What do you do for a job?
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Had a varied career in engineering, toolmaker by trade. Worked in space, defence, nuclear, marine, automotive, Motorsport, process automation, robotics, steel industry from development, design and management. Currently taken a step back, had enough of management after redundancy and now enjoying my current role as senior operations engineer, more hands on with some 3D design thrown in.
I work offshore on the rigs. 
Any other riggers on this site? (dont fancy looking through 22 pages to find out )
Any other riggers on this site? (dont fancy looking through 22 pages to find out )
rogerreno
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I’m a qualified motor vehicle technician, worked on the Spanners from leaving school at 16 up until 15 years ago, where I left my position of master tech for Toyota to go driving trucks...more specifically 8 wheel tippers, more money, less hassle and effectively I’m my own boss.
Did that till 2014 where I took my class one, moved onto the big boys bendy trucks and have been tramping out for the last 3 years. This is my Monday to Friday home
Did that till 2014 where I took my class one, moved onto the big boys bendy trucks and have been tramping out for the last 3 years. This is my Monday to Friday home
Solicitor. I act for insurers and defend claims arising out of staged/induced road traffic collisions.
Alex Richardson
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Senior developer for the NHS now (web and database stuff), feels cool knowing I'm technically a "senior", always more to learn though.
Hats off to you DieselJake but with respect allow me to afford you a yardstick. Go take a look at the chemotherapy department at Stafford County Hospital; if you can get anywhere near those guys for patient care and overall humour in a mega difficult scenario then hats off to you; and that's a sincere comment from me as for many months now we've attended and never once left feeling worse than we went in.
The system I'm working on takes genomic data from people with cancer and rare diseases for research to find patterns and provide better treatments so hopefully this will improve the care for them and many others in future
The system I'm working on takes genomic data from people with cancer and rare diseases for research to find patterns and provide better treatments so hopefully this will improve the care for them and many others in future
+++++++++++++TVE; way too involved at the day-to-day chemo to say more, but thank you
happytalk73
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I'm a joiner & builder. Manufacture and install my own Kitchens & Bedrooms and build houses/extensions.
Self employed sole trader.
Self employed sole trader.
About to be made redundant , I reckon January will be "R" Month......hunting for jobs is not a past time I enjoy.
happytalk73
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So sorry to hear about that. There's never a good time but to have this hanging over you at Christmas must be awful. All the best for the new year. I hope you land something even better.
Ant.
Cheers !, I'm 54 and been with the same employer for 13 years , I have age and stale skills against me but I'm sure I'm not ready for B&Q just yet
happytalk73
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Cheers !, I'm 54 and been with the same employer for 13 years , I have age and stale skills against me but I'm sure I'm not ready for B&Q just yet
That's the spirit. Please keep us updated. Things happen for a reason and you may well end up seeing this as a blessing in disguise. Maybe treat it as an opportunity to make you even happier than you are in current job. All the best.
I changed job recently, now an internal systems engineer dealing with IT requests. Better than my old job haha!
Glasgoe Joe
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Chris Walton
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34 year old apprentice mechanical engineer. Was a postman for almost 10 years and decided it was time for a change and do something I actually enjoy. All going well I should be qualified by the end of this year.
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5.Broken Technology
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Haha.. And I'm a network engineer from a company who will possibly supply some of your equipment
The dslam stuff is ok, FTTC , ADSL and Routers all ok. Problem is with cables that connect it all together and the monkeys that installed it.
Rayner_1704
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Yes me I worked for Cameron’s (onesubsea) for 7 Years currently out of oil and gas atm just hoping to get back to it as soon as I miss the money and working away.I work offshore on the rigs.
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I was a service tech for Cameron trees and tooling until the Leeds plant where I was based from closed and 600 people got made redundant. Down there that and GE are the only gas and oil companies about. I’ll be back before long
Rayner_1704
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I was a service tech for Cameron trees and tooling until the Leeds plant where I was based from closed and 600 people got made redundant. Down there that and GE are the only gas and oil companies about. I’ll be back before long
In school teacher always banged on that I would make nothing of myself staring through the window.
Now my job is operating 360 excavators both civils and rail.
English end of the Severn tunnel
Now my job is operating 360 excavators both civils and rail.
English end of the Severn tunnel
ACWKGYTO
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Im an evil landlord !
Im actually a decent one and no its not my fault you cant afford to buy a house !
Im actually a decent one and no its not my fault you cant afford to buy a house !
SimonAshley
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Signalling and Telecoms Network Rail High Speed
Wasn't the job I thought I would be in had a varied career so no idea where I will end up.
Started out leaving school and going into technical sales on manhole covers, then moved onto bottle production and filling as an apprentice engineer, moved to another factory engineer in makeup production.
Then moved onto maintenance of the high speed trains that run on HS1 before the job I'm in now.
Wasn't the job I thought I would be in had a varied career so no idea where I will end up.
Started out leaving school and going into technical sales on manhole covers, then moved onto bottle production and filling as an apprentice engineer, moved to another factory engineer in makeup production.
Then moved onto maintenance of the high speed trains that run on HS1 before the job I'm in now.
