Have you ever asked yourself what would you be doing if you didn’t have your current job?

I did.

These are the type of questions that pop out of nowhere when you’re travelling somewhere, and have plenty of time to think (because you can’t do anything else).

And so I thought, that I’d love to try different jobs, before leaving this world. I’m not saying I want to become a Mike Rowe, but these are the jobs I’d like to try:

• veterinarian
• assistant at a shop*
• writer**
• work in a coffee shop

… to name a few.

Here in Argentina, sometimes it comes to where you begin. There aren’t many choices for a first job. To apply for most jobs a certain experience and studies are required, so it’s hard to find a place were to start.

My first steps in the real world after high school were at a Pago Fácil, as a teller, not because I was qualified for the job -I had no experience at all-, but because my dad had an acquaintance there and he knew they were needing someone to fill in for that job. It wasn’t difficult to learn, and there weren’t many requirements.

Back then I remember scanning the morning paper everyday searching for job offers, and discovering I wasn’t suitable for most of them… It was really disappointing.

I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for my second job. As an IT student, I couldn’t continue working as a teller… I had to acquire experience in my future line of work, in order to get better job opportunities. In my case, it was a change to technical support and help desk area. One step ahead.

At some point you have to make a switch, otherwise you get stuck, and feel miserable at the prospect of a life doing something you don’t like.

The whole point of this post, was to state that although I have the luck to do something I like, that’s related in a way to what I’m studying, I keep wondering what would it be like to do something different for a living.