View Full Version : Are you in the profession you wanted to be in?
Jack Mehoff
11-05-2003, 02:55 AM
1)Yes, I am what I wanted to be
2)No, I never really knew what I wanted and here I am
3)No, I tried to get what I wanted but I failed
4)I'm still in the process of trying
Everybody here has an idea of what they want to be or what they wanted to be career wise. What I'm asking is if you actually became what you wanted to be. If you wanted to be an engineer, did you actually go to school and become an engineer? If you wanted to be a mechanic, did you go through the training and become one? Did you become what you wanted? What is it that you wanted to be? If you didn't become what you wanted, why?
ßå$tĮТHÏ¿ð
11-05-2003, 04:36 AM
Well personally I wanted to go into IT and make networks and what not. After realising that the jobs are not there I had to go to plan b, which is why im joining the army and going ROTC. It sure beats working dead end jobs and being nothing in life, which is my worst fear even more then death.
Cacman
11-05-2003, 05:02 AM
Not anymore i now work in the British Civil Service, wish i still served in the Army, but we all have to move on i guess.
Guttorm
11-05-2003, 06:47 AM
Well, I'm NOT where I want to be... :(
I'm rejoining the military next summer, hopefully. woot
And after a stint in there, I'll apply for the Norwegian Police Acadamy.
We'll see where it goes on from here.
Vance
11-05-2003, 07:43 AM
Well, I'm in High School, can't say I like that to a full extent.
Seoulstriker
11-05-2003, 07:54 AM
yes, but i want to get through my education as quickly as possible so that i can be working as a doctor. woot
wulfstan
11-05-2003, 08:30 AM
I've never been sure what i wanted to do, even thru school/uni i just did the subjects i enjoyed and was any good at and sidestepped any question of what i wanted to do as a job. I can give you a list of the jobs i don't want to do, but as for a life long ambition, ask someone else. I am, however, trying to write a novel, and if that ever gets into a decent coherent state i'll try and get it published. Other than that i just scan the jobs pages and go; 'nah, nah, nah' and do something else.
I liken it to looking for a needle in a haystack when you don't even know what a needle looks like.
Apogee
11-05-2003, 08:51 AM
Yeah, the profession of arms is def where I wanted to be.
budanski
11-05-2003, 09:13 AM
Yes, I knew what I wanted to do out of High School.
Yes, I'm happy where I am now.
Regrets? That I don't live in Pimp City.
Being a ****star has its ups and downs :P
budanski
11-05-2003, 09:25 AM
Being a ****star has its ups and downs :P
Yeah, if you're the woman. ;)
Seoulstriker
11-05-2003, 11:03 AM
Being a ****star has its ups and downs :P
Yeah, if you're the woman. ;)
rofl
Well Im not a woman on the weekdays if that counts...
budanski
11-05-2003, 11:24 AM
Well Im not a woman on the weekdays if that counts...
:lol:
California Joe
11-05-2003, 04:10 PM
Yes, and the cool thing is I actually went to college and got a degree in it. So I'm pretty happy and all.
So semperfi....How YOU doin? ;)
I'm currently still studying, and it's pretty hard and sometimes rather uninteresting. Perhaps I choose wrong, not that it matters anyway with more and more people loosing their jobs any diploma is handy.
RealUltimatePower
11-05-2003, 07:24 PM
I'm in the infantry and yes it's where I want to be
James
11-05-2003, 09:42 PM
I had no clue a job like mine existed when I was a child, but if I had, I think I would have wanted to do it. Although, it is essentially an extension of being a soldier.
What Tane wrote sums up where I am now.
If I was to choose a single profession above all others, I would be a writer of novels, history, and travel books. I have written one novel and am trying to get it published at the moment.
If any of you are literary agents, send me a pm ;) .
usa320
11-05-2003, 09:47 PM
Not really, but in another 2 months ill have my Bachelors and i make sufficient pay doing what i do...
I started working at IGA store about 6 years ago, as a cashier and maintence man, but i left after a year and went and worked for 7-11. Worked overnights there for about 4 years, left there after a few hold ups and after they stopped paying me good. Ended up at Tops markets as a Front-End coordinator for about a year, then IGA hired me as a Night Manager.
Pay is decent. Nothing great, but i dont mind doing my job, all i have to do is walk around the store for a few hours and do some paperwork.
I get paid enough to pay rent and car payments and half of my college, so im doing alright, and right now id be foolish to leave because if the store manager were to leave i am slated to be the first in line to take his place.
Granted, ive been working in retail/grocery since i was 16 and it can be monotinous, but i have decent pay, decent task and decent job security.
Someday though i would like to do something else eventually.
Ratamacue
11-05-2003, 09:48 PM
My aunt writes sci-fi novels. Maybe you've heard of her, her name's Tricia Sullivan.
I love writing too, James. After I get out of the military (assuming I get in ;) ) I want to be a novel writer. That'd be ill, fo shizzle.
Nawlins
11-05-2003, 10:55 PM
To answer the question, not yet, but I will be one day. I want to be a mother, and maybe do some counseling too. :)
Andyman
11-05-2003, 11:48 PM
I plan on doing my ROTC while in university and then going reg force for 5 years or so. After that I want to go to law school and become a lawyer but hey that is a long ways away and you never can tell what you want that far in advance. Situations change and one must adapt ;)
best job i ever had was my very first one. worked on an apple farm. great job. the army has been good to me too, but the apple farm was more fun :)
Seraphim
11-06-2003, 01:17 AM
To answer the question, not yet, but I will be one day. I want to be a mother, and maybe do some counseling too. :)
Mother eh...send your resume and application to me and I'll hook you up ;)
Nawlins
11-06-2003, 10:47 AM
Mother eh...send your resume and application to me and I'll hook you up
Uh, thanks but I already have that one covered.
Jack Mehoff
11-06-2003, 02:21 PM
To answer the question, not yet, but I will be one day. I want to be a mother, and maybe do some counseling too. :)
Mother eh...send your resume and application to me and I'll hook you up ;)
http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/ed/laugh.gif
11F5S
11-06-2003, 02:52 PM
Absolutely...in fact I'm elated with my current profession...Retired and living on the beach :D Life just doesn't get any better than this.
Chris1
11-06-2003, 05:36 PM
bar steward
oh well only a couple of... decades to go. :)
I'm happy with the profession I'm in
I joined the army, did that and I've moved on ... to a higher tax bracket :)
JiJoMacLE45
11-06-2003, 05:38 PM
Yes I'm doing what I want to do, but the hours suck.
GearGod
11-06-2003, 07:52 PM
No, I'm not in the profession I want to be in; Im 18 and unrich and unmarried when I could be---- If it wasn't for my commanding officers! Grrrr :bash:
James
10-08-2004, 09:03 PM
Bump.
Romulus
10-08-2004, 09:14 PM
Good thread to bump James. woot
I'm moderately happy at what I do for a living (Field Tech for Xerox). But the pay stinks and my company is going down the ****ter. More work and less pay.
I like fixing equipment and being able to travel from one location to another without being stuck at one place all day. Hopefully one day I'll find a nice cozy field service job somewhere in the Harrisburg,PA area and live up there for the rest of my life.
Abolith
10-08-2004, 09:30 PM
#4
although I wouldn't have inagined that I would be where I am now 5 yrs ago. /No I am not happy but I have yet to graduate so **** is still a work in progress.
TRACER_BULLET
10-08-2004, 09:32 PM
#4 also ...
I now know what I want to do & I plan on doing what it takes to get there.
My start as an artist in game design came out of the blue, didn't really expect to see myself here, but so far it's been very good to me - has even included some international travel. I never want to have a real job ever again - I've done my time in blue collar jobs, shoveling dirt, driving forklifts, and production lines.
Romulus
10-08-2004, 09:45 PM
My start as an artist in game design came out of the blue, didn't really expect to see myself here, but so far it's been very good to me - has even included some international travel. I never want to have a real job ever again - I've done my time in blue collar jobs, shoveling dirt, driving forklifts, and production lines.
Sounds like a fun job Earl. How did you get your start?
Ratamacue
10-08-2004, 09:48 PM
My start as an artist in game design came out of the blue, didn't really expect to see myself here, but so far it's been very good to me - has even included some international travel. I never want to have a real job ever again - I've done my time in blue collar jobs, shoveling dirt, driving forklifts, and production lines.
You work for Bohemia Interactive Studios, right?
Jack Mehoff
10-08-2004, 09:51 PM
Sitting in my little air conditioned cubicle and bull**** in MP.net.....hmm let me think.
Romulus
10-08-2004, 09:53 PM
Sitting in my little air conditioned cubicle and bull**** in MP.net.....hmm let me think.
Lucky bastard. I hate IT guys I run into all day long when I walk in their office or cubicle and see them on forums or playing call of duty. They get all pissed when I tell thm I need them to ping one of my machines and check to see if it's on their server. Little pricks. Get paid more than me and bitch cause they have to stop slacking off for 2 minutes and do their job.
RomanS
10-08-2004, 10:10 PM
Yes I AM
I make video games, some of my games sold over a million copies. I get good royaltees and bonuses, gaining experience, and wanting to open my own company in Russia soon.
Romulus
10-08-2004, 10:12 PM
Yes I AM
I make video games, some of my games sold over a million copies. I get good royaltees and bonuses, gaining experience, and wanting to open my own company in Russia soon.
Got room for a washed up Xerox repairman?
My start as an artist in game design came out of the blue
Sounds like a fun job Earl. How did you get your start?
I made weapon mods as a hobby for about 2 years (Rogue Spear, Ghost Recon, and in the end for Operation Flashpoint). The work I was doing happened to be exactly what they needed help with, so my 'portfolio' was already very public and had a lot of good community feedback. They contacted me and asked if I wanted to work for them and I said:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/avatars/170920109415119cdecabb.jpg
And I do remember clearly when the first email came in - at my old job on an early, brutal, Monday morning. Everybody knew something was up - I couldn't stop smiling all day I was in such a good mood.
Well, I'm in High School, can't say I like that to a full extent.
Oops,
I meant to add that I still haven't decided which profession I want to major in. I'm starting to worry a little...but, I do have some time still.
Zarathustra
10-09-2004, 12:02 AM
Regrettably, no. But lets hope it will change soon...
Romulus
10-09-2004, 12:06 AM
My start as an artist in game design came out of the blue
Sounds like a fun job Earl. How did you get your start?
I made weapon mods as a hobby for about 2 years (Rogue Spear, Ghost Recon, and in the end for Operation Flashpoint). The work I was doing happened to be exactly what they needed help with, so my 'portfolio' was already very public and had a lot of good community feedback. They contacted me and asked if I wanted to work for them and I said:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/images/avatars/170920109415119cdecabb.jpg
And I do remember clearly when the first email came in - at my old job on an early, brutal, Monday morning. Everybody knew something was up - I couldn't stop smiling all day I was in such a good mood.
You ought to be proud. Not everyday people offer jobs without someone looking for one. Glad things worked out for ya. woot
Fintin
10-09-2004, 12:36 AM
nope...im studing us history...its looking like a dead end...i hate school it sucks...i wanna start a band...or get some of my poetry published...so yeah...im not doing what i want....
my dreams...
drum/sing in a band
get published poetry
own a record/music store
Romulus
10-09-2004, 12:41 AM
nope...im studing us history...its looking like a dead end...i hate school it sucks...i wanna start a band...or get some of my poetry published...so yeah...im not doing what i want....
my dreams...
drum/sing in a band
get published poetry
own a record/music store
Your reality...
Drummer for a band performing at a high school prom
Poetry gets published on bathroom stalls
Head cashier at FYE
;) p-)
Just kidding Fintin, we all wish to have the dream job, but sometimes reality gets in the way (at least in my case).
James
10-09-2004, 11:38 AM
nope...im studing us history...its looking like a dead end...i hate school it sucks...
I have a BA in History. Are you in HS or college?
Caraway
10-09-2004, 11:56 AM
I'm studying at the moment. Looks like a dead end however....I don't like it. :|
I was thinking that becoming a sea captain would be more interesting. :D
Seoulstriker
10-09-2004, 12:03 PM
Yes, I am exactly where I want to be. There are times when I wonder what it would be like if I had indeed joined the military when I had the choice (USNA).
c46thva
10-09-2004, 12:54 PM
Ever since I was a kid I wanted to be a soldier, made it happen, was very very happy. BUT, life just aint that simple. In 97 I was discharged after I was involved in a nast car wreck, it pretty much ended my military career. I beat the odds and learned to walk again with no noticable limp, although it still hurts to run. Now I just do as I damn well please.
JW
Alpha Leader
10-09-2004, 01:08 PM
No
But iam doing something about as we speak.
Iam gonna start with a anew proffesion next spring
and that is with the ambulanceservice.
Lookin forward to that.
as for the military , iam done in the regular stuff and
are a platoonleader in the homeguard and we have lots of good things to do.Beacuse of changes there will be moore job for me in the homeguard.
well thats it for me.
Right now I'm nowhere... not exactely where I planned to be. p-)
Zarathustra
10-09-2004, 03:08 PM
I'm a bounty hunter.
Mr Gently Benevolent
10-09-2004, 03:20 PM
I am in the one of the jobs that I wanted, I say one of the jobs because there are few others that I would like to try out.
Uncle Sam
10-09-2004, 03:27 PM
I'm independently wealthy. I received a large chunk of change from a relative that passed away. Started a couple of business and quickly found out that I make a lousy businessman.
Now I want to do something exciting and challenging so I'm trying to do some PMC work.
perdurabo
10-09-2004, 03:36 PM
i'm studing economics marketing and menagment and had done few works for EU i don't like it, its ok but its not my "way" i'm tired of city all those ppl cars, car fumes etc.. so i think i will try to find some job that i can do in the country ...
Nawlins
10-09-2004, 03:46 PM
No... but practicing psychology would involve 2-3 more years of school and internship without pay, and I just can't afford to do that right now. Maybe after a while I'll start taking classes again.
Fintin
10-09-2004, 04:35 PM
nope...im studing us history...its looking like a dead end...i hate school it sucks...
I have a BA in History. Are you in HS or college?
college...
RomanS
10-09-2004, 04:42 PM
im drunk
Digital Marine
10-09-2004, 04:47 PM
im drunk
We know now Permskii, now go to bed :) p-)
Being drunk; a true Russians profession. :P
Stl. boy
10-09-2004, 06:47 PM
I'm really burned out on pharm school, but I'm almost there. Just one more semester and then a year of rotations. Cant wait for that first paycheck.
Jackel
10-09-2004, 06:51 PM
Yes i'm currently working the job I have always wanted to do. However I now want to do something eles....
Hot Lips
10-09-2004, 06:56 PM
No, but Heidi Fleiss and already cornered the Hollywood Madam market.
ibstolidude
10-10-2004, 02:43 PM
No, but Heidi Fleiss and already cornered the Hollywood Madam market.can I be your Tom Sizemore?
lol
UkrainianAmerican
10-10-2004, 04:58 PM
Working at GNC. Just the thought of it is depressing. O well, i will buy it out someday, and split it into a bunch of smaller stores with more efficient management, so thats that. p-)
Also, when the girls ask you for your number for some extra information on the product they bought, it lightens up my day. p-)
mocking_loudly_died
10-10-2004, 05:05 PM
Not really, I wanted to be a super hero.
GrimReaper
10-10-2004, 05:25 PM
Not yet, however ruler of the universe doesn't actually have an age limit to it :D .
basket of soft kittens
10-11-2004, 03:13 AM
getting there..making steps to do so
Hullebullen
10-11-2004, 06:41 AM
Nope, definitely not...used to worked as a bike messenger before. Then I got sick and had to quit my job. Since then I'm really having a hard time to get back on track. Hopefully I'll get something good coming my way soon...
zulu27
10-11-2004, 07:13 AM
No.
I have a boring job / repairing electronic devices /
Every day do the same things over and over again..... :(
Flagg
10-11-2004, 07:17 AM
Hell yeah!
My real job is fun, and my part-time Army stuff rocks.....this past week we went nuts on reaction shooting, basic CQB, and I got to drive the VIP car in a CP party exercise...I am still a dork, but I almost feel cool.
11F5S
10-31-2004, 03:04 PM
Yep, I'm a retired chick magnet woot
You mean the chicks don't come anymore and now you're just a worthless piece of old metal? ;)
Hot Lips
10-31-2004, 03:11 PM
No, but Heidi Fleiss and already cornered the Hollywood Madam market.can I be your Tom Sizemore?
lol
p-)
MARINO
10-31-2004, 03:34 PM
I hope i will be.
Jack Mehoff
10-31-2004, 03:44 PM
I get to play with computer, internet and my peepee while get pay doing it. No complaint yet. But ultimately, I want to work as an architect.
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