Are you doing what you planned to do?

Seeing as how I'd planned to be a major star of the screen and stage...No. I do however, use many of my acting and dancing skills in my current job staffing a medical association. (I can tap dance around a topic like nobody's business ) Despite the change in plans, though, I do very much enjoy my job (usually) and feel like I've ended up where I was meant to end up.

I'm definitely not where I planned to be! I decided in high school that I wanted to be a nurse so I went to university to get my BSc in Nursing. Two years into it I realized it wasn't for me. I went on to a local computer/business college and took a couple of programs there (Tech Support/Network Admin). Sadly I couldn't find a job as the market was so saturated with new grads; and companies wanted people with experience. After I had finished my first program I got a casual job doing data entry. I was casual with that company until 2001 when I was put on full time. I was an admin assistant for about a year, until a position in accounts payable came available. I'm going on 4 years in that position. Recently I've been asked to help with computer issues, so I will get to use some of what I went to school for.

I had planned to be married with kids by now. I would have been if my marriage had stayed together, instead I'm single and have lots of fur kids, lol....So, no, not really what I had planned for myself! I guess it's what God has planned for me though!

I started college as pre-med/psychology and I wanted to be a Psychiatrist in a mental institution. I finished college as an English/Women's Studies double major. Decided to go to Taiwan to teach Englis for a year off before Law School. Met hubby (also had vowed I'd never get married! ) Moved to Australia (only person I know who never even wanted to visit there no offense to the Aussies)
Got a job in IT. huh? got some post graduate diploma thing in IT. Went up the ranks. Hated it.
Moved back to Taiwan and am teaching English. Not too fond of that now, either.

I think I am destined to have about 15 different jobs and 5 different degrees by the time I finish with this life.

And I like it that way!

I think I read somewhere that the average person goes through about 4-5 job changes in their life time. I'm not sure if they consider branching off in your main area of complete job change.

I wonder where I'll be 10 years from now.

I went into college not sure if I wanted to pursue my interest in science (biology) or my writing (I was a poet, did a couple of plays). I ended up pursuing the writing, did a self-designed major that was essentially a major in English and a Minor in Philosophy, spent my Junior year away at a now defunct, but then first year of a Women's Writer's Center.

Graduated, took my GRE's, couldn't decide on what to go to grad school for (liked very, very much the idea of comparative literature with french as my second language but wasn't sure how it would translate to a job as I didn't want to teach. My mom was a teacher, I grew up around teachers, and it wasn't for me!)

So...I travelled a bit, school of hard knocks for a year, came home was trying to decide what to go to grad school for (still!) and got engaged...then went to get my associates degree and my RN, as I didn't want to be married with no way to support any children if my husband died.

Almost through school, I got disengaged. Hunh...career I didn't want (no offence, I'd simply always wanted to be a doctor if I went into medicine, not a nurse). Did high risk labor and delivery for 13 years, loved it but it was a surprise to me that this was my career.

Married (!!), switched coasts, retired from nursing. Along the way, cats kept me sane from the pressures of very busy/intense job. Never, ever dreamed I'd end up a business owner of a cat products business.

I thought perhaps in my later years, I'd get back to sculpture, my poetry, pursue jewelry design (I've made just a few pieces ever, but they were unique, from scratch and, I think, lovely) more seriously.

Of course, I still have a strong desire to get into sculpture again, and maybe my muse will start whispering again if I humbly beg her

Humm graduated in 97 ... instead of going right to college I let Mom convince me to try the Army reserves ... I got really injured right off but made it thru basic and most of medic training( sucked I had the highest ave)... I spent about six months on my back while letting MDs try what they thought would work ... Then I took over and got back on my feet worked for a bit went to college to be a dietcian(sp) realized the internship would be alot of compition and so I went to biology ... I thought I could take that degree and get my phd in one of three feilds ..lmao... I got thru freshman and the first half of sophmore yr great ... Then Mom got sick and I went to pieces .. So I took the pieces and went to take care of Mom and get me put back together .. The last 5 and half years have benn good and bad but God s plan seems to work ... I have jobs that I do on my time so I am able to do dr appt s and the other stuff ....
One day after Mom goes and I get my life back I will get back on the train called my life

Well I'm still in college so all good so far!

I'm doing what I want to. I'm currently in my third year of university, training to become a vet. But when I was only a couple years old, I wanted to be a paleontologist. Then as I was going through High School I couldn't decide what I wanted to do but I knew it would involve a lot of science and math so I took all the maths and sciences and then finally with about 2 months left of grade 12 I decided I wanted to devote my life to helping animals.

I'll add my nope! I started out wanting to major in Theology. Got accepted, found out some not so good info about the school, changed plans. Started Nursing. Did one year of all the pre stuff (anatomy and junk). Changed my mind about that. Got a degree in Interior Design. I'd need more education and to live in a different area for that, so I ended up taking a clerical program, and now I teach that same program. It's good most of the time. The best perk is I work in the same office as my Mom.

I went to 6th form college wanting to do sciences and took political science as an off course just to keep me sane and give me something not numerical and ended up staying an extra year to change to sociology, political science, community studies and I kept the chemistry to keep me sane from all the essays

I have a BA (Hons) in politics and had great profs so am interested in maybe going back for my MA or getting a job in politics. I worked as a research assistant to an MP through university but gave it up to move here and can't work in a job like that with a temporary visa, but as soon as I get resident status, I will probably start applying for jobs in politics.

So atm, no, but by next year, hopefully yes.

Originally Posted by TigerOnTheProwl

I'm doing what I want to. I'm currently in my third year of university, training to become a vet. But when I was only a couple years old, I wanted to be a paleontologist. Then as I was going through High School I couldn't decide what I wanted to do but I knew it would involve a lot of science and math so I took all the maths and sciences and then finally with about 2 months left of grade 12 I decided I wanted to devote my life to helping animals.

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I would have loved to be a vet I just couldn't grip the concept of maths, so I dropped it.

I would def have to say NO. I am coming up on my ten year and I have been in school the entire time. thankfully I am finally graduating in a couple of weeks. How many people can almost make it to their 10 year without ever having a full time permannet job? Anyway I have changed my mind multible times.

I first wanted to be a Forest Ranger
Then went to Politcal Science
Then wanted to be a college proffessor in Archaeology
Then Decided to be a librarian
Finally settled on lawyer.

Hows that for an evolution.

and I got a degree in all these disciplines!!
I am glad I finally am graduating.

This time last year I thought me and my ex would be living together and planning a wedding at least! I was also planning on being a teacher.

Now I am single (well, as single as it is possible to be with gorgeous men flinging themselves at you at every turn ), and training to be a magazine journalist/features writer.

This is the first time I have been happy in years and I love my life right now.

No, never in a million years did I see myself as a Masasge Therapist when I was in school. I wanted to be a lawyer, but my parents wopild not let me take college prep courses in high school, saying I would just get married and have a bunch of kids, so education was wasted on girls.
At some point, I would like to be a doula, (an assistant to a midwife) and do Labor and Delivery Massage. Since there is no birthing center here, it is unlikely that will happen any time soon. Maybe dawnofsierra and I could team up! I love what I do now, and I have a job I like, so I will stay there until an opportunity to something different with massage, or SO decides it is time to go again.