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Old 14-11-2006 | 11:48 AM
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I was just wondering what everyone does for a living, If there happy in there current jobs and what would you be doing if you had the choice.

Currently I'm working in admin and I cant stand it, money isnt the best and I'm thinking of going in for my HGV license.

So what about the rest of you?
Old 14-11-2006 | 11:52 AM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 11:53 AM
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I work as a paint sprayer for a big citron and peugeot dealer. 2 miles from my house and i love the job!!! The only down side is im a contractor. Been there for nearly two years, hopfully will get took on as a permy soon!!!

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Old 14-11-2006 | 11:57 AM
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I work as a Student Infomation Administartor in a college, but i really dont like it, students are tw@ts to put it bluntly


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Old 14-11-2006 | 12:02 PM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 12:09 PM
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I work as a paint sprayer for a big citron and peugeot dealer. 2 miles from my house and i love the job!!! The only down side is im a contractor. Been there for nearly two years, hopfully will get took on as a permy soon!!!

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I wouldnt mind being a paint sprayer myself but I haven't got any experiance
Old 14-11-2006 | 12:17 PM
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I work as a paint sprayer for a big citron and peugeot dealer. 2 miles from my house and i love the job!!! The only down side is im a contractor. Been there for nearly two years, hopfully will get took on as a permy soon!!!

Smudge
I wouldnt mind being a paint sprayer myself but I haven't got any experiance
How old are you mate? you could always ask the local garages if they want an apprentice. The problem with that is the wages is piss poor.

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Old 14-11-2006 | 12:18 PM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 12:25 PM
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I work as a paint sprayer for a big citron and peugeot dealer. 2 miles from my house and i love the job!!! The only down side is im a contractor. Been there for nearly two years, hopfully will get took on as a permy soon!!!

Smudge
I wouldnt mind being a paint sprayer myself but I haven't got any experiance
How old are you mate? you could always ask the local garages if they want an apprentice. The problem with that is the wages is piss poor.

Smudge
Thats the thing, I can just abouts get along with the shite wage im on at the minute without taking a drop to be an apprentice.

I'm 22, should of done something about it when I was abit younger but a career was the last thing on my mind then.
Old 14-11-2006 | 12:26 PM
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work in exports for a courier company near heathrow, loads of opportunities for me so worth stickin it out but it isnt what i planned when i left school....

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Old 14-11-2006 | 12:27 PM
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Spent years as a Process Scientist, sampling at sewage works, it was a shitty job , certainly not what i had planned to do after going to university.
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i work at a car body repairers in Customer Services and hate every minute of it.

Piss poor money and i get spoken too like shit day in day out by customers.

Currently looking for a new job as either a service advisor or parts person to get me out this hell hole
Old 14-11-2006 | 12:46 PM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 12:52 PM
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Im a docker and crane driver, and fcuking love it, let the pic's doing the talking:

I get to drive these animals:

Yes thats me next to it

Yellow Cranes

Grey Crane in the Pic!! and the lorry!!

Also get new cars in:


Get audi's, vw's, subaru, diahutsu, skoda, porshe, seats and shity french crap!!!

But we do have accidents: ( which is the best part!! pmsl)







The polo, did the same as the 207 but went all the way other, bloke was driving was fine, shit himself at the time tho!!
Old 14-11-2006 | 12:56 PM
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i`m a vsf erector (repair the barriers on the motorway)
i work nights all over the nw (m6/m56/m61/m62/m65/m53/a55)

i really love my job and the wages are brillant for the amount of work i do

since leaving school i spent 12 years working in a workshop on mainly hgv`s,built canal barges for a while,passed my class 1 and drove all over europe/greece/czech/polond etc.i hated that job,its so lonely
was a welder for over 2 years on steel building,another shit job.
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Originally Posted by Turbo Pez
Im a docker and crane driver, and fcuking love it, let the pic's doing the talking:

I get to drive these animals:

Yes thats me next to it

Yellow Cranes

Grey Crane in the Pic!! and the lorry!!

Also get new cars in:


Get audi's, vw's, subaru, diahutsu, skoda, porshe, seats and shity french crap!!!

But we do have accidents: ( which is the best part!! pmsl)







The polo, did the same as the 207 but went all the way other, bloke was driving was fine, shit himself at the time tho!!

Smart
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Old 14-11-2006 | 01:16 PM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 01:24 PM
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Put tower cranes up for a company in sheffield, a lad I work with worked on the dock cranes. He can drive a crane!
Old 14-11-2006 | 01:28 PM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 01:31 PM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 01:33 PM
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I'm and Electrical Project Engineer for a M&E Contracting Company in Manchester

Started here after school as an apprentice and went on from there!!

Loving my job
Old 14-11-2006 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo Pez
Im a docker and crane driver, and fcuking love it, let the pic's doing the talking:

I get to drive these animals:

Yes thats me next to it

Yellow Cranes

Grey Crane in the Pic!! and the lorry!!

Also get new cars in:


Get audi's, vw's, subaru, diahutsu, skoda, porshe, seats and shity french crap!!!

But we do have accidents: ( which is the best part!! pmsl)







The polo, did the same as the 207 but went all the way other, bloke was driving was fine, shit himself at the time tho!!
Now that looks like fun

How did you get into doing that?

Lee R pm on its way to you
Old 14-11-2006 | 01:48 PM
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Mr Shannon,

depending on when you passed your test, you may need to pass your 7.5 Tonne and then your Class 2 first before doing your HGV Class 1.
Old 14-11-2006 | 01:53 PM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 01:55 PM
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Mr Shannon,

depending on when you passed your test, you may need to pass your 7.5 Tonne and then your Class 2 first before doing your HGV Class 1.
Passed in 02 so I think I will have to do the 7.5 first.
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i passed in 99 so i can jump straight into Class 2 - now i've passed my medical i just need the entitlement adding to my license
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Old 14-11-2006 | 03:29 PM
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i own a small garage dealing in performance cars(mainly ford rs)......

what would i do if i could do anything?

own a BIG garage dealing in performance cars(mainly ford rs)

i really enjoy buying/driving/selling these things
Old 14-11-2006 | 03:31 PM
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Old 14-11-2006 | 03:36 PM
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Construction Manager and engineer for a big construction company working in London, doing new builds, refurb and fit outs Love it!!
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HGV driver, sundays


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I'm a Technical Adviser for a Life Office which means I know lots of boring stuff about pensions, investments and financial crap in general

Just secured another role as a Sales Consultant though as I'm looking to become a Financial Adviser

Done lot's of fun exams this year
Passed my Certificate in Mortgage Advice and am waiting for the results for my final exam to complete my Certificate in Financial Advice.

I'm bored of my current role but that's about to change and I have a master plan
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I'm an Electrical Engineer/Surveyer/Estimator for a large Elec Contractor
in Dublin.

I served my time as a sparks with this company & I's still here 9 years on

As for if I like my job it pays the bill's , grass is always greener etc.
Old 14-11-2006 | 04:11 PM
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Seems like alot of you are set up for life, well done

I just cant seem to think what I want to do as a life long career.

Most of the things I've been thinking off either mean me be being an apprentice on a crap wage or me going to college full time and having no wage at all.

I would love to open my own I.C.E shop but then there's the problem of start up costs.
Old 14-11-2006 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SapphyMike
Mr Shannon,

depending on when you passed your test, you may need to pass your 7.5 Tonne and then your Class 2 first before doing your HGV Class 1.
Passed in 02 so I think I will have to do the 7.5 first.
Yeh you will
I did my Class 2 with these earlier this year
http://www.elgv.com/contactus.asp
Proper sound bunch.

I am doing my Class 1 with them in the New Year.
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