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Voluntering Work or Work Experience

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  1. hbk4894

    hbk4894 Active Member

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    Anyone done any before and if so how did you find it and what did you do

    im just thinking about doing some and i was wondering what it is like
     
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    hbk4894, Jul 23, 2011
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    I did mine in fifth year at school. IIRC, they gave us some options and we picked the one we thought most suited us.
    I was a fluffer on the set of 'Homo Alone'. Not a bad gig. And a free lunch most days.
     
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  3. -jordan-

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    are you a 15 yr old whos about to be sent on a work placement for 2 weeks?

    i went to a car garage and they threatened to grease up my balls on the last day <yikes>
     
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  4. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Six months doing conservation work with the BTCV. Everything from fencing in the Lake District to rhoddy bashing on the Isle of Skye. Had a fantastic time. Also became a team leader for a few months taking groups out on loads of different projects.

    It all depends on what you want to do and who you do it with.
     
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  5. PointyBirds

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    That sounds nice. Had they been greasing up your arse for the nine days before that?
     
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  6. Chris.

    Chris. #bringbackchris

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    I did mine at school. Was pretty good. I worked at a computer shop and got my laptop fixed for free and the Chinese next to us gave us all a free meal on the Friday.

    <ok>
     
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  7. -jordan-

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    <laugh> sporadically
     
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  8. Ciaran

    Ciaran Going for 55

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    When I was at school a 'laptop' was your dinner in front of the TV.
     
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    Ciaran, Jul 23, 2011
  9. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    Does that mean you're a grease monkey?

    please log in to view this image
     
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    The Raging Oxter, Jul 23, 2011
  10. -jordan-

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    i'll be whatever you want me to be.....
     
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  11. jerseymackem

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    <shudder>
     
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  12. MFC_Lion

    MFC_Lion Well-Known Member

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    I do voluntary work at London Zoo, I was doing a zoology degree so checked out the ZSL website to see if there were volunteering opportunities and applied.

    I enjoy it but obviously pick something that you have an interest in. Plenty of companies will be happy to have you work for free <laugh>

    What were you looking to do?
     
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  13. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    I did my work experience at British Aerospace in Stevenage. I like to think that some of my soldering ended up in Iraq or Afghanistan.
     
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    stopmeandslapme, Jul 24, 2011
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    Fallen apart into a million bits? Surely you didn't want it ending there?
     
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    John Smith, Jul 24, 2011
  15. The Raging Oxter

    The Raging Oxter Well-Known Member

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    In the hand of the Taliban probably...
     
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