if you could start over again..what would you do?

Samsonite1

sofarbehind wrote: »

Isn't there a well paid vacancy at the BBC?;) Or has that been filled already?

I did write to some car companies a few years back about becoming a test driver, they said I was welcome to jump aboard, but first needed to get a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Having only just paid my student loan off for my first degree... maybe not!

Doshwaster

I have zero DIY skills but sometimes I wish I had trained as a plumber. They never seem to be out of work and for what they charge it's surprising they aren't all driving around in Jags rather than white vans.

Samsonite1

Doshwaster wrote: »

I have zero DIY skills but sometimes I wish I had trained as a plumber. They never seem to be out of work and for what they charge it's surprising they aren't all driving around in Jags rather than white vans.

I saw a documentary about 10 years ago about how plumbers working for a London company got 6-figure salaries. I wonder how much independent plumbers can get?

Cubanista

hey,


I think anyone can do anything if they really want it enough. why let age be a barrier? i suppose you have to consider it a lot more if you have a family, but if not then don't worry.


i have been going between what i want to do and i want to act for a living so i am going to go for it now while i am still young-ish because i don't want regrets. i want to be happy in life pursuing what i have a deep rooted passion for. we never know how long we have in this life so it's important to make the most of it and live a happy life with no regrets for as long as it lasts.


good luck everyone in your pursuits; make the right decisions for your happiness.


cubanista.

pinpin

Doshwaster wrote: »

I have zero DIY skills but sometimes I wish I had trained as a plumber. They never seem to be out of work and for what they charge it's surprising they aren't all driving around in Jags rather than white vans.

Similar to me.
I wonder if you need certain skills innate within you to do a skilled, manual job.
I'm the sort of person who can't put a shelf up or can't assemble an exercise bike from Argos and am baffled by instructions to build things - but I like the idea of learning a 'trade'.
I just think i'd be wasting myself as I feel i'm not 'wired' that way!

In fact, I often feel as though i'm not wired correctly at all, as i've never found anything that I'm good at.

Added to that the fact that I can't drive, and I assume a job as some sort of tradesman is out of the question!

Doshwaster

pinpin wrote: »

Similar to me.
I wonder if you need certain skills innate within you to do a skilled, manual job.
I'm the sort of person who can't put a shelf up or can't assemble an exercise bike from Argos and am baffled by instructions to build things - but I like the idea of learning a 'trade'.
I just think i'd be wasting myself as I feel i'm not 'wired' that way!

In fact, I often feel as though i'm not wired correctly at all, as i've never found anything that I'm good at.

Added to that the fact that I can't drive, and I assume a job as some sort of tradesman is out of the question!

I often wonder the same. It can't be genetic or unbringing as my brother is a self-employed builder while I struggle to put together flatpack furniture without breaking every piece or killing myself.
I wouldn't know where to start with putting up a shelf - I bought a nice mirror a few years ago but it is still sat on the floor as haven't a clue how to mount it.

Mind you, there's lots of things I can do that he wouldn't know where to start.

missbiggles1

I think I'd've made a good barrister and enjoyed the work. Unfortunately not a viable career option for a working class girl in the 60s.

Hillbilly1

missbiggles1 wrote: »

I think I'd've made a good barrister and enjoyed the work. Unfortunately not a viable career option for a working class girl in the 60s.

Read that wrongly as 'working girl'.... Oops!

missbiggles1

Hillbilly1 wrote: »

Read that wrongly as 'working girl'.... Oops!

I could've probably afforded it if I had been!

fitnessguy1

i think this question is probably aimed at older people already established in their careers. i have been considering returning to education, but it's having no idea what to study.

i picked up a prospectus the other day from the local university/college and had a browse through it, but i ended up being bombarded by so many various courses i got a headache lol.

i have always envied people who knew what they wanted from a young age because it makes things so much easier in later life. i don't know how i would get on at university though as i am not the most academic person.

i suppose if i was pushed for a career choice it would probably be something like physiotherapy or something involving biology/human body.

i was pretty bad at science at school but it's weird how you end up really enjoying a certain subject once you are able to learn about it in your own time.

i am not good at maths either, so this is another area i would need to improve upon if i was to think about studying a science based course.