Your dream career and what reality gave you

[ChickDangerous]

I wanted to be a writer, work in games or be a doctor.

I did actually work in game development for a while until life threw me a very unexpected curve ball, I'm still working on the writer part and I'm doing midwifery instead medicine. So I guess I kind of ended up in all the fields I wanted to end up in, just not so much in the manner I was expecting.

 

[cainx10a]

I wanted to be a super hero (Primary School), turns out X-Men were all fake.

I wanted to be a cop. (Turns out it wasn't really what an 'educated' people should aim to be, or so I have been told "Stay in school you lazy bum).

I wanted to be a soldier. (Found out my country(Mauritius) didn't really have an army), and had a change of mind after playing through Operation Flashpoint, watching Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Platoon, which depicted the army in completely different colors than I initially thought it was)

I wanted to be a game developer. (Wasn't enthusiastic about learning Programming, in fact getting A through my classes weren't enough to keep me focused, and immediately switched to anIT and Networking course)).

Now, I want to become a Network Specialist. Enjoying the classes so far, but still lack the ambition and driving force.

 

[Citrus]

I hold on to the dream that I'll be like Harper Lee and publish one book, and then never have to work for the rest of my life.

Hah.

 

[ward.]

Dream, Game designer, Reality, Unemployment.

 

[hotacidbath]

I've wanted to be a zookeeper for as long as I can remember and I'm currently going to college to make that happen and have worked at zoos in the past.

 

[excessum ado]

Im 16 and my dream job would be either a lawyer, a stand up comedian or my shameful little secret, owning and running a hotel. Id like to be a lawyer because Im good at public speaking and they make alot of money. Id like to be a comedian because Im misunthropic and I would love a job in which I dont have to interact with people and to be competely honest I dont know why I would want to own a hotel. Just think It would be fun

 

[Dys]

I'm currently studying mechanical engineering, as a kid I never really had any direction outside of the general "I hate school and therefore do not want to be a teacher" train of thought.

 

[Nova Tendril]

I really need to decide what to do with my life. I have all these things I could do but i never follow through on anything. I need to dedicate myself to something.

 

[Ancalagon]

Since I was 12 years old(now I'm 17) I wanted to be a professional drifter in Formula D. I'm still trying but its really hard to be a girl in something that is totally dominated by men. But right now I'm going to school to be a A.I. Programmer for video games. I am very good when it comes to programming and like it a lot but I still want my first dream to come true.

I wanted to be a games programmer from when I was in primary school. I went a bit off the rails when I left home, and ended up as a bartender. A position which I still sort of hold; I'm a bar manager at one of the most successful pubs in the UK, and when things are going well, I enjoy my job. But I really can't do it for much longer without going crazy, so I enrolled in University to study programming.

It's really hard work doing a 45 hour week behind a bar, and a full-time degree at the same time, but the two kind of balance each other out. My job is quite physical, with a lot of running about and moving barrels, and by the time I'm finished a shift, I'm ready to spend some time just sitting and typing; and vice-versa.

Anyway, I'm also planning on becoming an A.I. programmer, in fact I should be doing an A.I. assignment instead of wandering these forums, so your safety is my first choice. I really wish you luck with your dream though, I had to google Formula D, but it looks pretty intense. And if the sexism on their homepage is enough to go by, then I can understand what you're up against.

 

[Shapsters]

God.. I have know idea what I want to do. I am 15 as well and I honestly have no passions. Maybe some sort of biologist or something? I should also just get a damn job so I can get off my ass and get money and work work experience. Or I can just play Xbox my whole life... hhmmm...

 

[UsefulPlayer 1]

I wish I had a dream career...

Right now I'm hoping to do something with computers or some science related thing, something that would work off my Asianness, my friends would say.

I do want good pay and some free time so I can right some stories in my spare time and maybe have them published. Standing on writing stories alone would be too risky.

Not a Doctor though, too much studying and have someone's life in your hands....just no...

Fantasy wise, I would like to be some kind of professional race car driver or astronaut.

 

[stormyfs]

Dream:
Armed Forces.

I Got:
Armed Forces.
Not as much fun as it's made out to be.
Still pretty awesome though, in the grand scheme of things.

 

[imperialwar]

I wanted to be three things when i left school.

A chef, which i never got an apprenticeship for. I worked in the industry for 10 years though. Mostly in the kitchen, then later front of house.

A security officer: Did for three years. Gave it in after my third concussion in a month.

And i wanted to join the army, but they said my asthma was to much a hinderance even though i have never had an attack.

At the moment i am 4 years into working as a Private Apartment Concierge.

Eventually i want to open my own restaraunt / cafe.

 

[Weaver]

Seeing as my plan of winning the lottery and retering at the ripe age of 18 fell through, I went to school for computer science as I love it.

 

[Sir Broccoli]

I really want to be an astronaut-fireman (imagine putting out fires FROM SPACE!) But since that job doesn't exist (yet) I'm pursuing a career as game designer/developer.

 

[Skeleon]

As a kid, I wanted to be a paleontologist or an astronaut.
Today, I'm studying to become a MD.
I blame the bloody video games.

The funny thing is, I recently learned my youngest cousin wants to become a paleontologist-astronaut with a bit or archeology and geology mixed in (basically everything that has something to do with dirt), so maybe it's a family thing? Or it's the complex counterpoint between Space and Earth, hm. My cousin's a genius.

 

[Uilleand]

Decided at 15 that I was gonna be a journalist, and spent the next 18 years doin' just that...then I turned to the Dark Side.
...PR pays so much better....

 

[CoziestPigeon]

19 years old, wanna be on tv/radio...currently a dj and going to school to be on tv/radio

 

[Dantes Alaska]

well first of all i have had many asperations, none of which have done anything, they one that i really went for ended up not quite work out, i wanted to join the military, turns out im to heavy and need to lose 30ish pounds atleast to even start doing anything else

im currently working 5 days a week at red lobster