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industrial roofer.
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Glorified forklift driver/yard manager. Don't hate it, but don't love it either. Pays the bills etc. Could be doing a lot worse for a lot less and not too stressful so mustn't grumble.
Building Control Surveyor - Local Authority.
Enjoy the job - yes, I work from home or a remote office 10 mins from home 4 days a week, manage my own workload and time, essentially do my own thing most of the time. 40 hrs a week. Lots of leave, flexi days, flexible hours.
BUT if I had to change areas within the county and work from a central office again I'd be looking to leave ASAP, the above mentioned positives would more or less be cancelled out by having to sit in an office with my managers and colleagues, very few of whom I like or respect. A lot of what goes on in the council environment, and the people it employs really are EXACTLY how people envisage them, infuriatingly tedious, bureaucratic, inefficient, time wasting, spineless management etc etc etc...........
Chakaping - genuine LOL there!
Let's just say that Ferrari was a smart cookie when he decided on optimal micro dosing of EPO. My specialist field is antibodies and proteins.
These threads come along once in a while, but this is the first time I've seen so many posts and open and honest posts too.
We all do very different things don't we?
Niiiice.
cladding manufacturer /fabricator. Hate it.
Mostly a photographer these days. Commercial landscapes/cityscapes/lifestyle/editorial stuff as well as a few weddings and events/festivals etc. Still do a bit of music education work. Love it - creative and varied, get to meet lots of interesting people.
Back in construction after a 15 yr career change as a DT teacher. Now Site engineering/setting out again.Apart from not working until next tuesday !!
Enjoyed teaching mostly all the sh1te around it did for me. Enjoy being back on site and dont miss the holoidays too much. Any builder types need site eng west yorks?
Ex-Brickie now Lecturing in construction at a college, teaching classroom thoery, workshop practical and assessing NVQs.
Our clientele are somewhat demanding and generally not very motivated, but that's modern teenagers for you.
Paperwork and pressures for results are ridiculous.
Holidays are great.
Pay is ok.
Don't miss the early morning-late home of site work.
Don't miss the wet and cold and sunburn and backache.
Do miss the ability to tell someone to **** off and that they're a c**t when they need it 😉
Another RAF man here, aircraft techie mechanical.
Can't decide whether I like it anymore, stuck in a rut, not bothered by the promotion aspect. Can't see the benefit of a couple of k a year more for all the extra grief. At the minute I'm a top level producer pulling in just under 30k and I have a fairly easy work life.
Enjoy the actual work and the lads I work with, but constant cuts and time away is wearing a little thin.
On the flip side I went sailing on the Solent last week for free, and have 74 days leave to enjoy this year
im a graphic designer with a side salad of brand and marketing stuff, set up my own business almost a year ago and work from my wee cottage. its still a bit up and down but its great being my own boss. feel I'm truly creative again, even entertaining factoring in drawing and painting as part of what i do/sell as well. loud music and top drawer in the work place with no one to disagree! (until the boss gets home)
being able to switch the mac off and head out on the bike whenever i fancy is great as is no longer dealing with an awful commute and idiots in suits anymore. take comfort from the fact 'if it was easy everyone would be doing it'.
IT Director at the UK's only remaining truck manufacturer. Hard work but enjoyable.
I spent my working life making cigarette filters. It was definitely a livelihood not a career but served me well. Took ill health retirement three months ago.
I run my own Contruction / Project Management company.
It's just coming up for 2 years old so it's still very up & down but still learning loads about how to do things better. Overall it's a B+. Making enough to make ends meet is a D- but I'll keep flogging the horse until I dream up a better way to make a living!
It's a reflective process...i.e. "well that approach didn't work...let's try this one"!
The up side is I get to ride whenever I want to which is no bad thing.
beaker -
do you work for a certain mahoosive company which own/run satellites out of a crappy hellhole in Wiltshire?
If so I work as a maritime field engineer for the same company !
We probably each other, as I will defo have spoken to you lots.
Business Systems Analyst.
Also about to launch 2 small businesses.
Looking to escape the corporate slave world.
Property - London & Spain.
I love it, my own boss, wear shorts & t shirt every day, lots of time to swim, bike & walk every day. Live in Spain but go to London every 3 months to inspect flats. Do everything myself so its blocked toilets/painting/buying white goods from JL etc.
Before that 15 years in oil & gas - supply chain, pipeline scheduling, exchange agreements (looks like someone here is doing my old job then gas operations. Did the job in half the time so started dabbling in property alongside the day job. Made enough to concentrate on property full time so took the leap 15 years ago.
Future more of the same, no wish to do anything different & probably won't ever retire, I'll just get a man Friday to do all the chasing around. Wouldn't mind owning a café but not working in it.
Driving trains for Northern Rail Ltd. Don't enjoy it most of the time. I find all driving (whether its a car or a train) tedious after a while not to mention uncomfortable. The pay is just under 45k for a 35 hour week.
Horrible car commute to Manchester to add to the misery.
Because its shift work I nearly always miss out on group rides and have to bike on my own most of the time. Its crap. I have to work 2 Saturdays out of 3. Every Sunday off though. Sundays are optional overtime. Mid week evening rides are out of the question unless I've got the whole day off.
I'm in a bike club yet seem to miss out on 80% of the rides that I want to do, mainly because the epics are always put up on Sat rather than Sun. Don't know why ? Do people need Sun to rest before going back to work on Mon?
Reqlly hard to get a annual leave in August as well on Saturdays its impossible. Really pissed off now after an entire month of riding on my own nearly all the time.
No job at the moment and I hate it.
Logisitics lead for a massive pharma comapany in London. It's ok, the pay is good and work life balance is also good. Offices are nice and the people ok. Although no-one seems to have any idea what's going on....ever.
I hate living in London though, and would jump at the chance to move elsewhere, which I may do in the next year or two. Im in my mid 20's, and my goal of six figures by 30 is becoming less appealing by the day, the older I get and more I earn, the more I just want to ride my bike and be outside.
over the last 4 months:
Publican - have been for the last few years but onset of family and marriage made it too much of a burden and I wasn't seeing my wife/daughter at all. Good fun and glad I did it but towards the end I hated it!
National Trust Ranger - easily the happiest I've ever been in a job. outdoors in the woods/on the beach with the dog, extremely low stress - lots of public interaction, knowing that you're doing something good. company vehicle is a quad bike and I get to play with lots of noisy toys.
BUT, it's only a 3 month job I took for the summer, before I go back to school to do a PGCE in primary education. Start a week Monday. Hopefully I haven't made a horrific mistake 🙂
Oceanographer / marine consultant. provide data, info, research on winds/waves/currents to the offshore industry.
Interesting work, oil price drop not helping. Get to live in Devon, which is the main plus point!
would it be cheeky to contact a few of the engineering types here? Mid-20's material scientist/ engineer and looking for new work.
Northerntom - would be interested to hear of your career path thus far...
Oceanographer / marine consultant. provide data, info, research on winds/waves/currents to the offshore industry.
Interesting work, oil price drop not helping. Get to live in Devon, which is the main plus point!
do you work for Pete?
pen tester, loved it to start with can get a bit boring now. although owning other peoples networks is still fun when we are allowed to do it.
do you work for Pete?
no Jam bo, I work for a certain civil service department based in Exeter! I do know a Pete though (Gaches).?
You?
no Jam bo, I work for a certain civil service department based in Exeter! I do know a Pete though (Gaches).?You?
South devon based manufacturer of oceanographic stuff.
a friend of mine has outpost of a largish consultancy down this way, thought you might work for him.
a friend of mine has outpost of a largish consultancy down this way, thought you might work for him.
ah right, what company's that then? always interested to know what other oceanographic related work may be available in the region!
Fisherman - i hate the sea and everything in it
ah right, what company's that then? always interested to know what other oceanographic related work may be available in the region!
Partrac. although the devon office isnt mentioned on the website by the looks of it. I know they have at least 4-5 guys based in the SW.
edward2000 - Member
Fisherman - i hate the sea and everything in it
Tried the meat industry? 😆
Policy advisor in Government. Stressful and the pay is on the low side of average, but it's cool striding around Whitehall and watching stuff on the news every day you've been working on directly.
Flexitime is fantastic and I've just escaped the capital to move back to Sheffield.
Military Air Traffic Controller in the RAF. Enjoy the core task, don't enjoy constant unpaid overtime, jumping through hoops at the whim of a madman. 6 years to go, one eye on the exit.
Renton, also not sure what to do. Have you thought about trying the charts with the armourer song?
Cobrakai, I'd try and chisel for a job but I know NATS' policy to ex-mil over 30!
Property Maintenance (handyman) -- Love it being, your own boss is the best bit!
Associate Director for a small Acoustic, AV and IT consultancy, looking after the offices in Singapore and Hong Kong and projects throughout the SEA region.
I'm so out of my depth I may as well be a deep sea diver.
Mechanic. Love it
Partrac. although the devon office isnt mentioned on the website by the looks of it. I know they have at least 4-5 guys based in the SW.
ah yeah, i know them. used to work with a couple of their guys back at Fugro a few years back.
small world is the oceanography one!
Hansrey
would it be cheeky to contact a few of the engineering types here? Mid-20's material scientist/ engineer and looking for new work.
I need an additional mech eng.
email me....
No dentists yet?
Oh well, I stress test model railways in that case. Love it.
I work in Computer Security, a nice growth area which should keep me employed for a while yet.
Do I enjoy it? Sometimes. There are times when I think I should just jack it in and become a landscape gardener or international hitman or something.
Main job - Firefighter, I enjoy the going out on shouts bit but the erosion of the work force whilst increasing targets means that for the most part it's drudgery.
Also do 1-2 days a week as a tree surgeon, love that, bloody hard work though.
Also do the occasional Saturday in a butchers shop, quite enjoy that but I'm glad I left it as a full time job 21 years ago.
Northern Sales Rep for Europe's market leading industrial PVC hose manufacturer.
Dealing with customers in well over a dozen very different markets and industries.
Started 8 weeks ago and absolutely love it.
Worked for their competitors in the past always looking up to this company.
No pressure on sales, targets or pressure down from the management as it's mainly a PR role.
Now that I've got my foot in the door I'm here to stay and the results are already rolling in.
Offshore Medic and Registered Nurse...work in Australia but live in UK. The commute is a bitch,but I get 6 months a year off, paid more than I ever dreamed possible, and have very nearly zero stress...so I can hardly complain really. And frankly anything beats the NHS right now, and certainly what's going to happen to it over the next 5 - 10 years.
Ir_bandito, you have mail!