(15 Aug 2013, 12:18 pm)AdamY wrote I once said I wanted to be a bus driver at school and was told that I had no ambition. I probably wouldn't want to be a bus driver now but, in some ways, I wish I had pursued that particular vocation. A well-paying job doesn't necessarily equate to happiness like Chris points out. Some comedian (can't remember who but I think it was either Doug Stanhope or Bill Hicks) once argued that if you wouldn't do your job for free then it probably means you don't enjoy your line of work. I think there is some truth to that. If you would happily drive a bus for free then it is probably something you should look into at a young age. Very few of us have a 'dream job', don't let the fact it may be considered 'menial' by teachers and career advisors put you off.

I suspect we had the same careers advisor. Mine went something like this:

"So then Chris, what do you see yourself doing when you leave School?"

Me: "I would like to be a bus driver...."

Advisor: "That's not a career, you don't want to do that"

Me: "A truck driver. Or maybe a train driver."

Advisor: "Hmmm. I can see a pattern here. How about an electrician?"