When I was a kid I always liked going on Scout camps. I think what I liked specifically was:
- It meant spending an extended period of time (whole days, with little break) in the same collective of 20+ people.
- I would drift between the various groups there, and would get to know everyone.
- The collective would experience new situations every few hours, or even just being bored together when ‘nothing’ was happening (when waiting for stuff etc.).
- (Possibly also the fact that there was an authority above us and we didn’t decide things for ourselves…?)
What I liked was how there was a strong feeling of community because we were all experiencing the same thing together. Being around people meant my mind was continuously in the present. For these reasons I feel that this is the environment I thrive in the most.
Unfortunately this would only ever happen once or twice a year, and since I am 20 I wanted to ask if anyone can think of any job descriptions where this happens.
The first thing I thought of is working on a submarine but I was hoping for something a bit less radical. I thought this might be the experience in university dorms but it turns out that in my country dorms are pretty dead because with the exception of cooking, people stay in their rooms.
- ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 ( @Nemo@midwest.social ) 31•4 months ago
Why not work as a camp counselor?
- wolfshadowheart ( @wolfshadowheart@slrpnk.net ) 13•4 months ago
Production/stage hand at events fits up this alley!
- Faresh ( @Faresh@lemmy.ml ) English10•4 months ago
The first thing I thought of is working on a submarine
That is also something I’ve had some interest in, but besides military (I don’t want to be involved with it in any way), I don’t think there are that many submarines out there.
- Greg Clarke ( @Greg@lemmy.ca ) English3•4 months ago
Well you can’t be certain how many submarines are out there unless you have sonar and depth chargers
- Evkob ( @Evkob@lemmy.ca ) 8•4 months ago
Treeplanting might be up your alley. Doing the actual job is pretty solitary, you’ll see your tree-runner a few times a day, you might have a planting buddy, and the boss might come around once or twice to check your trees.
But outside of the work day, it’s very much the camp environment you describe.
- Hillock ( @Hillock@kbin.social ) 7•4 months ago
You could start as a ranch hand, especially if you know how to ride. You can work on both a regular ranch or on a “resort ranch” that focuses on tourism. You just have to find a ranch that has around that 20ish employees.
But then it would fit all of your points. You are spending your whole day with the same group of people.
Drifting between groups will depend a bit on your exact duties but no matter what you are going to get to know everyone and work with others occasionally.
New things are constantly coming up to do. Your duties also change with the season. And even if there is “nothing” to do you will still hang out with the other farm hands.
You have that authority over you in form of the ranch manager/owner.
Pay isn’t great but it might come with free lodging, then it isn’t that bad.
I can’t ride but I love the original idea!
- bionicjoey ( @bionicjoey@lemmy.ca ) 1•4 months ago
This comment reminded me of the Francis arc in Malcolm in the Middle. He starts out at a conservative military prep school, hates it, drops out to go work as a logger in Alaska, hates it, and eventually ends up as a resort ranch hand in the southwest and realizes it’s his true calling.
- Dagwood222 ( @Dagwood222@lemm.ee ) 5•4 months ago
Look for a book called ‘Discover What You Are Best At’ by Linda Gail.
First half of the book is a series of self administered tests you can knock off in half a day. The second part is a list of jobs that use those skills.
It pointed me at a job I’d never considered, but turned out to be a great fit.
Ooh that sounds useful, will check it out
- Dagwood222 ( @Dagwood222@lemm.ee ) 1•4 months ago
Enjoy!
- engityra ( @engityra@kbin.social ) 5•4 months ago
I work in construction and when I was younger and single I did a couple years ago a remote work site; two weeks on and one week off rotations. We all stayed in the company provided camp while there. Definitely formed some strong friendships with my coworkers while there and made/saved a ton of money. It was an interesting experience.
I was a field engineer but jobs in the trades are always in high demand pretty much everywhere.
- notnotdying ( @notnotdying@kbin.social ) 4•4 months ago
I found working at a ski-resort and living in staff accommodation to be a bit like this, although there can definitely be a bit more of a “party” attitude, which might be a positive or a negative depending on what you’re looking for.
- Jode ( @Jode@midwest.social ) English4•4 months ago
Search Google for Kwajalein Jobs. It’s an Atoll in the Marshall Islands that hosts a US military installation, however there is no need to be in the military to work there. I do work there as a contractor for a week every year or two and it sure reminds me of the summer camp I used to work at.
- callouscomic ( @callouscomic@lemm.ee ) English3•4 months ago
Park ranger?
- M. Orange ( @miracleorange@beehaw.org ) 3•4 months ago
My first thought was working at a startup.
- roguetrick ( @roguetrick@kbin.social ) 3•4 months ago
You’re a burner.
- variants ( @variants@possumpat.io ) English2•4 months ago
Working for the parks, I have a neighbor who stays home a few days and packs up his truck with a camper and heads off to different national parks for weeks at a time
- Zoboomafoo ( @Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net ) 2•4 months ago
I think you should consider being a seaman, or maybe an oil derrick worker. It seems like the less extreme version of submariner
- PopMyCop ( @PopMyCop@iusearchlinux.fyi ) 2•4 months ago
Public service might be your stick. Firefighter/medic is almost exactly your experience with the new situations every few hours, downtime, having a strong sense of community. Police have a similar feel, if you’re in a more rural area. You’ll never have the same situation twice, even if things are similar, and you’ll almost always have a partner (or more, depending on if the whole truck shows up with the box) to depend on.