I considered guard work for a while, then working for a shepherd at one point.
I was kicked out of the guide school- some visually impaired people just can't take a joke.
I went to uni and did lots of chemistry related stuff instead of doing art.

At the moment, I'm going between being a paid mural artist, doing stuff for you lot, writing another story and being up to my neck in being the only business dog involved in eCommerce.
I'm pretty much loving what I do, I can see a real future in it for me. I'm very blessed.

Batman

Cosby wrote:

You know, as I've grown up, I've come to see much depth in jurisprudence and law enforcement... I wish I'd understood the whole thing earlier. Real talk. @Cosby What are you planning to switch to?

I'd guess that's a common sentiment. I certainly wish I'd been more aware of careers in IT or programming as a youth. The networking thing was something I tried to kick start again about 6-7 years ago with a part time course but it all fell apart when it became apparent that the company running it were incredibly amateurish. Partly my own fault for not researching it properly. Hoping to go back into it through more official channels this time once the money comes together. You ever think about switching up?

I've been lucky career wise, so a wholesale change at this stage in my life would make little sense. That said, some latitude would be nice, but I have to balance ambition with the truth, as we all do, right?

What's more, I sometimes look at where I am now, and wonder how different things might be if I were to make a few small changes. If the economy was in better shape I'd consider freelancing, but right now it's better for me to find a good employer, because it seems to be as hard to find one as it does for them to find suitable employees (which is partly why I feel I'm lucky with my career path)...

But getting back to your point about switching... I wouldn't want to go back to school for 7 years to become an approved courtroom advocate (or what have you), but I think I would like to learn enough about the law to be able to help certain people out and help them to avoid bad advice...

Or send those so inclined/binded on to Gonz!

equinox_code wrote:

Elmlea wrote:

I want to be an astronaut.

Don't you fucking dare become an astronaut.

But it's what I want to do

Working for ESA's a realistic prospect, as the last UK entrant was a military pilot and I've also got a science degree.  The amount of sniffing around that US companies do with foreign drone pilots means NASA's not the ridiculous pipe dream it might have been 18 months ago.

Elmlea wrote:

equinox_code wrote:

Elmlea wrote:

I want to be an astronaut.

Don't you fucking dare become an astronaut.

But it's what I want to do Working for ESA's a realistic prospect, as the last UK entrant was a military pilot and I've also got a science degree.  The amount of sniffing around that US companies do with foreign drone pilots means NASA's not the ridiculous pipe dream it might have been 18 months ago.

That sounds a lot like you're daring to become an astronaut. I really can't accept that. Unless you get me a job too. I have a B in GCSE physics

I'm daring a little. I'll try and get you a job if they eventually give me one. 

Does getting through to the second round of selection for ESA mean I can call myself a failed astronaut right now? That's actually still a pretty good thing.

Elm I wish you luck in your attempts to become an astronaut.

Yeah, writer was my semi-sensible ambition as a late-ish teenager.

I think he is ages with us guessing plus five.

Mod74 wrote:

davyK wrote:

astronaut was my dream job as a kid - that was the post Apollo era so quite understandable.

How old are you?! I grew up around the Shuttle. Challenger put paid to any romanticism of that.

47 end of next month - so I was in primary school around the time Apollo wound up.

Who would take the chance of being the first man on Mars if the trip lasted 3 years? 

I think i'd do it, but only if alone. 

I do wish humanity was pooling a lot more resources toward space exploration

When I was a nipper I wanted to work in television. Nowadays I'd like to be the inventor of the time machine so I could go back and knock some sense into my younger self.

nine months older than DavyK

g.man

So all of humanity needs to pool its time, money and effort so you alone can go to Mars?

You're the weirdest socialist I've ever known.

I wanted to be an F1 Driver. Still do actually.

Brooks wrote:

Elm I wish you luck in your attempts to become an astronaut.

Thank you very much. I'll report back.