When you are young, you are thinking a lot of your own future. Of course about your job-related future too. But the older you are, jou are more differentiated in your job perceptions.
I wanted to do with people, the job should be varied and I wanted a lot of responsibility an the possibility workin alone as well as in the team. I wanted to have further training and chances to have the chances to get ahead.
While beeing at the Gymnasium (a school compared with the britsh grammar schools) I had two internships at the administration of my town. I had a lot of fun with this work and was sure, that I had the right perceptions for my future job. But this work wasn't really the right one for me. It was too boring. I was only sitting and had to do with letters but than people.
I was in doubt in about that. It wasn't my thing. But a friend, who has even served an apprenticeship for nursing helped me to get a job in nursing at the clinical center Villingen/ Blackwood Forest for an alternative civilian service. Winking she said, that mybe I will stay forever in this job. I was laughing at her. But I never having been thought about wehat was coming in the next months, because I was full of the prejudices.
In fact, I was really surprised about the work. The nurses and male nurses were really competent I never thought of this. Her work was really miscellaneous, they worked alone as well in the team. You never knew what happends next time. nd of course: You had to do with poeple! There is no other work getting a smile back!.