How/When did you decide your job/life aspiration?
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How/When did you decide your job/life aspiration?
At what point in your life did you decide you wanted to be a _________ ? What is it that you wanted to become?
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6th grade... The teacher handed out some information on basic electronics (Electromagnets and such) He then proceded to do a crappy job of instructing us on the subject. When all was said and done, I was the only one who passed the test (I aced it, it just came naturally to me.)
Anyways, I wound up being an electronics technician, and am pretty sucessfull at it.
Anyways, I wound up being an electronics technician, and am pretty sucessfull at it.
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Growing up I always lived in the approach path to a major commercial airport. First it was San Francisco until I was 3 then San Diego until I went to college. As a result I developed a passion for airplanes and all things aviation. I wanted to know what made them tick, and aerospace engineering seemed the best way to accomplish that.
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I'll be 28 on monday, and I haven't completely decided, either...Mobius wrote:I turn 40 on April 6.
I still haven't decided...
Basically, I'm trying to narrow my list, which is currently down to either actuarial work (statistics), or education (high school or college math instructor).
As to when I made the decision to head in a Mathematical direction, it was during my Freshman year in college, when I had a particularly good Calc 3 course, and a couple of pretty frustrating Physics courses.
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I liked playing with Legos as a kid as well. I also liked drawing, and I like making pictures. I also delved into science books for fun when I was a kid, learning about nuclear chemistry and physics. I also enjoyed creating cardboard city layouts for my matchbox car collection, and I made spaceships with egg cartons.
So naturally I am in a dead end job as a sales / driver.
So naturally I am in a dead end job as a sales / driver.
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I wanted to be a lawyer, but I didn't no what to take for a Bachelor's degree, so I picked Economics in the Business college. After I took macroeconomics and microeconomics, it made me cry. While taking said courses, I started taking accounting courses and found it both challenging and somewhat interesting.
Therefore 2005 is the year of the accountant.
Therefore 2005 is the year of the accountant.
Re: How/When did you decide your job/life aspiration?
I wanted to be a commercial/graphic artist, which also translated into a 3D modeler/animator. However, working on the Descent Ranger's website (yeah, yeah, hasn't been updated for years)... I ended up becoming a web developer. Now I'm at 10 years experience with contacts at DreamWorks, Lands End, Blue Cross, Healthnet, Sony, Health Network, Quark, and MapQuest. I'm currently working at Orange Glo (makers of OxiClean - leading the rebuild of their ecommerce sites - and yes, I've met Billy! ).At what point in your life did you decide you wanted to be a web developer? What is it that you wanted to become?
Its crazy how much D2 made an altogether different path in my life! Heh, even met my wife playing D2!
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and what if it turns out you were a pizza man in the life that was actually the real life? would you have any regrets? there has to be something you want to be in this one.Lobber wrote:When the real life begins I will contemplate what I want to do with the rest of my life, one century at a time.
for me, its nothing. i would like to do nothing. wake up, sit around. maybe watch some tv or play some video games.
I hate making engaging descisions like that. Lazy as I am, I tend to follow the path with least resistance.. Graduating at university is easy compared to working, I think. At least for me it is. You can pretty much be lazy all year round save for two exam periods. I do work part time, only not to have a problem finding a job later due to lack of experience. Plus, I needed something to pay for my stupid hobbies.
I graduate as Master in Computer Science in a few months. The easy choice is to go for another degree, which is exactly what I'll do. First a Master in engineering, because it's very valuable here and it'll only take me two more years. After that, we'll see. If I'm up to working, I'll have plenty of career opportunities. Otherwise, I might try another degree, drugs, or suicide One has many options.
I graduate as Master in Computer Science in a few months. The easy choice is to go for another degree, which is exactly what I'll do. First a Master in engineering, because it's very valuable here and it'll only take me two more years. After that, we'll see. If I'm up to working, I'll have plenty of career opportunities. Otherwise, I might try another degree, drugs, or suicide One has many options.
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Hmmm.. that's actually a good point. For someone like me, whose major interests seem to change almost by the year, maybe "deciding" on a life-long career would just doom me to a career of boredom.STRESSTEST wrote:were supposed to decide?....
Whichever direction I choose, I don't really see myself staying there for more than 5-8 years at the most. I'll probably jump around somewhat, if I can do so without too significant a drop in pay. Heck, I took a slight pay cut for a transfer to a better department just a few months ago.