Ok guys I'm curious what all do to finance our projects...i.e. work...

I know many already...but lets make this a big poll....and see if our gut feelings are correct about what most us do?

For those who don't know I'm a contract mechanical design engineer working on robotics and automation projects.

I know I will have missed many out...only allowed 10 lines.....sorry...probably be a huge "other" vote

BTW these are fields of work rather than specific jobs.

All this time i thought you were a gynaecologist (not sure of spelling) Alan with your interest in the fairer sex
that would make at lease two of us

works a bit slow at the moment so i am doing a bit of nedding to pass the time!!

Good poll though

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All this time i thought you were a gynaecologist (not sure of spelling) Alan with your interest in the fairer sex
that would make at lease two of us.....

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Alan,

In case you didn't guess (or read my profile ) IT for me.

I support one of the top 3 academic law departments in the uk all by myself.

Ned.

ps just nedding too, the 'original' nedder.

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IT - software development

nedding but have to, to test the performance of the software whilst users surf the net whilst at work, not that anyone here does that

I am self employed providing training courses for companies in marketing, sales and customer service related areas - and occassionaly IT training.

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got many books on the subject......sort of..:

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got many books on the subject......sort of..:

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alan i don't think playboy counts

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I used to do IT, got a degree, not too interested in it nowadays, though I run a little webhosting business for pocket money.

At the moment I work for a friend of mine who's disabled, as a carer. Thinking about going back to uni to do automotive eng.

Yep - IT -

Network support for major underwriters....

Plenty of time for 'nedding'

Alan, couldn't answer the poll, cos I currently work in Reinsurance in the City of London, behind a desk, till the middle of Feb. Then slight career change, to work in a foundry.

Will be 10 mins from home instead of an hour and a half, more family time, more car time, better quality of life etc etc.

And very much poorer!!

ATB

Simon

[Edited on 13/11/03 by Simon]

IT Again. I've been outsource from Royal Mail to Xansa, but I'm currently seconded to CSC.

So in summary I'm a Xansa employee pretending to be CSC working for Royalmail.

Confused I am..

Oh and I'm Nedding too..

Andrew

Maintenance engineer. yep im one of thows who have a cup of tea every time you see use and blame the opperator when eneything gose wrong. then show extreme skill with Position tools (usually the lump hammer) to fix the problem lol

I am a project accountant, working for BT Syntegra (their advanced IT solutions business), working on bids for one of our major clients - Dept. of Work & Pensions.

Well someone has to and it pays the bills.

Automotive engineer, developing engine management sotware and calibrations

'guess that qualifies as mechanic / automotive.

Hey, I'm on here all day- it must be IT!

Actually, as I spend more time on here than working does that mean I'm a professional Locostbuilderser? How ironic...

Cheers,

James

Just to spice things up I'm an........

.....IT bod, yup, another.

I do desktop support for a major magazine publisher.

Kingr

Royal Air Force propulsion technician,
Aircraft engine fitter in plain english.

Nice job to much moving about.

Dan.

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Thinking about going back to uni to do automotive eng.

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Retired/redundant. Formerly automotive engineer, vehicle suspension development, braking systems design.

Then I branched out into IM - info management, which is closely related to IT. See my comment above.

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I'm employed as a print finisher 6 out of 7 days rolling thurs to weds and missing the sunday,then 7 days off.

So i selected retired/no need to work,its just somewhere i go to get out of the house

Local Government sad to say, in Housing.Cant understand how I got here. Any directions to known tunnels most gratefully accepted

Tomboys

I've got a proper job spent as a test engineer for a tractor manufacturer (note engineer not driver!!)

Ben

im a motor mechanic,resting at the mo as the lease ran out on my garage,job anyone?

Theres no option for Professional Student!

Doing Automotive Engineering, very hard at the moment.

Yeah sorry, student would have been a good category.........

Good thread so far...thanks all...

Still waiting for some civil engineers.....

Coo-eee Chris...where are ya?

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Jings didnt know so many people liked IT Whats wrong with smoke signals?
Shug

"I'm busy doing nothing, working the whole day through, trying very hard to find things not to do"

Dole scum, me

Sort of

Work's overrated, gets in the way of your social life.

Cheers

Chris

Landlord/ idle get!! thats me... bored as well if that matters.

you got a boozer Joel?

I dont think anyone one else on here does what I do.

I design x-ray machines (bit like the ones that do airport carryon baggage) - but these look at food to make sure its not contaminated.

If you have eaten a mr kipling pie, its been throug one of my designs.

Essentially, I am an electronics person, but I can hash a bit of 'c' together.

Im also prowd owner of 3 1/2 years of a 4 year degree in computing - I stopped the course after I changed jobs and realised that the degree was total tosh and had little use in the real world. IT stuff is 99% office related, and has very little of use in industrial embedded control.

atb

steve

i voted electronics engineer



ps - I think jet engine stuff is cool, and mr ashurst is way too modest - he designs bridges...real mans kinda engineering

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I spend all day guessing how much it will cost to fix a smashed up car - or build a new one for £250 - b*ll*cks

Forgot to mention, its not the same smashed car everyday!

kinda inbetween trades....

in the army, was employed as a vehicle electrician, but then they killed my trade off

so now i'm just about to retrade as an aircraft technician (starting on the 24th)

the main bonus on the net is i've gone from an average dial up speed of 30k at the last house to 42k here in arborfield (broadband to be hooked up next week)

mangament for Virgin atlantic

Software Quality Manager - sounds grand, and when I joined the company I was supposed to get them through ISO9001. At the time I told them that I hadn't programmed for years...

...so I ended up writing test harnesses and user simulation applications in C++ for Windows/MFC! I didn't mind tho' - quite enjoying a bit of creative work.

If you ever see adverts for betting or share dealing software on a PDA, then it's a fair chance it was written by our company.

David

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Design Engineer (Mechanical)
Work from home which is great, as I used to drive 100miles a day.

Electrical engineer!
I fix & upgrade machines across all industries, specialising in control (PLC'S servo's etc).
It can be a mucky job, but I could'nt sit in an office all day! (ie: IT)

Computer programmer with an artistic bent. Interactive Multimedia that is.

Specifically, I design and develop Internet enabled broadcast screensavers (mostly for professional sports teams). And also a Tray-based Communication delivery system that sends news, video and images directly to the desktop in real-time.

Before that I did 3D animation for broadcast and film, and before that I was an Architect.

Programming VB, SQL, C, C# etc. Currently working on Point of Sale systems for major insurance companies

Have reached 33 and realised that there's an awful lot more to life. Studying philosophy in my spare time and reseaching a book. About to embark on a big career change. When I can find one

Cheers,

Neil.

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Oh God,this is going to sound really sad. I have a gift/card/florists shop. The upside that it is in Cornwall and 95% of customers are female. I used to be an antiques dealer/furniture restorer which is a very slightly less camp job! I do get to stand about drinking coffee and smoking all day long,no access to a computer there,so no nedding.
Ian

Job title is Design Engineer, but I've got a degree in Electronic Engineering.

I design hardware, write firmware, and design mechanical bits and bobs too.

Our company design Sound Level Meters, so if I fail the noise test at SVA, I'll be pissed. Especially as they all use our meters!

I can also see the sea out of my office window.

Cheers

Aircraft mechanical engineer for the Royal Navy. Generally fix anything that goes wrong with the Mighty sea harrier. Currently have my head shoved in the intake of the giant hoover sorting out a bird strike. Gotta love them pigeon.

Chairman of ICI.

Obviously.

<quick unloading of ICI shares>

Bastard, that's my pension plan you're suggesting people take a bite out of....

nothing sad about that - you own a business and decide what you do, rather than most of us that have some dick to report to......

if I had the funding and business skills and it made money id have a card shop too...... would be nice to do summat different!

atb

steve

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Oh God,this is going to sound really sad. I have a gift/card/florists shop. The upside that it is in Cornwall and 95% of customers are female. I used to be an antiques dealer/furniture restorer which is a very slightly less camp job! I do get to stand about drinking coffee and smoking all day long,no access to a computer there,so no nedding.
Ian

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We do have the biggest selection of rude cards...................... Even had a letter of complaint the other day-should have framed it!
Ian

I'm a Senior Technician in the Computer Engineering Dept. of a PC manufacturer and supplier of PC's and components to the industry, schools and general public.

In short, I build PC's, as in slot the bits together and install windows.

In the past I've done several things, including working in engineering, selling hairdressing products, driving a fork lift truck and finally and unsuccessfully selling vacuum cleaners.

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You seem to be reversing a UK industry trend! Good luck (but check out job prospects).

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More IT

Consultant

Basically look at business IT systems and tell the owners whether they are up to the job or not.

Like watching peoples faces when I tell them the system they have just paid some "cowboy" £50K for is not suitable for their business and completely unexpandable....

Self-employed certified public accountant here. In the UK you would say I'm a chartered accountant.

I bailed out of big biz 14 years ago, after one reorganization too many in a crappy local economy. The vision was to implement production control and cost accounting systems for small manufacturers, and to do heavy-duty financial analysis. Don't mind saying I was a whiz at that in my former life. Due to lack of demand for those skills, I do taxes and financial statements like everyone else.

Have enjoyed the freedom and flexibility, especially as I was a single parent for several years. There is not a lot of money in it, especially as I work out of my house and am not a country club type, and have an impediment in my profit motive to boot!

Pete

I run my own sign business, all types of signs including hand painted, airbrushed custom and gold leaf. Plastic, metal etc,etc,etc.
Also semi professional drummer ( mostly weekends)

CHRIST, there are a lot of nerds on this site, it would seem there are only a couple of us that actualy work for a living...

Working for a company called ATTENDO Installing and maintaining call systems in residential care homes and hospitals

Collectively - WE are: Retired Pattern Maker, Ex-Toolmaker moved into Sales/Technical Engineering, Quantity Surveyor... As their are three of us in our 'building team' we feel we "had" the nouse to be able to do this thing... now not so sure really Me: middle one - also does web-design (badly!)

I'm one of the few 'military' guys on here.
Royal Air Force, Electronic Engineering Technician (ground).
Currently 'working' as an instructor at School of Tech Training.
Not enough time off, good motor club on base though. (and a huge garage!)

Windtunnel test engineer (mech), testing prototype vehicles for MAJOR worldwide car manufacturer!!

any solicitors out there?im having a spot of bovver

Manager of a transport company - we send trucks to the old eastern block countries - Anyone want to import a Trabant - let me know

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CHRIST, there are a lot of nerds on this site, it would seem there are only a couple of us that actualy work for a living...

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Still waiting for some civil engineers.....

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Another nerd!!! And proud of it.

Software Developer, working for major science/medical publisher building their websites...

www.bmn.com

www.cell.com

the lancet

www.cardiosource.com

there's loads more, none of it particularly interesting, except occassionally we do get some fascinating articles... I would show you some the pictures in the infectious diseases section of the lancet, but you'd need to register etc. there are some truly gruesome pics on there!!

I'd also like to get out of IT to be honest, however, seem to be taking a step further into at the moment, myself and a few mates have set up our own IT company, still in the main job for now though. Quite fancy the idea of working in some sort of aerodynamics design for cars or planes or something.

I also spend as much time as possible Nedding!

plain old grease monkey slaving away on 2 wheeled fast things wooohooooooo

30 years a coded welder / fabricator.

All week I make things......

Then all weekend I... er...um...make things


IS THAT SAD OR IS THAT SAD

25 years in the building trade ....... leathery face and hands ...... use to work in a gym as a weights coach ...... cv reads no brains but a talent for lifting heavy things !!!!!!....... it pays the mortgage ..... just !!!!

yeah, im one of those that think real industry involves beating the crap out of steel in shipyards, etc, rather than working in a call centre for example.

But then im in front of a PC all day doing design work, so thats hardly heavy engineering...
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seems no bu^^er wants to make things anymore, just sell services and stuff from china

atb

steve

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CHRIST, there are a lot of nerds on this site, it would seem there are only a couple of us that actualy work for a living...

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Shift engineer at a power station. Useful 'cos (a) they tend to throw lots of useful stuff away and (b) our station is situated next door to 3 scrapyards so I can keep an eye on stock for potential scavenging trips

mechanical engineer within oil and gas industry, the company cuts threads onto heavy pipe and tubing used for drilling and the like...my job to keep the cnc's running sweet...so when you fill your car with oil - chances is its ran through some of my pipe.
I agree all the heavy engineering has gone out the window..'tis a shame just look at the state of our steelmills,shipyards,mining..etc...
Can I get off my soapbox now ???

13 years electronics engineer, now project engineer plastic extrusion / injection moulding.
Not much different really!

Marcus

Yacht/ boatbuilder and commercial boat skipper, (ha ha) at least thats what I should be doing, spent the last year doing fabrication for Steve in FRP and steel (I need to get out more) But you grow horns and develop a big cheesy grin when u go testing. Jack of all trades and a master of no one!
Shug.

Thanks guys......at least those who did the survey......there aren't many entries for the number of views...

You must fit in somewhere...even if it's the "other" category...

Also thanks to all who have posted their job info.......what an amazing range of varying jobs and talents we have on here.......

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Like watching peoples faces when I tell them the system they have just paid some "cowboy" £50K for is not suitable for their business and completely unexpandable....

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