does everybody here work in an office?

flanum

going through a few threads it seems that an awful lot of boardsers work in offices! not being cruel here but are men getting softer through time? i work with my hands , im an electrician in a factory and spend most of the day under machines/in machines etc. im happy enough doing mechanical stuff as well as electrical work.. changing gearboxes on motors, bleeding hydraulic pumps etc. as i said im not criticising, just curious as to how society is progressing/regressing. do school-leavers want to be tradesmen anymore or does everyone want to work in an air-conditioned office?

aidan_walsh

"Softer"?

Silverfish

Is it just blokes you're referring to here, or what?

5starpool

Offices were only invented 20 years ago. Before that all men worked 37 hour days labouring and building stuff.

FACT.

vektarman

5starpool wrote: »

Offices were only invented 20 years ago. Before that all men worked 37 hour days labouring and building stuff.

FACT.

20 years ago? interestingly that's when the internet got popular.

Not me.

I'm a Gardener/Landscape type person (Not quite the "Landscape Artist yet"

Worked in an office before, but nothing beats being able to stand back and truly admire your work. I never felt that way in the office. Never looked forward to going in. Nowadays, (I don't work full time) whenever I have a job on, I can't wait!

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

Offices were only invented 20 years ago. Before that all men worked 37 hour days labouring and building stuff.

FACT.

(And probably more than 37 hours a week too. If you believe my grandfather )

Xavi6

flanum wrote: »

going through a few threads it seems that an awful lot of boardsers work in offices! not being cruel here but are men getting softer through time? i work with my hands , im an electrician in a factory and spend most of the day under machines/in machines etc. im happy enough doing mechanical stuff as well as electrical work.. changing gearboxes on motors, bleeding hydraulic pumps etc. as i said im not criticising, just curious as to how society is progressing/regressing. do school-leavers want to be tradesmen anymore or does everyone want to work in an air-conditioned office?

I had absolutely no interest in being a tradesman from a young. Never appealed to me at all even though my Dad is a sheet metal worker. However, I was really good at English at school and also at expressing my opinions so I pursued a career in journalism. Started off with sport, now I report on and review new infrastructure projects in Australia. I certainly don't consider myself 'soft' because I work in an office. Different strokes.

Zaph

My father used to be a mechanic. Years or watching him under filthy cars in cold, damp garages put me off that sort of work forever.

Bob the Builder

Papa Smut wrote: »

(And probably more than 37 hours a week too. If you believe my grandfather )

Aren't the young people these days so lucky... Back in my day, we used to work 24 hours every day! Carting animals here and turf there, ah jaysus, i better stop.

well no, i'm a student, and boards.ie doesn't get past the stupid firewall in my school... so me has to hacks it! I'd like to work in a front office job, not a back office job, because i like meeting people and doing all the PR stuff.. I hate being stuck in the same room as some people day in day out.

Piste

I want to work in a lab!


It's like an office, only way cooler, and with labcoats instead of "smart casual".

flanum

yes i was really referring to males.
when i say soft, i mean softer hands....clean nails, suits/ties.
in no way am i demeaning the "suits" i was just wandering if school-leavers are not being encouraged enough to take up a trade!
im on about evolution type thingy. like peoples heads are getting physically larger and hands are getting smaller!
i hope this makes sense!

lpool2k05

vektarman wrote: »

20 years ago? interestingly that's when the internet got popular.

Did people browse the net in 1988??;)

funk-you

i'm a technical engineer working on high end server hardware so i get to work with my hands and enjoy the good bits of dropping into the office. best of both worlds, its not bad.

-Funk

Silverfish

flanum wrote: »

yes i was really referring to males.
when i say soft, i mean softer hands....clean nails, suits/ties.
in no way am i demeaning the "suits" i was just wandering if school-leavers are not being encouraged enough to take up a trade!
im on about evolution type thingy. like peoples heads are getting physically larger and hands are getting smaller!
i hope this makes sense!

Do you also believe the 'greys' or aliens are us, in the future?

Larger heads, smaller hands, and eyes black from staring at monitors?

Hmmm.

Piste

I think theres more money in working in business than in a trade?

Xavi6

Piste wrote: »

I think theres more money in working in business than in a trade?

Not if you do nixers I'd imagine.

Puddleduck

I dont work..coz I cant get a job and I have the opposite problem, I hate workin in offices and would love to work with my hands (be nice!) but cant find the work.

Piste

Xavi6 wrote: »

Not if you do nixers I'd imagine.

What's a nixer?

Xavi6

Piste wrote: »

What's a nixer?

An off the books, out of hours job that gets you cash in hand. Usually done for neighbours, family etc.

unreggd

flanum wrote: »

going through a few threads it seems that an awful lot of boardsers work in offices! not being cruel here but are men getting softer through time? i work with my hands , im an electrician in a factory and spend most of the day under machines/in machines etc. im happy enough doing mechanical stuff as well as electrical work.. changing gearboxes on motors, bleeding hydraulic pumps etc. as i said im not criticising, just curious as to how society is progressing/regressing. do school-leavers want to be tradesmen anymore or does everyone want to work in an air-conditioned office?

Blah blah blah, im a big hardman [/rant]


tbh......

Doctor DooM

I love working in my office. Flexi time, air conditioning, net access. I did my share of time with retail and physical labour, and I can safely say I will never willingly go back.

Syke

flanum wrote: »

going through a few threads it seems that an awful lot of boardsers work in offices! not being cruel here but are men getting softer through time? i work with my hands , im an electrician in a factory and spend most of the day under machines/in machines etc. im happy enough doing mechanical stuff as well as electrical work.. changing gearboxes on motors, bleeding hydraulic pumps etc. as i said im not criticising, just curious as to how society is progressing/regressing. do school-leavers want to be tradesmen anymore or does everyone want to work in an air-conditioned office?

I work in a giant complex that encompasses Medieval, Futuristic, Industrial and even Aztec technologies. I lead groups of people around and this complex and help them hunt for crystals, although I do get to lock some of them in rooms which is a nice job perk.

Puddleduck

Syke wrote: »

I work in a giant complex that encompasses Medieval, Futuristic, Industrial and even Aztec technologies. I lead groups of people around and this complex and help them hunt for crystals, although I do get to lock some of them in rooms which is a nice job perk.

Can I have your job? Is the baldness a must?

Ruu_Old

Syke wrote: »

I work in a giant complex that encompasses Medieval, Futuristic, Industrial and even Aztec technologies. I lead groups of people around and this complex and help them hunt for crystals, although I do get to lock some of them in rooms which is a nice job perk.

Start the fans, please!!!

I work in a home office with computer repairs but am branching out into real estate in the near future.

Doctor DooM

Syke wrote: »

I work in a giant complex that encompasses Medieval, Futuristic, Industrial and even Aztec technologies. I lead groups of people around and this complex and help them hunt for crystals, although I do get to lock some of them in rooms which is a nice job perk.

Can I ask the people questions to see if you can lock them in or not?

deecom

Work in music, get to tour, and sort of see the worlds airports! Also do tv work, all and all great job! And i can live away from Ireland! Joy!!:D

Vertigo100

:pac::pac:

anthony4335

Work as a technician, 70 to 80 % of my time is spent working on machines, the other is spent doing office work. Have been doing it for 13 years and would love to change but I am too settled at the moment, new house and all that. So I would say that there is quite a large spectrum of people on these boards, from young to old (me), and all kinds of jobs I would imagine.

Sangre

I've done a stint on a site. A few too many Sun or Star readers for my liking.

Esel

Piste wrote: »

I want to work in a lab!


It's like an office, only way cooler, and with labcoats instead of "smart casual".

Offices are air-conditioned now! :cool:

Red Alert

I work in an office physically but I'm a postgrad student. So there's no messy office politics or dress codes or the like. Usually all of us are never actually in at the same time, I'm usually alone until about 10 in the morning.

WindSock

I am currently working in a construction site.






In a site office.

seamus

Sangre wrote: »

I've done a stint on a site. A few too many Sun or Star readers for my liking.

Yep. Same for working in bakeries, butchers, and so forth.

I do most of my own car and bike repairs to maintain my manliness :rolleyes:

source

I spent 2.5 years in an office and it bored the will to live out of me, so now i do something exciting,I spend most of my time out and about and i never know what will happen when i go into work or who i'll be talking to. It's great:D

tman

I break out in hives if I have to do any real work, puny office nerd that I am!

Would love to wear a lab coat to work actually... In fact I might just start doing that!

6th

I work in an office and I'm as manly as you can get!

chopperbyrne

Piste wrote: »

I think theres more money in working in business than in a trade?

Doubt it. Any fully qualified tradesman should be earning a minimum of €900 a week. Most will earn more.

There is almost always overtime to be done in trade work and nixers too.

John Mason

Piste wrote: »

I think theres more money in working in business than in a trade?

absolutely not - have any idea how much people charge to have a look/quote before doing anywork? one tradesman told me it would cost me €200.00 just for the quote :eek:

WindSock

It depends on what you are doing in an office. Call centers are in offices, for instance.

biko

I is white collar with a blue collar heart

Red Hand

Mixture of office and labwork, here.

stovelid

I've always felt like less of a man because I'm not hanging off the side of a gaff in a fcukin gale.

What's soft about not working with your hands?

Red Hand

stovelid wrote: »

I've always felt like less of a man because I'm not hanging off the side of a gaff in a fcukin gale.

What's soft about not working with your hands?

The OP likes fit outdoorsy horny handed young men.:)

homah_7ft

Piste wrote: »

I want to work in a lab!


It's like an office, only way cooler, and with labcoats instead of "smart casual".

Yay someone would like to do work like mine:D

Actually it is like that. You get the benefits of office- air con, internet etc but also the chance to work with your hands and get stuck in.

Oh yeah and if you leave your labcoat unbuttoned on the corridor you can pretend you're Darth Vader;)

Tigger

homah_7ft wrote: »

Yay someone would like to do work like mine:D

Actually it is like that. You get the benefits of office- air con, internet etc but also the chance to work with your hands and get stuck in.

Oh yeah and if you leave your labcoat unbuttoned on the corridor you can pretend you're Darth Vader;)

i used to work in a lab but they fired me for things i shall not discuss here

now i'm an assasin self employed

Wertz

I'm in the trades (decorator) currently slow with work so I'm home doing SFA.
You can hardly expect to wander into a forum and find a lot of people posting that don't work in an office and therefore with a PC to enable them to use the net...in my line of work the only time I see a computer is either when I'm throwing a drop cloth over it or in the colour mixing section in the paint shop.
Personally speaking I could never work in an office or factory, in the same place doing the same things with the same people every day, with cliques of people, targets to meet, all that BS...that's not to say that there's anything "soft" about it, it's just not my thing.
That said, I didn't come out of school wanting to go into the trades, it's just something I eneded up doing because I liked it and was good at it, maybe if I applied myself a bit more during my education I'd be doing something more lucrative, but what's to say that I'd even like it?
You'll also find a lot of students and school goers on here for the same reason as office workers; ie. access to PCs all day and f*ck all else to do...

Unfortunately I'm an office monkey.

pd101

Wertz wrote: »

You'll also find a lot of students and school goers on here for the same reason as office workers; ie. access to PCs all day and f*ck all else to do...

That's the only reason I'm on here. Have to make the most of it though since I'm finishing college in a few weeks.

Slutmonkey57b

I used to have a real job but now I work in an office.

It's unbelievable. Every day I go in and I can't believe I actually get paid to sit down and type crap. Really. I'm looking over my shoulder waiting for someone to say "Oi! You're sussed mate! Get your gear and get out!". But it never happens. It's bliss. You get weekends and evenings off. You get paid for overtime. Nobody's shouting.

On the other hand, if I started this job when I started my working life, I'd have lasted 5 seconds through boredom. Now - I just sit back and reflect on all the work I used to have to do to earn a living, vs what I do now to "earn" a similar living. It's bliss.

poukai

code monkey here, but as soon as I leave the office I have to get my hands working, whether it's decorating, crafts, cooking, I enjoy producing things that I can hold, not just pretty things that work on the screen...
Offices only invented in 1988 ? where the hell did that "fact" come from ? "Office" work has existed since writing was invented, it's just the scale and the way things are done that have changed.