Reply to: If you hadn't of worked in IT what would you have wanted to do?

[RSoles]

I'd still be an engineer. Engineers are great.

Especially Casey Jones.


Maybe I would have been an elderly pop star, well I managed the first part......

[scooterscot]

I'd still be an engineer. Engineers are great.

[Bee]

I would be a gladiator....

I knew it, a gladiator wannabe.

[Uncle Albert]

I'd have been a wealthy philanthropist. I think I'd be quite good at it.

[Bee]

Veterinary Medicine was my first option but I ended up with animals with a keyboard.

[Bee]

A teapot.

[LondonManc]

Pretty much. I'd be standing on the scaffolding whistling at you too.

Jeez, we're back to the hi-vis fetish from last week.

[The_Equalizer]

What, like me? with my degree, 2 professional accreditations & several industry certs*

*BSc, MRICS, MCIOB, FAAW, FW, PTS (AC DCCR), MBIFM, CSCS (Gold)

I was meant to be a PM in construction - well as least that's where the first degree was meant to take me - but concluded giving instructions to builders wouldn't have worked. Did first year of architecture too. That's what I really should have done as heart lies with building conservation. Also spent six months getting a job in the City and quit after a week. Talk about follies of youth. Oh, and did a small stints with a classic car auction house, insurance firm and IT networking. Only the first was of any interest.

[squarepeg]

A writer.

[rl4engc]

When I finished my GCSE's I still didn't have a clue what I wanted to do, luckily they had this computer program (text based) where it asks you about 50 or 100 questions then displays a list of careers that could be suitable. Top of the list was "Civil Engineer" - Nice one I though, so did A Levels in Maths, Physics, and Computer Science as a backup. Fast forward 20 years and I'm in IT.

Would I change anything? Probably not. Ideal career now would be, home-based day trader that dabbles in <insert names of plans B, C, ..., n>.

[sal]

A Chef, I like cooking. But probably won't happen now, too fat and lazy to stand upright for more than 1-2h

[milanbenes]

I always wanted to be a mechanic, and work on old cars, dad got me into that when I were a lad.

Anyway the good news is, it won't be long and I'll be fulfilling that dream.

Part of the realization will be acquiring a LR (can't decide whether to get a Series III SWB or a 300tdi 90) and an early XJS.

I need to build another garage first.

Milan.

[Chuck]

I think I'm too lazy for real work. I'd need a job where you can do sod all for 90% of the time, then bang out the required work in a panic for 10% of the time. IT is perfect for this.

I did consider becoming an architect at one stage. But I was too lazy and thick for the required study.

Now I'm getting on a bit, I'm thinking what to do next now that IT seems to be leaving me behind. There's a bloke near me who's a charcoal burner. I expect it pays feck all, but he gets to spend all day in the woods with his dog and few humans for company. He seems like a pretty healthy and happy man. I could cope with this sort of life.

[BlasterBates]

When I was younger I had a choice of becoming a famous rock star or going into IT. I much prefer sitting at a desk in front of a monitor all day.

[Lockhouse]

Nah he would be one of the thick builders you would randomly have to talk to.

Pretty much. I'd be standing on the scaffolding whistling at you too.