What would you be.....
 

.....if you didn't do the job that you did?

In an attempt to lighten the mood somewhat from the tone of late.

We all had these dreams when we were younger - I'm not just talking about the ballerina, footballer ones - but the more realistic ones.

For a long while I wanted to be a vet - until I was told they have to study for seven years!!!!!

Then i wanted to be a social worker - but was told I couldn't start studying until I was 21!!!!!

How about the rest of you?

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An archeologist

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Sorry Gayle but to me it was any job providing it put coin in my pocket.

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mounted police officer, doctor or midwife :D

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I'm with Margaret - Archaeologist.

Or a Photographer.

Or a Web Designer.

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When I left school it was a toss up between Bricklaying and Brain surgery.The medics lost out.:gooddog:

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Sounds like we are a lot safer. :p:D

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I wanted to be a vet when I was a kid but the thought of euthanasing someone's pet put me off. Then I wanted to be a lawyer but couldn't stand the thought of going to college because I knew that there was no way I could afford to go to Uni at the time..:(

All my Uni studying has been done in later life and paid for by myself, whilst working full time. I'm glad that I do what I do but it aint arf stressful sometimes.:):rolleyes:

If I could afford to finish work and do something which earned next to no money but was enjoyable, I'd have a stab at conservation work (preferably in Galapagos, New Zealand or Australia)..:D

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Not if you live in one of my developments.:hidewall:

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I have more or less done what I wanted to do when I was at school but if I could do a career change now it would be Travel Writer!! Then again I would also like people to leave me alone long enough for me to write and algebra book (yes I am serious)

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I wanted to be a teacher as well............. right up till i started college and they told us that teaching assistants will end up doing more actual teaching.....

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always fancied been an evil genius but cant quite grasp the genius part :(

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After always wanting to be nothing but an actress, applied to the Police, but was 1/2" too short then .. rule was 5' 5" .... so put my skill to Sales ... have to have good acting ability for that .... :D

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I wanted to be a leading lady in a West End musical.

Maria in The Sound of Music

Fantine in Les Miserables

Miss Hannigan in Annie

I'd have loved that. :D

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So you dont want to take over from Ditta von Tease??????

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I will be cosette.....

there is a castle on a cloud, i like to go there in my sleep..............

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Aren't any floors for me to sweep, not in my castle on a cloud......

Cool. All we need now are the others.

Do we have a Javert? :D

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more importantly..................... who's gunna be my fella....french chappy :D

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I too fancied being a vet until I realised the sciences were not my best subjects at school. I "flirted" with farming too but, short of marrying a farmer, I knew it was unlikely I'd make much of a career of it.

Strange as it may seem, I liked the idea of the Civil Service from the age of 15 and, for my sins, that's where I ended up. I always had a secret fantasy, though, that one evening I would be at a concert, dance or whatever and the singer (Big Band or Jazz, to my liking) would collapse on stage. Up I would rush, blushing modestly, and say, "Perhaps I can help you out", whereupon I would be "discovered". It never happened so I had to make do with Folk and Jazz Clubs and Whitby Operatic Society. :D

Incidentally, my other career was wife/mum. I think I was quite good at that.

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I always wanted to be a nurse...and as a small child I would never miss an opportunity to dress up and do the bandaging bit.
It took me quite a while to realise this dream, but realise it I did, and spent 29 very happy years doing a job that I loved.

In some of my fantasies though I would have loved to have been a drama queen...treading the boards...just as long as I didn't have to sing......I can't carry a tune in a bucket.

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I always wanted to be a doctor .... but when I finally got my Ph.D., I found out I had become the wrong sort of doctor, and they wouldn't let me cut people open or humiliate them.:(

Anyone know of somebody who needs a bibliographer .... willing to work for beer:thepint:

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It was my dream to be a nurse but was not to be as my hearing is not perfect. Would have got a great sense of satisfaction knowing that I was helping people.

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I always wanted to be a biologist, as I loved nature and the outdoors. I've no idea what type of job I'd have done, but I always told people that was what I wanted to be.

Today, I'd have liked to have been a chef. I think I'd have got a lot of pleasure from that.

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But would the patrons of the restaurant get any pleasure;):D

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I have two daughters who fit that bill to the letter 'Drama Queen'.
One is a nursing sister.........She can't sing for toffee.
The other one can sing...and she is very good....Ye but Ye but...when it comes to giving a sob story, I can tell from their opening word....Dad or Da..ad...that there is a problem and I'ts going to cost me....my Granchildren have learned very quickly and I can tell from the opening gambit what's on their mind. ;):D

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If hadn't been arty farty, and not done a degree in art, then I would have studied Geography, and would have liked to have worked at the Met Office.

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always wanted to be a musician or singer when young, but soon discovered i was CRAP at both, so did next best thing n became a dj.:rolleyes:

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Always wanted to be in a band or sing but like cashy can do neither!
Back to reality though i would love to be a journalist or a writer,maybe one day!

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At the end of the day with planning dedication and will people can be what they want.

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ya never heard me sing spug.:D

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Very true,i had the opportunity to be a journalist at Blackburn Rovers and turned it down because i was too scared and maybe still am but i hope i have the guts one day to follow my dreams!

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Well I haven't worked for a while, but I enjoyed every minute of my job and looked forward to work every day. But if I had to choose something different it would be a proffesional Snooker player, I played 7 days a week when I was younger and was quite good, but then I got married and was snookered from then on:D

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As long as the food is good and the critics like it, you can get away with most things. ;)

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Being retired I don’t have a job.

But I was content with my navy career even though the powers that be felt that I was more suited to radio electronics than my choice of electrician and it was only family that saw me leave.

Once in industry I was happy in my job winding transformers from tiny little diddy ones the size of a thumb nail to great big hulking brutes and eventually taking over as foreman of the department until the rug was dragged out from under my feet and redundancy reared its ugly head.

So the only thing that I would have changed is the redundancy bit.

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When I was at school I thought of being a journalist or teacher.

If I had my choice again I would be a private detective or genealogist :)

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Dingle Dreams.:rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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Notice dave didn't say he'd be a footballer cashy:D:s_wink:

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I thought you said gynecologist for a second there. ;)

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He would have been that as well, but there were no openings :D

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I think that would be a good profession with what I have to work with on here at times :D

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I hear you sing like a beautiful bird .... a Blue Jay;)

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What? All the openings were filled:eek:

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More like a Lark(pill).:D

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hey eric, that was the name of me bar in spain! bought it off a canadian, who had named it after the " BLUE JAYS" :D;)

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Ever hear a Blue Jay ... gorgeous birds, but a tad challenged in the song department.:D

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Problem with a career is that it is relatively simple to choose, but difficult and time consuming to achieve ... careers are a lot like women, you chase, you catch, and then wonder why you went to all the trouble:hidewall: I studied hard for years to get my degree ... (you can call me Doctor if you want a free beer) ... but when I got a job teaching at Queen's, I found that there was too much beaurocratic bs for my liking ... it came to a head when some officious idiot, Vice-Principal of Academic Affairs or something ... told me I had to set a final exam ... and this in a class of five students!!!!! (Not too many interested in Introduction to Medieaval Icelandic Language and Literature) ... I told him where to go and what mode of transport to take, and quit. Just too much non essential crap assosciated with the job. So I bought a couple of cabs, and ran a small and not very profitable business for a while .... but I was happy ... still am ... and even though I sold my cabs and leased out the plates, I still go out and drive, usually at night so I can see humanity at its most drunken and stupid level, and have a good laugh.:D

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I would have liked to be a Game Warden or a Forest Ranger. In this dream line, I guess I would always had settle for being a . . . Lumberjack, then I'd be okay, sleep all night and . . . well, you get the picture. I love the knickers they wear!:p

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And how would you handle Yogi:D

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I'd be a big thingymebod.

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I hope to one day work in palliative care.

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I had my dream job for many many years managing music stores, I would give virtually anything to have it back. :(

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i wanted to be a astronaught but it didnt take it

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I was in the Sea Cadets when I was younger
We went on a training course in Cornwall

I then decided I wanted to be a Naval Base Fire fighter, only to be told
I was too short and my eyesight was terrible:(:rolleyes:

When I was even younger than that, I thought about hair dressing
Realised how much sweeping up you do before they let ya loose with the scissors

Then I really liked animals, so worked in pet shops for 6 years, when I started working

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I'd love to be a butcher if money was no object, however I reckon I'd get bored with that too quickly

motorcycle racer is one I'd love a go at but I'm too fat and old to be competitive.

otherwise, the man who runs the deck chairs on a nice sunny beach somewhere, actualy I'd have 3 or 4 lots on different beaches so I can have a variety of views. :D

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Simple working for Stanley:cool: