How Many Career Changes Have You Made In Your Life?

13 when i was taking classes in community college. then someone gave me 14. but it was 14.0, not 14.01, so i could never salvage what i did with it into anything else. yes it was in windows 95 days, which windows would crash and trash files. 98 fixed that. actually i think i was using win 3.3. 14 really needed nt to run right on, even though 95 would run it. until it crashed just because it felt like it. i remember a drafting class field trip to a place that was using digitizers and stuff like that, back in dos days. but that was before community colleges and high schools were i was, were even ready to get serioius about computer drafting at all. so i didn't get to take any actual classes in it until release 13, and then trying to run 14 under 95.

 

when i was younger i wanted to be a video game developer. Ended up as a personal trainer. Although as i'v gotten older i'v become much more spiritual so i may decide to look into yoga.

 

One trade and one profession (in four countries).

 

very interesting, I'll take a look today, thank you kindly.

 

That microscopic measurement is a hyperbole, sort of. Sometimes your 2D sketch won't extrude into a 3D form in Solidworks if the lines don't link up, or if there is a bit of overhang of a line segment. It can be frustrating.

 

Oh, so this was your thread. I'm slow.

Anyways, I haven't had any drastic career changes, like going back to school to get a degree in something totally different like you, but this is what I did so far.

In high school my plans were to enter the military or airforce, as an architect. I was in ROTC, and my shop was machine drafting, so I was already ahead of the game. But, I found out on career day that they don't normally accept people with medical conditions, and if they do it's only for a 'special camp'. So, I dropped that idea. Then when I went to college, I decided to major in architecture, as well as a social work. My plan was to build a multidisciplinary foster care with both degrees and field of knowledge. I'm not even sure if that would have been possible, with both degrees, but I just wanted both. However, a few credits shy of graduating with a BA in architecture and masters in social work... I had a panic attack. At school, no less. So, I dropped out and never looked back. Of course, when I first started thinking of my career, which was when I was eleven I wanted to be a forensic psychologrist or forensic nurse, but that was just me thinking.

During college years I did get about two associate degrees, in something or another. But, I forgot. And associate degrees are worthless, anyways.

All throughout this time I was always a daycare provider. I started when I was 13ish, under the table. And went from there. Now, I'm here... unemployed. And I have no idea what I want to do career wise. I think I may end up just not doing anything, and continuing being unemployed. I think that my fallback job is daycare providing, so if I ever do go back to work it would be for that. However, I am like 99% sure I will just chill at home.

All in all, GO FOR IT. But, I wouldn't go back to college to get the degree. I would do a program, if possible. I'm really into makeup and skincare now. That is really different from everything above. But, if I ever do decide to get a career in that field I would prefer a program over college. There are programs for everything; nursing, architectiure, etc, It's not the best degree, and some of the programs I heard are a con, but I think you're intelligent enough to take that degree that you earned from a program and show some employer that you know what you're doing. Getting and keeping a career is not only about having the degrees, but having connections, and opportunities.

Best of luck, man.

 

What about a career in academics?

 

Are you sure ... does your PC have USB ports ... those are serial ports. I think you mean RS-232, you can buy expansion cards and they are much less complicated than USB (though the much lower level nature means that specific drivers are usually required to be written)

 

Never leave school, basically?
Hmm.
Just... hmm.
I don't even know what to say to that.
It almost feels like an insult. I know it's not. But, I'm offended. Lol!
I don't even know.
I'm so confused right now.

 

How is that an insult, you would be pushing forward the frontier of knowledge. I want a to get a PhD just so I can change my name to Dr. IRQ42 ... don't know if i could get tenure though. I made some poor life choices a few times.

 

Left school at 16,worked as a Junior Clerk for an employment agency.Went travelling aged 18-19,came home,worked as a receptionist for a car dealership.Stopped work,had kids,later worked part time in a take out shop in our country town.Moved to the UK.Worked as a Nursing Assistant,then for the NHS for 7 years.Quit last year.Decided it was time to actually work at something I really enjoyed,so....joined an agency,who gave me temp work(lead to permanant).Middle of last year,went to India to train as a yoga teacher (had practiced for years beforehand)for 6 mths.About to quit my temp job and work as a Yoga Teacher next month!

 

I've made a few job changes, but not career changes i'd say. In fact, im starting a new lcoation for my current company today.

 

A career is a 20th century myth imo. I have been a autobody and mechanic for most of my life. It pays good when you have the tools, guns and booth to shoot to make the $$. Hourly it can be low wage depending of skill and company.

Body men are a dime a dozen and will work cheap for fact most are alcoholics and on drugs. But if you know how to spray the new water based, base clear and some I car points under ya wouldn't hurt. That will get you top $$ and or top rate and if good, a 5 hour job takes you 3, paid for 5 and done with a 3 hour to boot!

I spray house of kolors and hot hues candy, so I can sit and charge $3500+ and be picky. But takes time in trenches and eventually it will pay off with progressing to a different company. Or you get an offer to be a collision estimator with insurance companies with body shop experience and just take pics, write same estimate and get dirty now and then.
I'd rather work for myself and make minimum wage, than work work for some ass hat making him 2/3's or more. But, I like vehicles, best invention and most don't know how, or don't have time, but have $$! Good luck, it's worth it at you're age to swap to something you can tolerate and excel!

 

Finally, someone says the truth!

 

I've done marketing, soliciting, data entry, sales, electronics repair, etc but none of these are careers. I've never had a career besides academia so haven't made any career changes.