What is a dream job anyways?

What’s your dream job?

WordPress woke up today and chose violence. Today’s daily writing prompt was: “What’s your dream job?” and unfortunately, it was just too good of a topic for me to pass up, like I do on most days.

As I sit here in this starbucks off Magazine Street in New Orleans, I’m reflecting on what a dream job even is. Is it pay, workhours, benefits, growth? It’s all of those, if you’re being pragmatic about it, but for me I guess I can boil it down to something simpler. A dream job is the job that allows you to live a life that is comfortable and pushes you to grow, so if you asked me… “is your current job a dream job?” I’d probably have to say yes.

Today I sit here across from my beautiful wife in this Starbucks after she’s gotten to do her daily workout, and then we’re going to go shopping for pots for the new plants I bought yesterday on a “whim” because I need my house to be greener inside. Then, my credit card bills will clear without concern, and at the end of the week I’ll pay my rent with no concern. Then, 5 months from now, I’ll welcome the birth of my child without major financial concern for my family with regards to paying for the birth, or the lost wages from my spouse taking some time off from work, or the cost of raising a child in general.

That, to me, is a dream. It isn’t the reality for most, and for myself and my family’s position, I’m truly grateful. To me, a dream job is the job that allows you to experience relative financial freedom, and I’m blessed to say that I have that for myself.

How about you, what is a dream job to you? Maybe I’ll talk about this in the intro to the next episode of the podcast.