Day Jobs!
- Thread starter discoveringtheforest
- Start date
-
Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
I train and assess in project, programme and risk management for large organisations.
:borgsmile
:borgsmile
Graduate forester but re-trained in manufacturing engineering
now a design engineer (otherwise known as "the professor" or "mad inventor")
Dom.
now a design engineer (otherwise known as "the professor" or "mad inventor")
Dom.
Just started my own IT support company with a good friend and colleague. Never been so broke or stressed but never been so happy 
By 'The Same Organisation' i'm assuming it's the same one i'm leaving next February? Limited clothing choice? (blue / green & brown / biege), varying climates, travel?
That organisation has served me well for the last 24 years (as i have it) but, as you say, it's changing and so am i so i leave 'officially' next Feb but start University next month training to be a................Social Worker! Seems my R to I experience enhances communication skills!
Going to be tough with a wife, two young 'un's and a mortgage, but thats what your pension is for eh?
You would be right!
I'm seeing more and more people doing complete 180s with their resettlement and move away from the more traditional plumber/gas engineer (sorry Spamel!
)/sparky/bricky courses. I did my CTW about 2 months ago and was quite surprised at the range of jobs people were looking at, from starting their own catering businesses to making wooden hurdles!!!Ah, the pension - ohhhh yeshhh!
Nothing bushcrafty at all.
I'm a Materials Engineer working for a major Gas Turbine manufacturing company.
Dealing with everything what enters the lab: Failure analysis, Production process development and improvement, Quality control, Materials choices, Purchasing support and so on and so forth... No real R&D work though, which is a shame, as that would have been interesting and fun to do.
Mostly a desk jockey job, but very rewarding, as it means doing work for all parts and aspects of the company, and puts me in contact with a lot of people.
/ Karl
I'm a Materials Engineer working for a major Gas Turbine manufacturing company.
Dealing with everything what enters the lab: Failure analysis, Production process development and improvement, Quality control, Materials choices, Purchasing support and so on and so forth... No real R&D work though, which is a shame, as that would have been interesting and fun to do.
Mostly a desk jockey job, but very rewarding, as it means doing work for all parts and aspects of the company, and puts me in contact with a lot of people.
/ Karl
Unix sysadmin for Aerlingus.com
Would love to be a full time WoodTurner, whislt living in a lock keepers cottage on the shannon.
Would love to be a full time WoodTurner, whislt living in a lock keepers cottage on the shannon.
Im a sicky for the past year n a bit, got something called M.E which is kinda depressing, but hey, im better than i was and without getting poorly id never have got a computer and so never have found this place. woop woop
I work in TEFL - I work for one of Warsaw's biggest language schools teaching English (well, often just talking) to high profile people - company directors, prosecutors, HR directors etc.
Despite all these contacts it is still basically to get a job outside teaching for an Englishman here unless you have lots of management experience or work in a few very specific IT areas.
I don't mind the teaching too much but the schools are shockingly badly organised and you never know how much you'll earn from one month to the next.
Despite all these contacts it is still basically to get a job outside teaching for an Englishman here unless you have lots of management experience or work in a few very specific IT areas.
I don't mind the teaching too much but the schools are shockingly badly organised and you never know how much you'll earn from one month to the next.
I came out of the RAF in 02 and am still looking for something inspiring to do, have looked at possibly going for something in the archaeology field as I have dug an aweful lot of holes in my time, some with a spade and some with my mouth.
IT Manager for a prominent consulting civil engineering partnership. I enjoy it most of the time, but it's quite stressful and demanding at times.
I'm a project manager for the UK division of a big american IT firm, all day in front of a computer working in an air-conditioned office under fluorescent light. Much rather be outside (until it starts raining!).
We run the HR/Payroll system for the NHS, and a bunch of NHS clinical systems.
I'm also supporting my wife while she completes a medicine degree, so not a lot of spare cash (or time!) around.
We run the HR/Payroll system for the NHS, and a bunch of NHS clinical systems.
I'm also supporting my wife while she completes a medicine degree, so not a lot of spare cash (or time!) around.
Canoe coach, river guide, Mencap relief support worker and sometime Expedition leader, gear reviewer for three magazines........and anything else I can get people to pay me for!
Great fun work but I have not earned enough to pay income tax on in the last 29 years and the week long holiday I will be taking in the South West in 2 weeks time is going to be the first holiday my wife and I have taken in over 20 years!
Love my work though!
Great fun work but I have not earned enough to pay income tax on in the last 29 years and the week long holiday I will be taking in the South West in 2 weeks time is going to be the first holiday my wife and I have taken in over 20 years!
Love my work though!
I no this is a very old thread but looks like fun!!!
As much as I would love to say I have a really cool outdoorsey type job unfortunately Im just a train driver for Greater anglia trains!! (formally national express, formally one, formally wagn!!)
Possibly the most boring job in the world!!
But, pays the bills and only working 35 hours over 4 days has its advantages!!
All the best
Steve
As much as I would love to say I have a really cool outdoorsey type job unfortunately Im just a train driver for Greater anglia trains!! (formally national express, formally one, formally wagn!!)
Possibly the most boring job in the world!!
But, pays the bills and only working 35 hours over 4 days has its advantages!!
All the best
Steve
