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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 10, 2019 10:32:21 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Feb 10, 2019 10:53:35 GMT
When I was young, my dream job was an airline pilot. Until my sight put paid to that. Now, I'm not so sure it's all it's cracked up to be.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 10, 2019 11:33:56 GMT
I had my dream job running my own company for a while.
Definitely not perfect and a career in music might have been better
One of my mates from school became a 747 pilot.
He was also of the opinion it was not all it was cracked up to be
Remember early on in his career he told me he went to all these great places but all he saw too often was the airport and hotel
Nuts on aircraft though so he had some goodness.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 3:35:50 GMT
This is a tough one because I’m sure combining what I love with a job might spoil it (eg being an audio dealer might be fun at first, but would it kill the excitement for me?).
As long as I’m learning, earning (preferably well) and effective (e.g. something actually happens with what I produce) I’m happy. This is why I stopped working for Councils, they’re (literally) a scandalous waste of people’s money and it’s too painful just watching the apathy of them - no thanks!
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Post by zippy on Feb 12, 2019 8:03:21 GMT
When I was young, my dream job was an airline pilot. Until my sight put paid to that. Now, I'm not so sure it's all it's cracked up to be. Me too (though maybe half the population would say that !) |
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Post by Slinger on Feb 12, 2019 14:28:24 GMT
I actually had my dream job, but unfortunately, it was only a 3-month contract. It was at a 2D/3D art studio; I was contracted to write the code behind a project they had and during my 3 months I got hooked on the software they were using. You can blame them for all of the buggerings about I do with Photoshop etc. these days.
The way the contract worked out, I had loads of "free" time in the office, interspersed with days putting my 8 hours in and then working way past midnight from home. I cannot leave a job half-done when I'm sure it can be completed, and my work ethic was appreciated. By the end of the contract, I'd been dubbed "honorary animator," and the guys made sure I walked out with a whole load of the software I'd been learning to use while working there.
I actually turned down another "dream" contract in America that was offered to me by an agency while I was there because I wouldn't walk out part way through the job I was on.
I kept in touch for a while, and the irony was that the guy that we were doing the job for went bust, did a runner, and none of our work was ever, actually, used. I couldn't even put it on my CV. as there was nothing online to point to.
I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat.
Nowadays my dream job would probably be a bit niche - Something like "coffee in bed tester."
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 15:00:57 GMT
I originally wanted to be a car mechanic when I was a younger child, then wanted to be an Environmental Health Officer after doing that for my work experience, and I ended up working in IT, not sure how that happened, LOL.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 12, 2019 16:42:50 GMT
This is a tough one because I’m sure combining what I love with a job might spoil it (eg being an audio dealer might be fun at first, but would it kill the excitement for me?). As long as I’m learning, earning (preferably well) and effective (e.g. something actually happens with what I produce) I’m happy. This is why I stopped working for Councils, they’re (literally) a scandalous waste of people’s money and it’s too painful just watching the apathy of them - no thanks! Learning is good ! Audio dealer not for me. Too many wasters  Councils and their ilk not for me either |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 12, 2019 16:45:21 GMT
I originally wanted to be a car mechanic when I was a younger child, then wanted to be an Environmental Health Officer after doing that for my work experience, and I ended up working in IT, not sure how that happened, LOL. I remember saying more than once while working for Rank Xerox Copy Bureau I would never want to run my own print company. Changed my mind when I saw Muppettes* could run one *Yes I know, just for you |
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Post by Chris on Feb 15, 2019 6:06:13 GMT
Quite fancy being self employed.
Owning a coffee shop in The Netherlands would be good or a B&B on the West Coast somewhere.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 15, 2019 6:13:24 GMT
If I had wanted an easier life and to retire by 50, I should have taken a computing rather than electronics degree and gone to work for Oracle as a consultant. Relatively easy money and low stress.
The only problem is the way I feel about consultants. Far too many of them deliver sod all and run with the money.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 15, 2019 10:00:36 GMT
Quite fancy being self employed. Owning a coffee shop in The Netherlands would be good or a B&B on the West Coast somewhere. Almost anything is possible. You never know until you make the first step, and the next..... |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 15, 2019 10:03:28 GMT
If I had wanted an easier life and to retire by 50, I should have taken a computing rather than electronics degree and gone to work for Oracle as a consultant. Relatively easy money and low stress. The only problem is the way I feel about consultants. Far too many of them deliver sod all and run with the money. There are always good ones. The same is true of any industry. Print companies are well known for being shite. When I ran mine I did everything in my power to be the best and as high up in the good guys list as possible. Really good companies are very difficult to find |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 11:28:18 GMT
I am an IT Consultant and completely agree with Martin's point... too many are exactly like that!, I am not one of them though |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 15, 2019 11:42:57 GMT
I am not one of them though I am certain of that  |
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Post by petea on Feb 15, 2019 11:51:26 GMT
Running a small company and being a consultant myself I would be more than happy to pop up and check to guarantee that you are indeed not one of those 'types' of consultants. I would of course provide a certificate to prove it, and the bi-annual re-evaluation costs for it are very reasonable! Le me know! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 11:53:32 GMT
Running a small company and being a consultant myself I would be more than happy to pop up and check to guarantee that you are indeed not one of those 'types' of consultants. I would of course provide a certificate to prove it, and the bi-annual re-evaluation costs for it are very reasonable! Le me know! LOL, sounds like a bargain. We'd obviuosly want to discuss the best strategic method for granting the certificate, and the most effective manner in which it will be supplied to the customer, me, ensuring continuity |
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Post by petea on Feb 15, 2019 12:27:45 GMT
Absolutely, consistency of the certification process up the supply chain is essential!
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Post by Slinger on Feb 15, 2019 14:24:50 GMT
Quite fancy being self employed. Owning a coffee shop in The Netherlands would be good or a B&B on the West Coast somewhere. Would you be selling much coffee, in The Netherlands, do you think?   |
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Post by jazzbones on Feb 15, 2019 14:56:45 GMT
Being Joe Morello in the classic Dave Brubeck quartet with all those concerts world wide or being a top flight electronics engineer able to build ALL of my own hardware for listening to music. A talented musician as well.
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