What do you do?

jebuz · 2006-01-31 12:33:19

Just thought it would be interesting to know what kind of jobs you all work at, and how long you been there? do you like it? Me you ask? I'm a software engineer in a company in rathmines, and Ive been here 6 months, came straight in after college. Its not too bad, good company and all but can't see myself staying here…

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#32 31-01-2006 02:58PM

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Tar.Aldarion wrote:

Em you live at home, I have to pay a few grand for a few months on rent, buy food,books,drink,everything getting a grant of total 1,500. You are in a good place!

Hey, that's 1500 you get for free that I have to work for! Even if I live at home....although when I live in Galway already i would find it highly improbably I would move a few miles down the road and pay half my money every week for the pleasure!

Except all that unrestrained drinking, partying, sex and eh....reading?........the fabulous life you lead Mr Aldarion, you dashing pinnacle of college goers world wide!

I don't even go to college at the moment, getting too damn used to it too.....every evening free, every weekend free, no studying.....it's great. Kinda. :v:

So yeah, way to derail this topic eh lads?

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#33 31-01-2006 03:05PM

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Working in IT for the past 3 years..before that was retail manger...Ive had over 20 different jobs in total(probably more)..its easy to change jobs..just get up and walk out and do something else...gets harder to change when your older so i reckon im stuck in IT...could be worse at least i get to p!ss around on the net half the day

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#34 31-01-2006 03:08PM

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HavoK wrote:

Hey, that's 1500 you get for free that I have to work for! Even if I live at home....although when I live in Galway already i would find it highly improbably I would move a few miles down the road and pay half my money every week for the pleasure!

Well, it's not like i see any of it, it just goes on rent whereas your parent pay all your rent. (:
Ye it would be rather odd to do that but I would, well i wouldn't, no way was i staying in the home county for college, so much beautiful cities in ireland with plenty of rain to see. :P

Except all that unrestrained drinking, partying, sex and eh....reading?........the fabulous life you lead Mr Aldarion, you dashing pinnacle of college goers world wide!

it's like you know my life completely up to this point, heh.
Yes reading is good, makes me know things and not have to fail or study.

I don't even go to college at the moment, getting too damn used to it too.....every evening free, every weekend free, no studying.....it's great. Kinda. :v:

sounds like my evenings and study pattern, I mean, I'm the model student.
This week for example: monday; poker tournament and witless music shindig, today; juggling soc and cinema, wednesday; fan sci society, thursday; well duh, student night out, weekend; trip to dublin for a concert and booze.
I should fit my engineering degree in somewhere sigh.

So yeah, way to derail this topic eh lads?

accomplished.

EDIT for jebuz.
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=262597

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#35 31-01-2006 03:17PM

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yeah so who hates pants

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#36 31-01-2006 03:22PM

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Apparently i am a "consultant" for a dublin based IT firm.

In reality i'm a code monkey who has to bridge the gap between what the customer has payed for, and what they imagine this magical system is supposed to do.

Anyway, i'm applying for a postgrad in scotland, so this job is just to pay for that...

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#37 31-01-2006 03:24PM

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helpdesk monkey for "the world's leading developer of enterprise applications serving the hospitality and specialty retail industries exclusively."

i've started looking elsewhere though

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#38 31-01-2006 03:25PM

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Ah look lads, don't bother trying to justify yourself to the people on these boards.

I didn't get a grant, and I lived at home, but I did work part time, pay my own fees, bought my own books and equipment and funded every other aspect of college life by myself.

However, it doesn't make me a hero and if I had qualified for a grant I would have happily accepted it and worked less hours.

I wouldn't have felt any guilt and I wouldn't have been bothered by begrudgers!

Whether you have received a grant or not, bottom line, you have pursued a 3rd level qualification and that is what is really important.

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#39 31-01-2006 03:28PM

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All I've heard in here is that nobody is happy working in IT?

Is it really that bad?

I was hoping to do the microsoft exams after I've qualified as an accountant.

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#40 31-01-2006 03:30PM

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Product Manager for a company on the southside of Dublin, previously I've worked in such varied roles as Software Tester, System Analyst, Plastic Mouldings Operative and Plasterer...fairly varied

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#41 31-01-2006 03:32PM

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digitally-yours wrote:

I Work in east point Business Park
looking for a job in banking

trying to get out of this call centre thing !!!

I too work in East point, Im a business analyst altho I amnt sure how that happened!
I look after all the report and leads for the sales team. very very exciting...yawn

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#42 31-01-2006 03:37PM

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I DESIGN SUBMARINES !!!! ....ah when i say "design" i mean sell and when i say "submarines" i mean plasterboard

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#43 31-01-2006 03:37PM

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2nd year in DCU doing biotech. have a saturday job in dublin port doing admin work in an office. and have a job in spain for the summer, working on a summer camp where spanish kids go to learn english!

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#44 31-01-2006 03:41PM

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rugbug86 wrote:

2nd year in DCU doing biotech. have a saturday job in dublin port doing admin work in an office. and have a job in spain for the summer, working on a summer camp where spanish kids go to learn english!

So you're working down the docks then.

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#45 31-01-2006 03:44PM

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I know a girl and while she was travelling in Israel she took a job w*nking chickens( or cocks or whatever the male is called)....imagine that for 7 hours a day.

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#46 31-01-2006 03:46PM

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toffeapple wrote:

I know a girl and while she was travelling in Israel she took a job w*nking chickens( or cocks or whatever the male is called)....imagine that for 7 hours a day.

:rolleyes:

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#47 31-01-2006 03:47PM

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**** birds wouldn't be too bad.

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#48 31-01-2006 03:49PM

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connundrum wrote:

Sales mgr for a monthly publication.. although not for much longer it seems

Feckin muppets, with their 'oohhh we don't know if we can afford to keep this office open as a viable option'... bah :mad:

semi retired:D , im starting to feel like an ol fella here. spent 13 years working in the financial sector then went part time a few years back (went through alot of crap, personal, and decided to make a few changes. hence the part time status, took a bigpay cut but quality of life has improved immeasurably. look at it this way while most of you were working your ass off last monday i was in the cinema watching underworld:evolution)

to be honest though, and the reason im quoting connundrum, the muppets that took over havent a bloody clue what theyre doing. all diplomas and degrees and NO experience of my job and as such have run my sector, which was the primary earner and the core business of the company, into the ground. as its is the MAIN reason im staying now is by my reckoning my sector will be bust by mid 2007 in which case the company will have to fork out a cool 50k to get rid of me

not bad for sitting on your arse and watching DVDs under the desK all day cause theres no business (and seriously they closed TWO goldmines in leiu of the place im running now which earns NOTHING :rolleyes: but LOOKS good on paper:rolleyes: :rolleyes: )

after that i'll either retire compleatly or start my own business, to be honest probably the latter. i cant really sit around doing nothing , i'd go nuts:D

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#49 31-01-2006 03:50PM

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Have a degree in Information Systems Technology, working for a software company as a business advisor doing demos etc just applied for a management position so wish me luck. Also teach horse riding part time

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#50 31-01-2006 04:51PM

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Muckmagnet wrote:

I DESIGN SUBMARINES !!!! ....ah when i say "design" i mean sell and when i say "submarines" i mean plasterboard

Class:D

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#51 31-01-2006 04:52PM

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Siogfinsceal wrote:

Have a degree in Information Systems Technology, working for a software company as a business advisor doing demos etc just applied for a management position so wish me luck. Also teach horse riding part time

When you get (notice i said "WHEN") your management position can i have a job?

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#52 31-01-2006 04:53PM

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as a horse..

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#53 31-01-2006 04:54PM

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hahaha not as a horse but you can be office minion #1 if that appeals to you?

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#54 31-01-2006 04:56PM

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Working in the National Braille Production Centre converting school books to braille and large print, I don't actually know braille myself but just do the basic work. It's only a couple of days a week when I'm not in college, final year Software Engineering student. I would actually cosider learning Braille and staying on for a little while after I graduate though.

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#55 31-01-2006 05:19PM

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Working the past 4 years in one of the big multinationals in Leixlip, in my last year of a degree in IT in Kevin St DIT and i can safely say that the IT industry is not something i want to stay in at all...the company is probably the worst ive ever worked for with regard to pay, conditions etc. I dont feel secure in the job, never have and hoping to get out of it sometime this year. Ill be looking toward a smaller company that look after their staff in future, not sure in what sector, but thats my dream anyway!!

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#56 31-01-2006 05:48PM

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libriaian for 4 yrs such a boring job but money is good and library on 10mins
away.

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#57 31-01-2006 05:50PM

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I abduct children for rich Thai businessmen.

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#58 31-01-2006 05:54PM

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Im a student, and an unemployed one at that, used to be a bartender. Studying Electronics & Computers Systems btw

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#59 31-01-2006 05:58PM

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connundrum wrote:

Sales mgr for a monthly publication.. although not for much longer it seems

Feckin muppets, with their 'oohhh we don't know if we can afford to keep this office open as a viable option'... bah :mad:

Quick update on that situ, we have been given a couple of options.. and I have been given the chance to 'semi-retire' like Constitutionus.. at the age of 22. WTF?! :v:

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#60 31-01-2006 06:00PM

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Just after finishing up a job in security, possibly the most soul destroying job in existence!! A lobotomy would really make it easier. How I spent 5 months doing it, I don't know! Paid the rent I suppose.
Off to do the Australia thing next month.
And then, I haven't a clue. I'll think of something.

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#61 31-01-2006 06:00PM

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connundrum wrote:

Quick update on that situ, we have been given a couple of options.. and I have been given the chance to 'semi-retire' like Constitutionus.. at the age of 22. WTF?! :v:

Sure f**k it, why not!!

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