What did you want to be when you were younger?
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I did a placement while at uni at a company designing race tracks. I had a hand in finalising the designs for a few and the Bahrain kart track I helped out on has been built now. Used to do a lot of the same for various games on PC while at college too so I thought I'd go back into that when I finished my engineering degree at uni. Much happier working in engine development in the automotive industry now though, far more interesting.
otolith said:
A scientist. Fascinating job, s
t career, as I discovered while working on my PhD. Took a job in software development while I finished writing up, by the time I had my thesis accepted I wasn't willing to take the pay cut to go back into science.
As a chemist with a PhD, working a job that pays not great and leaves me with a long commute...I wonder what else I can apply my self to. t career, as I discovered while working on my PhD. Took a job in software development while I finished writing up, by the time I had my thesis accepted I wasn't willing to take the pay cut to go back into science.I wanted to be an automotive enginner. I was s
t at maths when I was at school so couldnt really progress and followed chemistry. I got better at maths and its no longer a mystery to be avoided - I reckon I would make a fine engineer but at this age I'm not sure I want to go back and re-educate - certainly not at university anyway.I wanted to be a real estate developer - new builds ideally....
All after living near permanently in a building site growing up (dad's a QS/PM)....
I'm now 24 and work in property/commercial finance, although its on the front office restructuring/relationship management side. Hopefully I'll be able to move into origination soon and on from there!
All after living near permanently in a building site growing up (dad's a QS/PM)....
I'm now 24 and work in property/commercial finance, although its on the front office restructuring/relationship management side. Hopefully I'll be able to move into origination soon and on from there!
I wanted to be a car mechanic at school. Loved cars and I was not good academically & did not enjoy school.
However, I got involved with computers at home (ZX81, C64 etc) and found I enjoyed the programming side, also found it paid better than a car mechanic, so this is was the career I followed.
Always wondered where I would be now if I had become a mechanic.
However, I got involved with computers at home (ZX81, C64 etc) and found I enjoyed the programming side, also found it paid better than a car mechanic, so this is was the career I followed.
Always wondered where I would be now if I had become a mechanic.
always wanted to be a Vet, got ***t grades at school, swore I would never be on the dole so re took exams, still not quite good enough so decided I would just get any job I could until I could find something I wanted to do so 3 years working for a company making fireproof draught excluders (same company as Grandad), got bored and was offered a job at a pet shop a Vet friend was setting up (took the job), 3 years later, going nowhere, shop not doing so well so looked for another job. Neighbour mentioned that they were looking for a new person to come and work in the lab where he worked, got the job, 25 years later and I am still here! though the job has morphed from scientist to health and safety bod/general dogsbody!
P.S. the pet shop closed 6 months after I left.
P.S. the pet shop closed 6 months after I left.
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