What Career Did You Want To Do When You Were At School And What Are You Doing Now?

[patterdale 673]

Gamekeeper

vet

Farm work

Police force

I'm 45 now left school with good qualifications, wish I'd listened to my parents and didn't take first job that came along(Tea boy and gofer) But at 16 had pound signs in my eyes. Wish I followed my dreams.

Been a cabbie for 21 years now.

 

Let's hear yours.

[jeppi26 1,855]

Farm worker

Landscape gardener

Am more of a out door person couldn't work in a office or building day in day out it would fry my head

But am a scaffolder lol been doing it 10 years now

[Malt 379]

Vet..

 

Now a private hire taxi driver after a long list of jobs that didn't include being a vet..

[Lab 10,979]

Zoologist or an architect.......?

[desertbred 5,490]

When I was at school I wanted to be retired so I have achieved my goal with the military in between,

[NEWKID 27,152]

Zoologist, wrote to David Attenbourough when at school asking his advice, he wrote back a handwritten letter, top man!!

 

Didn't quite pan out that way though.. gave college a go, but was skint and didn't like it... so after a few jobs inc, window canvassing, working in the fishing shop and starting up a window cleaning round with my mate (before we could drive, carrying a ladder and buckets around the estate lol) ended up on the roofs with my Dad, that didn't pan out (bit of a clash), but on the buildings ever since.

Ended up in a steel building company at 19 or so then set up with my brother on our own...

And thats been that for nigh on 20 years lol.... office based now, miss the sites (when it's sunny lol)

Edited October 15, 2015 by NEWKID

[Lenmcharristar 9,762]

Wanted to be a joiner/woodworker and I achieved my goals lol.

[bird 9,887]

glass blower

[budharley 945]

I wanted to be a vet but I'm thick as pig shit , I didn't listen didn't take school seriously and left with virtually fuk all . I now work for a grounds maintenance company that's franchised around the UK , I started cutting grass I'm now quality control for the network ,not done to bad

[peterhunter86 8,627]

I wanted to be knight rider and what I do now is top secret

 

 

I thought you sold bunnies

[DIDO.1 22,731]

Butcher, river keeper, binman, gamekeeper,pest controller,hunt servant.

 

Didn't get to try the first 3....Am thinking of doing a butchery course though. Tried the others and ended up a pesty.

[Chid 6,519]

HGV mechanic..

Left school and became one with the idea id be rebuilding engines and gearboxes day in day out and doing fabrication work, got bored after a few years of the inspection side of things , so now just rebuild the odd engine when asked .. I now work in a garden centre as the yard man and doing odd jobs about the place..

[NEWKID 27,152]

 

Butcher, river keeper, binman, gamekeeper,pest controller,hunt servant.

Didn't get to try the first 3....Am thinking of doing a butchery course though. Tried the others and ended up a pesty.

I just been offered a job with butcher lol bit of a pay drop but tbh even it's not summat I fancy doing for ever, it's summat I really fancy learning to do properly

 

 

Went to a butchery event last night at a local farm shop.

It was game butchery, pretty interesting to be fair, the master butcher was unreal with a knife. Something I'd like to be a lot better at for sure.

[Wales1234 5,512]

Was gone be P.E teacher couldn't be bothered to stay on school ended up being a qualified sparky by time I was 19 it's alright 8-4 no weekends plenty of free time and full sick pay

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

 

Butcher, river keeper, binman, gamekeeper,pest controller,hunt servant.

Didn't get to try the first 3....Am thinking of doing a butchery course though. Tried the others and ended up a pesty.

I just been offered a job with butcher lol bit of a pay drop but tbh even it's not summat I fancy doing for ever, it's summat I really fancy learning to do properly

 

my first job from school for 2 years was butchering in a farm shop doing the country shows from small ag shows to gamefairs and lowther..it was realy realy good..the only trouble was i got shown how to break down a lamb ONCE and a beef animal twice haha hardly training but we made it thru...its a great thing to know and i now do a bit of home kill for farmers...extra cash