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

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.

The reason most of you are teachers is that you couldnt handle jobs in the real world.

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 can be flexible and they can
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.

ex-pat – 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 hereís 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’…