Inspired by a friend asking me what I wanted to be when I was a kid (thus the kindergarten cop title!):
I know a lot of you are still going to school right now, now is a good time to start putting in job applications for the summer, but there are a few of us working stiff types on here. How do YOU pay for all that great swag at fanime? Maybe you have a cool job with a certain 'circus' that you have yet to hook me up with tickets for, as an example (seriously, wtf. I asked like a million years ago!)
Anyways, tell us all about what it is you do! If you are in school tell us what you study and what you hope to be. For bonus points all your working types tell us what you wanted to be as a kid.
Me? I wanted to be a racecar driver. I think at one point I wanted to be some sort of special forces guy, like Solid Snake.
I think just about everyone knows I ended up joining the Navy as an Air Traffic Controller. Basically I'm learning how to keep planes from plowing into each other so that you all get where you need to go alive.
This is where I do my Airing, my traffic-ing, and a little bit of controlling at about 5 stories up in a giant fishbowl.
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From inside the fishbowl: thats not me sitting there, I'm the guy holding the camera!
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So what do I actually do all day? Not a whole hell of a lot. I sit with my feet up mostly. Right now Im working on a ground qualification... before you can try and separate planes in the sky it helps to be able to keep them from running into each other on the ground. Planes don't have a reverse oddly enough so its best to make sure you don't have any meet another one face to face or you get a 'mexican standoff' and that would suck.
After thats out of the way Im moving to radar final controller. Thats the guy who talks to the pilot while hes coming in for an instrument landing. He wants to know if hes too high or low, left or right of course, and when its a good time to touchdown. following that theres arrival controller, the job most people think of for controllers, who sits infront of a scope with the rotating sweep. And of course Local who controls planes in the sky that enter the airspace and want to putz around.
Why did I pick this job? The money mostly. When I get out I can make as much as 6 figures. Thats enough to eat con food for the whole weekend!
My dad is an engineer
I've always wanted to be a manga artist (since i was a kid, too! XD haven't changed much)
i just do chores and get $10 a week...
I'm the freak. I wanted to be a magician. Not the magic tricks kind, the sorceress kind. XP But for a very short time as a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. Cause I like space. XP And I grew up on Star Trek. >.>; Needless to say, I threw that one away cause I knew I wouldn't be able to explore the universe.
Now I'm just studying graphic design. And thinking about dabbing a lil into fashion design. I guess I'm into more practical careers I can enjoy for the long term. Or as long as possible.
Though I admit, being a circus performer does sound fun. Flying through the air... ~drools~ I do love the feeling of being off the ground. But I'm pretty sure it takes years of training and that they don't take just anyone. >.>; And what would my relatives say... >.>; And I'm not sure how well it pays.
I wanted to be a zoologist. Why? I have no idea. I was a kid.
What am I now? I am a clerk and computer assistant (aka computer teacher) at a public school for kids from PK thru 6th Grade. Instead of hearding wild animals in an enclosure I heard Kindergarteners in the lunch room. It's really not that different. :P I'm happy doing what I do. I came across this part of the education field by accident, but I really enjoy it. ;D
I'm a hostess right now X[ it's a good job (lots of people throw money at you)...but then again it's horrible...(stress/old guys hitting on meh...)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/turtle-bay-seafood-and-grill-foster-city#hrid:TMZ1e_z_-PbDDRIrS8r85A/query:turtle%20bay%20seafood%20and%20grill (http://www.yelp.com/biz/turtle-bay-seafood-and-grill-foster-city#hrid:TMZ1e_z_-PbDDRIrS8r85A/query:turtle%20bay%20seafood%20and%20grill)
that's its yelp page...yay...come check us out! (it's expensive as all hell though, be forewarned)
uhhh and yeah, when I get out of school I want to be a nutritionist...or a graphic designer...or a business wooman
yeaa
Quote from: KawaiiAngel on March 02, 2008, 09:20:25 PM
I'm a hostess right now X[ it's a good job (lots of people throw money at you)...but then again it's horrible...(stress/old guys hitting on meh...)
http://www.yelp.com/biz/turtle-bay-seafood-and-grill-foster-city#hrid:TMZ1e_z_-PbDDRIrS8r85A/query:turtle%20bay%20seafood%20and%20grill (http://www.yelp.com/biz/turtle-bay-seafood-and-grill-foster-city#hrid:TMZ1e_z_-PbDDRIrS8r85A/query:turtle%20bay%20seafood%20and%20grill)
that's its yelp page...yay...come check us out! (it's expensive as all hell though, be forewarned)
uhhh and yeah, when I get out of school I want to be a nutritionist...or a graphic designer...or a business wooman
yeaa
I thought you said you didnt mind me hitting on you! /cry
Well my father is retired but he worked at a microbiology laboratory producing those petri dishes used in bacteria culture testing. I have always loved working with my hands and seeing the results of hard labor so I wanted to be a mechanic and work on cars but one thing led to another and I feel into another field which went the other way and I became a heavy diesel technician/commercial truck driver which is rather fun as it allows me to go and do things up and down California moneys good but like everyone else feels about pay it could be better. Theplus of what I do is I can work on my own cars and as some of you have seen I do that alot, still one of the things I like and keeps the days feeling new is the people I meet and seeing what they bring in day after day and how people can do these things...
Didn't use his parking parks.
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The driver pulled up with this still in the tank so what mess did he leave behind at the gas station?
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This suv cought fire in our parking lot sometime in the morning it was a sight to see in the end his phone's charger did it.
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I'd like to do something else later in life but for now I'm having to much fun.
Lately, I'd been thinking about being a Human Resources manager or even an English teacher in Korea/Japan (they get paid hecka money. o.0).
When I was little, I wanted to be an astronomist (crap, sp?), vet, psychologist, manga-candy joint store owner, famous actress, programmer at Gaia, pharmacist... needless to say, I've grown up and been more idealistic. xD (Plus, I tried some of that out. I suck at math and degrees, being a vet, psychologist and pharmacist takes too long, I suck at programming, and I really can't act... at all... >.> )
Quote from: Chiri Kcrinh on March 02, 2008, 10:40:16 PM
an English teacher in Korea/Japan (they get paid hecka money. o.0).
I hope you wouldn't want to be an English teach in Japan just for the money. Because it's really not that much money in Japan...
On JET and similar "better" paying programs out there, you're being paid about 30K per year. If you're working for a language school, you're being paid less. This is not a lot of money in Japan. It costs more to live in Japan than it does in California, and, as you should know, 30K barely pays the bills in some parts of California.
I can't say anything about Korea. I visited recently and the low cost of living compared to Japan was amazing. And it seems like part time english teaching jobs pay very well there. (My best friend's younger sister is currently studying abroad there.)
And since I posted in this thread, I guess it would be retarded to not post what I do. I'm a finance lawyer for the Tokyo branch of a large American law firm. As you can guess, this pays very well, but is an incredibly busy job. Being bilingual in Japanese and English, there's definitely a broader range of work that I can do here in Japan, though, undoubtedly, I would have better hours in the States. I do have a lot of friends here from the various phases of my life (college in Japan, anime/music industry friends from my con days, finance people), but it's incredibly nice when my closest friends like Mikey (PyronIkari) come visit from the States.
Quote from: Chiri Kcrinh on March 02, 2008, 10:40:16 PM
Lately, I'd been thinking about being a Human Resources manager....
Actually, I AM a HR Resources Manager... its not as glamorous as you think... especially if u thinking being shot out of cannons, dealing with clowns and (HAWT) contortionist all day... being fed free (awesome) meals by world trained chefs... being owned by the Circus (Cirque Du Soleil) and working ALOT (6 days a week and more than 12 hour days) and literally get paid peanuts...
Well the circus will be rid of me in 2 weeks time anyway. *sniffle* then I go back to being and office HR monkey stuck in some tiny cubicle next to santana row...
but to this day I've ALWAYS wanted to be a video game/anime GURU for like a big time video game/anime company... doing stuff like testing games, helping out with story board creation and basically being creative....
even tho my comedic timing need works, my short stories suck, and i cant even draw stick figures right.
but the circus boy in me would dream... or wish I could travel the world more.
time for another adventure? always.
I can barely remember all the things I've wanted to do since I was a kid... I know that I had an extreme interest in science when I was in elementary - middle school, then in high school, had more of an interest in art. Both my parents are card dealers, so if I ever needed a fallback in that, I'd always have their help.
The first career I've ever wanted in my life was probably a paleontologist. I absolutely adored dinosaurs. I had a ton of plushies I'd sleep with, books, figures from Chuck E. Cheese's, and watched every single dinosaur documentary available on the Discovery Channel. Then, I went to Yellowstone park for the first time, and witnessed all sorts of geological formations and types of rocks, thus starting a collection from what I'd find on the ground (which was technically illegal, but I didn't know that.) and bought a fossil as a souvenir, my interest in becoming a geologist and paleontologist sort of went hand-in-hand.
When I grew up a tiny bit, I started questioning whether or not the world actually needed those things. I developed an interest in biology soon after, to study life and also contribute to science with information I'd be more than happy to discover. All sorts of interests came from biology. Steve Irwin and Jeff Corwin were like... my heroes. I wanted to be a wildlife biologist, specializing in reptiles, bats, and specifically snakes-- but once I hit 7th grade, I started having a more obsessed interest in marine biology. I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium whenever I could, and it's still considered one of my favorite places to this day, right next to the California Academy of Science (which will be done building this Fall!) I had some poster reproductions of Christian Reese Lassen's paintings, and started buying documentaries, especially interested in deep sea life and dolphins. It -still- somewhat fascinates me. Mikey and I were watching a documentary on giant squids last night. I just had to ditch this idea, but I wasn't sure it'd bring the bread to the table.
So in high school, I thought about being a graphic designer or a veterinarian. I already loved art alongside science, but I had this extremely pessimistic idea of art as a career (you know, starving artists?) so I tried to look up careers that people actually needed at the time. But art's still very competitive to this day, and I'd have a hard time with living such a life of uncertainty. Same with being a vet-- I did a presentation on it, and even brought in my pet rat to school to show how to check-up rodents, but realistically, I knew schooling for becoming a vet would absolutely kill me.
Other jobs I wanted to do are things like... car mechanic, wind chaser, bartender (every girl's dream?), coroner, surgeon, professional pianist, seiyuu (hahaha, don't scold me for this.), plane pilot, jet pilot, film director, photographer, journalist, computer programmer (which turned out to be... very boring in comparison to what I had expected), horror movie make-up artist, hair stylist, fashion designer, model (BAHAHAHA..), special effects engineer, etc etc etc. Oh, I also wanted to be part of the gangster life in Asia-- silly huh? =P
What I want to do now is to become a audio engineer and work in a music studio, maybe specifically with studio equiptment and/or mix. Music composition would be my side-hobby. I have an appreciation for music of all genres, specifically rock, hip hop, jazz, and classical, and I wanted to learn as many instruments possible, so I had picked up some piano, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, some drums (which I didn't get to practice much of), jazz harmonica, and eventually violin that Kaki-nee (GirlfromIpanema) had given me. I have a good grasp on recording equipment, and am learning how to use Ableton Live, eventually buying a Mac to learn Reason and Pro Tools.
I've been questioning the life of a studio engineer, though. By how competitive it is these days, I want to push myself to work harder towards it, but realistically, for things to go well seems like a whimsical dream. Being a studio engineer without being extremely successful would mean a life of extreme uncertainty, and as good as that'd be for while I'm -young-, it'll bite me in the ass when I'm older. I've recently thought about going into business... I'm not disappointed with that choice, and I still have a good amount of time, but a head start could never hurt. I've still got a lot of thinking to do.
I always wanted to be an astronaut, but I couldn't because of my eyesight.
So I became an aerospace engineer instead, and knowing what I know now, you couldn't pay me enough to get me on the shuttle. That thing is a death trap.
I used to want to be a foley editor ><'' I still kind of do, but I'm partially deaf in one ear and can't pick up subtle nuances in high frequencies, which might be an impediment.
Currently I work in a toy store - www.cmdstore.com is our website :)
I wanted to be a cartoonist/paleontologist back in the day. I still want to do the cartoonist part at least and I know how to write as well(Writer), so I can do either. I work at UPS for now and some of my friends here know that I tell a lot of horror stories from that place.
If you are looking for a job, don't go there. seriously. PM me if you want to know why.
MY PAPA is a real estate agent
I am planning on studying childs psychology because i love how the mind works, I get it from my dad we would analyze people but with the whole childs mentality i drew that to be a place i wanted to go, also because of my autsitic cousin i wanted to know what he wanted to say since he couldnt even speak.
though I also want to be a kindergarden teacher which i plan to minor in and a dance instructor. Oh I love to dance from Salsa to waltz its all i can do. my ex and I would swing dance alot and i grew up in a family that had alot of dancing/dancers.
as a child I was always interested in fashion, wether it was casual or haute coture it just made me want to dress in such nice things. probally why i love brands like Betsey Johnson and the like. I am secretly part of the fashion Police and why I consult William sledd before anything
I am currently unemployed =(
My dad working in Mexico.
I want to be a manga artist or game designer. I enjoy designing characters and telling stories on paper.
My dad's a communication engineer.
Me I work as a Bank teller but my side job's art ^-^ I've already sold paintings and done a bit of commision work
GirlfromIpanema- I just wanted to say Japan. :3 I think it would be pretty kickass in Japan, but I'd probably end up in Korea, living with my auntie and working with her (she tutors kids in her apartment), but since I'm actually from America, I'd get paid quite a bit. ^^ (Or... my mom would open up a tutoring thing... =.= )
Jerry- What kinda dreams do you have?! o.0 Contortionist... o.0
Quote from: Chiri Kcrinh on March 03, 2008, 06:31:02 PM
GirlfromIpanema- I just wanted to say Japan. :3 I think it would be pretty kickass in Japan, but I'd probably end up in Korea, living with my auntie and working with her (she tutors kids in her apartment), but since I'm actually from America, I'd get paid quite a bit. ^^ (Or... my mom would open up a tutoring thing... =.= )
So you would be tutoring, not teaching. Teachers don't get paid crap, and tutors only get paid well if they have a lot of clients and the credentials to back them up with a client list to match.
My father was a truck driver called of bud of california. He use to travil from Salinas CA, to Yuma AZ, transporting fruits and vegetables, he was in army back in the Vietnam era.
I'm planing to become a game designer, I have a couple of ideas on my head for game I want to do.
My dad is a guitarist and painter, he works at this funky gallery downtown.
When I was little I wanted to be a veterinarian... and now that I'm older, I'm in school to be one. Right now I'm a surgery technician for animals. Below, we can see a little bit of my dad's legacy coming through in my casting skillz, haha.
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I'll skip to the bonus question and say when I was a kid I wanted to be a news reporter. I think it was an April O'neil crush thing.... She got me so into my English classes that I looked forward to diagramming sentences every school day.
My dad is the southwest's reginal sale manager for a GE company that sales and leases tractor trailors. He also used to be a airborn ranger green beret in the amry who taught combat to other's
I am a tech agent for a major program provider... at least while I got o school to be a nurse in the oncology field.
My dad is a Machinist, and has been so for almost 20 years. I admire the fact that despite the fact that with that job, he managed to keep me and my siblings raised well enough through some of the harder times.
Right now, I'm a Pharmacists Ancillary. But what I really hope to do is be an artist, whether it's an actual painting, graphic artwork, writing, or otherwise. I just do a little bit of everything.
My goal in life is to life a normal life, in an adequate home, and if I can afford it, support the generations after me and allow my children a normal life-- without debt and the cold.
Long ago, on a cold and windy Christmas Day, Santa Claus had visited be with bad news. He said to me "I'm sorry, but I don't have any presents for you because your family is poor." and that if I want anything in life, I must earn it for myself. Both my parents are unemployed, and heavily in debt from trying to pursue unrealistic dreams instead of managing our life essentials, so I had to work several jobs under a fake ID and social security number, in order to pass as an adult and work for adult hours.
I got fired from my job as a delivery girl because my boss had found out that I was still under-aged, and sent all of my salary to my parents. Knowing they'd spend it recklessly, I rushed home only to find that they had only left a few pieces of change left and I was too late. I didn't see them that Christmas Day... but they did leave me something-- a debt of over 1 million dollars to the mafia. They arrived hours later to collect their payment, but I had nothing to give them. I escaped from my home with nothing but the clothes on my back, otherwise, they would've gutted me and sold my organs as payment.
I was scared, confused, unknowing what to do... Until I met this girl, who was apparently rich and could help me pay my debt. She did just that, and in return, I have to work as her maid for the rest of my life.
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on March 05, 2008, 09:55:33 AM
My goal in life is to life a normal life, in an adequate home, and if I can afford it, support the generations after me and allow my children a normal life-- without debt and the cold.
Long ago, on a cold and windy Christmas Day, Santa Claus had visited be with bad news. He said to me "I'm sorry, but I don't have any presents for you because your family is poor." and that if I want anything in life, I must earn it for myself. Both my parents are unemployed, and heavily in debt from trying to pursue unrealistic dreams instead of managing our life essentials, so I had to work several jobs under a fake ID and social security number, in order to pass as an adult and work for adult hours.
I got fired from my job as a delivery girl because my boss had found out that I was still under-aged, and sent all of my salary to my parents. Knowing they'd spend it recklessly, I rushed home only to find that they had only left a few pieces of change left and I was too late. I didn't see them that Christmas Day... but they did leave me something-- a debt of over 1 million dollars to the mafia. They arrived hours later to collect their payment, but I had nothing to give them. I escaped from my home with nothing but the clothes on my back, otherwise, they would've gutted me and sold my organs as payment.
I was scared, confused, unknowing what to do... Until I met this girl, who was apparently rich and could help me pay my debt. She did just that, and in return, I have to work as her maid for the rest of my life.
Wow, that would make a great plot for an anime. It could have an exciting title like... "Battle Maid Jun" or something.
Quote from: ~~Loktera~~ on March 05, 2008, 10:38:53 AM
Quote from: Jun-Watarase on March 05, 2008, 09:55:33 AM
My goal in life is to life a normal life, in an adequate home, and if I can afford it, support the generations after me and allow my children a normal life-- without debt and the cold.
Long ago, on a cold and windy Christmas Day, Santa Claus had visited be with bad news. He said to me "I'm sorry, but I don't have any presents for you because your family is poor." and that if I want anything in life, I must earn it for myself. Both my parents are unemployed, and heavily in debt from trying to pursue unrealistic dreams instead of managing our life essentials, so I had to work several jobs under a fake ID and social security number, in order to pass as an adult and work for adult hours.
I got fired from my job as a delivery girl because my boss had found out that I was still under-aged, and sent all of my salary to my parents. Knowing they'd spend it recklessly, I rushed home only to find that they had only left a few pieces of change left and I was too late. I didn't see them that Christmas Day... but they did leave me something-- a debt of over 1 million dollars to the mafia. They arrived hours later to collect their payment, but I had nothing to give them. I escaped from my home with nothing but the clothes on my back, otherwise, they would've gutted me and sold my organs as payment.
I was scared, confused, unknowing what to do... Until I met this girl, who was apparently rich and could help me pay my debt. She did just that, and in return, I have to work as her maid for the rest of my life.
Wow, that would make a great plot for an anime. It could have an exciting title like... "Battle Maid Jun" or something.
lololol oppai misseru banzai :B
What my father does for a living? Well thats something my family wonders all the time :D. All we know is for certain he is a DJ.
Growing up my desire for a career has changed a lot. It started with science, then a focus on Chemistry, airplane pilot, lawyer, highway patrol person, pretty much bounced everywhere :P.
Now my focus is Civil Engineering, I will be doing that for a while as I study to a teaching degree. That way once I retire from Engineering I will become a high school teacher. Yes I said High School.
My current employment, well as some of you know, I am an intern at the City of Watsonville GIS Department. Awesome job, and very fun :D
Quote from: DemonLordZabuza on March 05, 2008, 02:25:13 PM
Now my focus is Civil Engineering, I will be doing that for a while
My father is a civil engineer. As far as he's concerned, I'm uncivil engineer. ;) Sometime when I was in high school I realized that I liked math, electronics and computers and wanted to do something high tech. I studied and worked on electronics in the past but have been doing mostly software and algorithms recently.
I do "Customer Support Services" for a research company called RTI. Basically, if you're computer is out of warranty, I will show up with a new box in my hand and set it up for you. With a smile.
Oh, when I was a kid, I wanted to be a civil engineer.
what is your profession (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IReMfvamQ28&feature=related)
I test Video Games...I've also done a bit of authoring in my day...
My dad is dead to me and rots in a grave. (As far as I know, haven't seen him in 20 years)
As for me, I am a Henna Artist (FINALLY!) and will be a tattoo apprentice at Amadore Ink. A tattoo studio near my home at Camanche Lake.
I tool leather, and will be doing custom gun holsters after I get situated at the studio.
That is my trade.
Quote from: Jehuty on March 10, 2008, 11:20:59 PM
I test Video Games...I've also done a bit of authoring in my day...
really for what company? my husband works for fall line as a programmer. I am a dental assistant. I take alginate molds of teeth, pack cord during crown preps, root canals, some ortho, x-rays, periodontal charting. Its all teeth and socializing with some blood, vomit, and puss from time to time ^_^
When I was 14, I started working at my Taekwondo school being an assistant. Then eventually I was able to run classes on my own as my belt and age progressed. After I quit from that school, I went to another martial art school and taught classes for awhile, then lost interest in it. I started washing cars around my area for a bit during one summer to get some extra cash, then got an office job for temp work (the site was closing down so they needed someone to file and index equipment.) Now I run tournaments in So.Cal for MBAC (although it really isn't a job.)
WILL FISH FOR FOOD! lawl....
My dad is a gangster, yo! For my birthday, he got me horses, the sick !@#$%. I killed them all and sent him to the oceans with him. Never going back to my cavalier days. Never! Was that too much info?
Edit:
Btw, you'll all die in seven days.
ima biology major.
i wanna be a vet but as a backup plan [since vet school's hard to get into] i'd wanna be a lab technician
Quote from: Squeeky_Moonkin on March 14, 2008, 02:36:09 PM
Quote from: Jehuty on March 10, 2008, 11:20:59 PM
I test Video Games...I've also done a bit of authoring in my day...
really for what company? my husband works for fall line as a programmer. I am a dental assistant. I take alginate molds of teeth, pack cord during crown preps, root canals, some ortho, x-rays, periodontal charting. Its all teeth and socializing with some blood, vomit, and puss from time to time ^_^
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