What do you do?

[paddyjk]

For a living that is, just curious what people do for a living , seems to be quite a mix.
I'm a cloud expert , not the fluffy ones!!!!

 

[Mel Smooth]

Started off life in Textiles - I was a Carding Engineer in a carpet yarn factory. Not many mills left nowadays, so I retrained as an electrician and now run my own business doing property maintenance.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Was a geophysicist in offshore oil and gas for many years. Now a self-employed/freelance client rep mainly involved in wind farms.

 

[PJ87]

Coming up to 20 years in couple weeks with London underground

Apprentice signal operator
Then signal operator on the met line
Then line information on the northern
Finally to where I am now for the past 5 years service controller on the northern line

Which is basically signal operator but with additional controlling aswell as we multi grade compared so cover everything

Only 30 more years until retirement

 

[paddyjk]

Coming up to 20 years in couple weeks with London underground

Apprentice signal operator
Then signal operator on the met line
Then line information on the northern
Finally to where I am now for the past 5 years service controller on the northern line

Which is basically signal operator but with additional controlling aswell as we multi grade compared so cover everything

Only 30 more years until retirement

You forgot the militant part of your job title
Have you been there since you left school ?

 

[paddyjk]

Started off life in Textiles - I was a Carding Engineer in a carpet yarn factory. Not many mills left nowadays, so I retrained as an electrician and now run my own business doing property maintenance.

Was that due to the decline in textiles you decided to retrain?

 

[Jamesbrown]

Can’t talk about it but here’s a picture.

 

[Imurg]

20 years a driving instructor
Now in semi/permanent retirement and playing as much golf as my body will let me.
Living the dream

 

[Mel Smooth]

Was that due to the decline in textiles you decided to retrain?

Yeah, I was made redundant around 2000, then went to work for Bombardier who were building and operating the Virgin Cross Country fleet at the time - a year later I got offered a job back in textiles in a mill in Bury, but hated a few aspects of the job - my boss being one of them. Given the decline of the industry, I decided it was time for a change, so set up my own business and did my electrical quals. I was offered a job teaching in the college when I was there studying, but wanted the freedom of being self employed - which I still love.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

For last 15yrs was a PM for a global IT Services business, latterly doing networks and cloud and on-premise server/storage infrastructure new build and development for such as the BBC, UK health trusts and the company’s global service desk telephony networks.

It put a crust on the table and I did such a great job they gave me voluntary exit a couple of years back

My most interesting jobs were way back as I worked in the defence industry, for twelve years having the very grand job title of Guidance, Control and Navigation Systems Engineer , and then for four years Defence Market Analyst - Land Systems. Then decided I’d had enough of that sector and moved into CRM Systems for the NfP sector.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Chartered accountant

 

[TimShady]

Try to make poorly people feel better for the NHS.

 

[GreiginFife]

Can’t talk about it but here’s a picture.
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Are you Homer Simpson?

 

[HeftyHacker]

Accountant at a defence company. Been there 13 years now having joined as a business management apprentice straight from my A levels.

 

[GreiginFife]

Freelance Business Consultant. Specialise in Operational, Process and Customer Experience improvement.

Been doing that 12 years now after leaving Sky, where I was for 15 years.

For a few years I worked multiple client accounts but found that chasing the money was just hassle so now only deal with a max of two clients at any given time.

Over the years of working with different clients in different operating areas I’ve become a bit of a Jack of all as far as can cover many disciplines.

One thing I love about it is that my clients range from good old financial services right through to land registry, healthcare and everything in between. Love not being tied to one specific field or company.

 

[upsidedown]

Born and raised on large estate so was always going into farming.
Started off as Herdsman with 100 cows then moved to dairy / arable farm to eventually become farm foreman.
Moved to Shropshire and ended up assistant manager on 1200 arable farm .
Emigrated to New Zealand for 5.5 years where I had my own lawn mowing business 3 days a week, then did same back here 2 days a week until retirement 2 years ago .
Full time golfer now

 

[paddyjk]

Can’t talk about it but here’s a picture.
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Ah air fryer engineer

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Try to make poorly people feel better for the NHS.

Might need some work on that bedside manner

 

[paddyjk]

Born and raised on large estate so was always going into farming.
Started off as Herdsman with 100 cows then moved to dairy / arable farm to eventually become farm foreman.
Moved to Shropshire and ended up assistant manager on 1200 arable farm .
Emigrated to New Zealand for 5.5 years where I had my own lawn mowing business 3 days a week, then did same back here 2 days a week until retirement 2 years ago .
Full time golfer now

For a second there thought you were going to tell me you joined the navy ..

 

[paddyjk]

Might need some work on that bedside manner

Ex mod unleashed !!!!