MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
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My Mate is doing that at Uni Taff. Seems a good thing to do.
graphic designer in nottinghamshire working for snap.plc.uk
getting busy again after xmas lul
Finished uni 5 years ago [that has only just dawned on me - someone get me a snakebite and black]. Think I've been lucky with my experience so far. Find it quite exciting/fun but some mates are experiencing the opposite. Was rubbish at uni, not great at the whole drunken learning thing
Paramedic. Plenty out there to keep us busy. As always. It would actually be quite nice if things did quieten down a bit.
Another fireman here been very busy over the festive period cant see owt changing . Had a bad shift today as it goes how stupid some people drive astounds me 🙁
Royal Navy (Andrew) and then the Fire Service been there since 1982, can't complain and I can now retire if it's my want! But I've Uni bills to pay!
Time served Joiner/Carpenter, been working as a Contracts Manager for the last year until this crazy recession happened the company went bust, now I'm back on the tools wishing I was still doing the Contracts Manager Job
Was made (volunteered) redundant from RAF 3 years ago. Now a geek. Install and maintain networks, do IT support for small companies without their own dept and consultancy for those that do. Some times it gets in the way of biking and skiing.
Consultant to the utility sector, mostly water but some power companies. I try to help them make better investment decisions i.e. make better use of their customers' (our!) money. A good place to be for a not-so-closet environmentalist 🙂
Business is crazy busy but that's largely a function of the 5 year cycle in the water industry, which is currently in the "all hands to the pump" phase. If the past is owt to go by, 2010 will be a lot quieter, and then it'll probably all start to pick up again. A combination of the fact that utilities are essential services, and a never-ending stream of new regulations, means investment will keep crankin' on for a long time.
Probably the kiss of death for the sector, saying that!
A&E nurse, it seems to provide my riding mates with a false sense of security for their safety when we go out.
Sociology lecturer but I mainly do Cultural Studies. My main research interest is the presence of millenarian and apocalyptic themes in popular culture. It's a tough job but someone's got to do it.
Signaller on West Highland line, RETB if anyone is interested, like airtraffic control but with trains instead of planes! Good job done it for 18 years, don't nearly enough time on the hummer mores the pity!
PJ.
Another bloody student. Industrial Design, I'm currently looking for a placement to take next year, and hoping that the credit crunch won't affect companies taking us for a placement.
medical doctor, non-practicing (try getting your credentials verified in viet nam without paying a [i]significant[/i] bribe...) currently writing on travel/health and doing fitness promotion for a heart-rate monitor manufacturer.
successful? well, kinda, if success means the opportunity to travel around se asia doing strange things and meeting weird people. i've run and biked in places i can barely describe, but my lifestyle doesn't generate a major income, oh no. so the economic downturn doesn't hurt me as much as it's hurting others out here.
but if you buy the theory that says 'life is simply about collecting as many experiences as you can in the time you've been given' then i'm doing quite well, thank you 🙂
Debt collector for my family
Oggles - That's what I'm looking for. Usually by this time the average student will have had 5 or so interviews. I have had one ([i]and without trying to sound big-headed, i think I'm better than average[/i]) And that was with Mcdonalds, in their Estate Management Department. The credit crunch is definitely effecting my job hunting prospects lol.
GIS Technician - Local Authority but not 'secure' right now.
International jewel thief hours are a bit unsociable and the job takes me away from home sometimes but otherwise business as usual.
Availability Tech (process operator) at an oil refinery. Shiftwork means I can use trails when they are quiet.
Telecomms engineer for a mobile operator, working on a 2g upgrade(rumours of 5 years work). Just had a pay rise as well. Happy-ish days. Not a bad job some unsocialable hours and a fair bit of travelling, but other days 10 minute job and paid for a 10 hour day.Also get to go to some strange locations all those masts atop hills and buildings.
Consultant engineer in water. Good news: Cover all of Scotland... Bad news:...All year, all weather, and it's BIG.
Senior Production Supervisor for a packaging firm but we've just been f@*#ed over when Wedgewood went into administration cos they owe us a lot of money. I MAY have a job on Monday morning but I'm not holding my breath.
Run my own Travel Consultancy from home, for the discerning end of the market, so not too bad at the moment.
Lot of my clients are cash-rich individuals so not too affected by the economy in general, apart from one or two in particularly affected area's. No Staff, No hassle, No Boss. 😀
Think....
Cheap as chips or Late deals - not me.
Business Class, 5 Star & a Junior Suite......... I can help.
Finished my job of 33 years yesterday. Now retired. But feel free to make an offer for my services....
I work as an Internet/IT Consultant from home.
A bit fed up with it all and keep saying I am going to go for a career change....just not sure what else to do !! LOL 🙂
Marketing Director for a US sporting goods manufacturer. It's not a bad gig... 😉
As Taff, I'm an Architectural Technologist.
Community mental health nurse (older adults) Working in the South & West Area of Bradford ñ soon to be a specialist community mental health practitioner ñ well if I get my arse in gear & get my assignment written (Holistic Medication Management: A case study focusing on the use of Mirtazapine & Escitralopram in combination - to be handed in on Fri) and get my practice portfolio sorted out by July
Recently changed jobs to be a Project Manager for a financial company, great job 🙂
Worked as a Research Technician in Biological Sciences ( Exeter Uni ) for ~ 34 years then made redundant when Dept. of Chemistry went taking others with it.
Love science, so now am a school lab technician. Pay cr*p, building 60's built and falling down, understaffed, incredibly manic but the people/school are a joy to work with. Great to loose the arrogance of academia and work with people who really appreciate you - and actually say so!
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Bank Manager!!!
CNC machinist at BETD Goldtec. Make lovely bike parts and other things too. Does have it's perks 😀
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Exercise physiologist/University 'teacher'/researcher
Lorry driver.
Nurse. Crazy busy.
Palaeolithic Archaeology MA student in my spare time.
Still not entirely sure what I want to be, when I grow up (I'm 32). 😀
So druidh, what services are you offering??? 😉
Me, I'm an infant teacher.
Plumber specializing in solar hot water for the past couple of years,(sub contracting to a solar firm)things got very busy last year,hope it continues although have had to take a bit of a drop in pay partly due to weak pound to euro (panels & controls from Germany)
Lawyer with a global financial institution. Interesting times at the moment but usually dead boring. Unfortunately I meet some real twunts in the job but it pays for shiney bikey things and I get to travel a lot
Dentist.
Scared the Cr@p out of me when they told me at the WildBoar last year that to get to the transition area, everyone would have to ride up the dentist!
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
Budgie.... have you got anything big with a silencer? I'd be really careful with it , honest!
Or anything in the 60mm plus calibre range? its for ....er.....shooting pigeons...er...yeah ..thats it!
Footwear repair technician running a small business in south-west england. Too many hours working not enough playing, but I enjoy doing it and have been for 23 years.....COBBLER to everyone on here!
I see dead people...
I also sell data storage software. Things have certainly slowed in the last 3 montsh but I'm positive about this qtr.
Sound Engineer in a private recording studio. Work has been mental but calming down now. The next year will weed out the shite competition. We are fortunate to have many eggs in many baskets.
Luckily not affected by the credit crunch....... all my thoughts to those who are getting hit by it....... this is me
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Town planning/environmental consultant in Isca.
Consiltant exploration geologist for a big-ish independant oil company. Currently in South America.
And as I consult I get 5 months off a year 🙂
Designer/Cartographer/Surveyor for a cycle map producer.
When the design/cartography side is quiet I get sent to the far-flung corners of the UK to ride round (almost) every road in the prescribed district/borough looking for advisory cycle routes and recording cycling infrastructure using clever GIS stuff.
Most of our clients are Local Authorities with fat budgets so (hopefully) we are safe.
Cycle Courier London, work for one of the fastest growing courier companies in europe at the mo so, busy and will get busier.
Photographer, back home in the warm after shooting Villa V West Brom, Brrrrr!
I'm a science teacher - hardest job in the world! Just try dealing with the kids of today!
It makes me laugh, all these teachers who think they have the hardest job in the world. The reason most of you are teachers is that you couldnt handle jobs in the real world.
Account manager (aka "Rep") for a large Japanese manufacturer, selling industrial video/data projectors.
Business is tough, but still selling.
retraining to be an underwater knife-fighter.
plenty of perks 🙂
National Trust Warden, down in Salcombe South Devon. Live and work by the coast, ride on the moor. Never gonna be well off, but as a lifestyle its hard to beat.
architect in London. Plenty of friends being laid off at the moment. 10 years training. Started at the end of the last recession and head on in to the next. Ace.
Offshore Medic, currently working in Nigeria for a Drilling Company. Mixture of GP, nurse, paramedic, secretary, Safety advisor, dogsbody and advisor whats on TV this afternoon.
Qualified Nurse by background. Currently NEBOSH student as well, not to mention partway through OU degree.
left the forces a few months ago, and now a field service engineer for a wind turbine manufacturer
Lecturer/NVQ assesor
amo, I'm not doing this because i can't handle a real job, I'm doing it because i can't handle a bike properly. Too many broken bones = no more building.
Graphic Design Degree student at Hull School of Art and design, on a fri+saturday Landscaper/tree surgeon.
Environmental Health Officer
Work for the local council, so hopefully job is relatively secure.
IT Security bod/business owner
We're quite busy for the next 6 months which bodes well. Dull as dishwater though and feels like groundhog day every single day.
[i]The reason most of you are teachers is that you couldnt handle jobs in the real world.[/i]
Cheers, Dave.
Account Executive for an Ad agency.
@ amo - that statement makes you look like a prize c0ck
It takes a special person to be a teacher.
I'm an Oracle Applications Technical Consultant.... 😕
I'm a self (un)employed boat builder...... and it's blo*dy ace 😀
.................although I am poor 😥
I am a monkey getting peanut pay for doing my work. 
It takes a special person to be a teacher.
And Househusband is definitely 'special'......
It makes me laugh, all these teachers who think they have the hardest job in the world. The reason most of you are teachers is that you couldnt handle jobs in the real world.
I can't seem to see the post where amo tells us what vital contribution he or she (I'm guessing he's a he) makes to society.
Finance director for a security organisation. Business is OK at present, though margins are a bit thin. Better than the previous job, which involved running around Europe like a mad thing on a daily/weekly basis.
Sourcing account manager for a telecoms company,
Gives me enough flexibility in my working hours to fit in a few daytime rides during the week, unfortunately my knee injury means that I cant take the benefit of this flexibility unfortunately 🙁
Teacher since 1979 during which time I've seen a good number join the profession from industry and not last. I wouldn't claim it's the hardest job but the pressure, and sometimes stress, can be relentless. I'm lucky enough to enjoy it, be up the promotion ladder, write and mark exam papers, write articles, maintain contact with past students etc etc. Plus, so far, fairly recession proof.
Project manager in nuclear industry.
That 45 million year half life is keeping us ticking along nicely.
I personnaly can't stand work and could keep myself very busy without it thanks all the same. I envy people who say they enjoy their work but wonder if they are being totally honest. If they didn't get paid for it would they still do it? I mean, I can tolerate it at best, but there are 101 things I'd rather be doing.
Consultant on Environmental Planning/ Sustainable Development type stuff.
Work with local and national government a lot so ticking along.
Couldn't have said it better than Papa_Laz though, my thoughts most days!
I'm the Stop Smoking Specialist for the NHS in North Devon. I like it a lot (but would rather be riding/surfing).
If anyone wants to stop smoking, I'm your man!
...and no, I've never smoked; and no, I don't need to know what it's like to quit smoking to be an effective clinician.
I'm responsible for securing workload for a construction company. Intermittent and variable is how I would describe things, still plenty of opportunities but you have to go looking for them and then convince the directors and project managers that they [i]can[/i] be flexible and they [i]can[/i]
a) do underground stuff
b) do nuclear decomissioning stuff
c) work in france
d) work in the middle east
e) do anything else for anyone with secure payment
etc, and I havent just wasted weeks of work getting us in there.
Joined the public sector a few months ago from a consultancy. Work as a Business Analyst on a large government IT programme.
IT Business Analyst for a global travel company based in Australia.
Funny thing - being in Aus no one thinks that the credit crunch will hit, but being in tourism and there being a crunch everywhere else - I'm making myself useful.
Two kids means that the bikes are just garage pornography at the moment.
[b]ex-pat[/b] - Member
IT Business Analyst for a global travel company based in Australia.
Funny thing - being in Aus no one thinks that the credit crunch will hit, but being in tourism and there being a crunch everywhere else - I'm making myself useful.
Two kids means that the bikes are just garage pornography at the moment.
NICE NAME!!!!! bit close to the 1st Expat.
Electrician, work is slowly dying off, although we have a large long term contract there wont be enough work to go round and as of Friday the possibility of redundancy is now on the table 🙁 though late last year I applied to join the Fire Brigade so hereÃs hoping. 😀
My official title is Backoffice Software Developer - working for a trading house in the City. People tend to glaze over when I tell them what I do but I enjoy it (I'm coming up for my 9th year in the role) - my employer is absolutely fantastic and I'm very lucky TBH.
Business is alright; 2008 was a good year, 2009 may be 'interesting'...