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Post by jh1980 on Jan 15, 2007 13:23:26 GMT -1
Following convo with H, I realised the obvious. None of us on here who work really are doing a job we love! So I'd encourage people to be honest, and tell us a little about what they'd really like to do for a living. Oh - and be realistic too. None of us are going to play Championship level football!
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 15, 2007 13:29:36 GMT -1
Ideally I'd like to write. For years I wanted to be a sports journalist for a newspaper but I realised I wasn't cut throat enough to be a journalist plus the pay is lousy.
I'd love to be a travel writer but the market is so saturated that unless you're willing to move in with a tribe for years and write from a different culture's perspective it's all been done before.
I read humour books as well like 'Is it me or is Everything Shit' and I think this is bollocks. I could write something of that genre. Maybe my talents as a spurious person could take me to new heights.....
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Post by spurrsgirl on Jan 15, 2007 13:31:01 GMT -1
I like my job 85% of the time, seriously. Its varied and I'm never really sure what will be thrown at me each day. I work with a great bunch of lads, my bosses are pussycats and I honestly don't think I'd want to do anything else, the work suits me fine ...... has that put the cat amongst the pigeons to your question Jules ?
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Post by Golden_Boyâ„¢ on Jan 15, 2007 13:31:15 GMT -1
I actually like my current job But it's still a stop gap to where I wanna be.... Male Gigolo
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Jan 15, 2007 13:34:23 GMT -1
I like my job too although its not ultimatly what i'd like to stay in. I really want to work for a design consultancy or perhaps go freelance on my own. It would have to be Product design or maybe even Car design, either way, i want to stay in a job where i can be creative and think outside the box as opposed to sticking to the same boring guidelines week in, week out, thats not really me.
That said, i actually wanted to be a fireman until halfway through college i changed my mind.
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 15, 2007 13:35:11 GMT -1
I like my job too although its not ultimatly what i'd like to stay in. I really want to work for a design consultancy or perhaps go freelance on my own. It would have to be Product design or maybe even Car design, either way, i want to stay in a job where i can be creative and think outside the box as opposed to sticking to the same boring guidelines week in, week out, thats not really me. That said, i actually wanted to be a fireman until halfway through college i changed my mind. Mmmmm fireman
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Post by jh1980 on Jan 15, 2007 13:37:18 GMT -1
I like my job 85% of the time, seriously. Its varied and I'm never really sure what will be thrown at me each day. I work with a great bunch of lads, my bosses are pussycats and I honestly don't think I'd want to do anything else, the work suits me fine ...... has that put the cat amongst the pigeons to your question Jules ? Not really... I still think it holds generally... if we were all happy doing what we do we'd not be (frankly) pissing around on here lol! Still I'll put my bit in on another post.
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Jan 15, 2007 13:38:45 GMT -1
I like my job too although its not ultimatly what i'd like to stay in. I really want to work for a design consultancy or perhaps go freelance on my own. It would have to be Product design or maybe even Car design, either way, i want to stay in a job where i can be creative and think outside the box as opposed to sticking to the same boring guidelines week in, week out, thats not really me. That said, i actually wanted to be a fireman until halfway through college i changed my mind. Mmmmm fireman I wear contact lenses, not a good idea in a fire
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 15, 2007 13:40:20 GMT -1
Mmmmm fireman I wear contact lenses, not a good idea in a fire No, you don't want your eyeballs melting do you! Still a fireman's uniform is very appealing....
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Post by Billy on Jan 15, 2007 13:42:40 GMT -1
I was talking about this with a colleague this morning. I would like to be either a safari park ranger or a photographer - no, nothing rude, wildlife, or like for a newspaper or somin
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Jan 15, 2007 13:44:57 GMT -1
I wear contact lenses, not a good idea in a fire No, you don't want your eyeballs melting do you! Still a fireman's uniform is very appealing.... Lol i think it was watching too much London's Burning that brought about the idea! Yes...but probably better off than on!
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Post by Tony Yeboah's Lunchbox on Jan 15, 2007 13:46:03 GMT -1
I was talking about this with a colleague this morning. I would like to be either a safari park ranger or a photographer - no, nothing rude, wildlife, or like for a newspaper or somin Safari Park Ranger, nice one Billy, thats quite a less obvious choice. How about a job in South Africa or something working with animals
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Post by jh1980 on Jan 15, 2007 13:46:28 GMT -1
As a few of you know I once read Classics, have an interest in social justice and work in Planning (though currently of the transport variety). For me then the idea job would be one combining Regeneration work with some heritage aspect. That sometimes happens with things like sorting out the canalside areas in Birmingham, or various things in the East End of London... it's a bit of a niche, but one I'd happily get involved with. Thinking about it, it'd take a lot of explaining what the theory behind that sort of project is and how they work... anyway, that's the idea, vaguely.
That said I could echo H... the idea of being able to write for a living would be wonderful, but I guess I'll keep that as a hobby.
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 15, 2007 13:47:25 GMT -1
I was talking about this with a colleague this morning. I would like to be either a safari park ranger or a photographer - no, nothing rude, wildlife, or like for a newspaper or somin Aww are you going to take those picker-nic baskets off the bears?
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Post by Billy on Jan 15, 2007 13:48:14 GMT -1
I was talking about this with a colleague this morning. I would like to be either a safari park ranger or a photographer - no, nothing rude, wildlife, or like for a newspaper or somin Safari Park Ranger, nice one Billy, thats quite a less obvious choice. How about a job in South Africa or something working with animals Yeah - gets you outside and not stuck behind a desk all day SA would be
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 15, 2007 13:48:58 GMT -1
Yes...but probably better off than on! Most attractive offer this year Lee! lol
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Post by Billy on Jan 15, 2007 13:49:34 GMT -1
I was talking about this with a colleague this morning. I would like to be either a safari park ranger or a photographer - no, nothing rude, wildlife, or like for a newspaper or somin Aww are you going to take those picker-nic baskets off the bears? <------ BILLY in his new job
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Post by Mrs H on Jan 15, 2007 13:53:05 GMT -1
Aww are you going to take those picker-nic baskets off the bears? <------ BILLY in his new job ;D
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Post by HURLOCK on Jan 15, 2007 13:54:32 GMT -1
In an ideal world I'd like to be able to teach kids that want to learn, I am the first generation of my family to not join this profession.
Just seeing my father come home every night wound up because the lids didn't want to learn, and just took the piss!
I do however like the finer things in life, therefore I'd have to sell columbian on the side!
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Post by The Lucky C on Jan 15, 2007 14:01:43 GMT -1
I quit my job at Christmas because I hated it so much. Ideally, I'd love a permanent radio job.
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