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[tails_redux]

Thinking of jumping ship (again).

If you were not in your current employment, what (without going into the realms of wish fulfilment) other jobs could (or would) you do?

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[quercus]

I'd be no good at it, but anachronaut always seems to be having fun (theatre set design).

[tails_redux]

Well, they're always looking for volunteers down at the Invisible Circus ...

[quercus]

Considered it months ago, but have spent quite a while moving house since.

Now I'm just finding it difficult enough to lay hands on the tools & bits to sort your helmet out. Where _did_ I put my bucketload of Assorted Useful Copper Sheet Scrap?

[hirez]

Lord knows. I'm ideally suited to the spod trades.

[tails_redux]

May seem like a daft question, but have you always known?

[hirez]

More or less. In that Dad told me early on not to go into farming, so my next plan (aged sixteen or whatever) was the RAF like my uncle.

Then I discovered heroic-era computing, and that was the end of that.

A few years ago, I went back to college as a mature student to read psychology. I lasted a year because I wasn't content to be told what was interesting and hated writing essays.

On the other hand, I learned an awful lot of other things. I could write long screeds, but only if it was my stuff; critical theory is excellent fun, and I really, really should stick to hackery because anything else is going to be No Fun At All.

The downside is that if I end up in a job that's going a bit horrible, it tends to poison how I feel about hacking, which has been v. bad news mentally. Less so now, mind.

Sorry. That got a bit long.

[tails_redux]

No worries, was wanting some insight and got it, so thanks.

Being ideally suited strikes me as being both a blessing and a curse.

[sushiho]

I would really like to be doing something that is a better match for my innate skills, small amount of knowledge, and masses of enthusiasm - would fit to various areas really but Project Management roles, or those that involve a lot of organisation & co-ordination, would be a good match, as long as it was about something I cared about - so preferably in the Arts, Charity, or Food&Drink sector.
I know I must have assets that would be useful to people in those areas, and that there must be jobs I'd believe in enough to get me though the tough days - just need to have a bit of a brainstorm and see where it takes me.
In a previous employment I really felt committed and never woke up with the feeling of not wanting to go to work, even though there were really tough and shitty periods lasting months at times, so I know it's possible, just got to hope I can motivate myself to find something like that again, and that if I do, I'll have enough to offer!

[annomalley]

Model at embalming or anatomy school.

[tails_redux]

If only you could be a big black thundercloud ...

[annomalley]

I obviously am, that's why no one likes to hang out with me ;)

[quercus]

YA Jeremy Bentham AICMFP

[r_is_for_rachel]

i used to want to be in a band! lol!
love my job though, luckily!