As I said, the start isn't fun! It takes time to climb the ladder and the raising of the retirement age has slowed things down a bit. Once you are there though the lifestyle choice becomes far easier and the effort all the more worthwhile.
The main point of the above though was to point out that waiting for your 'preferred job' is better done inside the company than without.
And yes we do still have to wear hats. Though mine seems to have been misplaced somewhere
Forgot to add, I don't think it's a dream job, I don't think a 'dream job' exists, it's not, however, too bad considering what else is around in this industry. Oh and the pay's not too bad either.