kalmar wrote:
I like Grim...'s life story too!
Awesome tale...
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 14:40 ] |
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kalmar wrote: I like Grim...'s life story too! Awesome tale...
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 15:20 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: kalmar wrote: I like Grim...'s life story too! Awesome tale... Mine is another of the really short list ones 'gap' year at uni as a programmer for a very small software company IT support (hardware/software) at a college IT support job which turned into more of a helpdesk support role at a call centre for Sky Telephone support role at a software company Team leader within the support role at the same place Support manager at the same place The gap year role was a year , I spent around 2 years at the college which was great fun because i worked with a small group of other techies and we looked out for each other but as soon as the first one left the team fell apart and everyone else left shortly afterwards , the IT role at sky was not suppose to be phone stuff but they hired me and almost immediatly contracted out the face to face support stuff so i ended up doing mainly phone support - very draining and when something big went down you'd spend all day taking hundreds of very short calls "yes its down and its being worked on" - it lasted about 18 months and I got out of that because i met my girlfriend who happend to be living and working around 450 miles away and in a job she couldnt change - so i moved in with her and i've been with my current employer for the last 11 years. |
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| Author: | LewieP [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 15:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Working stiffs |
Oh, I was a wine steward for a while at uni. Suit and bow tie, and working in relatively posh joints. Served Gary Neville at an awards event once. |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 15:24 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: I'd just like to say Working Stiffs? christ, that took long enough! |
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| Author: | imtypingonakeyboard [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 16:10 ] |
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This is why I love interweb forums, it is the best mix of people from diverse background and views all in one place. Here is 3 of mine... The strangest job I've ever done was working night shifts (11pm till 7am) on one of them high numbered Sky channels where people send in text messages, I'd filter them for the screen, and then write some bullshit afterwards. The service was supposed to be geared towards single people looking for love, so I'd spend my shift talking about cakes and how much I couldn't stand Heart radio being pumped in the office, while at the same time consoling a lot of very distressed people who turned to the channel for a bit of company. What was even more crazy was the fact the same company ran chat sex lines and so you would hear loud moaning every few minutes from somewhere in the building. Just crazy. Second strangest? Working for Danish tv but based in West Drayton. Never watched so much US tv tat than in them days... Days of Outr Lives? Check, Ricki Lake? Check, Simpsons? Check. Possibly the dullest job I ever did was data entry of albums for the likes of Amazon. Imagine, typing up 6-cd box sets of Duke Ellington. Soul destroying |
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| Author: | devilman [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 16:31 ] |
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imtypingonakeyboard wrote: The strangest job I've ever done was working night shifts (11pm till 7am) on one of them high numbered Sky channels where people send in text messages, I'd filter them for the screen, and then write some bullshit afterwards. I did an afternoon's trial of something similar. It was vetting comments that came in to some news channel's live text-in service for people to comment on the news or some such rubbish. Initially, I thought 'Great.. getting paid for sitting around online for a few hours at a time', but in reality, you're tied to that view of the screen for the duration and it was incredibly dull. Hence the trial only being an afternoon - didn't take long to decide it wasn't for me. |
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| Author: | Curiosity [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 16:38 ] |
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LewieP wrote: Oh, I was a wine steward for a while at uni. Suit and bow tie, and working in relatively posh joints. Served Gary Neville at an awards event once. I did too.Served Gary Neville, that is. Him and his brother Phil and his Dad Neville had a table at some function. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 16:42 ] |
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LewieP wrote: Served Gary Neville at an awards event once. No thanks, I'll stick to the chicken. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Fri Oct 07, 2011 21:01 ] |
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TheVision wrote: West Brom. Working for the sister paper.. Was the company as much of a shambles then as it is now? Express & Star? Very much so. I was only on a temporary contract, but I'm glad I left in the end. I shortened my lunch hour from one hour to half an hour voluntarily, so that I could leave half an hour early and thus get home at a reasonable time (train and bus scheduling meant that if I left at 5.30 I wouldn't get home until 8pm some nights) and the bosses kept having a go at me because I was leaving early. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:11 ] |
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And I'm out! Attachment: IMG_20170929_152452.jpg
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:15 ] |
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 Well, I'm assuming
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:17 ] |
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Convenient Friday afternoon Windows reinstall? |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:22 ] |
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Did you tell them you bullshitted your way in as you left? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:22 ] |
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I told them that years ago. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:22 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Convenient Friday afternoon Windows reinstall? PC wipe. |
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| Author: | Malc [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:35 ] |
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Have you quit? Been let go? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:36 ] |
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A bit of both. New job on Monday, though! |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:42 ] |
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Are you going to be a Commando, Field Medic or SWAT? |
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| Author: | Squirt [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:43 ] |
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Giphy "good luck with your new job!": https://media2.giphy.com/media/l3M7smiKhkOcw/giphy-loop.mp4 |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:47 ] |
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Amaze. |
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 16:54 ] |
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Grim... wrote: A bit of both. New job on Monday, though! Porn star. |
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| Author: | Jem [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 17:01 ] |
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Coooool. Good luck on Monday dude. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 17:01 ] |
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Good luck big fella |
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| Author: | Squirt [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 17:01 ] |
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Mr Dave wrote: Grim... wrote: A bit of both. New job on Monday, though! Porn star. Leader of UKIP. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 17:23 ] |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 17:35 ] |
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Good luck Grim...! |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 19:09 ] |
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Good luck Grim... x |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 20:33 ] |
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Not wanting to steal Grim...’s thunder, as of this afternoon, I no longer work with Mr Russell and will be starting a new job much closer to home on Monday. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 21:01 ] |
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Double yay for you, then  .
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| Author: | Mr Dave [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 21:28 ] |
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Dr Zoidberg wrote: Not wanting to steal Grim...’s thunder, as of this afternoon, I no longer work with Mr Russell and will be starting a new job much closer to home on Monday. Porn Star? |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Fri Sep 29, 2017 21:36 ] |
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Mr Dave wrote: Dr Zoidberg wrote: Not wanting to steal Grim...’s thunder, as of this afternoon, I no longer work with Mr Russell and will be starting a new job much closer to home on Monday. Porn Star? That’s plan B. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Sep 30, 2017 0:45 ] |
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I love you all, but I don't need luck. I'm fucking great at this. I don't know what time to show up on Monday, though. |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:04 ] |
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Whenever the fuck you want. You need to show them who's boss asap. Going in all early and working late for a good impression means you'll be doing it forever. Better yet, just ring in at 10:00 and tell them you're working from home. For the week. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:22 ] |
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On your first day, find the biggest dog in there and smash his nose into the photocopier. |
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| Author: | JBR [ Sat Sep 30, 2017 8:31 ] |
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Gawd, it's like an epidemic-was my last day yesterday, too. I have no plans to go back to work anywhere, though. |
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| Author: | myp [ Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:53 ] |
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Excellent news Grim..., you kept that under your hat. Is it much the same as before? I'm starting my driving job on the 11th Oct but also looking to get into freelance technical proofreading too. Might as well put my grammar pedantry to good use. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Sat Sep 30, 2017 15:01 ] |
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Yeah, same stuff. JBR wrote: Gawd, it's like an epidemic-was my last day yesterday, too. I have no plans to go back to work anywhere, though. Lucky bugger. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 10:32 ] |
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Lonewolves wrote: ...looking to get into freelance technical proofreading too. Might as well put my grammar pedantry to good use. Hit MrsA up on this, if you want. |
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Oct 01, 2017 20:27 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Lonewolves wrote: ...looking to get into freelance technical proofreading too. Might as well put my grammar pedantry to good use. Hit MrsA up on this, if you want. Yes please! I've already got one friend in the industry but it'll all help. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 16:09 ] |
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Grim... wrote: I love you all, but I don't need luck. I'm fucking great at this. I don't know what time to show up on Monday, though. How did it go then? |
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| Author: | myp [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 16:17 ] |
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He got fired for turning up late |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Oct 02, 2017 23:40 ] |
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I turned up an hour early. So far, so good! |
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:51 ] |
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Looks like I never posted here, so this should be a complete job history I think:
Apart from the three in italics which were part time things at university and the paperboy job, all the above are roles that have effectively followed on from each other by being either internally promoted, moved roles or TUPE'd between companies. I've now been a programmer for 5 years. |
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| Author: | Jem [ Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Working stiffs |
Oh yeah, didn't notice there was more to this thread... so here's my very brief job history: IT tech for my college IT tech for a local school IT tech/developer for a local marketing company Developer - self employed Senior developer for the same local marketing company Developer - self employed |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Wed Oct 04, 2017 22:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Working stiffs |
I've enjoyed my career, but looking back it's not that varied Jobs as a youngster (I didn't take these particularly seriously, it has to be said) - Collecting empty glasses in a British Legion as a youngster - Shop floor & checkout at Homebase - Selling & installing TVs and stuff Jobs in the science-y field (I care about these and took them seriously [ish]) - Working in a research lab - Working in a different research team, for the same company but at a different site - Working at a facility in Aus that supports research - Still working at the same facility in Aus, but in a higher position[/list] I'm fortunate really, I've never had a properly bad job and I've never had a terrible supervisor. OK, a few of the guys in the shops were dicks but that doesn't really matter as I didn't really care - as a youngster I was really just passing through |
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