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  1. Billy Death

    Billy Death Well-Known Member

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    Following on from Smug's thread last night I thought I'd do this one.
    What jobs have you done from leaving school to now?
    Apart from my forces days I've been a warehouse hand, forestry worker, machine operator, moulding machine fitter.
    At present I'm full time carer for my mum who has severe arthritis.

    What have you lot been up to?
     
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  2. Disco down under

    Disco down under Well-Known Member

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    Labouring
    Recruitment (Sales)
    Utilities (Sales)
    Medical Insurance (Sales)
    Medical Insurance (Marketing)
    Barman
    Web Management
    Advertising (Copywriting)
    Advertising (Treatment Writing)
    Advertising (Scriptwriting)

    Quite a long list considering I'm 28 and looking to move roles again. Attention span of a gnat.
     
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  3. E.T. Fairfax

    E.T. Fairfax Well-Known Member

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    Only ever had one job. Design engineer/Draughtsman at the same company since I was 18. I'm 37 now.
     
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  4. MrRAWhite

    MrRAWhite Well-Known Member

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    I started out in the warehouse at Brian Mills and worked there for 8 years..This was probably the happiest working days of my life..I absolutely loved it and made scores of life long friends..There was over 4,000 people worked there with only 600 or so being male..This probably explains why I liked it so much.

    After that I trained up to be a glassblower/lamp worker, and spent 4 years or so making glass ornaments.

    I then worked for a tool hire company for about 5 years which I didn't like at all.

    I have since worked at the University of Sunderland for the past 23 years, working in various roles with the last 5 years as a manager..
     
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  5. flandersmackem

    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    Joined Coles Cranes after school in the export department, as soon as I passed my driving test I started in the equipment hire business in sales...had a brief spell in the States and now i'm in Abu Dhabi where i've been for over 4 years now managing the Oil and Gas business,
     
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  6. gardencitymack

    gardencitymack Active Member

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    Shipyard - Sir James Laing on leaving school, General Office
    Sunderland Bus Conductor for a while
    David Brown Industries, Pallion
    Electrosil - Pallion
    Vauxhalls - Luton 1973
    Then Electronics, Cosmetics, Electro/mechanical Engineering and Automotive Chassis, All in the South East
    All told 18 jobs - 15 Companies
     
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  7. password invalid

    password invalid Well-Known Member

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    Telecoms
    Navy
    Navy contractor building weapons and instalation
    Lion tamer
    Sparky industrial.domestic
    Missionry work in the NE
    Prison is not a job is it ?
    S
     
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    Deletion Requested1 Well-Known Member

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  9. Billy Death

    Billy Death Well-Known Member

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    That's Liebherr now isn't it?
     
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    Deletion Requested1 Well-Known Member

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    Panel Beater
    HGV driver (no connection to previous job btw)
    Working in IT industry
     
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  11. crumble bungle

    crumble bungle Well-Known Member

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    Shelf stacker at Walter Wilson's in hebburn until my apprenticeship as a welder at Clark Chapman's.
    Took voluntary redundancy so I could go on holiday with the lads :emoticon-0136-giggl
    Worked for age concern charity.
    Got a job in south shields as fitter, welder, turner fabricator.
    Moved down to farnborough in 89 and started working as a welder fabricator.
    Left that and got trained up for pipe welding certs then worked at pyestock as pipe welder.
    Left that to go to welding copper and brass pipes for transits.
    New job as trainee designer in same place.
    Moved to Dennis's as designer building fire engines.
    In process of redundancy and am currently back on shop floor getting my hand back in with welding, currently doing aluminium stuff now and feel happier for it.
     
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  12. Teessidemackem

    Teessidemackem Well-Known Member

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    Shelf stacker
    Cellar man/bar man
    Machine operator
    Pre delivery inspector
    Profile burner
    Sheet Steel guillotine operator
    Operations technician
    CNC Machinist.
     
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  13. flandersmackem

    flandersmackem Well-Known Member

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    I really don't know Billy...I do remember my very first day, I was told by the guy at the gate house to go down to the test area as a big meeting was taking place...
    I got there to see a big show of hands and I just found myself on strike for a week....welcome to the wonderful world of work
     
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  14. Commachio

    Commachio Rambo 2021

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    Aye i think so.
     
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    Labour government? Trade unions
     
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    Field Sales for a beverage company (straight out of uni)

    Worked as a carer in a nursing home (mitigating circumstances meant I had to take that job)

    Project Manager in for several construction companies
     
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  17. Billy Death

    Billy Death Well-Known Member

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    Sure it used to be Coles
     
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  18. gardencitymack

    gardencitymack Active Member

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    Yes now Leibherr, strange coincidence, my friend in North Herts has just retired from the job of European service engineer for them.
     
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    password invalid Well-Known Member

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    Human cannon ball ..until i got fired ,not the right caliber apparently
     
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    password invalid Well-Known Member

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    Good to see some new posters
     
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