Beefy's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread

YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THE TRUTH.

You're an engineer though. Jobs aplenty for you.

 

That doesn't mean it's not scary. I haven't been able to find a job for my entire life and I'm scared it'll continue after I graduate

 

I'm not very comfortably into a 2:1 so I was planning on actually putting in some work to stay there, but I'm sure I'd have a lot of free time anyway, I think I'm only on 10-12 hours a week. Ugh. I could always just finish uni and work in HMV for a couple of years and ignore that I need office experience.

 

Probably a good plan to work hard for the 2:1. Those are important too. Are you totally against doing the LPC or BAR?

 

Yeah I'm pretty set against that. I really don't think I'd be cut out for the work that serious solicitors and barristers have, which means financing an LPC or BAR course wouldn't be in my best interests. Not that I have a better plan, I just can't see any way that'd be worth it.

 

Yeah, that was the same for me. One of my thoughts was to master in something, somewhere fun like Amsterdam uni. It wouldn't have done anything for my career prospects, and would have landed me in more debt, but would also have been a lot of fun for a year. Another thought (which is still a thought) was to scrape some money together for a bit and then go abroad, maybe volunteering or working somewhere weird. Teaching foreign kids English is always an option. Scary though.

 

Gotta be worth doing something like that, if it's what you want. You probably won't get the opportunity to in the future when you're tied to a career. I guess it just means more bar work to finance it, right?

One of the things I'm least looking forward to is moving back home long-term. I love being home and all, but for any longer than just a break after living independently would be difficult. I don't see what other choice I've got though, I'd move out but I'll be living on part time jobs and unpaid work experience for quite some time after uni, so I wouldn't be able to finance my own place at all.

 

homelessness it is!

 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...-pet-dog-twitter-snub-stars-article-1.1453490

Huh...

 

Yeah, being back at home sucks a bit. I tried my best to avoid it, but to no avail. If I go a couple of months doing this bar work and I make no progress in finding anything better, then I'll be really tempted to travel or something. This is no way to live right now.

 

Didn't you mention something a couple of days ago about a potential lead in a proper job? How's that going?

 

Dunno yet. My CV has been passed on for a couple of jobs which are actually related to law, but it's early days and it normally takes a while before I'll hear back. Those aren't jobs I'll be wanting to do forever either, as they're basically glorified administrative work, but it'd be a foot in the door. Both would involve annoying commutes as well - one would be a bus to Hemel Hempstead and then a long walk, and the other would be train to south London.

 

Still, that's encouraging. I suppose getting a flat in London to save the commute is a bit optimistic unless it's a very high paying position!

 

I need to watch Breaking Bad, Beefy's "sold" it to me. Is it only on Netflix?

 

It might be. When my Grandmother sadly passed three years ago, at 95, she had a garaged Hilman (can't remember the model, may have been a Hunter). It has sat in her garage for years (the tyres had sunk) and it had crazily low mileage. She hadn't driven it for years; I'm going to ask my DaD what it's actual mileage was. I wanted to buy it and get it up and running.

 

Yes Joe, that's the way. I told you about my sis-in-law doing bar work? She's just this week got and started an admin job at a hospital (kids ward). She got by continually asking and writing. It really does work.

Now when a 'law' job comes up (that was her degree) and she applies, what looks better: bar work or working in a children's ward at a hospital? I know neither are relevant to a law job, but human suspicion is pretty common place.

 

GBS, I've started a dialogue through work with a company called Bombardier in Belfast. Not automotive but I bet your degree/skills translate easily. They are in aerospace and I believe trains. This link talks about how to work for them

Here

 

Ever thought of China? My old boss used to work there, admittedly got 'yellow fever' of the attraction to Chinese women type, and after 7 years back in the UK, upped and left to live in China. Ditched everything and went. Ok, he was 50 and had contacts, a part share of a business and he spoke a little of the language. He didn't go straight to work though; he went to college to learn Chinese and teach English. Four years later he is married to a local and fluent in mandarin. His daughter is going out for a year now having just finished Uni here. If you were really brave, he'd help and advise you if you fancied china.

 

Aerospace, trains, and Canadian government subsidies.

 

I just moved back in at home for a year. Getting married made my life go weird to be honest. Plus it ate a lot of my savings.