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What is your career history?

FudgeBrownie

Just out of interest, what jobs have you worked in the past, and are you where you would like to be?

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El Horseboxo

Retail --> Volunteer --> Humanitarian officer --> Online child protection officer --> Federal law enforcement (in crimes against children capacity)

Irish Steve

In the following, PT = part time. In roughly this order, over about 46 years and in several countries

waste water sampler,
paper mill skivvy,
cash & carry warehouse worker,
computer service engineer,
computer salesman,
computer programmer,
computer consultant,
PT car mechanic,
PT welder,
PT builder,
PT carpenter,
PT electrician,
PT plumber,
PT church leader,
Computer systems manager,
Commercial Pilot,
Computer technical consultant,
Flight Simulator builder,
financial accounts manager,
airport baggage handler,
airport ramp operative,
forklift driver.
HGV driver.
delivery driver,
PT florist's gofer,
Web developer,
office manager.

What I'd like to be doing now would be driving and maintaining something like a narrow gauge steam engine, or steam traction engine in something like a theme park or similar.

I loved flying, but Saddam and the Gulf war got in the way of that, so had to do something else.

The other job I have is being dad to my kids, and grandad to theirs, and that's the most important one of all, the rest are just a means to an end.

weemcd

Job list and rating in stars for how the job was overall, not counting wages because they were all usually shite but for how much I enjoyed my time:

Labourer in an orchard PT(age 15) **** - 4 stars
Waiter/Porter/nite club attendant in a hotel PT *** - 3 stars
Shop Assistant in a Toymaster PT **** - 4 stars
Promotions work for soft drinks company PT ***** - 5 stars
Butcher PT/FT **** - 4 stars
Call Centre Sales FT *** - 3 stars
Customer Service Call centre FT (age ~25) * - 1/0 stars

incl. 1 year university course age 18/19, a few odd jobs designing posters, bita this, bit of that.

Probably missed something in there, however a steady decline in the enjoyment, jobs haven't been the greatest but I've almost always had work for 10+ years which is something to be positive about.

Future, anything not involving call centres, the general public. Hopefully something with some variety. Qualifications, direction and goals are needed, but again feeling positive.

Foxhound38

Lounge boy, Barman, Student, Political Advisor, Trade Union Organizer, Estate Agent

goz83

Professional dole claimer

stefan idiot jones

1987 - 1991 Apprentice Carpenter

1991 - 2013 Carpenter

2013 - Present Maintenance Officer

jethro081

I'm batman.

mikemac1

Government Artist

Gannicus

Loungeboy
Barman
Shop assisstant
Lifeguard
Gym staff
Bouncer
DJ
Merchandising
Sales Distribution manager (not as good as it sounds.... not that it sounds all that good)
Salesman
Quality Assurance Auditor
back to Salesman

oldyouth

July 80 - Feb 98 - Office Work
Unemployed
July 98 - April 2012 - Office Work
Unemployed
September 2013 to 17th January 2014 - Office Work
18th January 2014 - Unemployed

The Dagda

Car thief.
Armed robber.
Tiger kidnapper.
Serial rapist.
Paedophile.
Central Remedial Clinic CEO.

It's been a steady descent into the abyss...

Sir Arthur Daley

Porn Star and part time gigolo

greenbicycle

jethro081 wrote: »

I'm batman.

No, I am Batman.

Sir Arthur Daley

greenbicycle wrote: »

No, I am Batman.

Oh stop fighting you two, one of ye will have to be robin

Sunglasses Ron

Beasty wrote: »

Started working the petrol pumps on a Saturday,

Ohhhh yeah!

Whatever happened to the job of young lads pumping petrol? I haven't seen this service offered in about 13 years!

Teyla Emmagan

Junior bookkeeping gimp, au pair, waitress, fruit picker, secretary, graduate IT munky, mid level IT munky, burnt out and disinterested IT munky.

It's been a rollercoaster.

FudgeBrownie

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Junior bookkeeping gimp, au pair, waitress, fruit picker, secretary, graduate IT munky, mid level IT munky, burnt out and disinterested IT munky.

It's been a rollercoaster.

So that's a no recommendation for people wanting to work in IT?

Mahogany Gaspipe

You've heard of "A general dogs body" right?.

Well I'm his PA.

Gumbo

PT lounge boy
PT off licence
Roofing/cladding installer
Engineering technician (civil/structural practice)
Draughting technician for the government
Building control for the government

College during those time frames vary from civil to structural engineering and various courses in construction and design.

BillyMitchel

Crazy prices
Dunnes Stores
Picking out the bad potatoes for Tayto. Sometimes even putting them in the box!
Pruning trees in Oz/picking baby tomatoes in Oz (lasted 40mins)
Sales
Warehouse
Degree 1
Web/graphic designer (hate it)
Teaching
Now studying law degree 2

Where will I see my self in the future? My script writing is starting to attract a bit of attention so if that takes off it be that, if not in the legal field.

End of the day after been through hell and back a million times over Im happy to wake up smiling.

EDIT: Full time mad bastard

tin79

Lab (Research), lab (Research), office, office.

One day I just couldn't face one more petri dish. The lab job had to go.

greenbicycle

jethro081 wrote: »

I'm batman.

greenbicycle wrote: »

No, I am Batman.

WikiHow wrote: »

Oh stop fighting you two, one of ye will have to be robin

Would you like to ride with Batman?

Maximus Alexander

FudgeBrownie wrote: »

So that's a no recommendation for people wanting to work in IT?

IT is huge. Some of the jobs are crap, some are great. All very different.

Teyla Emmagan

FudgeBrownie wrote: »

So that's a no recommendation for people wanting to work in IT?

Nah, go for it. You sit on your ass all day, are paid relatively well and don't have to deal with the general public. There are much worse jobs!

danniemcq

Local Arcade
Local Shop
Fun Fair
Dunnes
Internet Cafe
Fun Fair
Building Site
Pub
Senior Research Analyst for one of the largest insurance companies in the world.

whitewave

In my 8th year of college (4 undergrad, 4 PhD)...and no end in sight. And absolutely no clue what to do when I finish!

Teyla Emmagan

whitewave wrote: »

In my 8th year of college (4 undergrad, 4 PhD)...and no end in sight. And absolutely no clue what to do when I finish!

Have you considered being Batman? It seems like a popular career choice these days.

BillyMitchel

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Have you considered being Batman? It seems like a popular career choice these days.

Can I be the joker?!

FudgeBrownie

whitewave wrote: »

In my 8th year of college (4 undergrad, 4 PhD)...and no end in sight. And absolutely no clue what to do when I finish!

Be a lecturer in whatever you've spent 8 years doing?

danniemcq

FudgeBrownie wrote: »

Be a lecturer in whatever you've spent 8 years doing?

Unless everyone else in the class has the same idea