What did you want to be when you grew up?

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Blaze · #11 Post by **Blaze** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 8:59 pm

Like others, I wanted to be a vet. It never happened, but I did end up working on a farm for 3 years which gave me plenty of opportunity to learn and practise. We had visiting 3rd year vet students who were great teachers. I never wanted to be a nurse (sorry Pathca !) - I have endless patience with animals but none with people

DaveW · #12 Post by **DaveW** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 9:19 pm

An engineer like my uncle. Managed it, sort of; software engineer.

Ford Focus · #13 Post by **Ford Focus** » Sun Jan 30, 2022 10:14 pm

Hotrodder wrote: ↑Sun Jan 30, 2022 6:00 pm The only thing I ever fancied being was an archaeologist. Failing that, rich.
Neither of the two aspirations happened.

When about 7 years old at school we were told to write down what we would like to be. When Mam and Dad went to the parents' evening the teacher told them not only did I want to be an archaeologist I could also spell it!

MAD87 · #14 Post by **MAD87** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 8:54 am

An air hostess until the age of 12 (hopeless - all that smiling!), then a commercial artist, then a journalist. Then reality and impatience took over and I resolved to be a lawyer.

Spectrum · #15 Post by **Spectrum** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:07 am

I wanted to go to sea, did my interviews at Liverpool for Shell and BP and was accepted by both to train as a navigator depending on my exam results, I flunked my maths

so worked for the parks dept Agir/Hort college crap pay so joined the Medical profession, until I retired.

Headers · #16 Post by **Headers** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:30 am

I wanted to be a scientist. Reality kicked in at o level time. I ended up managing budgets for 250 engineers and scientists - most of whom were permanently totally engrossed in their chosen sphere. so I hope I was of some use!

Liz · #17 Post by **Liz** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:33 am

vet, but i was no good at drawing stuff as required for A level zoology etc so I had a rethink... had to be something which didn't tie me to being indoors all day so surveyor or planner popped up and that's what I did!

Spardo · #18 Post by **Spardo** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 10:53 am

Spectrum wrote: ↑Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:07 am I wanted to go to sea, did my interviews at Liverpool for Shell and BP and was accepted by both to train as a navigator depending on my exam results, I flunked my maths so worked for the parks dept Agir/Hort college crap pay so joined the Medical profession, until I retired.

Interesting, sounds like you were able to apply directly, initially. I have always resented the fact that I missed out on university because I was told by the officers' training college for the Merchant Navy that entry was only possible at age 16.

Many years later, at a school reunion, I met a classmate who had had a uni education but was then at a loose end and, wandering on the docks at Blyth one day, he fell into conversation with a ship captain who offered him the post of officer cadet on his ship and then spent several years at sea (more than me) rising to 2nd mate. He retired after a long career, as a police inspector.

I was furious.

BTW Spectrum, I also flunked the maths needed for college, but my Dad had a word with a friend.

Also you missed nothing with Shell and BP. I sailed with Shell but the life on a tanker was so boring and unrelieved by decent shore leave, that I jumped ship in Sydney.

Sparkle · #19 Post by **Sparkle** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 5:59 pm

@Quiksilver

and did you achieve it or are you still growing

Char · #20 Post by **Char** » Mon Jan 31, 2022 7:43 pm

I wanted to be captain of the Star Ship Enterprise

but obviously that didn't happen.

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