tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386959294894608385.post4109955205284929533..comments2023-04-22T16:36:00.511-07:00Comments on JayBird's Flight: What do you want to be?Joannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088253491137885693noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386959294894608385.post-83946576165705314652013-11-23T05:01:06.181-08:002013-11-23T05:01:06.181-08:00all through school, i dreamed about being a doctor...all through school, i dreamed about being a doctor. worked all through high school and taking the courses necessary to get into university but then when i really sat down and saw how much schooling is required AND how long i'd be in school for -- AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME FOR THAT. switched paths to business/finance. <br /><br />went into uni with that major - HATED IT. first year was awful; i hated every class and cried nearly every day because i was so lost. then i did something crazy - dropped out of my major and enrolled in something else just to pass the time and also to avoid my parents bitchslapping me because leaving school was NOT an option. that "something else" was computer science; computers and gadgets and technology was always a hobby of mine but i never thought to make a career out of it. back in those days, there weren't many females in the industry but i decided i'd continue this path until i figured out what i wanted to do with my life...turns out THAT WAS IT! as i took more courses and came to understand the realm of different areas of IT, i realized that this was where i wanted to be. as soon as i graduated, i was recruited into an IT firm and my years trying to establish myself in a male-dominated industry was hard but when i did it, it was awesome. <br /><br />13 years later, i'm still doing it and loving every second :)<br /><br />-kathy<br /><a href="http://www.lifeinprogress.ca" rel="nofollow">Vodka and Soda</a> <br />Kathy@MoreCoffeeLessTalkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044005966979731361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386959294894608385.post-55644639482996145952013-09-20T21:40:53.611-07:002013-09-20T21:40:53.611-07:00I still don't know what I want to do despite i...I still don't know what I want to do despite it perhaps looking like I do. You know about that since we worked together and all. I've never had a particular drive to do anything, really. I picked the career I'm in because I felt pressured and like I needed to pick something and, at the time, it was intriguing. I think you're pretty jazzy and very smart and you know, it's been too long since we last hung out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06071746817234340839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386959294894608385.post-75976145912016115882013-09-20T07:19:05.803-07:002013-09-20T07:19:05.803-07:00I don't have a clear direction for my life, ei...I don't have a clear direction for my life, either. I have my degree and I know what field I want to work in, but with the economy and the job market...I'm at the point where I will take anything that pays well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5386959294894608385.post-72723400207908699812013-09-20T07:05:01.414-07:002013-09-20T07:05:01.414-07:00Oh girl, we really are the same person. I have bat...Oh girl, we really are the same person. I have battled with this very part of my life over and over and over. Constantly settling for jobs that don't make me truly happy. Right now I work in the commercial appraisal world. I have been in the real estate world for the last 8 years...but it doesn't make me feel fulfilled. I honestly do not know exactly what I want to do. I really want to own my own boutique, but who has money to start one up? Not me. I feel for you and am sending hugs. When you figure out how to be happy with your career, please fill me in! I am 30 and clueless. Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920454010509077779noreply@blogger.com