At what age did you know what you wanted to do for a living?

Todge said:
This is my worry. I could afford to take a pay cut but not much or if it was substantial it would have to be short term while I was training or something. There aren't many jobs that i'm aware of that you can just walk in with no previous and be earning nearly 30k within 12 months. If money wern't an issue i'd love to go off to uni and learn something as it wouldn't matter if it never worked out but obviously in the real world its not that easy.
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Same boat mate, sometimes feels a bit like a sinking one to. :(

Nice to know I'm not alone though.
 
kitfit1 said:
When i was 13 i spent a day at work with my uncle, at the time he was a lighting rigger in a road crew. While i was there i couldn't take my eyes off of the mixing desk and spent the whole day badgering the sound engineer with questions. I made my mind up then, that was what i wanted to do. So at 16 i did the rounds of the studios in Wardour Street and got a job with Virgin as a "goffer/tape operator". Five years latter i was touring as a sound engineer for some of the biggest bands around at the time. At 52, i'm still doing it and have never been happier. So the dream of a 13 year old became a reality and has stayed that way ever since.
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would have loved to have done something like that but it just never happened

and greetings from a fellow stourport resident btw
 
I have no idea and i'm 20, i went on placement to see if it would give me and focus but nope no luck there. I just generally "go with the flow" hasn't failed me so far. I'm doing a maths degree, have decent work experience to put on my CV and have made a few contacts within the civil service should i want to come back. So i'd say i have a good base to work on should i ever decide i want to work in a certain role
 
I'm 26, and currently applying for an Engineering Officer Cadet's position with the Merchant Navy. If successful, I'll be required to spend 3 years alternating between periods at college studying, and at sea doing hands-on training before eventually qualifying. I have few commitments holding me back, and it's a chance to forge a career for myself doing something that genuinely interests me.
 
Todge said:
This is my worry. I could afford to take a pay cut but not much or if it was substantial it would have to be short term while I was training or something. There aren't many jobs that i'm aware of that you can just walk in with no previous and be earning nearly 30k within 12 months. If money wern't an issue i'd love to go off to uni and learn something as it wouldn't matter if it never worked out but obviously in the real world its not that easy.
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Train or get further education part time...

I'm not saying it is easy but it is more feasible - I'm in the same boat, wanted to study maths but also have a well paid job it would be silly to leave at the moment so I've opted to study part time with the OU.
 
10, wanted to be a pilot then was told I am colourblind.

Changed to I.T when I was 12 and first got a computer, still in it :)
 
I'm 18 and have applied to study Ancient History at King's College; However, I don't have a clue what I want to do after! History is just where my natural ability lies, and during my time at University I hope I can discover where I wish to go after!
 
I have changed career three times now (just coming up to 37) and whilst I enjoy what I do and feel it is worthwhile still do not think it's me. Can see myself moving to something quite different in the next few years.
 
I've had several in mind, always fancing being a pilot, but mainly i wanted to do medicine (neurology specificly) but both aren't possible.
 
dowie said:
Train or get further education part time...

I'm not saying it is easy but it is more feasible - I'm in the same boat, wanted to study maths but also have a well paid job it would be silly to leave at the moment so I've opted to study part time with the OU.
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its something i have considered, but because i dont know what i want to do I'd rather not just do something for the sake of doing it. Especially since It'll end up costing 3k or whatever. In addition, i was never very good at that kind of learning. Put me in the room with whatever you want me do however and i'll have it licked doubletime.

I'm interested in Photography (D80 and proud) but seem to lack that creative vigour to actually make something special appear on my screen. I'm interested in software development which is probably most up my alley as I love problem solving but after wasting 2 years doing an A Leven in IT (which was uttery the wrong area of computing for me) maybe i'm concerned that it's not going to be what i am after.

A couple of years ago i wanted to play around and make calculator that would add up timecode (HH:MM:SS:FF). While i didnt know how to make it in code, i wrote up the full design including the math behind it and once my brother shed taught me the code it all worked perfectly first time. My brother had done something similar a few years earlier and had to keep patching it because his logical maths was pants.
 
Been working 12 years of my life and I still don't know.

Don't get me wrong I enjoy my job, but it isn't the fantasy type job I envisioned as a child.
 
Since I can remember (mum says about 5 or 6) I've always wanted to look after animals. In a zoo or in kennels/catteries or at the vets. Anything, even if it means just cleaning out cages all day I wouldn't mind.

Went to uni to do Animal Biology but have had to give it up this year as I can't afford to be a student and pay a mortgage and I refuse to give up my flat. So, I'll probably never be able to do what I want to and will be stuck in retail forever! :(
 
I'm 34 and have always worked in IT. I wanted a career in forensics science but fell into IT. Recently I've really wanted to move away from IT but don't have any other skills as such.

I'm seriously thinking about travelling for a year or two to get a better perspective of my life in general. At the moment I'm single, have a house (mortgage) and a decent quality of life. However I have pretty much zero satsfaction from work.
 
23, can't think of a single job I'd enjoy doing. I don't think there's anything I truly WANT to do, it's just a case of finding something which I detest the least.
 
I'm 30 this December and I still have no idea what I want to do.

I'm in a job at the moment that pays well, I appear to be good at and I enjoy most days. I wouldn't say I've found my calling though. It gets me by.

I've always wanted to do something in the games industry but everything I've heard leads me to believe that it's not as good as I expect it to be.
 
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