So I'll be the one to start a random thread today...
Did your parents jobs effect what you do now? If your still young and in college, did your parents effect what your major is? Some people want to do what their parents do/did or their parents kinda directed them into what they are going to do.
This was not the case for me. My dad is an industrial electrictian who worked for the railroad for awhile and now builds power sub stations. My mom sold Tupperware back in the 70's for a few years and then got into banking. She's still there 35 years later.
I got into IT in high school and decided I wanted to try and work for the FBI with a forensics degree. That didn't happen and the US State Dept. scooped me up to be a commo officer.
My brother followed my mom in to banking. My oldest sister is working for an insurance company and my other older sister was a nanny for years (the guy was a founder of Google) and has a degree for teaching but is a house mom for now. My borther-in-law (house mom's husband) works with my brother in banking and my sister-in-law is a high school teacher.