a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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This crossed my mind last night and other thread reminded me
I have followed my father in the construction industry as an architectural technician
brother has also followed in the agricultural side of things recently starting up for himself
2 of my mates work at BAE as do there fathers
1 mate is starting an electrician apprenticship same trade as his
Loads of farmer sons taking up farming
Is this a common thing or more so as i am from a rural background?
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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My dad is a lecy and typesetter and im neither of the above 
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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Nope, my dads a self employed welder, he lays all and welds all the pipes you often see being put into the ground through fields, although it's took him all over the world. I should have done really as it's brilliant money.
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dan_m1les
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Registered: 8th May 06
Location: Burnham, Buckinghamshire
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I have followed in my mums footsteps... she works two desks infront of me... 
[Edited on 16-12-2009 by dan_m1les]
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Dad's a surgeon, mum was a nurse then was involved in NHS management. I think I'm going to end up doing medical product design, so there are similarities.
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
Location: Bacup (Rossendale)
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Mums a social worker
Dads a truck driver
Brothers a student
Im going into the Paras hopefully, the only person iv followed kind of is my best mate in the army already.
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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Probably the rural thing
Old man is a manager at a bank in London
I'm an IT manager and hate maths
Brother works for British Gas
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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I'm training to be a Plumber, know one else in my family is a Plumber.
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Jamie-C
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Registered: 3rd Jun 08
Location: Ballycastle
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quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
My dad is a lecy and typesetter and im neither of the above
Do you not me "I'm neither of the left" 
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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old man was a project manager for a bank, i am a procurement manager for the same bank...
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Ryan
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Registered: 23rd Jun 08
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Im a final year apprentice at BAe systems, my dad did his apprenticehip there aswell, hes been there for nearly 30 years now.
My grandad was an apprentice there aswell.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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My immediate family are all in education in some capacity. My mum and dad did have proper jobs before that.
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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Dad was a welder but now a self employed carpenter
Mum is a barrister/legal advisor
I'm training as an accountant, so no not really
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Dad - Policeman - now retired
Mum - something to do with admin at a Secondary School
Me - CAD Technician.
So no.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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My Dad and I are both types of engineer.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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No.
Dad is painter & decorator
Mum is a baker
I'm a Sales Development Consultant for leading Life Assurance company.
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liamgallagher1994
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Registered: 12th Aug 07
Location: Chesterfield Drives: JDM Honda Integra DC2
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My dad works on the Council, My mum cleans the local pub part time & I work in sales
So no
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Tom G
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Registered: 4th Aug 08
Location: Cheshire
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Dad - Driver for a local car dealership.
Mum - Payroll Manager at a local hospital.
Me - Clinic coordinator at the same hospital.
So no not really
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Dom
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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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Old man is a digital audio software (low-level/asm/C) engineer, the old dear did H&R for some pub food chain and then did teaching for a bit, brother is a project manager/web developer, i did a degree in music tech and work as a recording/sound engineer (although do other freelance jobs). I've tried to stay clear of the web/software engineer, not that i can't do it, but i find it a load of bollocks and bores me to death.
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Pip308
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Registered: 25th Oct 07
Location: Basingstoke Drives: Audi A4 Avant, Mk1 Caddy
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dad was a skip lorry driver, now runs his own waste management company
mum does admin for the AA
and im a mechanic
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Kind of,
I did the same engineering course that my Dad did.
We both no longer do what we're trained for
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Registered: 12th Feb 03
Location: Durham, County Durham Drives: A6 Allroad
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Dad - Management for maintance at a hospital
Mam - Nurse
Me - CNC Laser Operator
so no not really
[Edited on 16-12-2009 by Corsa Sport Gav]
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Nope.
My dad had his own manufacturing business, designing, prototyping and mass producing things out of metal.
My mum was a house wife looking after the kids.
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I'm a software developer
My sister is in HR.
So nope.
Although you could argue that me and my dad both 'make things' and are engineers of a kind - so I'm just the more modern form of what he did.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Dad's a builder.
Mum's a PA.
I'm a software developer at an investment bank
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Pretty much my old man was an ops tech & it looks like that's where im going to end up soon
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