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Odd careers you've considered

As a child I was convinced that being a bus driver was the ideal job. It seemed hassle free and so many of the bus drivers I meet seemed to be jolly old souls. Now it seems like a nightmarish job where you have to deal with piggish school children and people arguing about change.

When I was a little older, I was also rather taken by the life of a photocopier repair man. Drifting from office to office chatting to office girls was one of the main draws, but fiddling about with a knackered fuser also appealed. Despite not being technically minded, I've always enjoyed buggering about with photocopiers at work. Alas, I'll always be nothing more than a photocopier operator.

When I was younger and even into my early teens, I really, really wanted to be a soldier. I still have a massive interest in the military to this day.

I'm sure there are loads of people who wanted to be a singer, actor or musician.

Quote: Ben @ 10th April 2014, 7:53 PM BST

Alas, I'll always be nothing more than a photocopier operator.

:O

Don't sell yourself short Ben. You could always shoot for bigamist, fraudster or even town crier.

Quote: Ben @ 10th April 2014, 7:53 PM BST

As a child I was convinced that being a bus driver was the ideal job. It seemed hassle free and so many of the bus drivers I meet seemed to be jolly old souls. Now it seems like a nightmarish job where you have to deal with piggish school children and people arguing about change.

I remember thinking that being a train driver would be the best job ever, and I wasn't alone, it was pretty unanimous amongst the boys in my class it was the best. I don't think it was even a peer-pressure herd mentality thing either, I remember genuinely thinking it was the greatest job in the world.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ 10th April 2014, 8:07 PM BST

Don't sell yourself short Ben. You could always shoot for bigamist, fraudster or even town crier.

I've already done two out of the three!

Quote: Ben @ 10th April 2014, 8:12 PM BST

I've already done two out of the three!

:D

Hear ye! Hear ye!

When I was little I wanted to be an auctioneer. Then I went on Jim'll Fix It and got to actually do it. So I realised I did not want to do it.

Other potential careers options were Winnie the Pooh's twin sister (aged 4-6) and a naturist. (I meant naturalist, but sadly went around for several years telling all my parent's friends that I wanted to be a naturist. Because I thought saying it made me sound grown up. Oh the irony).

I always thought I'd make an excellent hangman.

I'm usually seen as a calm easy going person, but I don't have much empathy for people.

When I was about 10 I really wanted to join the army or some kind of police SWAT team. I thought it would all be doing fun assault course training all day and playing with cool big guns. Mainly due to films like Police Academy.
Obviously when it dawned on me you were supposed to kill people at some point and be shot at by wrong'ns I went off the idea entirely.

The only flaw in my plan is making sure I hung the right person, I get people muddled up.

Quote: Jennie @ 10th April 2014, 8:22 PM BST

and a naturist. (I meant naturalist, but sadly went around for several years telling all my parent's friends that I wanted to be a naturist. Because I thought saying it made me sound grown up. Oh the irony).

Laughing out loud

Quote: zooo @ 10th April 2014, 8:40 PM BST

When I was about 10 I really wanted to join the army or some kind of police SWAT team. I thought it would all be doing fun assault course training all day and playing with cool big guns. Mainly due to films like Police Academy.
Obviously when it dawned on me you were supposed to kill people at some point and be shot at by wrong'ns I went off the idea entirely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdAFyZuD5_w

Quote: sootyj @ 10th April 2014, 8:43 PM BST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdAFyZuD5_w

Woww.

What's a career?

Quote: Marc P @ 10th April 2014, 10:12 PM BST

What's a career?

What you do when you try and get from the bar at the scorfulous lobster to the privvies, after a couple of pints of sherry with petrol bomb chasers.

I've always fancied working in a tollbooth. Sitting around all day, reading, watching a tiny TV, and sporadically talking to somebody through a slot.

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