28, a random encounter inspired me to look into medicine. Left a wonderful life to go to uni, 8 years later I feel privileged to work in the job I do, have bought a beautiful house and met the most amazing woman on the first week at med school who is now my fiancé.
At what age did you know what you wanted to do for a living?
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Always had a strong interest in computers but never really knew what I wanted to do. Tried programming but found it a little dull and moved to a more finance based role and found that pretty dull as well.
Then I worked out that I could use my programming skills to automate the dull part and I've been doing that in various guises for the last 15 years
I've basically found a way to monetise my laziness. My dream is to one day have a job where I walk in push a button and walk out again
Then I worked out that I could use my programming skills to automate the dull part and I've been doing that in various guises for the last 15 years
I've basically found a way to monetise my laziness. My dream is to one day have a job where I walk in push a button and walk out again
I was looking at OP thinking to myself that was a bit young registering at 9yrs. Then another member would have been 6 before I realised.
LOL at the necro but, seen as others are still replying - Fixing planes is all I've ever wanted to do, ever since I can remember. I've got pictures of me at like 4-5 years old sat in various aircraft cockpits when we were going on holiday (back when kids were still allowed on the flight-deck) but I never wanted to be a pilot, instead I'd be asking "how things worked" and checking out all the dials etc.
Once I got old enough to understand the different types of aircraft work available, I picked what specific type of aircraft work I wanted to do and at no point have I worked in any other line of work from we I was 18 to now in my mid 40's and I don't see that changing at any point as I love what I do and I'm lucky enough to be very good at it too.
Once I got old enough to understand the different types of aircraft work available, I picked what specific type of aircraft work I wanted to do and at no point have I worked in any other line of work from we I was 18 to now in my mid 40's and I don't see that changing at any point as I love what I do and I'm lucky enough to be very good at it too.
What specialty do you work in?
I started med school at 24. I always wanted to do medicine though I felt getting into med school was harder than the degree itself!
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1981, when I received a copy of Cosmos for my birtdoy.
27 and still no real idea. Got a decent career but it's not something I actually want to do, and pretty sure I'll be leaving it to do something else soon... Not sure what though.
Really envious of those people that seem to have known what they want to do since age 15 and just been able to apply themselves to achieving it.
Really envious of those people that seem to have known what they want to do since age 15 and just been able to apply themselves to achieving it.
Same
Palliative for the last 18 months, starting GPST next month. What about you?
Being older was definitely a benefit into getting in!
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I was so confused when @Phate said he was 21. Seen his username around for ages and thought 'wow quite a mature poster' since he registered in 2003.
Then boom. Realised.
Welllll i am 32 and have a vague idea now but still a bit TBC.
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45 in Sept. No idea.
At 20 I applied to the RAF to become a pilot. I got half way through and fell at one hurdle. After that, I've really not cared that much. I'm now 41 and really just following whatever role get's put in front of me and offers me the most money for the least compromise of everything else in my life.
I'm fortunate to have fallen into a career (software development) that pays well, I seem to be good at, is in relatively high demand and allows me to be involved in my children's lives.
I'm fortunate to have fallen into a career (software development) that pays well, I seem to be good at, is in relatively high demand and allows me to be involved in my children's lives.
If you ask my parents it was 3 years old when I started helping my Dad take apart his computers
Always been an IT guy, did 2 Diploma's at College in IT, decided against University and went straight to work as a 1st Line Engineer. It's been 12 years since then and I'm very happy with how my career has developed.
Always been an IT guy, did 2 Diploma's at College in IT, decided against University and went straight to work as a 1st Line Engineer. It's been 12 years since then and I'm very happy with how my career has developed.
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I fell in to IT just because I had an interest in computers from the time I was around 7 or 8. Now I'm a developer with over 20 years experience but can't say that it was something I actively wanted to do for a living, just something that I was decent enough at to earn a living 
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Its an outdated way of thinking. Back in the day you left school, started a career and that was it until you retired. Now people change careers all the time and its no longer seen as a bad thing. Used to be that you had someone turn up at an interview with several jobs it was a red flag but now its so common its not a thing anymore. For some people they have a "calling" to a career, go to college/uni to get the qualifications and do it for life. Others will chop and change around.
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I wonder if those who posted 10yrs ago have moved on, or found more of a calling? Would be interesting.
I'm 34 and don't know... I know what I like doing, so currently doing that but that changes and I like to keep learning and progressing, so just keep pushing forwards.
I'm 34 and don't know... I know what I like doing, so currently doing that but that changes and I like to keep learning and progressing, so just keep pushing forwards.
