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SteveW

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Registered: 15th Jul 02
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13th Jun 08 at 22:51

We all have our dreams but some of us never end up living them..
when i was in school i wanted to be a pyrotechnic but our career teacher didnt have a clue so i went into computing. ended up going through college then uni now into my 2nd proper IT job and im a software developer and tester for a HMRC Customs software company.. (for the freight forwarding industry)

still kick myself sometimes thinking why the hell didnt i look into pyrotechnics when i was younger ???

well im on good money now but do get bored from time to time

What job do you do and what did you actually want to do ?!??

mattk

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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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13th Jun 08 at 22:52

I always wanted to be a copper, I thinkits an ace job

I ended up a plumber by default though

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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13th Jun 08 at 22:52

i never had a clue what i wanted to do

Jambo

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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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13th Jun 08 at 22:57

Pilot. Always wanted to fly

CorsAsh

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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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13th Jun 08 at 22:58

Car designer. Am a car designer. Turned out alright in the end.

Nath

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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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13th Jun 08 at 23:06

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Pilot. Always wanted to fly

Snap. My work experience at Cranfield got cancelled and it went downhill from there

All Torque

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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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13th Jun 08 at 23:09

quote:
Originally posted by Nath

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Pilot. Always wanted to fly

Snap. My work experience at Cranfield got cancelled and it went downhill from there

And they flew to the moon last month

I always wanted to be a policeman or work with animals, I guess neither will come true

Andrew

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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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13th Jun 08 at 23:15

One of two thing, mechanic or piss about with computers. Ended up going to college and uni and getting into IT Support.

James

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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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13th Jun 08 at 23:19

Wanted to be a pilot when I was little.

Since my GCSEs/A-Levels I've wanted to be a software developer and that's what I am

sand-eel

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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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13th Jun 08 at 23:22

Wanted to be a pilot but i'am nearly finished doing a degree in motorsports now

Gareth

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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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13th Jun 08 at 23:25

As a kid i always wanted to drive a sit on mower cutting grass

went the uni route though engineer now

DC90

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Registered: 14th Nov 07
Location: Bedfordshire
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13th Jun 08 at 23:29

Currently a plumber, really wanted to do something in media though as it interested me a lot! Really gutted I didn't.

lil_g

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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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13th Jun 08 at 23:30

quote:
Originally posted by Nath

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Pilot. Always wanted to fly

Snap. My work experience at Cranfield got cancelled and it went downhill from there

same here too

Always wanted to learn how to fly and I think I'd enjoy it, maybe I'll look into it one day!

Tommy L

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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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13th Jun 08 at 23:31

I wanted to be in the RAF but now training as an accountant. Still sooo tempted to do it

John

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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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13th Jun 08 at 23:31

To evertbody that wants to be a pilot, I looked into it properly as I was the same, comercial pilot jobs are shit basically.

Flying your own private lear jet is a different matter but flying for a comercial airline is for the most part rubbish.

lil_g

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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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13th Jun 08 at 23:33

Why's that John?

John

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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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13th Jun 08 at 23:34

Long hours, pay isn't that(should be in itallics) good.

You could be stuck somewhere for a week waiting for the flight to fly back etc, can be good but for the most part, apart from quite good pay there are a lot of other things that weigh against it.

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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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13th Jun 08 at 23:41

wanted to be in IT, am in IT... but only since this year

wanted to get more into the hardware side of things but i dont think the industry is really there for it much

Ben G

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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13th Jun 08 at 23:48

be in the army/police

but always looked up to and respected my dad for being an engineer at ford so it's all good

Jambo

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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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14th Jun 08 at 00:00

Pay can be good John, but typically isnt.

I know someone who just landed a job for air ligus and gets paid the same as me

lol

John

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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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14th Jun 08 at 00:11

you start on about 60k, goodish but not good when you've just paid the same to become a pilot.

Ed found some that were paying 90k but still not enough if you scrimped and saved to pay 60k to get a licence, different if you have the spare cash to get it though.

Corsa_Scotty

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Registered: 8th Aug 07
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14th Jun 08 at 00:14

quote:
Originally posted by All Torque

quote:
Originally posted by Nath

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Pilot. Always wanted to fly

Snap. My work experience at Cranfield got cancelled and it went downhill from there

And they flew to the moon last month

I always wanted to work with animals

Im sure cosmo will let you work with him

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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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14th Jun 08 at 06:32

I'm going to Oxford Aviation Acadamy today to see if I want to apply there when I graduate from uni

What John says is a bit wrong really. It all depends on the airline you work for. THe low cost airlines all take you home at the end of the day so you sleep in your own bed. Plus the roster is 5 days on and 4 days off in most cases. You can only fly 900 hours a year, so you get your holiday off in a block so you have about a month off the do what you like. It all sounds good to me

Kurt

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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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14th Jun 08 at 06:45

When i went into high school i wanted to be a computer games designer/tester

Nowadays id kinda like to be a surgeon but i havent got the right grades so thats not going to happen

Parts isnt so bad.. well except for the poor pay

Russ

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Registered: 14th Mar 04
Location: Armchair
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14th Jun 08 at 07:38

never really known what i wanted. might join the RAF, wanted to do that since early teens, but we shal see..

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