What's your job?

Post by **Marc_EE9** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:14 pm

SteveRowe wrote:Landscape Gardener ,have my own firm started in may , best thing i ever did

i often thought about that at school, and carpentry. have done a few jobs with my dad paving, pregola etc. need any more staff? lol

browndk04 · Post by **browndk04** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:28 am

Part time Scummerfield supervisor

and Graphic Design student

merce · Post by **merce** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:11 am

I work at Halfords... I install stereos.

i got abit bummed yesterday with a vauxhall omega. It had me purplexed and i couldn't install a phone kit to it.

*stereo out*
ok there is a cage in the way...
*cage out*
ok there is another plastic cage holding that...
*center console out*
ok now i can move the inner cage
*inner cage out*
ffs a traffic master and a 1990s phone kit...
*1990s phone kit out*
big plastic thing in the way.... wtf
*glove box out*
more plastic in the way
*plastic bit above drivers pedals out*
... this takes the piss

In the end i just put it back together and said "this kit is incompatable with your car"

ive not been beaten in ages.... This really stressed me out i was fing and blinding.

yeah, i hate my job! I'm going to college this sept to learn new things.

sonnyd14a1 · Post by **sonnyd14a1** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:43 pm

herman wrote:am a vehicle mechanic for the ministry of defence on a local us air base

I used to do the same but out in Germany (Giessen, Friedburg and Wiesbaden).. What company do you work for? M&E Group ltd? Rovien? or another 1 of the many more there is?

herman · Post by **herman** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:29 pm

sonnyd14a1 wrote:
herman wrote:am a vehicle mechanic for the ministry of defence on a local us air base

I used to do the same but out in Germany (Giessen, Friedburg and Wiesbaden).. What company do you work for? M&E Group ltd? Rovien? or another 1 of the many more there is?

none of those, i work for the uk mod and am contracted to the us department of defence, service and repair of all thier on base vehicles at raf lakenheath.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu May 08, 2008 6:44 pm

Instrument technician(well apprentice)

For those of you who don't know what I am on about I am in the Nuclear Industry

After my apprenticeship = ££££££

Post by **Marc_EE9** » Thu May 08, 2008 6:52 pm

Dan wrote:After my apprenticeship = ££££££

is that all that interests u, or is this something your lovin?

quite a few random jobs on here. interested to know why people have the jobs they do

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:47 pm

Marc_VT wrote:
Dan wrote:After my apprenticeship = ££££££
is that all that interests u, or is this something your lovin?

quite a few random jobs on here. interested to know why people have the jobs they do

hi Marc

something which I enjoy(so far). As it is pratical

AND

will pay bills.

I was lucky to get the job at my age, 21 as its meant to be for 16-18 year olds!!!

Lots of people are mis-informed about nuclear which annoys me, but if you care to listen you can have a good job!!!

Up here where a 1 bedroom flat costs circa £75,000, and after my apprenticeship I'll be on £27,000(imagine that as a 20 year old) you should be OK!!! More 35K after overtime TBH!!!

You have the scope to earn A LOT more though - I know a guy who is 27 now and paid £250,000 cash for his house and has a 350Z

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:53 pm

Thats from the rigs though where you can earn £££

You can earn £30,000 on the rigs if you are a painter or cleaner FFS

If you have no future - painter/cleaner on the rigs!!!

streaker · Post by **streaker** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:04 pm

Dan you at Torness ?

One of the better stations out there, but still accidents happen.

I start on Monday as an Instrumentation Engineer for Honeywell, pays carp ( from what I'm used to getting ) but home every night

As a skilled person, oil jobs pay £70k + around the world, but you do need qualifications and experience. True that money doesnt buy happiness, but it can buy you a very nice house and wife.

And 30k is 6k LESS than the cleaners employed by Rolls Royce get

Life is about being happy, and what's more fullfilling than makeing something work, and work right ? No pleaseing some of the people some of the time, engineering either works or doesn't. Simple - if it works you are right, if it doesnt you are wrong. Got to love that side of it

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:23 pm

Exactly Streaker!!

I am indeed at Torness - which is one of the better ones

Mon - Fri 8.30am - 4.30pm

If its the Honeywell I think you are at you are on to a good thing!

streaker · Post by **streaker** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:37 pm

Dan wrote:
If its the Honeywell I think you are at you are on to a good thing!

Should be easy from what I am used to, but I gave up a chance of international service eng. for Inducotherm - the wife wants me home

Wouldv'e been twice the pay and some nice places, Thailand, Turkey, USA, China and more

Now I get an Astra van instead of a 6k car allowance

Must be mad, but after takeing the kids to the park after school today it could well be worth it

PS. Did a young lad from Greenlaw get a start with you? I know his Dad, Whitey,( Grass track winner year after year in MK1 Golf GTi's ) but didnt get back to get the application form couple of years back as asked

sordfish · Post by **sordfish** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:38 pm

merce wrote:I work at Halfords... I install stereos.

Is that a while you wait thing? i might try the local one now I'm unemployed.

I'm an ex auto electrician / car diagnostics thingy. Was fun and i'm quite shocked how bad some car really are!

Post by **Marc_EE9** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:44 am

streaker wrote:Dan you at Torness ?

One of the better stations out there, but still accidents happen.

I start on Monday as an Instrumentation Engineer for Honeywell, pays carp ( from what I'm used to getting ) but home every night

As a skilled person, oil jobs pay £70k + around the world, but you do need qualifications and experience. True that money doesnt buy happiness, but it can buy you a very nice house and wife.

And 30k is 6k LESS than the cleaners employed by Rolls Royce get

Life is about being happy, and what's more fullfilling than makeing something work, and work right ? No pleaseing some of the people some of the time, engineering either works or doesn't. Simple - if it works you are right, if it doesnt you are wrong. Got to love that side of it

yep, all about being happy, and doing what you wanna do/what ur good at

couple of my m8s are in the oil industry, working in Abu Dabi, earning £70K plus.

but then i wouldnt enjoy that, or love it at all.

gilo19 · Post by **gilo19** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:30 pm

plumber, started workin for myself just ova a yr ago, its good not havin a boss but then all the pressures on u and if stuff goes wrong i seem to spend all day tryin to sort stuff out with no pay, havent decided if im betta off workin for myself or not yet!