Dude Values: Issue of Production

Dude Occupation (Projects, Jobs, Careers)
A Dude might have a Job (likely) or a Career (less likely), but it is very likely that the (productive) Dude is entertaining some Project.

To a Folk or Dick, a Project might be mistaken for a Creative Hobby, especially if it takes the form of drawing, music, performance, “artsy” &c . But the Dude knows that its skills and talents (in whatever stage of development) have the ability to be recognized and the potential to be rewarded, thanks to various Dude Networks/Internet. The Project(s) may take preeminence in a Dude’s life, and define the Dude’s self-identity - in this situation, any Dude without access to some sort of trust fund will have to find a Job.28

Some Places where Dude in throes of Project may have a Job:
Coffeeshop, Bar (may compromise Project)
Co-op, Burrito restaurant, other Food Service
Library
Dogwalking, other unskilled child care
Movie Theater, Video Store
Motel, Front Desk
Record Store (if Project is music-related)
Office - either as Temp, Temp-to-hire Receptionist, or in a “weird office”
Drug Dealer
Odd Jobs for Employer (Tube Dude Type, see above)- Friend or through Craigslist
Free-lance journalist for Alternative Weekly29

Many Dude Jobs are public and increase the Dude Network, which is essential for emotional support of the Dude Project. A noteworthy difficulty of the Creative Dude Project is the problem of Dudes Marketing to Dudes. This is not to say that a Projecting Dude is expecting a material reimbursement for his efforts - often, a simple audience is all that is desired. In the early stages of self-expressive production, the only humans likely to appreciate or experience resonance with the Dude Project are other Dudes. Such a successful Dude Project might include some or many other Dudes in its production, exponentially expanding the receptive Dude Network.
As the Dude gains mastery of its craft, it may feel pressure to utilize the traditional template of economic gain, generating a Product and offering it for Sale. If a Dude has a personal familiarity with his audience as Friends and/or any kind of strong anti-Dick feelings, this may prove an insurmountable obstacle, stalling the Project before it can reach professional realization. Perhaps only the Motivated Hipster, with its Careerist Leanings, has no qualm about profiting from fellow Dudes, and the jump from treating Friends as a Dude Network. Surely the anonymity of the internet has helped many Dudes get off the ground professionally by providing marketing access to non-Friend Dudes (see Monger).

A determined, focused Dude may use its eventual mastery or the force of its unique product to forge a Career from its Project. Congratulations to this Dude.
Dude Careers:
Owner/Operator of Bike Shop, Vintage Shop, Skate Shop, T-Shirt Shop, Dude Bar
Produce your own Fashion Line, Internet Comic
Professor or PhD, if not Academia Folk or inherent Dick
Massage Therapist, Hair Dresser
Free-Lance Artist, Musician
Home Marijuana Farm
Founder-member of Co-operative/Community ____________
Operate Recording Studio, Print Shop

You are not a Dude. You are a Dick.
“I launched a line of Energy Drinks.”
“My hip coffeeshop/music festival is one small limb of my Real Estate Development Empire.”