Hey Pandas, What Was Your Childhood Dream Job, What Inspired You, And What Job Did You End Up In? (Closed)

My childhood dream job was to be retired. I am now retired.

I'm not an adult, I have a job as a dishwasher at a restaurant but I want to be a pastry chef

Growing up I had always wanted to do something medical, and eventually settled on being a vet as I adore animals. This included practising putting fake bandages on my beloved cat, and checking her heart with my stethoscope...
Anyway, sickness and disability meant that I couldn't expect to do the practical aspect of the job in the end, but I could still do the academic side of things. So, I got a degree in nutrition and now I'm working in medical research (in the data science side of things), & I love it.

I wanted to become a product designer, logo designer, or something like that. I used to spend hours drawing and imagining some new types of cars, products and such, spent much time learning calligraphy (in a childlike manner, mind you). I ended up working at Bored Panda, which is a great way to be updated on artistic stuff, what's popular, how social media works, etc. so I'm more than happy.

I wanted to be an adventurer. Like an archeologist but the one that fights mummies, an explorer, or a superhero. Basically any character from a movie, TV show, or book. I now work for Bored Panda and it's full of its own little adventures, I couldn't ask for a better job!

I'm still a kid (and I still don't have a job :>) but I aspire to be an author. I never knew what I wanted to be for the longest time until 2 or 3 years ago when I was writing and everything just clicked--I wanted to be an author. Ever since, I've writing and writing, and nothing has gotten boring yet! :)

As a kid I wanted to be a nurse, so I became a nurse. I worked as a nurse for 2 years, then i became physical disabled, and had to take on an administrative job in the hospital. I cried and became depressed. Now I’m 54 and started 2 months ago at the hospital pharmacy, I’m back at the medical side of things and maybe who knows, later this year I can get back to school! My inspiration was my aunt who was a GP, where I used to stay a lot during holidays and could ‘help’ in her practice as a young girl.

Bahahah... 3rd grade - wanted to be a horse breeder. Not even sure if I knew how horses mated. I'm a teacher now.

I'm still a kid, but I want to be an Orthopedic Surgeon. Someone I know got a hip replacement and it sounds really interesting. I also want to be a surgeon because most orthopedic surgeons are male and there also will be a major shortage of them in about 5 years! I hope I become one! :)

im still a kid but my dream is an animator and i can allready animate sooooo i hope it works out?

When I was in the 3rd grade the teacher, Mrs. Church, asked each of us what we wanted to do. I said, I wanted to get a Ph.D. in History and teach. And yes, I did say that. And that's exactly what I did. And that was over 63 years ago.

Wanted to "help people", not sure what kind of job that was going to be...I'm a counselor for Veteran's, I help them find jobs :)

Someone within the art sphere, because when I was a kid I was really fascinated with the way encyclopedias were designed and I was an artsy child overall, so I wanted to do something creative. Later on, I started playing around with photoshop, and now I work at Bored Panda which is creative work and requires me using photoshop daily, so I guess it turned out well in the end.

When i was really little i wanted to be a doctor but after that i realized how much i love learning and helping others learn, now I want to be a teacher, but i'm still a kid so we'll see. (Although i recently learned the high school that i'll be attending next year has a few classes specifically for learning how to be a teacher and i'm really excited about that)

My dream job rn is a librarian or something with books

I wanted to be a pediatrician but as I got older I couldn't handle the idea of having someone else's life in my hands. Now I work at a high school in the tech department and I love it! I'm still helping young people but in a different way...and working with teachers is awesome :)

I went through phases on what I wanted to be, like fashion designer, beautician and interior designer. But those ideas didn’t last long. For a while I wanted to be a diversional therapist but was unsure on what field (kids, seniors or disability sector) so I did work experience at a kindergarten and an aged care facility. Once I decided on the aged care sector I started looking at courses but then I was told some devastating info which tossed the whole idea away. Unfortunately there is not a lot of work for diversional therapists (only a few hours a week) so most people with that position also do aged care. I have ZERO interest in showering, wiping bottoms, cleaning dead bodies, changing pads etc. Diversional therapy was off the table. For years after I had no idea what I wanted to do until about a year ago. I have applied for a course for Cert III in pathology (phlebotomist) and once I get my drivers license I want to study laboratory and science technician.

I left a highly stressful job with no plan and landed a job teaching art

I never really had one single dream job picked out as a kid growing up. I mainly picked out something I thought would please my parents... a doctor, a nurse, a veterinarian. It wasn't until I was in high school that I knew I would not do well in a college environment, I was just too outspoken and very firm in my opinions as well as a lazy streak that I fortunately out grew. What I finally ended up becoming was an automobile repair technician. I think that was the reason I out grew my lazy streak. I LOVED what I did and the enthusiasm just could NOT survive with that kind of energy. I got up every morning, bouncing out of bed, filled with joy at being able to go do something every day that I loved. I'd show up early and work late. And I actually go PAID for it. That blew my mind. I remember some friends of mine bemoaning their lives, how they hated their jobs, their bosses were jerks, it was a go nowhere kind of job with measly paychecks and I just marveled at what I had stumbled into as a sassy teenage girl who didn't know a piston from a hammer when I started. And I told my kinds when they got old enough to start thinking of what they might like to do for a living was this:

You spend more waking time with the people you work with, in a place that is not your home than you do with your family. So enjoy what you do, who you do it with and where you do it. I don't care if it's pushing a broom or doing brain surgery, just enjoy it or your life will be miserable. And as long as you are true to that you will make me proud!

I wanted to be an artist. I actually had talent for it and I got an associates in art but just before I got my degree I got my heart broken and lost all drive. Today I am an RF engineer and I work on high power RF transmitters. In my spare time I make robots and movie prop replicas.