Thankfully I don't write stories for our newspaper - I edit them - so I don't really have any conflicts of interest (although it is a specialist newspaper covering the activities of investment banks!). But I do often catch wind of things going on at the bank that would be of interest to my colleagues at the newspaper. I have to keep them under my hat until they find out from other sources.
So..what do you do for a living ?
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Thankfully I don't write stories for our newspaper - I edit them - so I don't really have any conflicts of interest (although it is a specialist newspaper covering the activities of investment banks!). But I do often catch wind of things going on at the bank that would be of interest to my colleagues at the newspaper. I have to keep them under my hat until they find out from other sources.
Full time student and part time receptionist at the main city hospital to make ends meet.
Im studying History and International Relations...
In the past I've worked in everything from labouring to IT support to call centres to driver..
Im studying History and International Relations...
In the past I've worked in everything from labouring to IT support to call centres to driver..
greensurfingbear
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Senior park ranger in Scotland's largest regional park.
More desk work than I'd like but I sometimes slip the chains and do what I really love getting people excited about being outside. This week I did a presentation to school kids about barn owls, took a group of people with mental health issues out for a walk in the woods and dealt with a stolen portaloo, located a lost sheep, rescued lost hikers and it's not the weekend yet lol
Orric
More desk work than I'd like but I sometimes slip the chains and do what I really love getting people excited about being outside. This week I did a presentation to school kids about barn owls, took a group of people with mental health issues out for a walk in the woods and dealt with a stolen portaloo, located a lost sheep, rescued lost hikers and it's not the weekend yet lol
Orric
woodspirits
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I wasn't gunna, but! I was a tree surgeon for years, then a bookmaker, had a video shop for a year (Blockbuster put pay to that, what goes around comes around!) ) Then drove a lorry, then got a dream job managing an estate on Dartmoor, which finished last year. Now i do a few logs a little bit of tree surgery(too old to climb now)But mainly muck about in the woods, camping with some of the most amazing, interesting,genuine people i have ever met, thanks to BCUK!
I get my pension in March, and depending on what the government have done with it! i intend to do less worky type stuff, and even more camping and playing in the woods.
Ivan...
I get my pension in March, and depending on what the government have done with it! i intend to do less worky type stuff, and even more camping and playing in the woods.
Ivan...
Photographer for the past 25 odd years - shooting mainly for magazines and advertising.
Great mix of skills and interests here, which keeps things interesting.
Great mix of skills and interests here, which keeps things interesting.
Police Officer, after leaving the Army. I'll have served 10 years this May.
I've been on the Roads Policing department (Traffic as it is widely known) for the last four years, although I've spent the last 6 months as a response Sergeant on a temporary basis to gain experience for promotion one day. Back to fast cars and crashes next month - I can't wait!
I've been on the Roads Policing department (Traffic as it is widely known) for the last four years, although I've spent the last 6 months as a response Sergeant on a temporary basis to gain experience for promotion one day. Back to fast cars and crashes next month - I can't wait!
I write online help for computer software (currently a debugger) and silicon IP designs.
SimonM does what I'd like to be doing.
SimonM does what I'd like to be doing.
Yesterday I was an operations & IT manager for a large independent multi-utility company, specialising in GIS/computer mapping/GPS technologies for as-laid drawings and spatial analysis.
Today I'm laying in bed, effectively unemployed, on the first day of my gardening leave. Over 100 employees have been made redundant following the sale of the company to our biggest competitor. Not a happy bunny!!
In the past I've; managed a nightclub, managed paintball sites, run a scrapyard/garage, security guard, land surveyor, opencast mine surveyor, IT engineer, software developer and worked in a cinema.
Today I'm laying in bed, effectively unemployed, on the first day of my gardening leave. Over 100 employees have been made redundant following the sale of the company to our biggest competitor. Not a happy bunny!!
In the past I've; managed a nightclub, managed paintball sites, run a scrapyard/garage, security guard, land surveyor, opencast mine surveyor, IT engineer, software developer and worked in a cinema.
Last job was a tanker driver for 30 years until I went sick one day, found out I had a tumour in my head so now live off savings and enjoy myself as and when I can, met some great people on this site who I go out into the woods to play with, life can be sweet.
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I'm a [posh title] Naval Architect, more like a draughtsman/ general office lacky and what passes for an IT "expert" in our small office [the older folks bemone the fact of giving up thier pencils and drawing boards]. 6 years now and still enjoying it
Have been getting into doing alot of visualisation stuff creating nice images and animations to use for marketing to sell our vessels
Also a father of three with a house full of pets.
Have been getting into doing alot of visualisation stuff creating nice images and animations to use for marketing to sell our vessels
Also a father of three with a house full of pets.
Air traffic controller for the last 14 years. Looking after a significant chunk of the UKs offshore helicopter flights over the North sea. Radiographer before that, in Cumbria and on the Isle Of Man.
Prior to that I was a student and barman, before even that I was doing all the horrible jobs nobody else wanted to do in my dads business. Mostly in and around Sellafield.
Spent the last 4 years of my spare time doing a diy barn conversion, married with 3 kids.
Prior to that I was a student and barman, before even that I was doing all the horrible jobs nobody else wanted to do in my dads business. Mostly in and around Sellafield.
Spent the last 4 years of my spare time doing a diy barn conversion, married with 3 kids.
Elen Sentier
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Ahhh, that might explain the ethereal glow you exhibited at the Glen Tanar meet then!!
27yrs on the high seas, 7yrs in an office, 3yrs of long distance taxi driving, currently out of work.
Absolutely nothing! The fruits of 35 years at the chalkface are coming in handy since the bankers took the interest on my savings to pay for their bonuses.
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