Hello and welcome to Get an Unreal Job! I’m Erica Drewsen, a teacher at Carroll College in beautiful Broulee on the south coast of New South Wales.
The idea for this podcast came from my 25 years in schools, where I’ve learned that life beyond the four walls of the classroom can be thrilling — and sometimes a little daunting. When we’re young, we dream big. But by the time we’re teenagers, those dreams can start to fade.
So I asked my students to name two things: a “real” job — something familiar and achievable — and an “unreal” job, their ultimate dream role. What I discovered is that our teens are still dreaming big. And why shouldn’t they? Unreal jobs are real. People actually do them.
Each week, I’ll talk with a student about their dream — their unreal job — and then meet someone who’s living that dream in real life. Real stories, big dreams, and a reminder that the future is exciting.
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Hello and welcome to Get an Unreal Job! I’m Erica Drewsen, a teacher at Carroll College in beautiful Broulee on the south coast of New South Wales.
The idea for this podcast came from my 25 years in schools, where I’ve learned that life beyond the four walls of the classroom can be thrilling — and sometimes a little daunting. When we’re young, we dream big. But by the time we’re teenagers, those dreams can start to fade.
So I asked my students to name two things: a “real” job — something familiar and achievable — and an “unreal” job, their ultimate dream role. What I discovered is that our teens are still dreaming big. And why shouldn’t they? Unreal jobs are real. People actually do them.
Each week, I’ll talk with a student about their dream — their unreal job — and then meet someone who’s living that dream in real life. Real stories, big dreams, and a reminder that the future is exciting.
Welcome to Get an Un-real Job — I’m Erica. Today’s guest is Jimmy. He’s 13, in Year 7, and lives in Moruya on the South Coast. He told me his favourite subject this year is humanities (HUMS) because he’s got a great teacher — Mrs Drewsen — and he’s a bit of a country kid at heart.
When I asked Jimmy what he wants to be, he picked “butcher” — mostly because he saw it on my survey as an example and thought, “That’s a good job.” But that’s only part of the story. Jimmy rides horses, loves being outdoors and works with cattle. His real passion is camp drafting: you ride into a small yard with a mob of cattle, pick one out, cut it away and turn it up the sides of the camp, then take the cow through a set course of pegs and a gate. Riders get scored for the cut, the course and their horsemanship — a perfect 100 is rare, but top scores in the 90s win the day.
All of that fits with Jimmy’s bigger dream — to be a cattle station manager. He imagines a life riding, rounding up stock, maybe doing some butchering, and living on the land. He knows it would be a lifestyle as much as a job: long hours, night work, and being on call for calves and emergencies. But for him, the freedom and being outdoors make it worth it.
Before we go, Jimmy asked one question he really wants answered: how long does it take to drive from one side of a station to the other? We’re going to find out — we’re headed to meet someone who manages a cattle station and get the real story.
Let’s go.
Music by Bensound
Get an Un-Real Job
Hello and welcome to Get an Unreal Job! I’m Erica Drewsen, a teacher at Carroll College in beautiful Broulee on the south coast of New South Wales.
The idea for this podcast came from my 25 years in schools, where I’ve learned that life beyond the four walls of the classroom can be thrilling — and sometimes a little daunting. When we’re young, we dream big. But by the time we’re teenagers, those dreams can start to fade.
So I asked my students to name two things: a “real” job — something familiar and achievable — and an “unreal” job, their ultimate dream role. What I discovered is that our teens are still dreaming big. And why shouldn’t they? Unreal jobs are real. People actually do them.
Each week, I’ll talk with a student about their dream — their unreal job — and then meet someone who’s living that dream in real life. Real stories, big dreams, and a reminder that the future is exciting.
