On
primary school it was an easy question to answer. I was still young and had no
ambition just enjoyed my care free life as a child. My mom and half of the
people in my family were teachers so that was the first profession that came to
mind. With such a young an innocent voice I would say “One day when I grow up I
want to become a teacher”. If only it was that simple. Then we would play
doctor and nurse. The most fascinating profession was the cashier at the shop.
It seemed so cool working with the money and assisting people in a grocery
store.
On
high school I had more vision. I had to choose my subjects in order to enter a specific
field of study. This was when I realised that it’s not easy becoming a doctor,
engineer or teacher. Then we received career counseling, it was fun being
exposed to various career options and opportunities.
I
wanted to become a lawyer. I was always intrigued by Law & Order and all
these serious movies that took place in court. Then I became interested in the
media. I was dreaming of becoming a journalist. I was interested in print media
and radio. But, little did I know that I would eventually end up at one of the
biggest media companies in Africa unfortunately
not as a journalist.
We
have entered an era where people have specific qualifications but they end up
in a job with a position doing the opposite of what they studied. People end up
in jobs that they are not passionate about. Times have become so tough that we
tend to pursue different careers than what we are passionate about in order to
survive and maintain a good standard of living.
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