Appraisal Scientist is what is says at the end of my emails. I wince every time someone asks 'so what do you do?'. Basically I'm a bean-counter for the NHS in Wales looking at whether new drugs are affordable. Whenever the Mail are screaming 'PATIENTS DENIED NEW CANCER MEDICINE' that's me, that is (no headline for the 90%+ of products that get approved of course).
Before that: Technical Author at a medical communications startup (followed, predictably for a startup, by redundancy). Before that, a biochemistry PhD. I sponged off society, or at least paid very little tax, til I was 27 🙂
Previous - Ski Patroller, LBS mechanic, Bin man
Present - Oilfield well design engineer
Current - provide support for children in care and foster carers.
Previous - record label manager for high end audio equipment manufacturer.
I like reading about the career changes!
Current- Self Made Millionaire
Previous- Sales and involved in making others millionaires.
Current - legal counsel for european investment arm of construction/engineering company
Previous - lawyer for big bad law firm
Also - chef, snowboard rep/test pilot, snowboard guide in various alp resorts, nightclub PR manager, precognition agent, farm hand, and many many jobs as a youngster (i "owned" my own bird box company at 14, sales were going well before we ran out of stolen wood and had to actually buy some, resulting in mass redundancies - i.e. I had to sack my 12 year old brother and wind up the company) 🙂
Current - Category manager for a marketing services outsourcing company.
Previous - Retail development design manager for a major UK home electricals brand.
Al - you're giving me ideas!
Been, am or thinking of applying for Support/Technical/Senior/Business Analyst.
The job title tells you nothing but to clarify I'll do anything if there's anal in it.
I'll try to keep it brief!!
Current: Self-employed Oakwright & boat-builder
Previous: Boat-builder, yacht skipper, management consultant, outboard engine sales, regional manager in dental industry, motorsport - suspension and engines, digital media... I'm sure there's more.
Then: 'Design Engineer' (geotechnical, mining and environmental)
Now: PhD student in Carbon Capture and Storage
Previous +1: Temping, call centre, restaurant, general stuff.
Previous 1: Developer out of uni, learning C# and stuff for a tiny Cambridge based company.
Now: C# and Oracle developer for 6 long years for a reasonably well known internets retailer.
Work-life not that exciting.
Future intents: No IDEA!
Current: Paramedic Team Leader
Previous: Paramedic, Advanced Technician, Ambulance Technician and Ambulance Cadet
I briefly stacked shelves and framed pictures whilst waiting to start my Ambulance career. I got a job within a week of leaving school and never been out of employment.
Now: PhD student in Carbon Capture and Storage
Isn't that what was used to 'store' Han Solo at the end of The Empire Strikes Back?
previously...
fudge-packer/chocolate factory operative
car washer
chalet cleaner
chef at BV
ice cream/lemonade/crepe/doughnut stall
volunteer at BTCV and a bike recycling project
feasibility report writer for an NGO in Tajikistan
Currently...
co-founder of an adventure travel website recently voted one of the Guardian's 'best travel websites ever' 8)
Oakwright
nice!
i built a two oak benches the other week for a poncey ski manufacturers stand. really enjoyable... working with "real" wood. i like it when you oil the wood once it is finished and it comes alive....
Now:
Childrens mental health nurse.
Previous:
-Various registered nursing and nursing-auxiliary jobs
-Teaching Assistant
-EFL teacher
-summer holiday 'camp cousellor' for the impeccably-behaved offspring of the French Gendarmerie (bet I am the only stw-er with a Gendarmerie payslip!)
-industrial baker
-civvy toilet cleaner and pot-washer on Royal Navy battleships.
Isn't that what was used to 'store' Han Solo at the end of The Empire Strikes Back?
Yeah, we keep Harrison Ford mounted on the wall in the office. His fingers make handy key hooks.
Now: lawyer (in house - telco)
Then: lawyer (private practice - M&A)
Other: a plethora of jobs in school and university holidays. Nothing glamorous.
Now - QHSE Manager for an Oil Service Company
Previous - Quality Control Engineer
NDT Inspector
All Oil & Gas Related. Not the best of jobs to have but i do get to travel to lots of different countries (good & bad).
Cheers alpin! Tis truly wonderful to see the grain :-).
Not for here, but I'd be interested in the oil you used... on the benches.
What an interesting cross section of society we have here!!
Then: CNC machinist, asian fruit picker, cleaner, sausage factory worker.
Now: Run my own gardening business.
Previously: Self employed gardener, barman, marquee erector, model (more backdrop than front of house!), lbs employee (Singletrack bikes, glos/worcs), Blacks (when they were reasonable).
Current: Head gardener for a large family run estate in S Wales and volunteer with the Welsh ambulance service as a CFR.
Future: Not sure yet. Would love to do bike guiding and training. Always enjoyed helping people, especially newbies to the sport, and passing on the (limited) knowledge that I have.
your a porn star ain't yaincluding penetration testing
Head gardener for a large family run estate in S Wales
Glanusk?
SPM - Banking = Senior Project Manager. Current hot topic of the day is RDR....
Pre/Post Barclays, makes not a jot of differance TBH, we'll all still be here in 3 years time tidying up the mess that is/will be "non advisor"/"inadequate advisor"/"you told me what?"/"wheres me money?"/"how much???"/"ferking bankers bonuses" questions and FSA "inspired" quidlines..
Thankyouverymuchly.
Current & past: Freelance designer of interactive things.
Best job: Working in an ice cream and cake factory.
Worst job: working a fat press in an abattoir / meat processing factory.
Previous - call centres and pub's
Current- Nothing apart from the odd firework display on self employed basis.
Future - I'd like to either work with the homeless or people with LD.
Previous - Lorry driver
Current - Part time warehouse bum/ full time parent.
Current - Marine Consultant working with Offshore Renewables and some Salvage work.
Previous - Salvage Master for the MoD. Driving various types of ships for a few different companies.
previous: photographer (film)
current: photographer (digital) + the odd bit of director/DOP/cameraman/editor/retoucher
Current - Layabout for Environment Agency
Previously - Layabout for local council
Current - Design Engineer for a trailer manufacturer.
Previous;
Fabricator/ Welder
Driver of 7.5t lorries
Pig farmer
Thatcher.
Planning officer (resigned)
Full time dad for 3 years
Just started driving for three days a week and a couple of days voluntary in a local authority planning office to get my experience current again with a view to getting back to being a full time planning officer early next year.
Student
before that on placement with firm doing hard/harsh environment gear/fabric design.
have been
hair model, art model, deadly assassin*, beautiful, enigmatic and aloof saloon assistant.
Want to be
Rock guitarist godess with armies of haughty blonde groupies that do my bidding.
* this is possibly not true
Mulletus Maximus - MemberCurrent - Design Engineer for a trailer manufacturer.
Previous;
Fabricator/ Welder
Driver of 7.5t lorries
Pig farmer
[b]Thatcher.[/b]
So, it's all your fault then.
Current - Fireman
Previous - security/builder/bike mechanic/lawyer/mountain guide
Sorry 😥
Asset Management (less controversial than mentioning banking). Seems like I've been doing this forever. Started out as a programmer/quant.
Current: Librarian (Medical/Academic)
Previous: Library assistant (Public Library), picker/packer in a warehouse, minibus driver,factory job, "temp" job in a record shop (actually turned out to be 4 years).
my last job was building these
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current: chav
previous: jakey
most interesting: pikey
Current: Deputy CEO / Finance Director
Previous jobs: Assistant Management Accountant, Management Accountant, Financial Accountant, Finance Manager
What an exciting rock'n'roll journey it's been so far
Current: Police Officer
Previous: Cartographer
Current: Offshore Production Technician
Previous: Production Chemist, Method Development Chemist, Prison Officer, Immigration Officer, Forensic Toxicologist, Chef/Restaurateur, Barman, Builder's Lackey, Butcher.
Most interesting was the Forensic stuff although it was a very smelly job.
Current : Head of Backoffice for finance co (market makers / hedge funds / fx / sales / prop trading)
Previous: programmer / DBA
