I was a bad girl at school and my career advisor told me I had no direction and wouldn't amount to much, her advice in a nutshell was to get a job in an office until I got married, gave up and had kids
I was gutted by her words, but following her advice went to secretarial college. Passed all my exams, got a job in the office that employed the career advisor and fulfilled her words.
Howver ............................
I thoroughly enjoyed admin, worked my way up from receptionist to PA to the career advisors boss LOL. Although I'm more ashamed about it now I felt so good when she had to leave because she'd got remarried and was leaving to have children!
I really enjoy my work now, it makes the best of my skills and personality and although I would like to move into another field at some point, can't see myself leaving admin entirely!
Callie
