A thread about everyone's occupations! Or future occupations and aspirations if you aren't employed yet. Nothing serious, just a thread to get to know what jobs and future jobs the fandom is doing or aiming for. I think it's somewhat interesting to see how either different or similar we all are in terms of what we want to be when we grow up. And to see where everyone's journeys are at the moment. Looking forward to see those replies!
There are two things that are an absolute must to be mentioned (if you haven't already):
Your childhood dream and your current job or career you're currently pursuing
Otherwise, you can contribute to the discussion!
Charts:
I mentioned before that I wanted to somehow gather all these responses and attempt to make a graphical representation of it. So here it is! So far, I had a limited sample of about 30 people who have responded, all of which I used for the chart --- up until (AZN)animeguy. Spoiler tags above the charts contain information on how I subdivided everyone. It isn't perfect, but it was the best I could do.
First of, the Childhood dream chart. Lots of Arts & Music people, and a fair number of STEM people. I actually was expecting there to be more for education but I guess not. The ones who mentioned being in the army or a police officer were also pleasant surprise.
Secondly, a chart of everyone's current situation! There's slightly more STEM people now compared to the previous chart. A new section, business, also opened up. Interesting how, when we're little, we don't really think about opening up our own business. Slight 1-person boost for education as well.
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As for me...
When I was young, I wanted to be an Astronaut since I loved space so much. But then later on, I started liking computers. So currently I'm 21, and am studying at a University to become a Software Engineer. I still love space and astrophysics though, so I want to somehow be involved with aerospace software. One of my professors is doing research about galaxies using computer simulators so I'm hoping I can get into that.
Also, women are kind of sparse in this area. At one point I was the only female in a class of 20. So for the undecided women, definitely give Computer Science a try. It's sooo fun and flexible. Technically you can be involved in every single industry that uses software. So far I've been involved in games, graphics, animation, and app development.
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How about you guys?