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

[martybabe]

Ha ha ha - me too!!

When I was very young, I wanted to be a hairdresser and go all creative on the blue rinse brigade - but I wasn't able to, so then I decided that I rather liked the idea of being a librarian all prim and proper on the outside and raging lunatic on the inside - but I wasn't allowed to do that either (long story!).

Then I decided I wanted to race cars, but I wasn't allowed to buy one - I sort of petered out of ideas then, apart from having grand notions of being a kept woman at one stage.....

The reality - (is that I get bored easily) so somewhat in order but with a few gaps to protect the innocent :-)...:

Shop assistant
Receptionist
Book keeping machinist
Chicken farm hand
Mother
Industrial cleaner (god that was a good job - earned me $1.50 an hour!)
Making childrens clothes for a boutique
Kitchen hand
Masseuse
Part time criminal
Emergency child care for teenagers in trouble
Fish shop hand
Fish shop chain manager
Sales Receptionist
Sales Manager
Prison Officer
C&R National Instructor
Training Manager
Unit Manager
Prison 2 I/C
Junior BA
Helpdesk Manager
Business Analyst
Project Manager
Programme Manager
Senior IT Manager

Now - a consultant currently on contract as a Programme Director.

I would still rather be a kept woman...

That is impressive, well done you.

[NC]

When I was young : a marching girl
Was: a bum, hairdresser, joiner, tattooist, artist
Now: a builder

[portokiwi]

I wanted to be in the navy when i was young.
i got told by the navy recruter i was no good to try the Army which was the next door along.
So i joined the Army.
Now i just look after a very nice family.

[skidMark]

A builder, and race cars...

what am i now.

A freight sorter for a courier company, and trackday bikes occasionally lol

[Boob Johnson]

Great thread, a good read


As a kid wanted to be anything with a siren as a few have said, a racing car driver, an astronaut, a tank commander in the army, you know, all that boys stuff.


My first real job was starting a car washing business, was about 9yrs old lol. I decided against a fixed price to curb people saying no after a few hit & misses, I asked instead for a "donation", this proved to be very lucrative. All the people that donated a low amount never got a 2nd visit which improved my limited time he he.

As a teenager wanted to be a welder like my dad, but earn ten times what he did, ie: a diving welder. Turned out I didn't really like welding as much as I thought I would.


Jobs in order:

Self employed car washer at age 9 lol
Paper run
Welder
Chef
Barman
Waiter
Car salesman
Property salesman
Commercial property consultant
Investment property consultant
Senior investment property consultant/Business advisor
Senior financial consultant specialising in tax effective investment property
Senior investment property consultant
Bum for a year (he he)
Manager
Process worker in a chicken factory lol
bad bike accident (ACC bum)
Aluminium extrusion process worker
Manager
Manager/Business owner

[captain_andrey]

Always like computers or any electronic hardware but ended up as a software developer. It pays much better.