As a teen, what did you want to do as a career when you graduated? Did you get into that occupation?

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

For me, I wanted to be a lawyer, but I ended up in IT. So no, I didn't get into that occupation I wanted as a teen.

[northerngal]

I studied fine arts. I wanted to give dancing a shot. I ended up having an injury and it set me back quite a bit... so one day I thought what the hell and applied to become a Flight Attendant. Still love it. Fate?

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Hey, if it works, it works. Not, sure I could do it though. All those needy passengers treating you poorly. Sorry to hear about the injury though 😞

[northerngal]

Most passengers are fine. Its a small minority who are idiots. The worst are usually up in Business Class. Flying for some is a scary stressful experience so its normal some people may lash out. But hell passengers are nothing compared to the behavior of some of the Pilots! ha ha ha... joking. Maybe.

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Yeah, I'm not a good flyer myself. I get really nervous on take off and landing. I had a peach of an attendant who sat next to me and talked me through it one time. Was always grateful for that.

[northerngal]

Thats what we do.

[Kelly6]

@Ez-Bri-Z_v2

i wanted to be a lawyer but ended up being a sex worker.

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Hey, I'm all for body positivity, but why the switch, if you don't mind me asking? Just how circumstances played out?

[Kelly6]

@Ez-Bri-Z_v2
Covid-19 and financial issue was big factor

[Kelly6]

@Ez-Bri-Z_v2
After that I liked the job and enjoy it more then office jobs, so kept it

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Fair enough, thank you for the follow-up!

[4ngelic]

13-15 something in the military, war or vice type reporter, flight attendant, actress

16-17 flight attendant, actress, fbi, police officer, journalist

and nope because i haven't started working yet

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Hopefully, you can find something in one of those careers!

[VV3ZZY123]

I wanted to be a 3d artist. I studied and graduated and worked in that industry for over 10 years. Now I hate it. It's so Boring! The Film & Animation industry is oversaturated and there's no job security. I dont play videogames as much. It's a waste of life. It eats up all your time. there's more to life than staying inside all day playing videogames.

[Fireguy17]

truck driver, which I did for a while, and eventually I settled into being a firefighter.
So, I still get to drive trucks, look cool in my foster grants, save lives and help damsels in distress.
I still am waiting to rescue a bus load of cheerleaders from going over a cliff, but there is always tomorrow.

[jennifer_bloom]

I wanted to be an archeologist or marine biologist. It was a poorly thought out plan cause I did not consider poverty line living conditions at archeological excavation sites or motion sickness on moving ships.

[mandyfire98]

I am doing exactly what I've wanted since I was a little girl.

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

That's awesome! Good job and being able to follow through with your dreams

[mandyfire98]

I'm definitely lucky for sure

[juliaanita]

I;ve wanted to be a nurse since i was a little girl. And here I am!! :)

[XHopelessRomanticX]

I wanted to be a missionary or natural disaster relief aid worker. A more accurate answer would be I wanted to be paid to do volunteer work. Now I work as a police dispatcher. I still get to help people!

[msc545]

I wanted to be a doctor and I now seem to be one.

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Nice! It's cool that you were able to follow through with your dreams

[sawno]

IT sysadmin on a pretty varied position, exactly where I ended up.

[AviatorTom]

I wanted to be an engineer from the age of seven. I got my degree in engineering, and a long career as an engineer.

[Tstrbrainer]

Scientist, but it turned out that I lack the brains

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Aww, I'm sorry! What did you end up doing, if you don't mind me asking?

[Tstrbrainer]

Clerical work 😅

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Nice! Hopefully, you like what you do.

[Tstrbrainer]

Well, it's not bad. It's easy and peaceful.

[jamesgoldman]

At what point

In my early teens I cut my teeth selling chocolate bars and energy drinks in school because scrap had dried up but by the later end I was dealing in Pandora charm as well as scrap silver and gold

[bowenw]

Firefighter. Didn’t get the job because 20/20 uncorrected vision was required.

[Redstang88]

Really didn’t know what I wanted to do then, had a few completely different directions I was thinking about. Didn’t end up following any of them

[zagor]

I had no clue when I got out of HS. I changed majors 3 or 4 times in college, wound up in math and eventually became a software engineer, after a couple career missteps.

[Nikki1989]

I am a classically trained pianist, so my dream was to be a professional musician, but it never worked out that way.

[Babygirl_S]

I wanted to be an astronaut but I wasn't good at maths and physics. I am glad because I'm scared of space now.

[Pterodon]

The aviation industry and yes I became an aircraft mechanic

[dolemite58]

I always wanted to be a judge for twerking contests, sadly It never panned out im just a farmer now 😅

[DrPepper12]

Lawyer but ended up a teacher THANK GOD

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Lots of lawyers here who didn't make it lol

Sounds like you made the right choice for yourself though!

[DrPepper12]

ABSO-FUCKIN-LUTELY. My lawyer friends are disillusioned with the law.