kimbers en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:36:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904811 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:15:59 +0000 CaptainFlashheart 2904811@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Not very.</p> <p> <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904808 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:15:11 +0000 esselgruntfuttock 2904808@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Prison Service here, proper F***ed. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904801 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:13:09 +0000 iDave 2904801@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Sports performance - I have good work, diverse clients, some nice side projects, and interesting opportunities overseas. No complaints. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904765 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:55:22 +0000 palliative.stare 2904765@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Social worker in mental health, mainly working with the elderly. We have already lost some bodies to vr/er but this hasn't saved enough so compulsory redundancies look likely. The fact I can section folk will keep me pretty safe. But we only just starting to see how the other changes are starting to impact on the people we work with, I would advise we all start saving to pay for the help we will need should we become infirmed or elderly. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904724 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:43:46 +0000 kitebikeski 2904724@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Forestry in Scotland is booming.<br /> Timber harvesting has never been busier - prices of timber are buoyed by the weak pound reducing timber imports.<br /> Removing vast swathes of productie commercial forestry to make way for windfarms.<br /> Planting enormous native woodland shruberies that will never be productive.<br /> All with the attendant red tape, meaning we are constantly short of good staff........ </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904709 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:37:04 +0000 don simon 2904709@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>and the most of them are misusing drug</blockquote><br /> Am I correct in understanding that your job is to teach these offenders how to use the drug correctly? <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_confused.gif" title=":?" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904705 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:36:39 +0000 druidh 2904705@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'm not working at the moment. This is a purely philanthropic choice as it gives someone else the opportunity to have the job I'd otherwise be getting paid for. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904702 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:34:46 +0000 Bianchi-Boy 2904702@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I spend my life working with offenders, and the most of them are misusing drug. I see no change anytime soon! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904664 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:21:06 +0000 Candodavid 2904664@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Shoe repairs, doing well as now supplying other retailers with a repair service and website. Hopefully it will keep on raining. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904646 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:12:23 +0000 smell_it 2904646@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>The NHS, I'll be fine, but a some of you will be fecked. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904515 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:26:13 +0000 trail_rat 2904515@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>sand control operations seems busy ..... and we are short staffed of people. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904510 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:25:35 +0000 wagenwheel 2904510@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Despite my downfall?? <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_evil.gif" title=":evil:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> <p><a href="http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-have-you-enjoyed-over-this-week-no-smut-please-were-british#post-2889062" rel="nofollow">http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-have-you-enjoyed-over-this-week-no-smut-please-were-british#post-2889062</a> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904501 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:23:07 +0000 wagenwheel 2904501@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Forklift and MEWP training is doing quite well <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2904465 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:11:32 +0000 Ewan 2904465@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Management consulting is doing well at the moment - well anything that isn't related to the public sector at least. I'd say telecoms is doing ok, but cost cutting / increased efficency is the order of the day. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2903460 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:33:38 +0000 headingsouth 2903460@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I'm an odd one. Just moving from diesel automotive to power but it's all really metallurgy / materials engineering where everybody seems to be retiring and loads of employers across different industries are after good people.</p> <p>Diesel kit is flying out of the door and numbers seem to be going ever upwards, new nuclear build and increased renewables should keep me busy for a while hopefully. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2903262 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:03:13 +0000 compositepro 2903262@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I think my industry only really became screwed when they put half the races on SKY<br /> People keep breaking their carbon frames and sending them for repair<br /> In general however people who know about composites ,can't grow em fast enough I've been torn between full time frame building ,development of other folks stuff or sticking with the slot cars. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2903127 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 07:51:47 +0000 Dibbs 2903127@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Electricity generation for me, 38 years service next week <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_eek.gif" title="8O" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2902493 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:41:38 +0000 cheburashka 2902493@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Passenger train companies have never had it so good - pass numbers have gone up and up since fuel prices went silly and fares are ridiculously high. The profits made by the train operating companies are obscene, the industry certainly isn't ****ed in as far as the title of this thread pertains, but is certainly '****ed up'. I feel genuinely sorry for the passengers on my trains. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2902171 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:05:35 +0000 FAIL 2902171@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>I work in Automotive development, which seems to be going very well. Seems that despite the economic slowdown in the UK, the rest of the world keeps on buying Range Rover sports*. </p> <p>*other stupid cars are available on request </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2902099 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:29:57 +0000 paddy0091 2902099@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>High amount of work in the clothing printing industry, people always need a uniform! </p> <p>Although I'm off to University soon to do Sustainable Built Environment..ideally a growing sector </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/4#post-2902089 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:25:01 +0000 GJP 2902089@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><em>thetabber - Member<br /> Made redundant from town planning job two years ago. Now in Probation but more cuts to come, worrying times.</em></p> <p>On first reading at read that as <strong>on probation</strong> <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2902068 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:15:06 +0000 thetabber 2902068@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Made redundant from town planning job two years ago. Now in Probation but more cuts to come, worrying times. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901982 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:32:05 +0000 ChunkyMTB 2901982@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Major Sports governing body, busier than ever. Also our corporate/conferencing side is booming (which is the bit we thought would suffer in the recession).</p> <p>My bags packed for NZ <img src="http://singletrackworld.com/forum/my-plugins/bbcode-buttons/default/icon_cool.gif" title="8)" class="bb_smilies" alt=""/> </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901956 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:18:49 +0000 M6TTF 2901956@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Design and advertising - we seem to have weathered the storm ok tbh, no salary reviews in 3 years though, feeling the pinch </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901906 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:01:22 +0000 scotsman 2901906@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Oil and gas here, subsea construction, busy as fek at the moment and has been for the last 18-24 months, bit of a slack period before that when the barrel price dropped, North sea is up and down more often than a brides nighty, normally end up overseas, Africa, South America, Gulf when it slacks off a bit in the UK sector but now cant get away from the North Sea, bu99er! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901779 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:39:42 +0000 DezB 2901779@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Healthcare manufacturers. Only problem we have is competition. The more disasters there are, the better we do. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901710 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:48:11 +0000 chakaping 2901710@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Online editorial/freelance journalism - Not good at all. Rates have been screwed right down and there appears to be an increasing reliance on poorly paid juniors or unpaid interns to get the job done cheaply in-house.</p> <p>Advertising - which drives editorial - appears to still be flat.</p> <p>The industry is cyclical though, so I remain optimistic for an improvement in the next year or two. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901684 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:31:41 +0000 Euro 2901684@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Design and print. While companies around us go belly up, we are taking on staff, investing in new equipment and producing more than ever. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901568 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:21:04 +0000 MrSmith 2901568@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>I work in Television.</p> <p>So long as there's **** watching reality, there's plenty of work! </blockquote></p> <p>not for everyone, during the recession very little drama was commissioned for about a year, i know set designers who did nothing for a whole year as BBC/itv/c4 slashed budgets for new drama or went to eastern europe.</p> <p>i'm in the photography biz for advertising/design and haven't stopped for a year (was tough for about 8months beforehand) similar for the advertising/tv/drama people i know.</p> <p>i did lose a major client who went in administration but seem to have filled the gap.</p> <p>i don't think this will last and expect the beginning of next year to be a bit grim for everybody so am making hay (worked every weekend for 7 weeks so far) </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901539 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 13:02:03 +0000 deluded 2901539@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Besieged - that's how I feel, along with super-hacked off. I take Kato's point to a degree but this really is a bleak period for our line of work. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901465 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:18:55 +0000 monkeyp 2901465@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Aerospace here too - we have more work than we can possibly cope with and are really struggling to recruit good engineering staff. In fact companies I have been involved with I would describe as being desperate for staff.</p> <p>I just wish I was on an overtime grade to be honest as I would earn far more money even though I am on a few grades higher!</p> <p>If you are a mechanical, systems, materials or stress engineer then there are plenty of jobs out there if you look - especially if you live between Bristol and Chester! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901420 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:57:44 +0000 TheBrick 2901420@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>Swelper - Member<br /> Looks like Oil and Gas is the industry to be in</blockquote></p> <p>It's not all well paid though, where I am the pay is shit, you need to be on the coal face to make any money, if you're on the tools it can be cash monies! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901402 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:52:56 +0000 NikNak7890 2901402@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Oil, Gas and Renewables ...but Christ on a bike - it seems impossible to break in to! </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901331 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 11:02:33 +0000 Swelper 2901331@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Looks like Oil and Gas is the industry to be in </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901309 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:48:18 +0000 TheBrick 2901309@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>software working for you guessed it the oil and gas industry. Company is expanding and doing well but management are trying to make cut backs on things like the amount of milk and tea supplied for staff. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901297 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:43:43 +0000 derek_starship 2901297@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>The company I work for manufactures machinery for the paper industry. We're doing well thanks to China. UK and US paper industry is knackered. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901279 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:36:02 +0000 Herman Shake 2901279@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Carework: horrible cuts to already stretched services meaning a shift back to institutionalised practise. This results in treating large groups of very diverse people in a regimented, common denominator sort of way.</p> <p>I'm studying to get into outdoor adventurous activities and maybe wilderness therapy. The outdoor leisure sector appears to be doing well and there are huge numbers of young people that need something constructive to do. </p> <p>Interesting to get a feel for the spread of STW occupations as different people reply each time there's a "what do you do?" thread. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901218 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:07:51 +0000 falkirk-mark 2901218@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>oil and gas is keeping me busy enough </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901213 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:06:00 +0000 althepal 2901213@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>Amb Service. Will always be work for us but money is starting to get tight. There's been a lot of issues in the workplace that have just been dealt with using sticking plasters rather than curing the bigger problems. The recent meal break issue is a prime example. Slightly perturbed that 90 day notices of contract termination and potentially being rehired on less money/poorer t&amp;cs are being seriously talked about.. </p> http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/how-ed-is-the-industry-you-work-in/page/3#post-2901203 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:00:30 +0000 Pembo 2901203@http://singletrackworld.com/forum/ <p>IT - specifically Business Intelligence (oxymoron?) Mad busy for the last 2 years. </p>