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

My dreams were to be a lawyer or an actress. But then I really wanted to be a Neo-natal nurse. (nurses that help deliver babies and work in the NICU and all that) but my aunt is one and when I was 15 she sat me down since it had been basically 10 years that I had dreamt of that and she looked exhausted. She said, "Do you know why I came here after work?" I shook my head no. "I came straight here because I know how bad you want to do what I do, and I love that about you but I have to tell you about today so you can make an informed decision. It's not all about playing and taking care of infants, that's the fun part. Do you know the other half?" I again shook my head no. "Today I delivered twins, and an hour ago they BOTH passed away in my arms." She cried, I cried and there went that, no friggin way. So then I trained my sights on Law Enforcement like my dad, and in five years I will retire from the same agency he retired from five years ago.

I wanted to be a professional orchestral musician. I work at Barnes & Noble. I'm working on getting my degree in Music, I just have 2 more years left!

I swore I would be a tiger trainer when I grew up. What could be better than being around giant kitties all day long? I guess I've never grown up because I'm a waitress and part-time artist, but I have 4 little tigers at home that trained me!

I wanted to be a Doctor but imA servant for Jeff Bezos and this is where I go to express my feelings but still I love working for the big man.

well I am still a kid and I want to be a actress I mean thats not gonna happen but 😐 I can still dream (my inspiration is emma watson)

Wanted to be a Police Officer. Became a Teacher

My dream job was to be a singer, but ppl were rlly rude to me so I now want to be a designer. My sister inspired me... And soo faarrrrrrr I haven't gotten a job bc im 13 and too young :)

Growing up I wanted desperately to play professional football. My father played for the Eagles and his father was recruited by the St. Louis Browns. It seemed important, to me, that I continue their legacy as a professional athlete.
It turned out that I was a pretty good baseball player; I was good enough to be recruited by universities and minor league teams my senior year of high school. I blew out my left knee my last year of HS and all those offers dried up and disappeared.
I ended up at a small school, no scholarships, but I did get to play for four more years. After graduating I went on to umpire and eventually coach for many years. I would probably still be coaching if it were not for the intrusive, offensive, and demanding parents.
In the end, I did actually become a professional athlete- I've earned a good deal of cash playing disc golf tournaments.

I wanted to be a teacher. My dad said that was stupid. So, I worked minimum wage jobs for 35 years, but I finally made it. I just finished my degree and I get to be a math teacher.

Not yet fully there, but during the solar eclips in 1999 (I was about 6 years old at the time), something in my head switched and I always wanted to become an astronomer. My parents and even teachers were always super supportive and encouraging. Just before christmas, I handed in my dissertation and I will have my PhD defense soon. It was hard work and a rocky road, but past me could not be prouder of current me.

I'm still a teen and I've wanted to do many things throughout my life. But the first thing I ever wanted to be was a builder/inventor. I never had the right knowledge to call it a job or even knew if woman could work as a builder, I just knew I wanted to do it. 6 years later, I am on the verge of pursuing marketing design. It has the things I love most: Writing, Art, and Math.(Yes I like math)

Well, I'm a kid and want to be a therapist. If anyone here is a therapist can someone tell me about the job?

Wanted to be a Teacher but ended up a abanker and I really dislike it but almost at retirement. Please continue your education so you can leave a job you hate. I left home because of an abusive mother so I pretty much just landed in every job I've had by referral from friends.

Well, I don't have a job, except for babysitting (before COVID of course), but I have this unrealistic dream of being an artist. It obviously won't happen, and even if I do become an artist, it probably won't be a stable job. I also would like to be an elementary school teacher, because I love being with little kids.

im still a kid and dont have a job but I would love to build robots or work as a digital artist or something like that

I wanted to be WAC. Sadly, my father thought that desire out of bounds for his 5.2-foot daughter, started a no-WAC campaign, and would have put his belt to my backside had I disagreed. He won. Phooey! I became a homemaker and mother. Still wonder how good I would have been in the military.

I never wanted to be anything specific. I knew I would end up with a mental job rather than a physical one, because I did well in school. I knew getting good grades would help with getting into a good job... and I didn't put much thought into it beyond that.

When I finished school, I figured, "well I might as well go to college and get a degree if I want a good job"... and made a point of finding courses that sounded interesting and challenging. I signed up for the "co-op program" where you could switch between work experience and courses each term... and turned one of those co-op jobs into a career.

I just roll with things. If I see an opportunity that I could take advantage of, I jump on it. Not having an actual plan means I can be more adaptable.

I wanted to be a cartoonist. I actually did that for a while but now I'm a publisher and cartoonists work for me.

im still a kid but i was forced to grow up faster than m siblings, so I didn't have time to think about that stuff but I wanna do something that changes the world

When I was in grade school and they started asking us what we wanted to be when we grew up, I decided my answer was going to be as ridiculous as the question posed to a 7 year old.

Sumo Wrestler.

That was my number one answer to every 'What do you want to be' and watching year after year teachers trying to find a way to tell me that wasn't possible while not wanting to crush my dreams was hilarious.

Truth was I wanted to be a Marine Biologist or go into sociology or phycology. My main dream was wanting to be in the ocean despite never having seen it in my life. By the time I hit 7th grade I knew that wouldn't happen. Life happened and I finally got a job that I enjoy very much. I'm in the Security industry. I love it and it fits my life at this time.

Still haven't seen the ocean but one day I hope too.