Clock Out
Posted on Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Ever wonder when you sit down in your cube in the morning if you’ve picked the right job? Do you dread getting up knowing your day consists of waiting on tourists at the local pizza joint, or subconsciously mumble obscenities under your breathe when your hotel guests ask for a fluffier pillow?
Maybe its time for a change. There are a handful of companies now offering the opportunity to test drive your dream job over the weekend and still be back at the office on Monday, and your boss will be none the wiser.
VOCATION VACATIONS is a Portland, Oregon-based company started by Brian Kurth. He came up with the idea for the company concept during one of his daily, two-to-three hour, round-trip commutes on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago. His corporate career was going quite well, but he was continually struck by a certain emptiness about his overall lifestyle. It was then that he started fantasizing about the “dream” and when planning for an upcoming vacation decided to test the waters in one of his own dream jobs. Vocation Vacations now offers over 125 “holidays” including Chocolatier, Film Producer, Composer, Park Ranger, Pro Wrestler, Boat Captain, Alpaca Farmer, and my favorite, cheesemonger, among many many others. Full List of available vacations
CLOUD 9 LIVING, the US‘s leading Experience Gift Company, offers an incredible selection of the country‘s most unique and memorable experiences.
If you have always dreamed of being a DJ, take some private lessons and learn to spin, scratch and skip like a champ. Jet pilot courses, stock car racing, mountain climbing, bull riding, VIP dinners with sommeliers, or scuba diving with Great Whites, they offer it all, even my personal favorite, a day of bulldozer training. Sign me up!
