As a kid/teenager - what were your dream jobs?

[Aulayna]

Question is in the title - what job(s) did you really want to do when you were younger?

[Jowy]

I wanted to be a correctional psychologist or a chemist!

[TrollHunter]

Hey, my current age still fits in this thread. I can just post my current dreams.
As a little kid I wanted to be a marine biologist, a vet, and some other things I can't quite remember.
now I want to be a counselor. I'm looking at family/marriage counseling right now, but I wouldn't be surprised if it changed a number of times.

[Quindiana Jones]

From about the age of nine, I wanted to become a lawyer.

[Agent Proto]

I wanted to be an animator, or cartoonist since I enjoyed drawing and watching cartoons. Of course, I don't think i'll be able to fulfill that dream anymore. :P

[Gogolian]

Archeologist, Sciencist :P

[Freya]

I wanted to be a gaming journalist who interviews Square Enix! I knew I couldn't make the games cause i'm A) not japanese and B) bad at math, so I decided I wanted to write and interview them! I'm getting there.

I also wanted to be a novelist.

[Shorty]

The very first thing I remember wanting to be was an actress. My mom squashed that out of me pretty fast and I've secretly always kinda resented her for it.

Other than that, I really wanted to be an archaeologist because of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider.

[kotora]

President
Doctor
Scientist
Revolutionary guerilla fighter
Attorney
Soldier

[TrollHunter]

President
Revolutionary guerilla fighter

We all went through the revolutionary guerrilla fighter phase.

[Jinx]

A vet, for god knows why.

[kotora]

President
Revolutionary guerilla fighter

We all went through the revolutionary guerrilla fighter phase.

I never fully left it though :p

[Lonely Paper Star]

When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a pop star, musical theater star, or a novelist.

[jenovajunkie]

I wanted to be a fighter pilot, or a athlete. Grade 8 I wanted to be a lawyer, and in high school I wanted to be a musician. But now I just want to be happy.

[Night Fury]

Writer
Singer


Would still like to do either of those.

[Formalhaut]

I'm still in the demographic, but:

10-14: Something to do with science
15-Now: Forensic Science

I don't think I'll deviate from that much. :D

[krissy]

i wanted to be spider man

[Aulayna]

I wanted to work for NASA - I had no idea what I actually wanted to do there, I just wanted to work for them. Space still fascinates me to this day.

Then I went through a period of wanting to be a Vet. You know what I'd still love to work with animals some how actually - maybe at like a Kennels or something.

I also wanted to be Cabin Crew for Virgin Atlantic specifically xD I'd still love to do this actually but can see myself getting bored of it pretty quickly - that uniform though...

Then I wanted to work in TV (which happened around the time choosing A-Levels and subsequently my Uni degree so that's why I went down that route) - again never really thought about what exactly I wanted to do though. I guess I also sort of have a bitter taste of it after working in it for around 2 years, but think that was due to the fact my department commanded no respect so we all got treated terribly.

I also wanted to make games. Now I'm working at a games company - not making games... but hey. Again I never really thought about the "what specifically do I want to do"

So in retrospect I think I'm guilty of thinking too big and not on the specifics xD

[Raistlin]

I wanted to be a lawyer since I was 12-13.

Before that it was vet and cop.

Before that it was Batman.

[Scotty_ffgamer]

Throughout all of elementary school, I wanted to be an astronomer (I believe I was the only kindergartener in my class who knew what that was). Since then, my dream job has been writing books and short stories for a living.

[Sephex]

Video game tester. Oh sure, laugh all you want, but I honestly thought all you did was party and play video games while getting at least a billion dollars a year or something.

[Pike]

Story for you guys from when I was about five years old. I was at my cousin's house for some sort of family thing and someone asked my cousin, who was about my age, what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said "a cheerleader."

So they looked at me and said "and what do YOU want to be?"

And I said "A cardiologist."

[Faris]

A scientist, specifically an astronomer, but I was basically told that I wasn't university material (but hey, there was something similar said about Academic and University level classes going into high school and I ended up in them anyway because teachers said I looked bored) so I went to business school instead. :shobon:

[Sephex]

Story for you guys from when I was about five years old. I was at my cousin's house for some sort of family thing and someone asked my cousin, who was about my age, what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said "a cheerleader."

So they looked at me and said "and what do YOU want to be?"

And I said "A cardiologist."

"Doctor Pike! This patient has a heart condition, but we aren't sure what the cause is!"

"Take the heart out, blow in it, and put it back while holding the reset button."

"WHY DID WE HIRE YOU?!"

[Shorty]

Nah, Pike would just take the heart out and replace it with D cell batteries.

[Rantz]

Age x-11 - inventor (although at the time I called it "professor" for some reason).
Age 12-14 - porn star sounded like a good idea. duh.
Age 15-19 - video game developer.

[Shorty]

me: I didn't know you wanted to be a video game developer! What do you want to do now, babe?
Rantz: *thoughtful silence*
Rantz: Porn star, again.

[Tigmafuzz]

I didn't care about having a job when I was younger, I was just concerned with having enough food :|

I could list the jobs I've wanted for the past couple of years, but... that would probably take hours :D

[Araciel]

Writer of cheap fantasy novels.

I still wanna.

[Shlup]

I wanted to be a kindergarten teacher. Closet I got was sixth graders who read at kindergarten level.

[Pumpkin]

I wanted to be an appraiser and veterinarian and a chef and an interior designer.

At different periods of time, not all at once.

[Bubba]

A vet, for god knows why.

My first girlfriend wanted to be a vet... her surname was Paine. I tried to point out to her that most pet owners would be reluctant to have their pets treated by Doctor Paine.

I wanted to be a space cowboy... and after recently getting into Firefly I still do.

[Shauna]

15-Now: Forensic Science

Right in the middle of this Forensic Science fad we're going through. Best of luck to you, there are so many people who are getting into this field these days.


I wanted to be a doctor. I never got good enough grades for it, so medicine at uni never happened. At this point in my life, I don't know if I could have done any more years at uni than I did. Totally student'd out. xD

[Jinx]

A vet, for god knows why.

My first girlfriend wanted to be a vet... her surname was Paine. I tried to point out to her that most pet owners would be reluctant to have their pets treated by Doctor Paine.

I wanted to be a space cowboy... and after recently getting into Firefly I still do.


She doesn't count as your girlfriend if she came from a video game, Daniel.

[Bubba]

SHE WAS REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!!

[Formalhaut]

My first girlfriend wanted to be a vet... her surname was Paine. I tried to point out to her that most pet owners would be reluctant to have their pets treated by Doctor Paine.

Dr.P is in the house!

Sorry, I thought that was most relevant.


Right in the middle of this Forensic Science fad we're going through. Best of luck to you, there are so many people who are getting into this field these days.

I think the reason of the fad is because of these sort comments...

"Oh my god, CSI:Investigation looks so amazing! I want to go into Forensics!"
"Oh wow, I get to catch the bad guys like those people on TV!"

:mad: People get drawn up into this fascination with forensics when in actuality it's definitely not as glamorous as T.V makes out to be. I happen to not really like those police forensic dramas. I watch documentaries like Dr.G medical examiner instead! :D

[Shauna]

Yeah I know - CSI and Bones and the sudden surge of forensics TV shows are entirely to blame. :p I was just commenting on the hugely competitive nature of that line of work these days. xD

[Madame Adequate]

Astronaut. I was absolutely dead set on being the first person on Mars.

... there's still hope!

[Clo]

I wanted to be a teacher. Now I am one.

Shoulda chosen bath salts fiend.

[Quindiana Jones]

What's a bath salts fiend? Sounds like someone who hides in bath salts in an attempt to catch a glimpse of genitalia.

[Slothy]

Very few people in here have actual interesting picks.

What did I want to be? Ghostbuster. Though not so much to bust ghosts as to have a Proton pack and destroy shit with it while calling it work. Also, Astronaut, Power Ranger, Superman, and Dino Rider.

[Mercen-X]

I've never had any overly ridiculous dreams for a job. I'm still holding onto my dream as a matter of fact. Either I'll be an author, an actor, or a performance artist. Of course, there's always something getting in the way of all that, so for now, I'm just trying to get a part-time job while I go for a degree.

[Quindiana Jones]

If it makes mine any more interesting, I wanted to become a lawyer after watching Devil's Advocate. The court scenes were really exciting. :D

[Shiny]

When I was younger I wanted to be a filmmaker or an actress. I went the filmmaker route because I found I like being behind the scenes more.


Devil's Advocate. The court scenes were really exciting. :D
Love that movie. That movie is my to go film for date night if I want a sexy night that is.

[Quindiana Jones]

Ew. I was nine. No sexy night films for me, please! :D

[Night Fury]

I always get really drawn into careers from TV.

Like, Grey's Anatomy made me want to be a surgeon for a while. Then I remembered I really hate the sight of blood, soooo probably not the correct career choice for me xD

[DK]

When I was very little I wanted to be a train driver and John Deacon. Then they told me I couldn't be a train driver because I'm colour blind so I decided to stick with just being John Deacon. One day. One day.

[Aulayna]

Oh I wanted to drive London Underground trains at one point too...

[Shoeberto]

I remember in the first grade wanting to be an archaeologist and my teacher not knowing how to spell it.

Shortly after that I wanted to make comics, until I was about 11-12.

From there until I graduated high school I wanted to either be a journalist, a game designer, screenwriter or a film director.

In college I studied computer science and just wanted to end up with a job.

Now I do a lot of software design with a big focus on computer graphics. Still figuring out what it is I really want to do though.

[Mercen-X]

I always get really drawn into careers from TV.

FF7 made me think I could be a mercenary.

[Futan]

Earliest one I remember is I wanted to be a fighter jet pilot in the US Air Force. :x

[Ouch!]

I wanted to be a novelist. Working in the publishing industry now, so not too far off base, and it isn't out of the question yet.

[Wolf Kanno]

When I was little I figured I would have a military career cause both sides of my family are military families. Then I got into video games and wanted to make games, I used to draw out stages for Mario Bros. levels I came up with and would make up my own power-ups. When I hit middle school I wanted to be a drifter, someone who just travels and hitchhikes across the globe doing odd jobs (I'm probably the closest to this). I got into writing at this time while I still worked on game design ideas, now focusing more on RPGs, and part of me wanted to have my stories animated or filmed and in a sense I really still like this idea. Late middle school to high school, I thought it might be cool to be an assassin, and funny enough, most of my classmates and co-workers feel I really had the disposition and lack of morals to do this. I honestly still think about how hard it would be to get into this line of work sometimes, especially in my brief stint working retail. Even though I'm classified as an adult I still dream of leaving my dead end jobs and work being either a graphic novelist, script writer, or game designer. If I stopped being lazy I could probably achieve all three. 39124

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

The basic jobs come to mind. Police officer, fire fighter, doctor, actor. Basically jobs that receive recognition. Video game tester because I spent all my time on video games and I thought that meant doing what I was already doing but getting paid for it. Astronomer because I deeply enjoyed the glow in the dark plastic stars that were puttied to my bedroom ceiling.

Also, I wanted to be a pastor like my grandfather.

I'm not even a religious person now, so....:monster:



Writer
Singer


Would still like to do either of those.

You're great at both, I'd buy your writings and music :thumb:

[Necronopticous]

Kevin Flynn

[theundeadhero]

I still have no idea but there's still time to figure it out.

[Tigmafuzz]

Also, I wanted to be a pastor like my grandfather.
I'm not even a religious person now, so....:monster:

You don't have to be religious to want to be a pastor, though. I would love to be one even as an agnostic atheist. Just because of Mr. Rogers.

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

Also, I wanted to be a pastor like my grandfather.
I'm not even a religious person now, so....:monster:

You don't have to be religious to want to be a pastor, though. I would love to be one even as an agnostic atheist. Just because of Mr. Rogers.

I couldn't preach something I don't believe in.

[Miss Lady Shelly]

i kid you not when i was younger i had always said i was either going to end up homeless or in jail. Needless to say i haven't even been arrested or gotten a ticket for anything and not homeless.

[Tigmafuzz]

Also, I wanted to be a pastor like my grandfather.
I'm not even a religious person now, so....:monster:

You don't have to be religious to want to be a pastor, though. I would love to be one even as an agnostic atheist. Just because of Mr. Rogers.

I couldn't preach something I don't believe in.

You don't believe in respecting and being nice to people? :(

[Laddy]

My dream job is what is what it was as a kid. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyc-KvAgmh0)

I would love to be a producer and/or filmmaker and/or game developer. I love films. I love games. I think that, given the chance, I could honestly make something decent. Oh well, time for someone more practical.

Like acting.

[Lone Wolf Leonhart]

Also, I wanted to be a pastor like my grandfather.
I'm not even a religious person now, so....:monster:

You don't have to be religious to want to be a pastor, though. I would love to be one even as an agnostic atheist. Just because of Mr. Rogers.

I couldn't preach something I don't believe in.

You don't believe in respecting and being nice to people? :(

Yes that's what I meant :twak: