Would You Quit Your Job If You Could Get Another One In Politics?

[THUNDER HANDS]

If someone called you and said they'd like to offer you a job doing ______________ for some political organization or even a politician, what would you do?

Would you decline it because you already have a stable job?

Would you accept it because true happiness comes from doing what you love - and obviously we all love politics.

What would you do?

(oh, and assume for a moment the political job is with a left-leaning organization or politician)

[wysimdnwyg]

1. My first question would have to be...

How much does it pay? If it's good money, I would seriously consider it. If I can't make my house payment with it, I'd have to pass.

[THUNDER HANDS]

2. assume

It would be as good or slightly better.

[billyf65]

9. Political jobs? Good money?

Perhaps in a hypothetical scenario. In real life, however...

[tom_paine]

3. Know where there are any good jobs like that?

I would probably take a 10% paycut from what I make now if I could.

[elfwitch]

4. I have a Masters in Political Communications...

an a BA in Sociology, and I STILL wouldn't do a job in politics.
I would feel too dirty afterwards.

I know, you are going to ask, why did you get the degree in the first place?

I'd like to teach the two subjects and then do my other dream job of voice-over work for cartoons.

[bleedingheart]

6. people do grow out of their first jobs...

I know many engineers that went on to work as artists...
and I know many philosophy majors that went on to work as software engineers after they returned to school....

If you live to be 85 for example....that is a lot of time doing the same thing....sometimes a little change helps make life interesting...

[piece sine]

10. yikes!

Sociology and PolComm don't mix! What was your guidance counselor thinking?!

No wonder your muse shines in the cartoon world.

[elfwitch]

12. the toons beckon....

My husband is studying to be an animator. We are going to produce our own cartoon. We hope to get it on the air. I hope that my voice work career springs off from that point. Plus, I'll be an executive producer and writer on a cartoon. How cool is that?

[Westegg]

5. And give up show business?

Oh, wait. . . never mind.

[Nikia]

7. It would be easy for me

Besides a number of problems with the business I work for, I have not considered it really meaningful work even if it would be with a good company. Politics would be one of the most meaningful things I could do as a job. Of course if this was a short term, until the election is over sorts of things, I might not take it. I am the primary bread winner in my family right now.

[Kamika]

8. If Id make as much money as I do now

YEs in a heartbeat

[MrSlayer]

11. Absolutely, if the circumstances were right.

If the job paid as much or more than I'm making now and I wouldn't have to cut my hair I'd do it. This construction shit beats the hell out of your body.

[GOPisEvil]

13. Depends...if salary was comparable, I'd go.

:bounce:

[sangh0]

14. Probably not

I work for a left-leaning charity, but I would leave for the right job working for the right candidate.

[mitchum]

15. Only if if were for a DickTuck/Donald Segretti type of position...

I'm a real mean motherfucker

[Character Assassin]

16. Ok, everybody, sing it with me "Not just no, but......Hayll No!"

Everything is already politcal anyhow. Why make it worse?

[ewagner]

17. been there, done that..

and would sell my sister into white slavery to do it again......

[jiacinto]

18. A warning here

I worked in a political job, changed my life and moved to another state for one, working for a nonprofit. It turned out to be a disaster.

Here is the one warning: the job, unless you are well connected, will pay dirt--you may not be paid at all, and the working conditions will very well suck.

[Scott Lee]

19. Are you crazy? I'd rather ram knitting needles through both eyes

[RichardRay]

20. Depending on who/what the job's for, yes <eom>