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Old 17-07-2007, 05:25 PM
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What job do you do and how did you get into it?
Old 17-07-2007, 05:31 PM
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I work on the Railway Signalling side

My dad has worked on the Railway all his life and so has my brother


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Old 17-07-2007, 05:34 PM
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i work offshore for expro as a wireline extroadinare

got it by askin the guy accross the road as he's the workshop foreman
Old 17-07-2007, 05:36 PM
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Wagon Driver,
I worked there a few year back, left to do other things then got head hunted last year.
Old 17-07-2007, 05:36 PM
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Drive a London taxi (in derby), my mate got me into it!
Old 17-07-2007, 06:09 PM
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Soon to be an AET (Aircraft Engineering Technician) in the Royal Navy.

love planes, hate the thought of being stuck out at sea.. perfect combination!
Old 17-07-2007, 06:11 PM
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self employed parcel delivery driver

my boyo in law got me the job

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Old 17-07-2007, 06:25 PM
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RAF Technician.... walked in the wrong door.
Old 17-07-2007, 06:36 PM
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I need a new job,so looking for idears.

i did mechanics after school,but have been out of that loop for years,apart from fixing my cosworth ect.

would love todo a job useing my tools again.
Old 17-07-2007, 06:38 PM
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automotive waste disposal plant
my local jobcentre
Old 17-07-2007, 06:40 PM
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car prepper/painter

because i didnt listen at school
Old 17-07-2007, 06:47 PM
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I teach people how to fix BMWs.

I got lucky
Old 17-07-2007, 06:49 PM
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im a sparky

decided to help me uncle who was also one at weekends when i was 15
Old 17-07-2007, 06:59 PM
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Im a printer. Did it because I didn't stick in at school started, as a Y.T.S. (remember them!) seem's like a lifetime ago
Old 17-07-2007, 07:04 PM
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im a forklift driver and training to be a forklit instructor.

kind of walked into it unexpectedly, worked in accounts before it LOL
Old 17-07-2007, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Neil Clark
Drive a London taxi (in derby), my mate got me into it!
lol.. probably used you once or twice for a lift home then after a hefty night out...


soon to be a fitter at Bombardier Transportation...

i applied and went to the interview... also had an interview with Rolls Royce... but missed out on that one... i was well gutted, allways wanted to work there!
Old 17-07-2007, 07:26 PM
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i spent yonks doing loads of cad courses then went to help me mate one week doing scaffolding



been doing it 15 years now and cant work these computers anymore
Old 17-07-2007, 07:47 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CNgofN6Dgs
Old 17-07-2007, 07:52 PM
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Fire Service Engineer..

Go about different companys servicing Fire fighting Equipment..In Bristol

Used to work in a Factory before as an Inspector, (6yrs) bored of factory life so wanted a job where im out n about which I got..

Found it on the online job centre...
Old 17-07-2007, 07:55 PM
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insurance engineer / assessor

The money
Old 17-07-2007, 08:04 PM
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Old 17-07-2007, 08:11 PM
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Unemployed

No-one got me into this line of work it was all self made
Old 17-07-2007, 08:20 PM
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Plumber, cus my dad asked me to walk for him, cos otherwise he thought i would have ended up as a shelf stacker but been doin it since i left school 3 years now n it aint too bad. Want to get into somesort of oil rig work but dont have a clue how to go about it!
Old 17-07-2007, 08:23 PM
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uni degree now I.T. manager


still cannot spell though thank fook for spell checkers
Old 17-07-2007, 08:24 PM
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alright chris are you well ?
Old 17-07-2007, 08:26 PM
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Remote operated vehicle technician, sparky by trade then made the right cal to the right person
Old 17-07-2007, 08:28 PM
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Just finished uni.

Currently working as a driver/assistant for a Honda, Toyota and Puegeot garage.

Hopefully, as of tomorrow that will change though
Old 17-07-2007, 08:33 PM
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I work as a deckie on a motor yacht! Just a shame about the 2nd officer on board

I did some training, worked on a boat before this which ended up having a few major problems and then got a job on this via someone on this site that helped me out training wise and with a lot of stuff. Which, is a bit mad when you think about it, but then again it just shows you got some top top people on this site.




Ps: its the big beast!
Old 17-07-2007, 09:15 PM
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I'm a Posty and I fukkin hate it...

I'm probably too old now to get a decent job so looks like i'm fukked
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im a vehicle cleaner for the local ambulance authority and my hubby is a plant fitter on the rail
Old 17-07-2007, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt J
Originally Posted by christianh3
Unemployed

No-one got me into this line of work it was all self made
Ditto

As of today I'm job less for the first time ever and its great, until I run out of money
me too
Old 17-07-2007, 09:24 PM
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Mechanic and Mot tester, been doing it all my life as my old man used to run his own garage doing damaged repairables so was always out helping him from an early age.

Did drift away from it slightly welding together steel offices and portacabins in that shit hole they call Leeds, first night i was there got my car nicked ( Mk2 Cavalier SRi, loved that old thing!! ) then the second day at work some fucker stole my wallet

Worked for a couple of Ford dealerships for around 10 years and now back to a small independant garage and prefer having a variety of vehicles to work on, anything from an outboard motor to a tractor to a 45 ft long truck !!!!
Old 17-07-2007, 09:36 PM
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Im a Train Driver

Its what i wanted to do when i was little

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Old 17-07-2007, 10:40 PM
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im a commercial tyre fitter tractors and lorrys that kind of thing
Old 18-07-2007, 01:34 AM
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DP Technician in a huge law firm....

Got into working for solicitors straight from school... went into the sixth form on a course for thickies, seeing as I thought I'd failed all my GCSE's.... turned out I'd passed em all with C grades which is equivalent to an O Level pass!

So I slummed it for a bit, pretending to be thick like, then went on work experience (at a solicitors). They were understaffed at the time and asked if I wanted a job after the three weeks work experience... of course I jumped at the chance of earning £40 a week in 1989!
Old 18-07-2007, 01:53 AM
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Operations controller for Cadbury Trebor Bassett....


....and yes we get free chocolate. What a job
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depot supervisor for a medical firm
easy job, easy money, but when you have to put the hours in, you REALLY have to put the hours in

but i love it enough responsibility to keep you responsible but not enough to get you in the shit every second
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I was in IT for over 20years, everything from computer engineer thru to IT business consultant.

Then lost interest in computers ... they will never catch on, as I was told by the 'old' engineering company bosses!!!

I am now a Railway Signaller and love it, less stress when I go home and considerably less working hours. God help those who travel on my lines


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