Did a degree in psycholinguistics and thought about speech therapy but couldn't face two more years of study. Got the first job I applied for out of uni, but applied for anything that looked vaguely interesting. Ended up recruiting students for an American uni in London. Got bored joined old bill and wouldn't look back.7 years now and done so many different roles can't think of any other job I would do. Mind I would like to do some forensic linguistics but couldn't face study and full time work. So just read about it instead.
Have to say, i'm pretty much in my dream job. I spend my time travelling round the country, continent and as of september,the world with a variety of bands as their lighting designer or backline tech. I work for a few months, have a couple off then out again.
On occassion, I have to do the odd bit of corporate work to keep the bank balance where it should be but nothing beats being self employed and doing what I love.
There will come a time when the wife gets annoyed at how much I'm away and I'll get the "I'm too old for this ****" feeling but for now, my work life is pretty sweet.
Sorry to sound happy about work but hey
I was born to be annoying with a sideline in being a programmer
fixed that for you sfb 😉
I have no idea, I fell in to my job by accident, it pays the bills and I enjoy it. I'm not sure I want a vocation, I like preferring life outside work.
I fell into my job by accident and, realising that it really does nothing for me, have fallen out with it. So, I'm off for a bit of travelling and to think about I want to do when I come back.
Unfortunately I haven't got the foggiest what that may be.
Munqe-chick, I have that itch. Its always been there and has never gone away. I feel the Specials calling.
I spent 20yrs as a m/c tool engineer, then retired, got a bit bored, now a self employed handyman/gardener a couple of days a week.
Life is sweet, i spent this arvo sitting on a lawnmower mowing a customers five acres in the sun with my ipod on 😉
Vocation - In some ways I do as I am a nurse specialising in dementia care.
However I also enjoy it mainly and find it rewarding. Its an impossible job to do if you don't so I am a bit dubious about the "vocation" thing
Done a billion jobs, love what I do now - run a PR company.
My ideal "job" would be a loaded trustafarian though 😉
I think I was put on this Earth to fix other people's sh1t. I've always held that I might not be the best engineer in the world, but I can jury-rig [i]anything.[/i]
Hora if you want to e-mail me for honest opinions/advice/guidance then feel free. I never knew whether to apply or not as I'm not from a family that has had previous members be coppers. Initially my parents thought I was mental and it was a faddy idea that would go away, when the realised I was serious they came around to it and are now very pleased. You will be amazed at how many different careers/jobs there are WITHIN the police. After my initial application I thought "phew no more application forms" how wrong I was in 7 years I have now applied for 7 jobs in 7 years (and got 6 of them). Hopefully pending the new job move on 13th September I'm planning on staying there for a few years.
I've always had a creative spirit, and was brought up among bohemian artists. I've enjoyed a career in the arts since leaving college. 25 years on, I cant imagine anything more rewarding.
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He's not got a helmet on, shock, horror!
But that's a nice pic..
Engineer. It's in the blood.
(Currently) unhappy programmer but would like to be a lawyer. Pilot is now out of the question (but, oh, I wish I had taken a chance and done it when a very good friend offered to lend me the money - would have meant lots of time away from MrsJulianA though)
For a number of years I was on a surveillance / investigation team focused on major(international drug traffickers etc)criminals. Learnt lots, met intersting people on both sides of the fence, traveled lots had a good time at the same time felt it was vaguely worthwile. Probably the nearest to a vocation I ever had.
Munque will do in am. Thank you 🙂
Don't know not a clue.
I always wanted to be a Royal Marine but some fat c**t of a Naval recruitment officer said I wasn't fit enough and my scores wasn't good enough. But did offer If I wanted to be in the Royal Navy as a missile operator or radar/sonar operator.
Not bright enough to fire a rifle but a £500,000 pound missile no problem 👿
Pilot and love the flying, wanted to do it from about 8 years old.
I always wanted to be a Royal Marine
From a very young age I wanted to be a Judge (Dredd) or a Canadian Lumberjack.
Ironically I absolutely love being in woods/wilds now. I just feel relaxed in Woods 😀
I've worked outside since leaving school. Now days often with a chainsaw in my hands come winter 🙂
Until a year or so ago I was absolutely sure I was in the right career, I'm now not so sure.
I wanted to be an army officer for a long time but enjoyed languages as well. Wouldn't have minded being a Spanish teacher.
Had to settle for electrician/engineer and thats what how i'll retire I guess but I was ok at comic drawing many moons ago and still flick through old copies of 2000AD and wish I was Simon Bisley.
I'm a writer inside but do corporate bollox at the minute.
I expect I'll knock out a novel and screenplay one day.
They might be crap but I'll do it.
mushroom chomping cider swilling dreadlock wearing anarchistic free rave organising spray can wielding tattoo gun toting bus dwelling techno hippie..
unfortunately something went wrong somewhere along the line and so I'm now a clean cut tv watching lower middle class house husband/abstract painter/part time builders mate..
BigDummy... I know a couple of people that have been both. Without wanting to sound like a recruitment campaign for the Army Legal Services, you could always give them a try as either a PQO or a TA PQO.
People may take the pi55 a bit at getting the Queen's commission that way rather than by doing Sandhurst the normal way, but it does mean that you can work with and for the Army.
Mrs Grips is a writer.. having trouble getting that book finished tho. Sounds familiar, but she's already written one book that she won't let anyone see cos she thinks it's rubbish, and she's halfway through this one.
Well, started out working in theatre doing all kinds of techie jobs, then moved to London to do Film and TV techie stuff, but ended up doing lighting. It was awesome when I was 21/22, and about the closest I've been to a career. I ended up working for one of the big players, but going up the career ladder was very difficult. There was a lot of 'who you know not what you know' and if your face didn't fit you weren't going to get on.
Eventually, the low pay, long hours and sheer bloody hard work got the better of me, and I left for the country to get married and get on with doing something else. Still haven't figured out what that may be, so settled for IT in the meantime, which pays but is VERY dull.
Err niallmb... got any jobs going 😉
Did my first degree in Archaeology & Anthropology. Spent the next six years as an auxiliary nurse in a very busy (surgical) emergency admissions unit - a fair few moments of intense (and poorly paid) job satisfaction. Then did my nurse training (2 year 'fast-track' Diploma). And then got lured [i]back[/i] into Archaeology via a Master's, which finishes in September. Currently undecided about returning to nursing - & not worrying about it until I get this fugging dissertation written up. 😳
Occasionally bug slightly about not having followed Noteeth Snr (Army Doc) into the Forces. Equally, suspect I would be pretty happy as a university librarian. Or a park ranger. Or in a bike shop.
Money - no kids, so I get by perfectly ok. Indeed, I'm still riding a bike with a one inch headset. 8)
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Mrs Grips is a writer
What's she published?
I'm a pilot and fly the Airbus A320 for a living. God help me if I ever have to get a real job... 🙂
Came out of uni with a Programming degree, went into the service industry for 6 years. duty manager(Music bar), Ass manager (cocktail bar) Restaurant manager(coperate fukin company, Living Ventures) Got burnt out by the hours and the lifestyle, ruined my relationship with my ex-GF and left me in debt. Now i'm doing a 16 weeks fast track outdoor instructor course. Deffinatly the right move as i wanted to earn without actually doing any real work :). It's all about the fun.
What's she published?
Nothing yet. One may be a writer without being a published writer 🙂 The latter is more significant usually of course.
In the same way that I am a cyclist, but not a pro.