I found a job posting today for a job I would love—recruiting students to study abroad; however, the ad says, "The ideal candidate must be a road warrior and willing to travel both daily and overnight for up 75% of the time." I have a few problems with this: a) I have a weekly commitment nine to ten months of the year that cannot be missed; b) I've watched a few friends of mine try to make jobs that require a lot of travel work with their non-work lives, and it usually ends up with tension, tears, and tiredness; c) I can't imagine being away from home and those I love for that much time; and d) I can't drive.
I would love to have a job that involved a little bit of travel—say one or two week-long (or shorter, ideally) trips a year—but I don't think I'm cut out for a job that requires one spend 75% of the time on the road.
Have any of you had jobs that required you to travel? If not, would you want one? If you have, would you do it again?
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My dad used to travel A LOT for business, and he got to go to some pretty awesome places. But, he always seemed to hate it because even if he got to go to, say, Tokyo, he'd be stuck in meetings the whole time and wouldn't get to see much of the place at all. Personally, I like travel, but I hate flying. I wouldn't mind driving around, though.
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