blueshift
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| posted on 13/11/03 at 11:00 PM |
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Originally posted by Dick Axtell
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Originally posted by blueshift
..used to do IT, got a degree, not too interested in it nowadays...
How come??
Not sure, just lost interest. I used to sit at my desk hacking away with unix and programming random stuff all the time, but just can't be
bothered with it any more. Maybe 2 years doing windows desktop support ("just for a few months till I find something better" did me no
favours. I tried vaguely to find something in networking / UNIX system administration, but.. meh.
I'm not sure I have much of an idea what I want to do with my life 
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Thinking about going back to uni to do automotive eng.
You seem to be reversing a UK industry trend! Good luck (but check out job prospects).
Thanks. we'll see. I'm not that fussed about job prospects, I'd do the degree to find out if I really was interested in that sort of
thing, it won't do any harm (except financially).
If I have an interesting time doing it and then don't use it at all in future paid work, I won't be bothered. I'll be able to win
car arguments with my friends at least
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 13/11/03 at 11:50 PM |
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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....
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pbura
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| posted on 13/11/03 at 11:54 PM |
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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
Pete
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skippad
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 posted on 14/11/03 at 12:18 AM |
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What we do for a living?
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)
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Viper
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 12:41 AM |
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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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dave1888
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 12:41 AM |
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Working for a company called ATTENDO Installing and maintaining call systems in residential care homes and hospitals
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Hellfire
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 01:24 AM |
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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!)
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madforfishing
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 07:59 AM |
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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!)
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Donners90
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 08:05 AM |
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More of a hobby than a job
Windtunnel test engineer (mech), testing prototype vehicles for MAJOR worldwide car manufacturer!!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 12:24 PM |
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any solicitors out there?im having a spot of bovver
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Chris Leonard
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 12:29 PM |
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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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Alan B
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 12:58 PM |
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Originally posted by Viper
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...
I know what you mean mate...
Erm........you did mean me as the other one right?....
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 04:01 PM |
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Originally posted by Alan B
Still waiting for some civil engineers.....
Found one in Oz. He visited Mr. Dunn and yours truly last month, sort of combined work, family & Locosters trip.
BTW - Ozspeak; for "Locost", read "Clubman". See www.victorian-clubman-builders.cjb.net.
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GO
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 05:35 PM |
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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!
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OX
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| posted on 14/11/03 at 11:36 PM |
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plain old grease monkey slaving away on 2 wheeled fast things wooohooooooo
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type 907
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| posted on 15/11/03 at 08:45 AM |
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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
Too much is just enough
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woodster
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| posted on 15/11/03 at 05:47 PM |
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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 !!!!
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 15/11/03 at 10:40 PM |
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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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Originally posted by Viper
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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Alan B
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| posted on 15/11/03 at 10:50 PM |
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Originally posted by stephen_gusterson.......seems no bu^^er wants to make things anymore,.....
Maybe locosting is part of a rebellion?
A retun to days when people did actually "make" stuff......
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Browser
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| posted on 16/11/03 at 08:34 AM |
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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
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malcolmstoddart
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| posted on 17/11/03 at 08:08 PM |
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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 ???
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Marcus
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| posted on 18/11/03 at 10:07 PM |
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13 years electronics engineer, now project engineer plastic extrusion / injection moulding.
Not much different really!
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 18/11/03 at 10:31 PM |
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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.
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Alan B
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| posted on 18/11/03 at 10:40 PM |
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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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James
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| posted on 19/11/03 at 05:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by givemethebighammer
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....
Warning- geek talk alert!
I remember a few years ago when some tossers (aka users) here spent £1.5million on a Unix system of some sort to run a software app' they
had. Had something like 16 hot-swappable motherboards and a load of processors on each plus a few gig of RAM. Of course, they bought it after a couple
of managers met a salesman and didn't invite anyone from the Unix team along.
The first we (in IT) knew of it was when they came along demanding that this thing went in our server room and that we had to support it etc. etc.
Unlike everything else that fits in specified racks (shelving) in the server room and is easy to setup this thing was huge and (believe it or not)
oval in shape so caused all sorts of grief to get it up and running.
Imagine out joy (and the looks on their faces) when we told them that the software they had bought this thing for had no multi-threading capability
and wasn't going to be any faster than running it on a basic Unix system!
Cheers,
James
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