Yes, with the arms outstretched, this is the next installment of 30 Things. 

7. What is your dream job, and why?

My dream job isn't really a specific job, it's more of the qualities I'd want for the role. I'll be 31 in next year and my first ever job was delivering newspapers with my mom. Since then I've had an array of different roles from dietary aide in a nursing home, receptionist at an alcohol distributing company (I met Dan Akyroyd there), graduate student researcher at Howard University,  Buyer III at environmental sanitary commission, policy manager at a Fortune 500 company (AOL, now part of Oath), among many others. Soon I will an Informatics Specialist at Mosaic Community Services. I think that having so many different roles has helped me more to figure out what I like, and though I am still young, I am still learning as well. 

With that being said, many of the roles I mentioned were temporary jobs and in actuality, everything is pretty much temporary, some of those jobs only went for a month and I remember one job I had was one day. The people were so nice there though and two things I have truly learned to like is having a more stable role and being around people who are kind and friendly. I have been very fortunate to have been around many friendly people during the course of my many positions. I have also learned that continued learning is essential as well as adaptability and jobs that train and offer ways to learn is something I really like. Being able to volunteer is also a superb quality for me for a job and I love to volunteer and help others. I also like smaller companies, though larger companies are OK as well. I like working by myself but I also can work in a team setting. 

My dream job is not a million dollar job, more on that I can utilize my skills and my voice and that offers great benefits for myself and the family and salary that is not at poverty level. I would more relate my dream job to the atmosphere I experienced at AOL. I was there for a year and actually started as a contractor and then I was converted to a full-time employee. Even as a contractor, I got to experience non-micro management and that I could be on my phone and even work from home. Oh, working from home is definitely a quality for my dream job. I loved the option of working from home at AOL and I was online and available and focused. It was great for lunch too. Even an office with windows and not insanely cold would be a dream of mine. One not too far from the house too, an hour is more tops. 

A job quality I also would say would be up to date with current technologies and work actually to be available. I would love a job with not as much stress but in all, I can't really complain too much. My dream job would have me employed. So to summarize: