What do you do for a living

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Kevinthedog, Dec 28, 2016.

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  1. lost-en-france

    lost-en-france

    Your tech answers hurt my brain ,silly me thinking you job title was going to be normal...:D
     
    lost-en-france, Dec 29, 2016
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  2. Barry Haynes

    Barry Haynes I dance in leopard skin mankini’s

    I'm also a cult
     
    Barry Haynes, Dec 29, 2016
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  3. lola

    lola

    Not qualified enough to work with animals
     
    lola, Dec 29, 2016
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  4. Geordie

    Geordie

    Sorry but this place sounds like a old people home almost everyones retired bit like that film Cocoon. Sorry

    Specialise in espionage/ arguing with Siri and a cult.
     
    Geordie, Dec 29, 2016
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  5. snotty

    snotty

    No pheasant pluckers? Surprising.
     
    snotty, Dec 29, 2016
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  6. Poptop2

    Poptop2 Administrator

    Okay just for @Kevinthedog

    I worked as a transport manager for a big window company. While I was doing that they sent me off on a government course to study structural engineering. After I part qualified I did five more years for them before heading off down safff to earn my fortune running my own company. That went boobs up when someone went bust on me for loadsa manny. I paid my way out of that and ended up skint and got a job lorry driving. In the meantime I bought and did up houses to rent out,which lead on to me becoming a builder for ten years. Then on a whim I sold the company and became a lorry driver again. I now own only a few properties and work nights driving lorries.
     
    Poptop2, Dec 29, 2016
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  7. 77 Westy

    77 Westy Supporter

    Para?
     
    77 Westy, Dec 29, 2016
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  8. nobbly

    nobbly

    Nomadic Engineer.

    I served my time as a car mechanic in a Ford dealership, then moved on to MAN trucks. Left that to become a lecturer at the local College which I thought would be a good move, but hated it :(.

    Then took a leap of faith and I joined the RAF as a Eng Tech Propulsion which mainly involved building the Rolls-Royce engines for Tornado F3 and GR4 fast jets. Had a whale of a time, but not family friendly as kids started appearing :rolleyes:.

    So the next career swerve was leaving the RAF to become an engineer for an insurance company, carrying out statutory examinations on lifting machines (cranes) and pressure vessels. I did this for 8 years, enjoyable mostly, really got to see inside a lot of different industries (especially distilleries!) and was a homeworker, which was nice.

    Now I am a reliability engineer for a utility company, mostly specialising in Wind Turbine drivetrains with a smattering of Hydro. My office usually looks like this...

    I climb a lot of ladders!

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    nobbly, Dec 29, 2016
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  9. Samwise

    Samwise

    Been an estate agent for 20 years now (Bring it on;)) Now I manage a branch in the upper end of the market and have done for the last 6 years, selling some absolute fantastic homes for some great people, at weekend's i'm just a hippy's son in a Dakota Beige bus.
     
    Samwise, Dec 29, 2016
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  10. Jules65

    Jules65 Supporter

    For 7yrs I was an underground mining mechanic and loved it but the collieries around these parts were closing so 28 1/2yrs ago I took on a role that most people I have met despise and pre-judge me for and that I have grown to hate for the last 12yrs.
    However in 97 days I retire from that role and become a member of the public again and may.......just may take on another job. But it will not involve shifts, will not involve working weekends and most definitely will not involve me interacting with the general public again.
     
    Jules65, Dec 29, 2016
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  11. snotty

    snotty

    You were an estate agent ;)?
     
    snotty, Dec 29, 2016
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  12. Samwise

    Samwise

    I new you'd say that!
     
    Samwise, Dec 29, 2016
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  13. snotty

    snotty

    ;)
     
    snotty, Dec 29, 2016
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  14. volkswombat

    volkswombat

    What on earth were you, a Jimmy saville lookalike,?
    Cant be that bad can it?
     
    volkswombat, Dec 29, 2016
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  15. snotty

    snotty

    You've got us guessing now @Jules65 ...
     
    snotty, Dec 29, 2016
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  16. Stedlocks

    Stedlocks

    I've been a whole time firefighter for just over 27 years and do a bit of tiling as a fiddle.....even though my pension has been smashed to bits by the tories, I'm getting a bit apprehensive about my approaching retirement.....I'm institutionalised!!
     
    Stedlocks, Dec 29, 2016
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  17. paradox

    paradox

    I'm guessing police?
     
    paradox, Dec 29, 2016
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  18. Stedlocks

    Stedlocks

    :eek:
    Or traffic warden?
     
    Stedlocks, Dec 29, 2016
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  19. volkswombat

    volkswombat

    Tory politician ?
     
    volkswombat, Dec 29, 2016
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  20. volkswombat

    volkswombat

    Were you nigel garage ?
     
    volkswombat, Dec 29, 2016
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