Work in the Marine Industry

Originally posted by Nick Peters

   Well I guess I'm an example of someone who made his hobby his work 

and was also lucky enough for that 'work" to become an Industry beyond 

the marine business from which it initially sprang.

I have to say it does alter ones perception of that hobby in ways that are 

not altogether conducive to better enjoyment of the hobby, but 

nonetheless make working life more interesting, so it is a trade off and 

one with hindsight I wouldn't change.

Interesting that I spend a lot of time resisting the natural urge to take my 

commercial expertise into my new found hobby, a world that could do 

with a drastic commercial shake up if ever there was imho, but 

nevertheless I shall still avoid for the near future, wishing to continue the 

more pleasant and to a certain degree simpler existence of the pure 

hobbyist and consumer.

But advice to one starting out in life, give it a go if the opportunity arises, 

it's a lot more rewarding than flipping burgers, standing at a lathe, 

burning your eyes in front of a computer screen or spewing bollox down 

a telephone line at some call centre.