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As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? What did you actually end up becoming, and how do you feel about it? (lemmy.world)
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#1 choice: Pilot. Unfortunately I am legally blind in my right eye, so that precluded me from attaining an ATP license in the US. My parents absolutely forbid me to move to another country to become a pilot where the vision rules are more relaxed. I did go on to become a skydiver and attained USPA Licenses: A, C, D and Pro, along with BIC (yes I'm old and YES back in those days you did not have to attain each license in order, you could skip and I skipped getting a "B").

#2 choice: Engineer: Sort of attained this one. I made it to my senior year for ME when circumstances (mainly my own stupidity) took me in another direction. I've worked in IT since ~1995 in a variety of roles. Today I manage processes, which sounds boring and it is, but I don't have to carry a pager and I work 40hrs a week flat and that's it. I plan to stay in this position until I retire in about 9 years.

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