SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: Bucks
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Porsche and Bentley bodyshop estimator
used to be on the tools as a panel beater and worked my way up to estimating jobs as i had the people and IT skills required to do the job
have to speak to customers, estimate jobs, chase insurers for authority, arrange hire cars, update customers while the cars here, upsell on cars while they are on site, arrange collections and deliveries and loads of other shit iv forgotten
has its good and bad days, bad when customers moaning about repairs taking too long when their car is fucked and thinking it takes a day to fix them, good days being based at a nice Porsche dealership and having the odd chat with celebs when their cars come in, and the odd test drive of some of the sales demo cars 
not sure if im staying put as i would like to earn more in the future, but we'll see...
[Edited on 13-06-2013 by SteveoBC]
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A2H GO
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I work in IT in Banking, it's great, no one knows their arse from their elbow, we get to waste millions deciding what we're doing then deliver over time and budget, if at all.
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mattant
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Registered: 19th Jun 10
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Photocopier service engineers, fix Canon photocopiers
Got it through an apprenticeship
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Robbo
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Air emissions testing. Basically testing the crap coming out of massive chimneys
You could do MOT's on Impreza's with that skillset 
On a serious note, ever done power stations? We spend millions trying to reduce the nasty stuff that comes out of our chimney.
Aye, ferrybridge, cockenzie, few others.
Old coal fired stations are always dirty, will always get high pm results. Depends what you are getting high results in though, alot comes down to temperatures and can be as simple as the coal itself.
If you have bag filters, the coal can be milled to finley and actually cut the bag filters. Precips are good, aslong as looked after.
Aye it's a fascinating topic tbh
I work at Drax, currently looking at converting to Biomass so we're taking it pretty seriously. Trialled all sorts of coals though over the years and spent a fair whack on an FGD project some years ago.
My Gramps worked at Drax after WWII until he retired 
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Robbo
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I work for a mobile phone company in the head office as a regional finance analyst. my role basically supports the regional ceo and cfo for the southern europe region (italy, spain, greece, portugal, albania and malta ie the toxic assets) providing them with financial results and analysis for planning forecasts and actuals including quaretrly external releases plus ad hoc work such as M&A, business cases etc
great company to work for (albeit ive bene here along time so not such a fan anymore) and the job would be really interestign if i were more motivated. i get to work directly with 2 of the msot senior people in one of the largest and most important companies in the world and am privy to lots of interesting adn exciting projects and thoughts; the kind of experienc ethat is compeltely invaluable.
lookign for other opportunities at present howeevr (both here in london and externally in new york and the US)
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Time served baker. Ovensman, confectioner, table hand. Do quite a few things, nothing that's the same day in day out.
Its decent, pay could be considered no bad for the work i do. Never rushed about doing stuff, pretty easy going.
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ljames555
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Currently on this -
Surrounded by some right scruffy cunts, quite a few scousers the ones that go khhhhh in every sentence. Quite a few knuckle draggers, been a few fights anaw
Scruffy cunts on offshore wages? Or these the type who have ££ in the bank but look like tramps
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VrsTurbo
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Originally posted by Robbo
I work for a mobile phone company in the head office as a regional finance analyst. my role basically supports the regional ceo and cfo for the southern europe region (italy, spain, greece, portugal, albania and malta ie the toxic assets) providing them with financial results and analysis for planning forecasts and actuals including quaretrly external releases plus ad hoc work such as M&A, business cases etc
great company to work for (albeit ive bene here along time so not such a fan anymore) and the job would be really interestign if i were more motivated. i get to work directly with 2 of the msot senior people in one of the largest and most important companies in the world and am privy to lots of interesting adn exciting projects and thoughts; the kind of experienc ethat is compeltely invaluable.
lookign for other opportunities at present howeevr (both here in london and externally in new york and the US)
Autocorrect must do you wonders in the business world!
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ljames555
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Originally posted by Robbo
I work for a mobile phone company in the head office as a regional finance analyst. my role basically supports the regional ceo and cfo for the southern europe region (italy, spain, greece, portugal, albania and malta ie the toxic assets) providing them with financial results and analysis for planning forecasts and actuals including quaretrly external releases plus ad hoc work such as M&A, business cases etc
great company to work for (albeit ive bene here along time so not such a fan anymore) and the job would be really interestign if i were more motivated. i get to work directly with 2 of the msot senior people in one of the largest and most important companies in the world and am privy to lots of interesting adn exciting projects and thoughts; the kind of experienc ethat is compeltely invaluable.
lookign for other opportunities at present howeevr (both here in london and externally in new york and the US)
Autocorrect must do you wonders in the business world!
What do you expect he works in the mobile phone industry
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Robbo
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unfortunatrly when you cant tyupe very well but can spell perfectl;y, the best spellcheckwer in the world doesnt always work
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stuartmitchell
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Originally posted by Colin
Currently on this -
Surrounded by some right scruffy cunts, quite a few scousers the ones that go khhhhh in every sentence. Quite a few knuckle draggers, been a few fights anaw
That one of the Dolphin Accommodation semi's mate? Heard they are rough as f*ck
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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Production worker/team leader at a ford production plant.
Used to only fit flywheels, now i'm trained to do a multitude of jobs and group leader stuff.
Time flies in there which is great, pay is very good and i'm matey with the supervision/management which has it's perks.
Unsure if you're interested in shift work/manual labour but theres a new engine line going in in a couple of years and they'll probably advertise externally for jobs. It's right near you so ideal for commuting.
[Edited on 13-06-2013 by Ben G]
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Generation
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Sounds perfect tbh Ben. I would be interested without a doubt, and if was now I'd be applying..
Few years down the line I would probably have moved out.
Do you have anything on paper relevant to your job, or did they just let you start?
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sc0ott
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Architectural technician.
More or less the middle man between an architect and a building site.
My girlfriends cousin graduated from an architectural technician degree recently and he's struggled badly to get a job in that field (applied all over the country, done free work for local people etc). Seems a difficult industry to get into.
Im sure that would make him an architectural technologist if he done the degree.
Its hard if you have no experience even with a good qualification, as with most jobs really.
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Ben G
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Sounds perfect tbh Ben. I would be interested without a doubt, and if was now I'd be applying..
Few years down the line I would probably have moved out.
Do you have anything on paper relevant to your job, or did they just let you start?
Just the usual qualifications. Had to do a few tests the same day I had my interview but were easy.
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chrex
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Registered: 26th Aug 07
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British Army - Communication Systems Engineer based at 14 Signal Regt (EW), Haverfordwest.
Currently away from unit doing my HGV license though, which will save me a heap of monies in future 
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Toby
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One of my brothers is doing his phase two at mo to become a comms systems operator got about 6 weeks left. The other is an avionics tech and he has it cushy!
Would love to have gone into the forces!
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chrex
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Yea Blandford really churns out operators! Air corps lads do get it pretty easy. Brawdy is back end of nowhere which is the pretty shit thing - but once im married next year me and the mrs are moving down there into a house so that will make things a bit easier
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Toby
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Easy is one word. Lads not been on excersise in a year and half and is about to get another time served promotion!
How long you been in?
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Colin
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Originally posted by Colin
Currently on this -
Surrounded by some right scruffy cunts, quite a few scousers the ones that go khhhhh in every sentence. Quite a few knuckle draggers, been a few fights anaw
That one of the Dolphin Accommodation semi's mate? Heard they are rough as f*ck
Aye dolphin drilling. It's rough as toast.
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ArdenblueDan
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I'm a self employed floor layer specialising in contract flooring like the flooring you get in HSBC banks and santanders for example but also do domestic work too it's not the best but not the worst lol
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Generation
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I quite like the idea of that ^
I not really bothered about money too much, just want to work with people up for it of a laugh along the way and do something hands om
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C2RL R
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I work at Health Focus Manufacturers in Clontarf QLD. We are cosmetic manufacturing contractors. I'm the engineering Technician/quality rep.
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IvIarkgraham
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Nightshift Supervisor at Metal Improvement.
seem to be stuck in my office updating databases at the moment.
Got a feeling they are trying to get me to take over the Process Development roll
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AlunJ
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As of Monday I am a shunter which involves shunting railway wagons around with a locomotive but driving it with radio controls, epic boys toy
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