Mastbender said..
A lifeguard at a good surf spot.
I used to be one, along with another guy, two of us on duty all the time, and had a great boss that would come out onto the pier, where our stand was, to check on us from time to time. He allowed one of us to be patrolling the water (on the water) whenever we wanted. Of course there is only one way to patrol the water, on a surfboard. And of course the rescue board was too big, bulky, and slow to adequately do patrolling. Four of the best summers of my life.
Need I say anything else?

They're all volunteers in Aus.

Harrow said..

Mastbender said..
A lifeguard at a good surf spot.
I used to be one, along with another guy, two of us on duty all the time, and had a great boss that would come out onto the pier, where our stand was, to check on us from time to time. He allowed one of us to be patrolling the water (on the water) whenever we wanted. Of course there is only one way to patrol the water, on a surfboard. And of course the rescue board was too big, bulky, and slow to adequately do patrolling. Four of the best summers of my life.
Need I say anything else?

They're all volunteers in Aus.

lifeguards do get paid in Australia

TEACHER for sure.

I was a manual arts teacher for 25 years, surfed or trained on the water most mornings. Organized school surfing competitions which meant once a week at the beach from 6am to 11am. Also taught the odd pe class which lucky for us was alot of beach activities. Heaps of holidays and stickies during cyclone season.
now I'm a business owner and am just flat out all the time.
Who am I kidding I surf all the time now

Guys, it's a no brainer really...Full time Firefighter..do the research

oldgina said..
Guys, it's a no brainer really...Full time Firefighter..do the research

Yep but retirement is much better

FIFO offshore, work 19-20 weeks a year. Only ever away for 2 weeks at a time.
When home the time is yours no checking in or thinking about work.
6 weeks off out of every 10. Roster known for 3 year look ahead great for planning trips.
Time away from home helps reflection and for me helps appreciate them more, and think about what I want out of life.......Good times and no worries.

Operations team member, great job....50/50 hands on/desk jockey

oldgina said..
Guys, it's a no brainer really...Full time Firefighter..do the research

This is the winner, they have an absurd amount of paid off time and because they basically do nothing while "working" they can catch up on sleep. Notice most firemen have another side job to keep them busy when not on duty.

Gigolo

Rotating shift work is pretty good. 5 week rotating roster days/arvos/nights/weekends. Can look a year ahead and know when im working. 8.5hr shifts during week gives u all arvo off or all morning off or all day off After night shift sleep for a bit then get up, 12hr shifts on weekends means 24hrs done in 2 days only work 2 following shifts for the week to get the 40hrs up and end up with a 5 day weekend once a month grouping rdo's together. Plus a 3 day break mid week once a month.
Everyone knows the good conditions end up being during the week so working 2 weekends in 5 doesn't bother me.
Kids in day care on the midweek days, mrs is at uni
Plenty of time for water time.
Team Negotiated to stay on wage with penalty rates instead of
Salary so we get double time for overtime and weekends plus shift penalities and public holiday rates.

I earn 165% of my base annual wage. With one of the best views in the brisbane CBD. Overlooking the bridge and kangaroo point.
CBD Car park thrown in for being shift workers means the race sup is on the roof to go straight to the water when I want.

Balance between work life and home life is pretty good.

But if i could have one dream job it would be a cable wake park operator. Few years back I spent every free moment of my early 20's at a cable park and those boys who worked there had it made. Open at 11am close on sun down, Mid week very quiet they could Ride while operating the controls for each other all day long. Getting paid to ride and do what they truely loved and were passionate about.

Jared888 said..
FIFO offshore, work 19-20 weeks a year. Only ever away for 2 weeks at a time.
When home the time is yours no checking in or thinking about work.
6 weeks off out of every 10. Roster known for 3 year look ahead great for planning trips.
Time away from home helps reflection and for me helps appreciate them more, and think about what I want out of life.......Good times and no worries.

Absolutely this. 28/28 overseas rotation. Company pays for travel to and from home and if your organised you can get to spend your time off travelling/surfing/sailing/whatever you like doing in some pretty nice places if you so desire. Money isn't too shabby either. No real living costs for 6 months of the year, so good opportunity to invest wisely as well

The only downside is that work is rapidly drying up. Hopefully once Obama is gone, his successor is 'advised' to start a war in the Middle East and threaten the ongoing supply of oil and gas.

Regarding the Firefighter suggestion...that sounds ideal.......... until you have to attend traffic accidents and cut people, dead or alive, from car wrecks.

Geologist... >40% unemployed and under-employed

A trust-funder, but you have to pick your parents carefully.

You takin the piss Test Pilot 1????