There's been plenty of 'What do you do for a living' type threads...

But I wonder how many of you, or people in general, are doing what you do because it is REALLY what you want to do, or if you feel what you really want is out of reach/too unrealistic/you're not capable of.

Do you feel stuck in what you're doing? Do you feel it's too late for a change, or too late to pursue what you always wanted to?

I had a petty argument with some douche at work a few weeks ago (it was actually quite amusing), and it just highlighted to me how much people seem to settle for something that they seem they have to... for whatever reason.



I'm 27 atm, and am now just pursuing, finally, what I've truly always wanted to do. s***s me that I felt like there was always a barrier, when there wasn't. Just f***ing do it.



Is what you're doing what you really want?

getting paid to do what you love is the best job.

I actually (mostly) enjoy what I do, I'm too stupid to do anything that involves your mind so working with my hands works out well.

If I had my pick. I'd like my parents to give me a cushy job helping run old peoples homes with the contracts they accuried through their contacts in the government. This would give me all the time in the world to spend my days managing my vast stock portfolios while trolling around in QGL forums.

seems you have achieved the trolling part already, but don't give up!

lol, I new you wouldnt be far away, well done :)

If I had my pick. I'd like my parents to give me a cushy job helping run old peoples homes with the contracts they accuried through their contacts in the government. This would give me all the time in the world to spend my days managing my vast stock portfolios while trolling around in QGL forums.

typo on the internet!

Research officer who gets to go overseas several times a year for conferences.

By the way bargain, you should really contribute to your own topic a bit more than "im doing what i always wanted to do".

last edited by greazy at 23:53:03 19/Sep/09

sounds a bit odd, but yes
i'm a warehouse supervisor, i use computers a lot but not all day every day so i don't get bored with one of my hobbies,
i work physically for half a day so i stay fit
meetings suck, but i get a fair wage and every day is a little different

Engineering position in a top line motor racing series. Currently doing well at heading in that direction as I am currently in Malaysia developing a racing car alongside some seriously experience ex F1 engineers.

I like my job, it's just some of the people I have to work with I dont enjoy.
Higher pay wouldn't go astray though :p
Wouldn't mind Being the Surveyor General for Queensland/Australia.

But as the famous movie goes, I would do nothing.

barrister. Finishing my law degree soon. I've got a job at a top tier international law firm working in litigation next year. I cant wait.

Well greazy, I've just finished my apprenticeship in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, but I'm now in the process of applying for a RAAF Pilots Course position. I've got interviews in just over a a weeks time, then hopefully off to flight screening.

Ideal job for me? F-35 Fighter Combat Instructor. Many, many years off, and much hard work, but achievable. I just need to make it so.

Meh, always wanted to be a cop ...

I guess for me there would be a dream job and a dream career.

Dream job would be a windsurfing instructor or pro-windsurfer, but that is no career and certainly not mentally stimulating.

Dream career is research in terahertz technology and that's where I am right now. While only a research assistant at the moment (doing my masters), I get to play with machines worth more than the average house. I have an awesome advisor, great research group and things are only getting more interesting. Apart from the latest microwave measurement equipment we have floating around, I believe we also have a scanning electron microscope and an atomic force microscope - not to mention a bunch of lasers with values in the 6 figures. Sure it's not easy being a poor uni student but money isn't everything - I value quality of life a whole lot more. I'll leave the rat race, mortgages and stress for everyone else :)

To be honest... I always kind of dreamed of being an actor. I was pretty good at it in high school, but I always realised the odds of making it are pretty pathetic so I never bothered.

Other than that, I want to be independently wealthy so I don't have to work.

ever since i was a kid i wanted to get into renewable energy.. now i'm in holland i'm thinking of starting a company which can package the hardware a sparky and state and regional rebates into a single package to get people into putting wind/solar generators on there roof

if all goes well holland will turn out like germany where the gov forces utilities to buy back all excess energy at a premium

its the way of the future baby

i also always wanted to be a Ships Captian however as situations change your goals need to change.. if your in a relationship its no good to spend months at sea

Superform, I do renewable energy as a job now, honestly, not as rewarding as it sounds....

My dream job would be a diplomat.

Ospi: Is that with the Lotus / Malaysian F1 thing?

I enjoy what I do, work in Motorsport, currently doing the British f3 championship, however my goal in the next two years is f1, then first goal within f1 is a race engineer with a championship winning driver.

Doing what I am doing at the moment (Bookkeeper/PA) with the hubby looking after the kids.

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My dream job would be something creative such as a mix of graphic design and programming. But my dream "job" would ultimately be to tour the world with the band :D

i'm happy doing most things that aren't hard or s***
i'd just prefer no pressure and gentleman's hours (10am to 3pm with 1hr off for lunch) and about $130k pay would be about right for me.
i enjoyed being a courier driver many years ago (it's like GTA missions every day!), but 400ks of driving every day tires you out and the pay was terrible.

bargain what are you finally pursuing?

pro wow player

I wish a knew what my dream job would be.. Not doing to bad where I am atm though!

This is gonna sound weird but I would really love to be like a genie that appears before the main characters in movies and tv shows and reveals the secrets to the plot and what they must do. I don't think it's a real job though.

Kat: Doing what I am doing at the moment (Bookkeeper/PA) with the hubby looking after the kids.

dream big!

Vagina tester.

hey we need mums, don't knock it.

dream big!

But not impossible.

Bookkeeping as a dream job? Data entry is fun!

if it provides a living and allows you to do stuff you love doing, why not

Bookkeeping as a dream job? Data entry is fun!

I enjoy bookkeeping and think it is an awesome job and would be happy to do it for the rest of my life. The organisational side of things and making sure all the figures match up is more than just data entry. Regardless - the world needs bookkeepers and I enjoy doing it. Win/Win I say!

A rawk-star!

don't 1/3 teenagers believe that they're going to end up famous?

i'd just prefer no pressure and gentleman's hours (10am to 3pm with 1hr off for lunch) and about $130k pay would be about right for me.

Jeez I wish those were my hours, I work 7:30am - 5pm

Do work in a salt mine, whoop?

I'm in the field I want to be in but maybe not in the exact role I'd find perfect, but I'm pretty damned close to it. :]

I'd love to spend all my days reverse engineering malware. I do it for fun and bonus points at work since I can actually explain how half the malware out there actually works but getting paid to solely do that and not have to deal with customers would be a dream.

i guess my dream job would be a bloody tyrant, a debauched despot hell-bent on world domination & global enslavement to maximise my hedonistic vices & visit woe on my enemies! but ya know... not much call for that these days so i settle for being a cad-monkey :D

Data entry is fun!

It is? I don't remember it being fun!

Dream job would be a race car driver or astronaut.

Not going to be any of those though. I'm satisfied being a lowly engineer doing some racing as a hobby :)

I actually find space quite mind boggling and fascinating.. Did anyone watch the documentary that was done on the space station narrated by Tom Cruise?? I saw it in the little theatre at Dreamworld when I was there, f***ing fascinating.. So having said all that, I would love to do nothing more than this:

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umm pics not working :(


Edit: fixed

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go away joecool (use an http:// addy)

domino - ADF pilot selection. As with about 90% of applicants, preferably RAAF.

umm pics not working :(

You're directing to the ftp, not http as Kat says.

Ospi: Is that with the Lotus / Malaysian F1 thing?

Nah this is to race in the Asian GT3 championship and Macau this year. The F1 situation is just coincidence, though a nice one since some of these guys might end up in that program.

Good luck with you, with all these new teams popping up it's the perfect time to push hard to work your way into F1!!!

I always wanted to become a pro soccer player but at 26 i think i'm a lil late for that.

:(

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Actually yea, that right there ^ really is the pinnacle. :D

Those were Martz's pics.

I enjoy bookkeeping and think it is an awesome job and would be happy to do it for the rest of my life. The organisational side of things and making sure all the figures match up is more than just data entry. Regardless - the world needs bookkeepers and I enjoy doing it. Win/Win I say!

Personally my idea of fun & entertainment does not include entering data off receipts & bank statements into a computer. Maybe if MYOB/Quickbooks made a less cumbersome way to enter s*** in it would be alright.

Each to their own I guess.

Personally my idea of fun & entertainment does not include entering data off receipts & bank statements into a computer. Maybe if MYOB/Quickbooks made a less cumbersome way to enter s*** in it would be alright.

maybe if they remade the programs into classic arcade games?

my ideal job is to have so much money i don't need a job, a la warren buffett. i'm sure it will come about some day!

cosmonaut

My dream job would be a diplomat.

HOLY f***ING s***.

LOL! Haha, you'd start more wars than G.W you lunatic.

i guess my dream job would be a bloody tyrant, a debauched despot hell-bent on world domination & global enslavement to maximise my hedonistic vices & visit woe on my enemies! but ya know... not much call for that these days

I dunno, seems to me there's plenty of work for sysadmins out there!

that's f***en hilarious someone should screenshot jims post and put it on digg or make it into an xkcd comic!

Marine Park Ranger. So sick of technology oriented professions.

what about when all the coral and the life it supports is dead and are replaced with holograms!

My dream job would be a spy or a guns and commodities trader.
But that’s to extreme.

My dream job is to get with your mum, wait.. that's actually just a dream but either way i'll be happy to work that s*** all.day.long.baby.

Star QB in an NFL team.

:D

I think Bounty Hunting would be pretty badass.

Why do Americans get to have all the fun :(

lol, you can be a bounty hunter anywhere!

lol, you can be a bounty hunter anywhere!

Nop, only the US I believe.

Get a few simple certifications and you can open carry pistol, taser, OC spray... then when the fugitive jumps bail you have the legal right to enter their house on the bail bond without a warrant to make a rearrest OR if you know they're inside a property (doesn't have to be the fugitives) you're allowed to enter without a warrant to make the rearrest.

You then get 10% of the bail amount for making the arrest.

Sounds :D

LOL! Haha, you'd start more wars than G.W you lunatic.

I was an advocate for the Qld Government for 3 years so go figure. Zero wars so far (yn).

Greazy, can you tell me why professional suicide bombers never get long service leave?

Their family gets it as a lump sum after they finish their job. By the way, advocate != diplomat. GG on trying to compare the two as equals.

anything that im not

Tbh i wanna slam a 17 y/o

Tbh i wanna slam a 17 y/o

This is coming from a teacher, just FYI.

Persay should lookup phooks.

disgraced.

I know his last name if anyone wants to report him.

Except age of consent is 16. Fail.

what about when all the coral and the life it supports is dead and are replaced with holograms!

Don't spoil my dream, it's all I have left. lol

Janitor.

there is nothing wrong with conducting a sexual relationship with a 17yo under queensland law. this is lawful sexual activity.

as for the Education Queensland Code of Conduct, a sexual relationship is only a breach of the code if a professional relationship exists, or if the student attends a state school.

Nop, only the US I believe.

Hmm, im sure when i was in high school a mates dad was doing something similar. Tracking down cars / people for money. Maybe he was just a debt collector?

Anyway, i think im doing my ideal job. I love coding and solving problems. Just the company im working for has some people issues.

Other than that, I've been thinking about going back to uni and going pro at poker. I've cashed 10 out of the last 12 times I've been. My bank roll is getting very healthy now.

Hmm, im sure when i was in high school a mates dad was doing something similar. Tracking down cars / people for money. Maybe he was just a debt collector?

Yeah, something like that.

Bounty Hunters in the US can enter houses without warrants (something even police can't do), legally carry/use firearms/tasers/OC spray and they're allowed to make the rearrest on the fugitive.

All 100% legal, legit job.

Over here you can't carry a weapon (let alone have the authority to use it), you can't enter houses without warrants (looking at a bunch of criminal charges) and you can't arrest fugitives (only police), all 3 acts are illegal and will end up with you getting arrested by the police and put in jail.

I think I would like to be a cook or chef, but the idea of an apprenticeship annoys me.

I think I would like to be a cook or chef, but the idea of an apprenticeship annoys me.

The "idea" or the money?

I really enjoyed my ~6 months as a 1st year chef apprentice, the split shifts @ $5.50/hr though were absolutely brutal.

It's just not enough money to live.

Kat, I understand what you are saying, I like bookkeeping as well. I enjoyed managing my portfolio (now non-existent) which is a similar level of dryness. But there is something to be said about the satisfaction of manipulating numbers.

While I was doing my first degree I was a dishwasher in a cafe. I LOVED washing dishes in this environment. The head chef and other kitchen staff were a never-ending source of entertainment, and washing dishes in a commercial kitchen is a real challenge. You have to be so organised to keep everyone happy. It gives me shivers to think back to that time (10 years now) and how much I loved that job. It was my replacement for a weekend out since I worked every Friday and Saturday night and I had no complaints at all about not going out on the town. My night out on the town was Thursday.

The idea

Brutal shifts, s*** money.

qft, anyone that wants to work in the kitchen for a career is nuts

We could start up a campaign to get Obes onto Master Chef and live out his dream, he'll be an icon of hope to the overwieght and unpopular everywhere!

You should stick to giving bad hardware advice mass

I'm quitting my well paid and rather easy data analyst job to become a cop next year. I'm bored to death and I'm sick of sitting in a cubicle all day long doing the same thing.

It's a 30k pay cut once I graduate the academy (even more of a pay cut while I'm at the academy), but I have a house and no debt, so why not. I want a job that I can go to work and not expect the same thing every friggen day.

You should stick to giving bad hardware advice mass

See I'm already living the dream

My current job but without dealing with the end users or accounts then I would be a happy man

I want a job that I can go to work and not get hit by the same bodily fluid every friggen day.

Hey I like your enthusiasm.

i would like to own big fitness centre that could cater for the following
Gym
Taekwondo
Hapkido
Boxercising
Kickboxing
etc

yea obes its not all its cracked up to be..

ive been threw the s***house shifts and whatnot..

luckily i have a mon - fri 6 - 2 job in a kitchen now :)

looking into getting a rep job for a food affiliated company though

Is that 6am to 2pm or 6pm to 2am?

The first would be pretty sweet, mind you I'd probably just drink all afternoon so maybe not so good :/

yea 6am - 2pm

My ideal job would be being the head/manager of a group of research teams (4-5 each team) who are working on interesting products (like powered exoskeletons) for some private company or rich guy with lots of money and imagination.

Where i can go to work and be involved in the cool s*** and problem solve issues and come up with creative new ideas.

Then i would secretly build an iron-man suit and beat the s*** out of people that piss me off.

In the mean time, i'll sit in front of a PC designing software. thats not bad either.

once again, mantis has upheld the law 'if it's a mantis post, it will be funny'.

Obes needs to read less Bourdain.

My ideal job would be being the head/manager of a group of research teams (4-5 each team) who are working on interesting products (like powered exoskeletons) for some private company or rich guy with lots of money and imagination.

I like it. I'm an engineer, skilled in dynamics and control and structural design and optimisation. You need me.

i would like to own big fitness centre that could cater for the following
Gym
Taekwondo
Hapkido
Boxercising
Kickboxing
etc

f*** yeah! I'd sign up!

Pinky, you're hired. When can yo start?