When I grow up I want to be a...

[slofox]

THEN: Research scientist (medicine - never happened....)
NEXT: Teacher, Horticulturist.
NOW: Retired loafer

[avgas]

hmmmm let me see in order i wanted to be : firetruck, bulldozer (damn you transformers), eskimo, scientist, rocket person (don't ask), designer, bar tender and then a gun for hire.

i am now a glorified, educated, bored, salesman.......and anyone else who tells you "no im not actually a salesman..." is a really good salesman. I'm a crap salesman, as engineering doesn't tend very easily to money and sales.

i want to go back to design.....

[turtleman]

Hmmm.. wanted to be an All Black (didn't know they weren't paid, back then), mechanic or a builder/sparky -tradesmen in the family had an influence, I guess...

Now... IT worker (DBA), after Twenty years doing all sorts of IT related jobs from Ops, to prod support to apps dev....etc

[Storm]

Chopper pilot
Then I joined the army as a sparky, got stuck in an office job and am now looking to change to firefighter

[martybabe]

I wanted to be a Fireman cause my mates dad was and he was always at home.

I became a Fireman and found out my mates dad always appeared to be at home a lot because he worked night shifts

I'm now a retired Fireman, looking for a bit of interesting Part time work and failing miserably.

I would like Big Dave's job but he's a selfish git and won't share

[disenfranchised]

Initially I wanted to be a Private Investigator....thanks to the 3 investigators novels.

Then later on I wanted to be a computer game designer....cause I liked playing them but thought I could do better.

But I settled for database work instead.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Ok You Lot .. A Lighter Subject With A Dashing Of Curiosity.

So Answer The Damn Questions Below Would Yas!

*What Did You Want To Be When You Were Growing Up?
*What Are You Now?

From a young age I wanted to be in the Army.
Now Im an Unemployed Knifehand making her way to Oz.


Tag ... Your It!

Wanted to be in the Navy... DONE
Wanted to ride a motor bike for a living... DONE (Motorcycle Courier )
Wanted to be a graphic artist... DONE

Ummm after that I said I would be happy... I guess I am happy ... wait whats this growing up concept...

[Daffyd]

Wanted to be a panelbeater. Got talked out of it 'cos a couple of carmakers built cars of fibreglass...looked like it might have become THE thing for cars, making panelbeating redundant.

Bad call. Ended up as an electrician and remained so for my whole career.

No regrets.

[Tank]

Then: I wanted to be a truck driver.

Now: CIO of a good sized American software company, and have had a couple of private companies that I have owned / sold.

[Oakie]

I'm surprised no one has said .... "I always wanted to be....a lumberjack. Leaping from tree to tree..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg

Me.
I thought I'd be a teacher.
I finished up being an HR / Payroll person. The HR side has similarities I guess.

[scorry]

I cant believe i wanted to be a parking meter man lol
only cos he got to ride around on a bike all day (and didnt have to ask his dad before he took it out)

Now another one of those bean counters

[inlinefour]

I wanted to be an under water welder, but I would not have been allowed to based on medical grounds.
Went fishing as a deckhand for the better part of a decade then became a registered nurse. Then I messed it all up by having a serious spinal cord and got my marching orders from TDHB, once again based on medical grounds. Now Im being told that I would make a great psychologist, will seriously consider it if ACC want to pay for me to do it, otherwise I'll have to go back to being a general dogs body but disabled.

[rachprice]

Doctor, always!
getting there...
half way through now, well med school anyway
still another few years of being the junior and specialising.....no idea what speciality I want to go into!
All of the professions in here sounds really cool!

[Number One]

Oh FE I love your cheeky fun spirit.

I wanted to be a heap of things.

Initially I wanted to be wonder woman...but those shorts got outta style so quick!
Seriously though I wanted to be an elite Gymnast but my training went by the way side when we moved to Singapore and with all the heat I grew up got too tall and developed a generous set of boobs the death of a dream!
Then I wanted to be a journalist but hated the having to pry too much thing that journos do so decided instead to take the photos...but I liked it too much and I found that photographing random peoples weddings get me down...boring!!!! Stopped enjoying it once I was being paid for it so gave it away.
Then I decided that I would join the army to get paid while I train...but they didn't want me due to my asthma. SO I did the course I had enrolled in anyway - Dental Technology...making dentures, crowns, bridges and noses and ears. Apart from the fantastic smell of acrylic curing it bored me stupid and I couldn't forsee living my life from a lab surrounded in plaster casts of the insides of peoples mouths.
Then I went into Learning and Development in HR - which I love....and I have come full circle because as a working mum with a full and busy life it seems I am still trying to be Wonder Woman.

My ultimate goal for 'when I finally grow up' is to be a kept woman! I think the official job title is BIMBO...yeah I could handle that. Now, how do I find me a sugar daddy

[jim.cox]

then: a pilot
now: a family man with fark all time for flying (sniff)