What would you do for work if you suddenly lost your current skill set?

[ponyo]

I would retire and fish.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

My landlord is a manager at Starbucks, so I'd likely be able to land a barista position. By day, I would shamelessly hit on every woman who comes in to buy coffee, and always offer extra cream in their fapuccinos.

By night, I would alternately whore myself out to desperate heffers on Craigslist, and compose the next great Canadian novel. If I manage to get published before contracting syphilis or succumbing during a bizarre alcohol-fueled encounter involving hairy lesbian midgets, bondage gear and strangulation, then I will have made something of my life.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

... and compose the first great Canadian novel.

fixed

 

[halik]

Whore myself to fat women.

fatties need love too... but they gotta pay

 

[Chaotic42]

IT, I guess. I'd probably try again to go in the military though.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

fatties need love too... but they gotta pay

..by the pound.

Theirs, not, Scottswing's.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

fixed

Don't make me go Mordecai Richeler on your ass :twisted:.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Don't make me go Mordecai Richeler on your ass :twisted:.

I had to Google the name.

Dammit, actually looks like he was good. Now I'm gonna have to read something by him. Any suggestions?

 

[kranky]

Frankly I would be up a creek. I would end up bugging everyone I know to give me a shot at doing something I could learn. I'm not exactly chock-full of skills. I can write well, but so can millions of other people.

Rubycon, I can believe you were serious!

 

[InflatableBuddha]

I had to Google the name.

Dammit, actually looks like he was good. Now I'm gonna have to read something by him. Any suggestions?

I've only read The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (probably his best-known work), and I quite enjoyed it.

St. Urbain's Horseman and Barney's Version are also well-regarded.

Edit: I also read the Jacob Two-Two books as a child; those were awesome .

 

[nageov3t]

I've thought about going the military or police route, but can't for medical reasons (I have eye problems that aren't correctable with lenses)

I'd go back to school for technical writing... that's kinda my plan B right now if I ever found myself unemployed. I'm not sure I'd jump into another IT job unless I really needed the money.

 

[Rubycon]

Rubycon, I can believe you were serious!

Well that's how maint was done before they started using helicopters. Won't touch that with ten poles rated for 780kV.

Working on a rig with roughnecks sounds neat but BP messed that all up! D:

What's left? Fiber laying on cable ships! A friend of mine works on V7DI6 and I'm always invited to a tour.

 

[Mide]

In IT now. Try the Cop/Mil route....or wander over to Asia to teach English again. I'd be miserable though...

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

I would go through and start again at what I'm doing now.

 

[ultimatebob]

My landlord is a manager at Starbucks, so I'd likely be able to land a barista position. By day, I would shamelessly hit on every woman who comes in to buy coffee, and always offer extra cream in their fapuccinos.

By night, I would alternately whore myself out to desperate heffers on Craigslist, and compose the next great Canadian novel. If I manage to get published before contracting syphilis or succumbing during a bizarre alcohol-fueled encounter involving hairy lesbian midgets, bondage gear and strangulation, then I will have made something of my life.

This answer is the winner... it's not even close at this point.

 

[ultimatebob]

I'd open a fast food franchise. People gotta eat, ya know.

 

[BoomerD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j69iyMPdyhQ

Fuck that...just one wrong move and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkNY5xjy5k&feature=related

Then you'd look like...

 

[CraigRT]

Which skillset?

I'd be a mechanic

 

[Kadarin]

Assuming that I still have the ability to think the way I do now, I would be in the same line of work, but only with a product that doesn't require network engineering skills.

If I don't have the ability to think the way I do now, then all bets are off.

 

[nickbits]

Boob inspector

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Professional hitman.
Been my life long dream job.

 

[BoomerD]

Boob inspector

Sorry dude...I beat you to it...

 

[Rubycon]

Well you need difference in potential to get flow. Those people and gear are energized to the same potential as the live wires. The arcing you hear is from things pulled from the ground getting "charged up".

In the case something went seriously wrong they'd probably find your nose 200 yards from your ass so I doubt you feel any pain.

Fuck that...just one wrong move and...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkNY5xjy5k&feature=related

Then you'd look like...

 

[pontifex]

That would make for an absolutely great interview question.

Anyway ... I'd have to say something more geared around manual labour, where I'm not sitting behind a desk all day. Photography/wildlife related preferred

how? that's like asking if you could be any animal, what would you be? how does that have any relevance to the job you are interviewing for (unless you're interviewing to wear an animal costume)?

 

[yllus]

Lawyer! Or possible stock trader.