What do you do for a living?

[Caesium]

I know this may sound a bit intrusive, but as you know, replying is optional.

I just thought I'd ask because sometimes threads like these can be a real bonus. Life is difficult enough anyway and that pain in the **** problem you have some days and can't sort out may be dead easy for someone else. That someone else may be here and you may speak to that person on a regular basis but have no idea what it is they do.

Its often the way that when you find out what someone you know does for a living you think "wish i'd known that a week ago." Well here's your chance!

 

[Caesium]

I'll start this thread off with what I do....

I run the technical department of a small telecoms company, I look after the installs and maintenance of other business' telephone systems and the carrying of their calls, VoIP etc. I've been in the industry for about 8 years.

I used to work with my Dad before that, and we fitted kitchens for a well known company, this really helped me in gaining experience in the building trade, and now the only thing I can't do proficiently is plaster!

Its true that knowing about the people you talk to is handy, on the Supra forum I used to talk on all the time, there was a couple of guys that started up their own company and asked me about a phone system. I had one that I'd "aquired" in my garage that was perfect for them so I sent it to them with the phones and all the instructions on how to set it up and it saved them a fortune by not getting ripped off by some unscrupulous company. Now they run a really sucessful parts importing co. and I like to think I helped them on their way!

 

[Booth_S4]

Well i currently work at Vodafone in sales doing upgrades, im also into property developing and have 2 house which i currently rent out!

In the new year i am starting a plumbing course with a mate of mine which will last 2 years. This will aid me when i come to get more houses in the future which need to be done up! Me and my mate then intend on setting up our own plumbing company.

 

[Adams3]

Good thread!!

Im training to be an Electrician, im two years qualified now so one year to go and then happy days, ill be a fully fledged sparky!!

 

[Caesium]

Excellent, our company are looking to change our network, you may be able to help.....?

I also am in the process of buying another house to renovate, i'm lucky my dad is also a plumber!

 

[Caesium]

Good thread!!

Im training to be an Electrician, im two years qualified now so one year to go and then happy days, ill be a fully fledged sparky!!

My mate does that and he reckons the ******** he has to put up with is monumental! Its all exams and tests and not much work!

He works for Briggs and Forrester...

 

[Adams3]

My mate does that and he reckons the ******** he has to put up with is monumental! Its all exams and tests and not much work!

He works for Briggs and Forrester...

I work for a company called Giffen who are based in st albans, their main area of work is on London Underground on nights!!

As for college it hasnt been too bad, have had four exams in two years, all multiple choice!!

Going to be harder this year ive been told!!

 

[smitch]

I'm the ******* that sells all the caravans that everyone gets stuck behind when they're in a hurry.

And the person Top Gear come and see when they want to destroy one.

 

[Aldo]

I'm a fraud Investigator for Credit Card.
I can normally help answer questions if you are ever a victim of fraud.

 

[co55ie]

I make dance music for a living and also buy and develop properties as a sideline.

By trade I am a qualified telecoms engineer and also a qualified sparks.

 

[Caesium]

What sort of dance music? and what quals do you have in comms?

I have Avaya ACA and Siemens SCCP, training at the moment for MCSE and CCNA...phew!

 

[Caesium]

I'm a fraud Investigator for Credit Card.
I can normally help answer questions if you are ever a victim of fraud.

Excellent, thats ****** handy to know...

 

[Defratos]

Last year studying International Finance & Accounting, hopefully to be a fully qualified accountant

 

[john2garden]

I am currently a technical manager for a Swedish aluminium extruder.

I handed my notice in 2 weeks ago and am starting on the 20th November working for myself as a Draughtsman for the Roofing/Cladding and Glazing industry.

 

[marriedblonde]

I am a technical architect for a telco company working in the messaging area.

J.

 

[whisky180]

i'm a partner in a glazing company that specialises in office partitions and 12mm glass doorsets (not double glazing)

 

[fallmonk]

I work for a Cash & Carry , near Glasgow , distribiting around Scotland , but mostly in the central area , booze,booze and more booze! also choc/soft drinks and crisps etc , ooooooooophs i nearly forgot food as well!
company vech !


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[co55ie]

What sort of dance music? and what quals do you have in comms?

I have Avaya ACA and Siemens SCCP, training at the moment for MCSE and CCNA...phew!

Allsorts of Dance music from cheese to trance, unfortunatley for you you will probably have been subjected to some of it over the years in your local nightclub .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did my electrical aprenticeship when I first left school then went on and did an apprenticeship with BT in telecoms covering all aspects from the exchange to jointing to switches to uplinks and everything in between.

 

[28v6]

Nah! Never seen that one... must spend most of its time in laybys and Service stations....

 

[jcs356]

I'm a business consultant working for a small company in central London. I spend my time working with County and District Councils across England trying to get them to do things more efficiently so that they can meet the Government's targets and can hopefully keep council tax rises to a minimum.

I'm also a qualified fitness instructor and used to teach spinning (think aerobics on an exercise bike) at my local gym.

 

[co55ie]

I spend my time working with County and District Councils across England trying to get them to do things more efficiently so that they can meet the Government's targets and don't can hopefully keep council tax rises to a minimum.

You have your work cut out there. Council and efficiency like chalk and cheese

 

[OutLore]

Well, I, like A4Quattro work in the comms business - we are a Software house developing software for Cisco Call Manager, Cisco's VOIP solution.

I am a Technical Services Consultant for said Company, handling the operator consoles, ACD solutions, Voice messaging, Autoattendants, presence management and XML applications. I handle pretty much all stages from design, sales, integration, project management, installation and support. Currently based in our new Dallas office, but will be back in the UK in March.

 

[jdp1962]

I work in disputes resolution, as an adjudicator in banking and credit.

 

[FactionOne]

I'm Research and Development manager for a computer firm based near Bolton. I look after the research, design and development of new products and services for the company; and manage special projects (ie. larger/growth/complex contracts, press/PR events etc.). It's a pretty interesting life for someone who grew up as a bit of a computer-geek, as I get to play with a lot of hush-hush toys, work on hush-hush contracts, and generally every day is different.

As a reasonably lucrative sideline I work as a Music Technology consultant to various people/outfits. Having said that, too much of the work is done on 'mate's rates' as a lot of it comes my way from mates made back in my producing/DJ'ing days. Which brings me neatly around to...

Allsorts of Dance music from cheese to trance, unfortunatley for you you will probably have been subjected to some of it over the years in your local nightclub .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess that the three (or less!) degrees of separation thing is probably very true here; if you're established in cheese or trance that pretty much guarantees that we know some of the same people!

Regards,

Rob.

 

[Rev-head]

Well i am Executive Chef for the Edrington Group(Who own Macallan,Highland Park,Famous Grouse,Tamdhu,Glenrothes whisky) i am based at The Famous Grouse Experience/Glenturret Distillery......I cook for allsorts from joe public grub to Fine Dining,I work abroad as well representing scottish cuisine for Visit Scotland and my Company .this year i have been working in Sweden,Las Vegas and i am off to Recife in Brazil in a week to Cook 3 corporate Dinners for Famous Grouse ,I have worked in Moscow and Frankfurt as well

Started Life as a Mechanic at the age of 15 till 19 then took on the big bad world of Catering

Me.....http://www.thefamousgrouse.com/experience/corporate/evening/fasanur.html

 

[28v6]

I've met Him...and there's proof that Gordon Ramsey is all mouth and all show... there wasn't an "F" word in sight....

 

[Rev-head]

Thanks Dave ..........

 

[benw123]

I work as a software developer for a company who operate a nationwide network of bill payment terminals in small retail outlets, like convenience stores and petrol stations. You can pay for utility bills, buy mobile phone top-ups, TV licences, bus tickets, congestion charge and make payments to hundreds of other companies. I'm part of a team that maintains the back-end systems.

Quite like it really! I'm lucky that the original Commodore 64 user manual came with programming examples, otherwise I'd never do what I do today!

 

[jojo]

I run a Chinese Take-away, anyone want some food?

 

[Donald_MacIver]

I work for the local council, involved with the new recycling initiatives from a customer service point of view. We are soon moving into a purpose built brand new recycling facility which cost £10 million to build! Nice new offices

I have a degree in IT under my belt, and i am currently waiting for the right job to come up, but there aren't that many opertunities in IT up here, so i might have to wait a while

 

[ANDYTQ]

I am a aircraft engineer working on cfm56 jet engines for GE wales,building the main compressor core sections.I used to be a mechanic until i saw the light 10 years ago and never looked back,warm ,dry and lots more cash,hence why i keep messing about with my cars.

 

[Defratos]

I am a aircraft engineer working on cfm56 jet engines for GE wales,building the main compressor core sections.I used to be a mechanic until i saw the light 10 years ago and never looked back,warm ,dry and lots more cash,hence why i keep messing about with my cars.

Got any spare parts from your Jet Engines?

 

[Onlyme]

I run a Chinese Take-away, anyone want some food?

Are you still open .

I work as Stella Artois taster unfortunately though im not on the pay bill and have to purchase my Stella Artois in my local public house, its a **** job but someone has got to do it

 

[fingermouse]

electrical engineer by trade but now I make coca-cola and fix the machines when they break.

 

[A4Andy]

I sit in front of a PC watching the clock making sure things happen on time for NCR.

Mainly I find myself ringing up our offices around the world whinging about why stuff hasn't happened on time and making threats.

Nah, seriously; I coordinate engineers and parts on a global basis for both network customer and certain large retailers. Since I've been on nights I've more specifically been moving UK based resources around.

It pays the rent.

 

[grabber]

I drive a hiab lorry filling in all these holes you see in the street, after the electricity board has dug them and repaired the cables.

 

[tonedef]

I'm a commissioning engineer, used to spend my time constantly flying all over Europe, the Middle East and Far East working on gas power stations. Sounds glamorous but after ten years of hotels, work and airports it started to grind a little. Started my own company a few years ago and just finished a one year contract in Singapore as commissioning manager on a flue gas treatment system for an incinerator plant. Sounds like the same thing but a whole year in one place was heaven!

Currently doing a refurb on my Corrado including a complete engine rebuild and trying to retro fit climate control in it before the next contract starts. Looks like I'll fail as I have about one week remaining and a massive pile of bits overflowing the garage into the shed now, must dash

 

[KYLE B]

i'm a carpet fitter, been doing it since 15 now 19 and going to go self employed when am 21 for carpet right and rake all the money in

 

[dmaudi]

top thread A4quattro,

never considered how good these forums could be for networking, and not just the type many of you seem to be into...

I'm the Engineering Maintenance Manager for a Manufacturing company, I run a team of 43 multi-skilled Engineers who support routine operation and ongoing process improvement of the specialist automation process equipment and associated services and equipment for the world's third largest company in our sector.

We are also one of the few engineering/manufacturing companies in our area (Southampton) not downsizing/ moving abroad / shutdown! and are currently recruiting for experienced process support and installation engineers ideally with FMCG, Medical Device or Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience. But drive and capability even in other sectors equally useful,

Good package inc relocation is available PM me for more details,

cheers
Dan

 

[batwad]

Plenty of telecoms folks on here...and I'm another one! Well, almost. I'm a software developer working for a large mobile telco, specialising in .NET. I write applications that help customer service agents to handle calls, diagnose faults etc.