D Beddows
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 04:13 PM |
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Architectural Designer for a solar shading company - worst job I've had for a very long time, pay is rubbish and everything about the company is
chaos. I been about to stand up and just walk out twice in the past couple of months but a couple of mates of mine who are Architectural Technicians
like I used to be haven't worked for over 6 months so I have to give myself a talking to and stay sat down 
This time last year I had a wonderful job, great money, great working atmosphere etc etc and I genuinely looked forward to going to work in the
morning - then the world went wrong and I got made redundant............
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wilkingj
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 04:40 PM |
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David Jenkins only managed 24 years in BT...(Bloody Part timers  - no offence intended Dave!)
I just got 40 years at BT in last week.
Done lots of things all within the same company and some were brilliant. Dont like the job I'm doing at the moment, but it pays the rent. Only
two years 6 months and a few odd days left to serve
With two boys at Uni, I cant give up just yet.
Less done with the car this year due to financial restrictions.
Still got jobs to do, and they will eventually get done.
My Uncle was self employed - Own garage buisness that he sold in 1964 and emigrated to Austrailia.
He said:
If you work for someone else you will NEVER be rich, as they will only ever pay you a wage.
If you work for yourself you MAY NOT get rich, but at least you have the opportunity to become so.
Also....
You will either have the money and no time, or the time and no money. Rarely in life will you have both together.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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londonsean69
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 04:55 PM |
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CAD Monkey
Technical drawing for electricity substations at the moment, but used to do a lot of highway design on major projects (M25, M6 toll, A13 etc.)
Contractor so decent money, but I like long holidays, just spent a month in South America and did 3 months in SE Asia last year.
Spent 3 years teaching diving in Lanzarote as well
Sean
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 05:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by londonsean69
but used to do a lot of highway design on major projects (M25, M6 toll, A13 etc.)
Sean
You could have designed it to go further north!
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speed8
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 05:16 PM |
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Oilfield
I work for a service company in the oilfield doing formation evaluation. It's fairly interesting and I get to spend company time in a bunch of
holiday hotspots (Nigeria/Algeria/Gabon/Kuwait, etc).
Generally it's outside work which suits me and I get to top up my t-shirt tan.
Did I mention I also get 6 months off every year paid?
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grusks2
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 07:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by londonsean69
CAD Monkey
Technical drawing for electricity substations at the moment, but used to do a lot of highway design on major projects (M25, M6 toll, A13 etc.)
Sean
Designed the A13, couldn't you get rid of the ship & shovel lights and make the 40mph bit 60mph like the rest of the road as its 3 lanes
lol.
No prizes for guessing i sit in 40mins of traffic on the a13 everyday
http://mac1worxbuild.wordpress.com/
forgot my old password so another username doh
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NS Dev
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 08:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Nothing ATM, used to be a QA Engineer in a steering column plant thats now moving to Poland....
You can both have jobs if you'll work for the same wage as me.............
nothing, at the moment!!
I'm lead to believe that working for yourself does eventually pay you, but I haven't earnt a penny since May, but then I don't owe
anything really either, the loan I took is less than the assets owned by some margin..........
Better than working for someone else I think though!
Customer work is starting to flow in now as well, actually got a waiting list!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 09:01 PM |
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Not many people like their jobs I guess but it's a way to a means.
For example I work all sorts of wierd shifts and have 2 weekends in 5 off and get regularly abused, physically as well sometimes then yesterday I had
to stand on the same spot on a main road from 7a.m. until 5 p.m. without water, food, toilet or sitting down and then today I was back there at 7a.m.
for 5 hours and then other stuff and only finished at 9p.m. I'm back in at 7a.m. every day now until Saturday.
If you desperately don't like and it's grinding you down then I'd jack it. It isn't good for your health. I had a job before
this one where I couldn't even face coming to work in the end and tried allsorts. Even coming in my own clothes then changing into uniform when
I was there until I jacked it in the end and had to find something different.
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JoelP
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 09:26 PM |
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i fit kitchens. Technically i love it but some customers just get on my wick. Pay is lame really, you have to work like a t*** to get anywhere. Often
work weekends, and do invoices and accounting on evenings. Still, i see myself getting better/shrewder/more efficient every week, so i think in the
long run it will be ok unless i drop dead of stress 
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zilspeed
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| posted on 20/9/09 at 10:22 PM |
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I'm A Building Surveyor and work for a local authority.
In my case, the money is probably what most people would call 'average', I think.
We get some decent work to do and I always get to meet some interesting people. We also work flexi time.
I should start at 8.45, have an hour for lunch and finish at 4.45.
I start at 8, have half an hour and finish at 4.
It isn't without pressure, but if you do a decent job, the clients do tend to thank you because they don't actually expect you to do a
good job. I've been there since 1995.
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hobzy
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| posted on 21/9/09 at 09:13 AM |
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Teacher (Science) and Head of Year. Been at it for 14 years, and on the whole still love it. Prefer the pastoral side of the job as the GCSEs have
become a bit of a nightmare when they keep changing the syllabus etc. and theres no time to really teach the bits of science kids really want to know
or go off on interesting tangents.
It was aways the working with kids bit rather than actually teaching a set subject that interested me, so might try and find something that focuses on
that more in a few years time.
Was a "technician" in a bicycle workshop before that - most fun job I ever had even though the pay was shite.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 21/9/09 at 09:31 AM |
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Technical Trainer with a well known american telecoms company. Takes me to most corners of the globe (some nicer than others!!). Sometimes it does my
swede in as I am away from the family a fair bit, and I can never get a good run on the locost build due to travelling all the time
Can't complain though, at least I've got a job unlike some poor souls out there.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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spdpug98
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| posted on 21/9/09 at 09:35 AM |
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I am a Project Manager in the licensed trade; I originally started out as an Architectural Technician but then decided that surveying would be my
chosen path
I started as a trainee building surveyor at a Housing Association and worked my way to the top over a 5-year period, then left and joined Whitbread
and since then have worked in the pub trade except for when I did 2 years working for a Marina Company
My Blog: http://spdpug98.wordpress.com/
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nick205
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| posted on 21/9/09 at 01:51 PM |
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Been with the same company for 11 years now. Started out as a mechanical designer, moved on to PCB design and finally jumped the fence into a sales
role. We make custom keyboards and computer equipement for a wide range of customers.
Moving from a fixed salary to a lower salary + comission + car etc was a good move, but this year between a reduced working week and very little
comission I exect to be about 30% down on last years income
After planning to have a 2nd child and for SWMBO to go back to work shortly afterwards, the enexpected arrival of twins last year has put a serious
damper on disposable money too. SWMBO is back at work part time, but effectively brings in less than £100 a month after paying 3 lots of child care
My car's up for sale for reasons of time and money although I'm hoping to get underway with a long-ish term build once it's gone.
Still, we've only got 10-15 years of pain to go before the recession clears it's efffect.
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Marcus
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| posted on 21/9/09 at 04:35 PM |
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Interesting thread...
I started fixing electronic equipment for Dixons / Currys...did that for 13 years before being made redundant. Now working as Project Engineer for
plastic pipe and fitting company. Product development is my main remit, so I design and test underfloor heating systems and such like. We are about to
launch a new range of plumbing fittings which I had a major hand in designing. Whatevet I do comes out 3 years later in the industry.
Pay is ok, but not good (about average wage) but I have a mahoosive mortgage and a 17 month old little dude so cash tight.
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 10:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Marcus
Pay is ok, but not good (about average wage) but I have a mahoosive mortgage and a 17 month old little dude so cash tight.
You know I read that average wage is about 30k.. Which is more than the household income here.
STILL waiting for the coucil to get back to me when I enquired about the butty van the first day I posted this... STILL waiting for a college to get
back to me so I can find out where the hell they are!
God wants me to kill myself I'm sure of it
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 10:23 AM |
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Worked as a service engineer for a specialised lifting / pick and place company traveling all over the world until February of this year when my
wife's eBay hobby grew so big I gave up work to go full time with a eBay shop and a outlet on a local business park.
Best thing I ever did keeps me busy full time just paid a big lump off the mortgage, car re build now back on track and looking to maybe hit the
circuits again next year with a bit of "own business sponsorship"
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DavidW
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 10:38 AM |
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I'm Project Manager for a large construction consultancy.
I pays pretty well but after the private sector went bang I've been put onto a very large public sector infrastructure project which sees me
away from the home and family all week for next few years.
Whilst I do complian a bit, I shouldn't really as it's pretty interesting and a lot of people in my industry have been made redundant
recently.
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Marcus
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 11:39 AM |
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quote:
You know I read that average wage is about 30k.. Which is more than the household income here.
30k.....I wish. I live and work up north where the average is more like 24k....
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Benzine
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 12:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hobzy
Teacher (Science)
The bell is a sign for me, not for you!
I've done all this work before! I'm here for your benefit, not mine!
Fine! We'll spend the rest of the lesson in silence!
etc
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 12:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Marcus
quote:
You know I read that average wage is about 30k.. Which is more than the household income here.
30k.....I wish. I live and work up north where the average is more like 24k....
That's still just under double what I earn
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40inches
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 12:48 PM |
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Domestic Appliance Engineer, sole trader now, used to have a shop and employed 3 engineers, got fed up employing Muppet's so closed it down in
'92.
Before that, director in an engineering company, in charge of design and manufacture of anaesthetic machines and gas pipeline equipment for operating
theatre's, dumped the rat race in '79, the stress wasn't worth the money.
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hobzy
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 03:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by hobzy
Teacher (Science)
The bell is a sign for me, not for you!
I've done all this work before! I'm here for your benefit, not mine!
Fine! We'll spend the rest of the lesson in silence!
etc
Blimey have you been in my lessons? 
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martyn_16v
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 06:40 PM |
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Started as a field service engineer for a company in the theme park industry. When I started it was a small family owned company and I loved every
minute of it, liked the work, liked the people, even liked the places I found myself in (e.g. hanging off the top of a 1,149ft tower with helicopters
flying past underneath  ).
I'm now Regional Engineering Manager and can't stand it. Company has just been sold for the second time, 500+ employees. Can't stand
the politics, the ridiculous pressure to meet arbitrary targets, the endless reports (and reports on reports). Get shat on from above, screamed at
from below. Would quite happily go back to just being an engineer if I could afford it, back when it was all someone else's problem
Still, it pays the bills...
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morcus
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| posted on 22/9/09 at 07:03 PM |
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I Left University after doing the same year twice and realising I'd made a mistake, I now work at what was my part time job during 6th form and
make hardly anything for long shifts at all hours.
The problem I've got is there isn't anything around here that doesn't involve starting at the bottom again (I don't make much
but there are places that pay less) or getting a qualification.
Me and my dad have a limo company that we started this year but he's moving away, If I can find the capital to start it I might have my own in
the not too distant future.
At the moment I'm looking into Funeral Home work.
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