Author Topic: What did you do ? (Read 1162 times)

andyblade · « **on:** 12, July, 2006, 11:00:46 PM »

Keeping on the subject of what everyone does for a living, was wondering what previous jobs people have done ? and what there best job has been ?

in the past ive worked as a saleman in a shop or two,
worked at a go-kart track,
worked as a skate marshal at a roller disco,
ran a pub/live music venue/gentlemans club
done a few other jobs but they are tha main ones.

Evel KEVevel · « **Reply #1 on:** 12, July, 2006, 11:15:50 PM »

I worked in a banana ripening centre where we housed around 50,000 40lb boxes of bananas and turned them from green to yellow during a five day period of heat and ethylene treatment....I was the production manager....

also...

Warehouse Asst. for Makro...

Stock Manager for Safeway

Space Planner for safeway, Morrisons, Budgens and Londis

Folk only ever ask about the banana job.....?

dread · « **Reply #2 on:** 12, July, 2006, 11:20:46 PM »

I've been a fitness instructor in various capacities for 20 years,
I even use to train police cadets to pass their physicals,
Fitness director on carnivals cruise liner The fantasy for 2 years,
Aerobics instructor in a leisure centre in italy for a year,
Sports development officer for lewisham council, between jobs i've
even done a bit of courioring.

tallgirl · « **Reply #3 on:** 12, July, 2006, 11:21:58 PM »

Pharmacy assitant (Yes I was allowed near drugs and legal ones)
Yacht Sail Designer (apprentiship and all)
Receptionist (ONe of those places they pretend your hair grows back that was funny)
Shop assistant for Long Tall Sally
Call control or as the computer engineers called us call girls
Bar Staff
Pain in the arse to my Brother in law (best job ever even if I didn't get paid)

Not in correct order, but had fun doing them all....
Mother hardest one yet!!!

OMD · « **Reply #4 on:** 12, July, 2006, 11:25:15 PM »

I was a Tin basher (Panel beater) for 14 years got fed up with insurance companies bullying you into doing stuff for no money (they still do) became a courier for a couple of years and decided that I might not live much longer if I kept doing it,
So trained as an instructor and been doing that ever since with a little bit of diversity along the way to supplment the meagre wages paid by teaching

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The Yeti · « **Reply #5 on:** 12, July, 2006, 11:38:07 PM »

Paper Boy
Part time green grocer (after school)
Full time green grocer (when left schoool but didn't last long)
Burden on society for a while
Trainee diesel fitter (for a whole 3 months)
Courier for 3 years, then same as OMD decided I'd better get a safer job while I still could...

john · « **Reply #6 on:** 12, July, 2006, 11:43:43 PM »

engineering apprentice
motorcycle courier
payroll/accounts
software engineer/database programmer
systems integrator
painter and decorator

enjoyed each of them for a while but I find that any job gets a bit boring after a few years and I have to find something different to do.

Been doing the woodworking and restoration thing now for about 3 years or so, was great as a hobby but as a job it gets to be a bit of a drag sometimes.

Getting itchy feet just now and trying to work out what to do next...

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Darkmonster · « **Reply #7 on:** 13, July, 2006, 02:25:18 AM »

Starting with the present & working backwards.....

Tires, in Costco...In California

Cable TV Installer...In California

Mercedes Benz Mechanic...for a short swiss asshole...in California...called Tony....Yup, I worked for Swiss Tony

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Before I left the UK ....

Motorcycle Recovery for SOS (Cowboys)

Kodak...worked in the dark, making film

Bus Driver

Specialised Motor Accesory Store (NOT HALFORDS!!

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Some mobile mechanic work...

College.... ':rock:'

Tams · « **Reply #8 on:** 13, July, 2006, 07:56:03 AM »

cleaner

waitress in local pub

counter staff in dry cleaners

a sandwich maker in a deli in america

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a slave in a t-shirt shop in america

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Medical records co-ordinator in a hospital

call centre/customer services

assistant chocolate/cakes/biscuit buyer

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now a store development controller

The only one of all the jobs I really liked was the sandwich maker in south carolina!!! Love those rednecks!!!

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Tams x

trouty · « **Reply #9 on:** 13, July, 2006, 09:01:50 AM »

starting from the beginning...

paperboy
wood yard assistant
soldier
leisure centre supervisor (bowling/bar/nightclub)
coffee packer part time
bar manager
ford engineer (customer specific)
part time bar person
software support (dos foxpro/bits basic)
software support (visual foxpro/windows)
hardware engineer mobile
trackday instructor
online adult shop owner
part time website entrepreneur
hardware engineer site based
part time floristry

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Triggerhappybaby · « **Reply #10 on:** 13, July, 2006, 09:20:19 AM »

Waitress
Cook (ha ha ha!!! )
Barmaid
Environmental Health Officer
Health and Safety Consultant
... and now Police H&S manager

Alba · « **Reply #11 on:** 13, July, 2006, 09:29:33 AM »

prior moving to UK:
PA in an accountancy firm
Club designer/event organiser (best job i've ever done)
after moving to UK:
waitress
professional dancer on tour with a rock band
sales advisor in a lighting/furniture showroom
...to end up with commercial administrator at present

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trouty · « **Reply #12 on:** 13, July, 2006, 09:31:37 AM »

i forgot a couple that i've now added in

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Barry GSXR · « **Reply #13 on:** 13, July, 2006, 11:17:26 AM »

Front Start til now:

h**da apprentice for motorcycle repairs and servicing,

Then after 2 years....

worked for the bank for a year and became a teamleader etc

Then after 1 year

Became Porsche specialist apprentice technician, done that for 9 months then moved into sales....Boss reckons i have the gift of the gab or something!? Sales are up!

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fruitskin · « **Reply #14 on:** 13, July, 2006, 12:17:56 PM »

Paperboy
Scrubbing floors and dishwashing
More dishwashing
Deck Chair attendant (possible best summer job in the world)
More dishwashing
Peeling Potatoes - (and guess what..dishwashing)
Tele-sales
KFC
McDonalds (didnt get past probabtion period!

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BurgerKing
Nightclub cleaner/restocker
Glass Collector
Door to Door salesman
Barman
Club night organiser / promoter (this was hobby but amazing fun)
Designer

ha ha - ive never listed all my jobs like that - hmmm

fruitskin · « **Reply #15 on:** 13, July, 2006, 12:24:13 PM »

theres loads of engineering / mechanic experience it seems - should set up a TLB mechanics... would save everyone a bit of cash on the often over expensive garage fees, give people on here opp to earn extra cash - keeping it in the family so as to speak!!

Barry GSXR · « **Reply #16 on:** 13, July, 2006, 12:36:48 PM »

Couldnt agree more, to be honest were all mates on here so should always try to help one another as much as possible, im easily paid in beer! but if its anything to do with Alba....something other then beer!

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Crashappy_chris · « **Reply #17 on:** 13, July, 2006, 01:08:00 PM »

Telecoms engineering apprentice
Ground worker
Heavy plant operator
Welder
Mechanical fitter

Burger · « **Reply #18 on:** 13, July, 2006, 02:06:45 PM »

Paper boy
Shop Cleaner
Drugs Runner
Hairdresser

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Light bulb changer
Pub owner and operator
Multi dipatch Courier for Dad (hard F in work I tell ya)
Cleaning manager
Facilities manager
Senior Facilities Manager

Mr Rizla · « **Reply #19 on:** 13, July, 2006, 02:09:58 PM »

it, it, it, god i have a boring life

piercedprincess · « **Reply #20 on:** 13, July, 2006, 02:23:01 PM »

Trainee nurse
Car parts exporter
Car Rental Receptionist
Toy party co-ordinator
Childminder
Medical Secretary

Triggerhappybaby · « **Reply #21 on:** 13, July, 2006, 02:25:12 PM »

I'm concerned that people much younger than me have had more fulfilled and exciting lives than me. I feel a new years resolution coming on...

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Mr Rizla · « **Reply #22 on:** 13, July, 2006, 02:27:45 PM »

why bother trigs, u only break them on 2nd jan

naughty lee · « **Reply #23 on:** 13, July, 2006, 02:35:36 PM »

papers and milk as a kid,
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welding and steel fabricating for 2 yrs (north east)
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carpet and flooring fitter for 3 yrs (north east)
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Soldier, Radio operator royal signals for 9 yrs (uk, germany,
norway, cyprus, turkey, belgium, holland, austria, hungary, romania, saudi arabia, iraq, kuwait)
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CATV/sky digital tv installation engineer 2 yrs (north east)
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Underground Train/Station radio, senior engineering technician 6 yrs (london)
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Part time soldier royal signals 8 yrs (north east)

DangerMouse · « **Reply #24 on:** 13, July, 2006, 03:03:23 PM »

Ohh yeah i had a paper round when i was 13

Fish and Chip shop in Winchester called The Blue Dolphin

Apprentice Carpenter

Reccesion 1990 Car Valeting

Carpenter Again

Got fed up Worked in a Bakery MR Kipling on the machines

Progressed through the company to Reconcillation Clerk on the computers

Vodafone Rigger Toured round UK and Holland (yep i was at the Robbie Williams tour for nothing)

Moved to London

Courior Van driving

Then back to Carpenter

Now thinking of another change wouldnt mind running a motorbike shop if i could buy one!:0

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