To be know if anyone has any interesting careers/jobs

[MrsKravitz]

Ok silly because I know its not quite a aibu

But thinking today about jobs that I am fascinated with , like personal shopper, and wondered what people on here do and if there is a big range of interesting careers. Ive read previously there are actors and writers on here,what other things? and is anyone a personal shopper?Do people actually use them?

I got into science/engineering late though.

I remember complaining to my physics teacher 'when the bloody hell will I ever need to know about how lasers work for god sake'

Now I know. And wish I paid more attention rather than covering my pencil case with tippex.

I am a journalist.

Oh - I LOVE maps, it just gets better! If I am waiting in the car for any reason, I always look at the road map book, I especially like contours.

I was wondering about the uncertainty of not selling a painting for a while.....
have you ever done illustrating for kids books or anything...? Did you study art at uni?

Can I quote that at my first year viva panel in a few weeks please?

Do any of the scientists on here work for the research councils out of nosy interest.

I also love maps. I could gaze at maps of obscure areas for ages.

I work for (well, am funded by) the BBSRC.

No but I have a colleague who used to work at the Wellcome - why?

Oh, just out of interest, I work for STFC split with SSC.

I have only worked there for a couple of months (spent whole career in private industry) and love it to death.

There are so many jobs on this list that I'd love to try out - maybe we should do a MumsNet job swap day?!!

I love maps too!

can we start a Maps section in MN

oooh no not lovely detailed maps - that is a really difficult job - must take a lot of training (although i'm assuming they do alot with computers now) - sadly i meant the sort of routes you get on walks - i draw the views, flowers, wildlife and landmarks along the way. That is my day to day sort of stuff.

But it is great to sell a painting in a gallery or get a place or win a competition. That's what i really love.

I actually studied illustration rather than fine art - but my work is more painterly than illustrative. I do wonder how different life could have been if i had studied Fine Art rather than go for something a bit more stable....

....but i do feel embarrassed talking about me (in four paragraphs no less!) compared to what some women do for a living on here....

I love old maps, looking at a medieval map of the UK and working out how the bloody hell they drew it.

And then looking at a map of Kamchatka in Russia and planning a fantasy trip there.

I am an IT services and consulting new business salesperson specializing in banking and capital markets. V interesting job, I get to meet loads of people and talk lots :)

I love maps too!

And I am the proud owner of a scale rule. It is Toblerone shaped and has 12 different scales on it.

I coudln't do any of the jobs on here:

SAHM - children run away screaming from the scary lady
shoe buyer - would only buy high heels out of principle
jewellery maker - pearls dropped everywhere, bits of silver flicked across the room
Vet - scared of blood and barking dogs
Artist - can't draw, can't paint
Journalist - can't string a sentence together, evidently

getorf

me too! have you visited the Mappamundi in Hereford? amazing
DD1 studied medieval maps as part of her history degree and I loved listening to her explanations of their origins and purpose.It's all to do with landmarks apparently, a bit like how we'd draw a map to the local supermarket

I'm a mad scientist. Teach children science is fun.

TV Producer. Mainly live telly.
Love it (apart from the fact I've only just got in from work and today isn't my busy day).

meant to add with Jerusalem at the centre not Sainsburys

I am a custody sgt in a large and very busy Police Station.
Never a dull moment.

iwastoo I would love to know, it sounds about right re landmarks. Looking at the old maps they managed to get it so accurate.

I feel the same about cathedrals - just in awe at the amazing brilliance.

I'm a fellow map-lover

What a great thread. I'm fascinated.

I work with severely autistic children and I love it. I used to work with bats - rehabilitating sick & injured one for release and hand-rearing baby bats too.

Until I had the kids, I worked for DEFRA as an admin officer for the State Vet Service.

Now, I'm a doula but currently not working and in a couple of years time I'll be doing a midwifery degree.

It's so cool what jobs people do. I noticed just how many people on here are in a caring profession - lovely

I've used the Xmas synchrotron in Grenoble GetOrf - did you help build that? Some seriously clever scientists work there - it was like another world - felt like an imposter and very out of my depth! But I got free food for the week