.

The job I have is so far away from being in a cubicle. in fact there are times when i am sitting in a park cooking for my consumers or taking them out to eat. I dont think i could ever have a job that is in a cubicle. I hate closed in spaces no.1 and I have to be able to get out side a lot.

I have a cubicle but I am also on the road a lot. If I had to stay in my cubicle for the full 7.5 hours, I would have torn something up by now and probably be in jail!

"Cubicle" is a relative term. The trick is to follow your bliss and seek work you can be passionate about. Then space doesn't matter, even if you're working in a closet! Being in the state of perpetual hyperfocus, you'd never even notice.

Work at Starbucks. Get a job on a cruise ship. Sell vacuums door to door. Start an organic nursery. Be a radio DJ. Drive a bus. Be a professional re-enactor (bring history to life for school children as Ben Franklin and the like.) Be a video games tester. Flip houses. Wait tables. Become a storm chaser. Be a bike messenger. Write greeting cards. Become a bartender. Give dance lessons, sewing lessons, golf lessons, or swimming lessons. Become an ADD coach. Work for a not-for-profit organization. Become a glass cutter. Design web pages. Join the circus. Drive an ice cream truck. Become a black jack dealer. Raise mice and sell them over the internet to snake owners (I know someone who did that and made a good living.) Become an auctioneer.

Can you think of more??I didn't read all of them... :p Sorry if I repeat you: :rolleyes:

Park ranger
Personal trainer
Architect
Hotel jobs
Military
Farmer
Eco-farmer
Photographer
Paparazzi
Journalist
Carpenter
Painter
Electrician
Any sort of guide or instructor
Red Cross Volunteer around the world
Dog trainer
Helicopter pilot
Teacher
Veterinarian
Actor
Work at the Zoo (Britney's new personal assistant)
Britney's new personal assistant
Archaeologist
Hydrologist
Massager
Physical therapist
Mechanic
Baker
Pastry chef
Blogger
Mall Santa