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Mail carrier, or maybe police officer. I have the same fantasy. :-)

tbrock 11y ago
I always think it would be security guard of an extremely secure and remote facility. Something snowed in where it's warm inside and there is fast internet.
- fratlas 11y ago
  Store clerk in a small town shop :)
- asciimo 11y ago
  Amazing. That's almost exactly my fantasy scenario. Also: lighthouse keeper, park ranger.
  - tbrock 11y ago
    Lighthouse keeper! Brilliant. If monkey brains could do gigabit for me there I'd be in heaven.
    - lazyant 11y ago
      I don't think there's any lighthouses left that require a keeper, at least in first world countries.
      - bluejekyll 11y ago
        I think these are fantasies, it seems a little mean to burst them with reality.
      - jacalata 11y ago
        There's at least one left in the US that requires a keeper by law: http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINN0741330520080526?irpc=932 http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINN0741330520080526?i... Other than that, there are a bunch of lighthouses that have some sort of guesthouse in them and need someone to run it (usually decent pay but not a quiet job), or volunteer positions to maintain lighthouses around the Great Lakes and possibly elsewhere.
  - tempestn 11y ago
    Pretty soon truck driver might fit on that list (at least until they're no longer legally required to be present, as with lighthouse keepers).
- derefr 11y ago
  I've heard of a number of famous writers who got their first book done while doing a security-guard job.
- bliti 11y ago
  I did that for a while. Worked at some industrial park as security. A very productive time in my life. But it got really boring and dangerous when assigned the night shift.
- pcrh 11y ago
  Somewhere like the Overlook Hotel?
qq66 11y ago
Police officer will certainly not give you downtime to think.
- adventured 11y ago
  That really depends on location. In smaller towns, cops often sit in their vehicle at night and do absolutely nothing but wait for an infrequent car to go by. They occasionally drive around doing nothing, going from one place to another to check on pretty much nothing. Tons of downtime to think.
  - bluejekyll 11y ago
    I find it fascinating that we all believe that these jobs require no thought or attention. Don't you wonder what they think of us?
    - delazeur 11y ago
      I've done a lot of engineering work in the manufacturing sector (both directly employed and as a consultant), and I know for a fact that most of the mechanics/machinists/electricians/operators/etc. believe that engineers do absolutely nothing all day.
timv 11y ago
I have a small storage unit at a local suburban self storage facility. Often when I go there I'm the only customer there, and I've never seen more than 3 other customers present at the same time. The office is almost continuously manned during business hours (+ weekends), but hardly anyone goes in there. Even when I go to grab stuff from my unit I don't go into the office or talk with the staff - I just pick-up/dump-off my stuff and go. The guys that work there must have some sort of side project/hobby to prevent them from going insane.
- marincounty 11y ago
  It's the perfect enviornment to program, read, repair watches, do homework, art, etc. The units are always filled, so you just sit there. I got through college working for a storage facilities. I got all my homework done there. There were times I felt like I was about to loose it though. I had a bad panic attack at a facility in Daily city one Sunday. It weird how being isolated can play with the mind. Even for someone as myself, who is not a people person. You basically sit in a room, and make a run around the facility every hour, or so. If an owner has you doing busy work--leave the job. The wage is not livable, so you should be free to presue your hobbies. To renters, don't keep your stuff there more than a couple of months. I saw people loose so much money I over junk. If renting, get the manager to get your rental date on the first/last day of the month. The owners make so much money off late fees. I don't think I've ever heard of a owner losing money on a mini-storage.
asgfoi 11y ago
For the former it really depends on your position. If on foot and on a monotonous route, then maybe if you can handle thinking in 5 minute bursts, anything else, not a chance. You'd be surprised how much of a workload just sorting and text recognition is.

I always think it would be security guard of an extremely secure and remote facility. Something snowed in where it's warm inside and there is fast internet.

fratlas 11y ago
Store clerk in a small town shop :)
asciimo 11y ago
Amazing. That's almost exactly my fantasy scenario. Also: lighthouse keeper, park ranger.
- tbrock 11y ago
  Lighthouse keeper! Brilliant. If monkey brains could do gigabit for me there I'd be in heaven.
  - lazyant 11y ago
    I don't think there's any lighthouses left that require a keeper, at least in first world countries.
    - bluejekyll 11y ago
      I think these are fantasies, it seems a little mean to burst them with reality.
    - jacalata 11y ago
      There's at least one left in the US that requires a keeper by law: http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINN0741330520080526?irpc=932 http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINN0741330520080526?i... Other than that, there are a bunch of lighthouses that have some sort of guesthouse in them and need someone to run it (usually decent pay but not a quiet job), or volunteer positions to maintain lighthouses around the Great Lakes and possibly elsewhere.
- tempestn 11y ago
  Pretty soon truck driver might fit on that list (at least until they're no longer legally required to be present, as with lighthouse keepers).
derefr 11y ago
I've heard of a number of famous writers who got their first book done while doing a security-guard job.
bliti 11y ago
I did that for a while. Worked at some industrial park as security. A very productive time in my life. But it got really boring and dangerous when assigned the night shift.
pcrh 11y ago
Somewhere like the Overlook Hotel?

qq66 11y ago

Police officer will certainly not give you downtime to think.

adventured 11y ago
That really depends on location. In smaller towns, cops often sit in their vehicle at night and do absolutely nothing but wait for an infrequent car to go by. They occasionally drive around doing nothing, going from one place to another to check on pretty much nothing. Tons of downtime to think.
- bluejekyll 11y ago
  I find it fascinating that we all believe that these jobs require no thought or attention. Don't you wonder what they think of us?
  - delazeur 11y ago
    I've done a lot of engineering work in the manufacturing sector (both directly employed and as a consultant), and I know for a fact that most of the mechanics/machinists/electricians/operators/etc. believe that engineers do absolutely nothing all day.

timv 11y ago

I have a small storage unit at a local suburban self storage facility. Often when I go there I'm the only customer there, and I've never seen more than 3 other customers present at the same time. The office is almost continuously manned during business hours (+ weekends), but hardly anyone goes in there. Even when I go to grab stuff from my unit I don't go into the office or talk with the staff - I just pick-up/dump-off my stuff and go. The guys that work there must have some sort of side project/hobby to prevent them from going insane.

marincounty 11y ago
It's the perfect enviornment to program, read, repair watches, do homework, art, etc. The units are always filled, so you just sit there. I got through college working for a storage facilities. I got all my homework done there. There were times I felt like I was about to loose it though. I had a bad panic attack at a facility in Daily city one Sunday. It weird how being isolated can play with the mind. Even for someone as myself, who is not a people person. You basically sit in a room, and make a run around the facility every hour, or so. If an owner has you doing busy work--leave the job. The wage is not livable, so you should be free to presue your hobbies. To renters, don't keep your stuff there more than a couple of months. I saw people loose so much money I over junk. If renting, get the manager to get your rental date on the first/last day of the month. The owners make so much money off late fees. I don't think I've ever heard of a owner losing money on a mini-storage.

asgfoi 11y ago

For the former it really depends on your position. If on foot and on a monotonous route, then maybe if you can handle thinking in 5 minute bursts, anything else, not a chance. You'd be surprised how much of a workload just sorting and text recognition is.