ed
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I am 22.
I am studying Industrial Product Design (BSc) at Aston University. I want to finish there with a 1st class degree. Once I have finished uni I am going to go to either Oxford Aviation Acadamy, Cabair or Flight Training Europe to learn to drive big jets. Think i'll do that for a while until I have an idea and start up my own business.
I also want to own a nice farm in Oxfordshire or Warwickshire 
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Tom
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Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by Tom
Is HBOS and RBOS basically the same company?
RBS is basically a part of HBOS.
 I used to know all this kind of stuff, i'm really glad I don't anymore 
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Pete_vxl
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hbos is halifax bank of scotland, the royal bank is completly seperate.
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Pete_vxl
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http://www.hbosplc.com/abouthbos/group_company_websites.asp
thats what halifax own cosmo
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
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Im 25
I work in swansea college,an assistant to the heads of dept in psychology,Sociology and health and social care. Earn about 18k a year,cant complain i hardly ever do work,spend most of my time on here and facebook lol.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Im 25
I work in swansea college,an assistant to the heads of dept in psychology,Sociology and health and social care. Earn about 18k a year,cant complain i hardly ever do work,spend most of my time on here and facebook lol.
So you're the type of person that makes Uni fee's £3k+ per year, getting shit service from the institution. Nice.
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Robbo
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Originally posted by Pete_macari
http://www.hbosplc.com/abouthbos/group_company_websites.asp
thats what halifax own cosmo
Yeah, HBOS is Halifax and Bank of Scotland, RBS is the Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest
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nova_gteuk
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Originally posted by deano87
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
Im 25
I work in swansea college,an assistant to the heads of dept in psychology,Sociology and health and social care. Earn about 18k a year,cant complain i hardly ever do work,spend most of my time on here and facebook lol.
So you're the type of person that makes Uni fee's £3k+ per year, getting shit service from the institution. Nice.
How?
I dont deal with students, im support for the dept heads.
They assign me work i do it,hardly my fault they dont supply me enough work.
I ask them for work most of the time because i get bored,im photocopying now
Oh and your 3k fees is fuck all tbh,it costs more than 3k for each student.
Your just paying a percentage.
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ed
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Deano knows everything though. Oh, apart from how much foreign students pay for a UK degree.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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20
Work as a Support Technician doing Signalling on London Underground. Plan is to get more training courses and just keep progressing, definetly a job for life now.
Good pension, I love work, people are friendly and if I ever got bored of the depot I'm in, there are lots more I could transfer too. And I'm getting a nice salary for it all
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Ellis
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19 - nearly finished my Mechanical Engineering degree
Work for Wood Group in the Summers to get expierence within the offshore industry...
Aim to become chartered to the IMechE, start ltd company and perhaps drift into project management later in life...
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by Alex.S
Just wondering what peoples age, job/career and aims are in regards to earning a living.
I'm 23
IT Support Analyst
Don't really know what career I want. I'm only in my current job for the money to be honest! Quite like the idea of managing people/service but would love to be my own boss.
Been doing it since i was 18.
Sucks ass from day 1.
Earing until I can decide what I really want to do with opening my own business, be it in the UK, or not (hopefully)>
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by deano87
So you're the type of person that makes Uni fee's £3k+ per year, getting shit service from the institution. Nice.
Now check out the USA and see their fees for students (hundreds of thousands of $$) and cut your whinging
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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i fancy a change to some form of engineering... structural / design etc
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stubbsy05
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Originally posted by VXR
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Originally posted by Alex.S
Just wondering what peoples age, job/career and aims are in regards to earning a living.
I'm 23
IT Support Analyst
Don't really know what career I want. I'm only in my current job for the money to be honest! Quite like the idea of managing people/service but would love to be my own boss.
Been doing it since i was 18.
Sucks ass from day 1.
Earing until I can decide what I really want to do with opening my own business, be it in the UK, or not (hopefully)>
Snap, I'd love to work for myself. However I'm learning spanish at the moment to free up an options I have of working abroad in a spanish speaking country.
I also considered the police force, but I hate this country more more so ideally want out in the future
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by AK
i fancy a change to some form of engineering... structural / design etc
I'd love to become an engineer, or architect, but I don't think I have the mathmatical brain on me, which funnily enough will screw up the PC side too
I watch too much Nat Geo, history, etc etc
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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23
architect technician
worked in couple offices gaining experience, ran last office for 2 years
left there to work for family buisness last november. Hopefullt take over when old man retires maybe try and expand on our development side of things, time will tell
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
How?
I dont deal with students, im support for the dept heads.
They assign me work i do it,hardly my fault they dont supply me enough work.
I ask them for work most of the time because i get bored,im photocopying now
Oh and your 3k fees is fuck all tbh,it costs more than 3k for each student.
Your just paying a percentage.
Exactly, they're paying you £18k per year, which comes from somewhere, when the job role isn't really there - you admitted yourself you never have any work. I'm not having a dig at you personally, just the institutions and their management.
Yes I know how much foreign (non-EU) students pay.
Yes I know how much they pay in America.
But if you actually saw the state of most Universities, making redundancies, fucking up administration things, you'll find out we don't think £3k is great value.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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19
IT Support
Want to be managing my own company. Not afraid of hard work, just don''t wanna be tied to a company, I wanna make the rules.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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25
IT/Network Manager (Day)
Adult Tutor (Evening)
I like the work, but i know i wont be doing it forever. I want to be in the Police or start my own company (doing what, i don't know )
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by Aaron]
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
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I do actually do a lot of work this time of year ready for induction and new starters,but through the year its a bit less.
I mostly do all my work ive been set in a few hours as i rush it so i get to use the net all day, but when noones on facebook and its a slow day on here i ask for more work.
And tbh 18k a year is fuck all,after tax and paying towards my pension and union its only about £250 a week i take home.
And i do beleive it costs more than 3k a term for a student in college and uni,the goverment subside a lot of the money.
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Liam
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Stafford
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19
Warehouse Monkeh, work for DHL, doing work for Argos, starting to get bored of it atm, hoping to do my HGV when i'm old enough.
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BYRON
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24
Senior risk analyst for a fleet management/contract hire company.
Wouldnt mind becoming head of risk in a few years time.
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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What does that entail byron mate?
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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21 - Started doing IT Tech Support about 3 years ago for ~£15k, 12 months ago I got a job in the same company for a slightly more advanced IT role, working with development testing software and tailoring our services to clients needs and providing product support where I can.
Think my career path in this company has just about peaked, don't plan on staying in IT for long - but I can see myself getting stuck here
Lotus Elise 111R
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