{"id":163,"date":"2016-02-05T14:35:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T14:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/?p=163"},"modified":"2016-02-05T15:18:40","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T15:18:40","slug":"what-do-you-want-to-do-when-you-grow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"What do you want to do when you grow up?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fcbk_share\"><div class=\"fcbk_like\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5&appId=\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/?p=163\" data-layout=\"button_count\" data-action=\"like\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbk_button\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/?p=163\" data-text=\"\" data-via=\"\" data-size=\"\" data-count=\"\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><p>It&#8217;s one of those questions isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What do you want to do when you grow up?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_167\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160205_151051.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-167\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-167 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160205_151051-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"NickPonders\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160205_151051-241x300.jpg 241w, http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160205_151051-768x956.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160205_151051-823x1024.jpg 823w, http:\/\/www.revnick.co.uk\/revblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160205_151051.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick ponders&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure I&#8217;ve ever known the answer, and for the last 45 years or so I must admit I&#8217;ve only revisited the question a few times, and even then without ever reaching a conlcusion. As time has passed the fatuous nature of the question seems to have increased, leaving me to consider that it isn&#8217;t a very good question at all. It&#8217;s aggressive, judgemental and perhaps even accusatory. So, let&#8217;s try another.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What would you like to do next?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s a little more pleasing. It doesn&#8217;t tell me that I ever have to &#8216;grow up&#8217;, whatever that may mean, and also goes some way to infer desire and fulfillment. It&#8217;s a nicer question and far more encouraging, but at the same time frighteningly huge.<br \/>\nYou may have guessed by now, that my current employment circumstances are leading me reconsider this question, and yes, after 18 and half years at the same company, albeit in a wide variety of roles, we will shortly be closing the doors. Carrying on will not be an option, so a new decision must be made.<br \/>\nBeacuse I&#8217;m a coward, I&#8217;m leaning to modifying my preferred question to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>What would you like to do next, for cash?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But it spoils the question doesn&#8217;t it? What seemed so joyful, hopeful and full of possibility is tainted by that little addendum &#8216;for cash&#8217;.<br \/>\nI think perhaps I should set about answering the first part, then asking myself if it is financially viable. At least that way I&#8217;ll have a list of things I enjoy doing.<\/p>\n<p>So; deeply smitten husband, international bon-viveur and recreational motorcyclist who loves home life, travel and doing &#8216;stuff&#8217; seeks genuinely interesting opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Sounds a bit (granted only a little bit) like corporate bollocks, doesn&#8217;t it? But I&#8217;m awful fidgety without a good project. OK, the house wont paint itself, and the grass needs cutting, those won&#8217;t take long though.<\/p>\n<p>Go on, inspire me.<\/p>\n<p>Does anyone need such a chap? I&#8217;m quite good at &#8216;things&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s one of those questions isn&#8217;t it? 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