Guess my job

[Cotillion]

As suggested in the "What makes you happy today" thread. Posts quoted for usefulness:

Originally Posted by Cotillion

Having the kind of job where I can go have a nap for an hour and spend the rest of the day reading the newspapers, drinking coffee and watching funny videos on Youtube.

Originally Posted by Cotillion

What's a GM? That's obviously a "no". I just happen to be very good at picking employers. Maximum outcome for minimal effort is one of my many mottos. And I have currently reached a level where I can get away with doing about, oh, two hours of work a day? Maybe half an hour, if it is a very good day, probably closer to four on a bad one, but I get much more of the former than the latter.

Other benefits include minimal oversight, as I only normally see my boss about once a week. Oh, and free coffee, because I'm just special like that.

Originally Posted by limey

Cotillion works in the insurance business, as a broker, is my guess ...

Originally Posted by Cotillion

Alas, no.

However, guessing my career could be a fun game. I could describe an average day, in terms not too obvious to give it away, and see what people come up with.

So, here it goes.

I get up sometime between 6:30 and 7:30am, though strictly speaking I could sleep in until around 8am. I send a couple of texts, check my work email account and have a shower, get dressed and have breakfast at the cafe across the road (unless they are out of paper coffee cups, which they sometimes are, because I like to take my coffee back to my apartment with me).

I check my emails once every couple of hours or so, while reading the papers, a book or surfing aimlessly online. Sometimes I do exercises in my flat, or have a nap to help pass the time. I may have to answer a couple of phone calls or reply to my emails, but that is about it.

Sometime late in the evening, I make a couple of phone calls, carry out some checks, fill in some paperwork and go to bed.

Assuming nothing goes horribly wrong, that is pretty much every day for me.