Genentech

The odd limitations of this post makes me feel there is an ulterior motive beyond simple curiosity.

SYRIZA

@ Al: Surely a "dream job" is about more than just who your employer is?

Otherwise you could say "I wish I worked for Ferrari" and that could mean you'd like to test-drive sports cars for a living... but it could equally mean you'd love to be a janitor at a major sports car factory.

I mean, my dream job would be Tenured Professor at MIT/Caltech or Head of Game Development at Fantasy Flight Games. But I didn't think that was the answer he was going for based on the specific question/answer format he requested

I assume Google is being excluded because it routinely tops these sorts of lists, and the NSA because...it is evil?

Is there someone I could work and play diplomacy professionally?

@abgemacht

Nice work Sherlock, I guess we can just fire the rest of the crack team of detectives and keep you?

Oh wait, you already provide your expert opinions for free. So we can fire you too, LULZ

You suck, go home.

KARL MARX

Fascinating

@Stackelberg,

Sir Both Google and the NSA are excluded, as you point out, because they have both already tried to hire me and neither of them can afford me.

By a large margin.

Is there somewhere you could work and play diplomacy professionally?

Probably. I feel like the right think tank would pay you to train intelligence officers how to play Diplomacy, rather than simply doing case study after case study.

Alternatively, you could find the right trust fund kid, one who happened to have a strong interest in strategy games, to pay you for lessons. You're pretty good.

I've been payed to play video games before. Video games unfortunately become less fun once someone is paying you.

C'est la vie.

I second valis's choice, although instead of MIT, change option 1 to tenured teacher in a great school.

Are universities companies?

Stack, come join ASN Inc. Maybe your wishes come true.

"@Stackelberg,

Sir Both Google and the NSA are excluded, as you point out, because they have both already tried to hire me and neither of them can afford me.

By a large margin.


<cough><clears throat >. BULLSHIT. --------Al is a shithead!!!!

"neither of them can afford me."

Well, let's be clear. They *can* afford you. They just don't think you're worth what you think you're worth

I don't always agree with ssorenn but yeah, that time I did.

I think what you meant to say, Al, was:

"Both Google and the NSA are excluded, as you point out, because they have both already tried to hire me, but unfortunately for me, the rates they pay their janitors are agreed with the unions and they weren't willing to negotiate a special rate just to secure my services."

I don't like Al Swearengen.

Al, why don't you at least tell us what industry you're looking in?

@Jamiet99uk

You make an excellent point, Sir. To this, I would add that more important than having a good title is having a good boss.

I'd argue that for the purposes of most of the lads here, that seating arrangement and boss should generally be considered more important than money, company or title, assuming adequate salary and reasonable growth potential.

Business is indeed a complex field.

Al sings in the staff canteen. He is reputedly rather good, but has recently been demanding a far higher rate than the free meal and piece of fruit than Google and the NSA were offering.

I'm lying, of course! The NSA never offered any fruit.

You're a fruit.

@ Al

Have you considered Fruit of the Loom?

I am flattered that you think so, Jamie. I raspberry in your general direction

Universities are certainly Corporate-like nowadays.

@ssorenn: ...is ASN Inc a construction company in toronto (according to google, it is)? Will they pay me to play diplomacy?

I like my job and field right now. I'm not sure I could improve my situation by changing employers or fields.

Hustler.

NASA... I want to be one of the humans that explore Mars in the 2030s. That would be fucking awesome.

@ Al

Consider being employed by a Hollywood bus touring company. The only prerequisites are diarrhea of the mouth & borderline Tourettes behavior.

In all seriousness, though, the only company I'd dream of working at would be my own. Working for a company can be pleasant and rewarding, but not the stuff dreams are made of.