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I thrive in Summer Camp-style environments. What job/hobby should I do?

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.

bubbalu ,

Strongly encourage you to find work in a conservation corps or similar organization if they exist in your country and you are able to do manual labor. You would be on a crew of 6-15 people usually living out at a field site for 1-2 weeks at a time, cooking and living and working together to improve the natural environment or recreation infrastructure. Hard rewarding work, good peaceful downtime. Great chance to read a lot of books too since you will be away from computers and modernity.

Dagwood222 ,

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.

SubArcticTundra OP ,
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Ooh that sounds useful, will check it out

Dagwood222 ,

Enjoy!

variants ,

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

Lennnny ,
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I lived and worked in a travelers hostel for two years, and it was basically just adult summer camp. Bonus: usually you work for your room so there’s technically no rent. There’s a lot of partying, and it can be too much at times, but it certainly has that vibe you described.

SubArcticTundra OP ,
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Mmh yes, I came across some worldpackers last summer. Definitely something I plan tk do :-)

PopMyCop ,

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.

ericbomb ,

Old folks home.

Like my grandma has different events everyday and bond with the long term staff.

SubArcticTundra OP ,
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Ooh yes, that must have a similar community feel. Something to look forward to I guess…

ericbomb ,

A good old folks home at least.

At my grandma’s (new) home she has her own apartment in the building, gets cleaning once a week, different events happen all during the day, then they have different options for each meal. Where she can either go down stairs to their little restaurant or have it delivered.

Hers is rather nice and the food is actually cooked to order, has 3 courses, and you pick 3 or so options that change each day and it actually feels like a nice restaurant since the staff take orders, deliver food, bring aroumd drinks, the like.

There is a stark difference between an independent living one like this and one where the staff are required to do showers/change briefs.

So if you look into it, make sure the level of care is what you like and they actually have a budget to take good care of their residents.

Some are understaffed and mismanaged to where the staff never have time/budget for activities and the food is basically just microwave dinners. My grandma was at one like that for far too long and she will never forgive how crappy the food was.

Nice Independent living facilities are the most camp counselor like job I can think of.

Evkob ,
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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.

feedum_sneedson ,

Yeah, the armed forces. But maybe don’t.

fidodo ,

Event planning?

Contramuffin ,

Small team vibes with a lot of downtime and always doing something new? This is probably not what you had in mind, but have you considered research in a university? Graduate school, basically. Academia research is basically exactly what you described, but the downside is, well, you have to be a graduate student. It’s not for everyone, but if you’re able to weather the suffering that comes from being a grad student, I think you’ll find that the vibe is exactly what you described.

callouscomic ,

Park ranger?

Hikermick ,

My friends and I do weekend wilderness trips. Usually backpacking but sometimes paddling canoes and kayaks. Groups bigger than 8 can be impractical though. Before trips we have a “pow wow” and decide who’s responsible for food & gear so it’s a collaborative effort prior to the trip. Everyone is responsible for their own personal stuff but it a common goal group effort. It’s cooperative but can be competitive. FYI a padding trip is cheaper than backpacking for starting out

wolfshadowheart ,

Production/stage hand at events fits up this alley!

athos77 ,

Hotshot firefighting? Assistant river guide someplace like the Colorado? National Park Ranger?

Faresh ,

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.

clay_pidgin ,

One fewer than there used to be, certainly.

LemmyKnowsBest ,

yeah I wouldn’t recommend working on that particular one.

SubArcticTundra OP ,
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Didn’t require many staff anyway

Thavron ,
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Did the front fall off?

AscendantSquid ,

Turns out a wave hit it

bionicjoey ,

At sea? Chance in a million!

Greg ,
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Well you can’t be certain how many submarines are out there unless you have sonar and depth chargers

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