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How many jobs have you had in your life?
- Thread starter Danishfurniturelover
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El Guepardo
Rafael Van Der Vaart
I've worked cooking burgers, washing up, furniture removal, office admin, finance, customer service and sales. Now I'm working as a Decision Maker for one of the larger financial companies.
Thebarbarian
Nicola Berti
Waitrose while doing A-levels
PR company - Accounts payable 1 year
Communicable Disease Centre - Accounts Assistant 2 years
Northwick Park Hospital - Cost accountant 5 Years
National Blood Service - Site accountant 2 years
Software Development Co - Finance Manager 3 years
Publishing Co - Senior Publishing Accountant 5 Years
moved to Oz
Construction - Financial Controller 6 years
Real Estate - CFO 14 months and still going
f^ck me I must be a boring sod
PR company - Accounts payable 1 year
Communicable Disease Centre - Accounts Assistant 2 years
Northwick Park Hospital - Cost accountant 5 Years
National Blood Service - Site accountant 2 years
Software Development Co - Finance Manager 3 years
Publishing Co - Senior Publishing Accountant 5 Years
moved to Oz
Construction - Financial Controller 6 years
Real Estate - CFO 14 months and still going
f^ck me I must be a boring sod
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
Thebarbarian
Nicola Berti
yep, live and work on the Gold Coast.
ledley's knee injections
Sean Davis
Graduated in 2006 (English Lit) at age 21. Since then I've had 3 full time jobs.
21 to 23 --> worked for NHS Direct, call centre stuff
23-24 --> back to uni to do a Film masters
24-26 --> medical insurance underwriter for Aviva
26-27 --> travelled the world for a year
27 to 29 --> currently work for a leading Alternative Dispute Resolution scheme, investigating & resolving pensioncomplaints
haha ok that's a mini bio of my 'adult' life... :ross: sorry guys. But I have just given my notice in and am going travelling again - South America. Probably thinking of emigrating to Oz after and switching up careers entirely - go work in journalist or PR or something. We'll see.
21 to 23 --> worked for NHS Direct, call centre stuff
23-24 --> back to uni to do a Film masters
24-26 --> medical insurance underwriter for Aviva
26-27 --> travelled the world for a year
27 to 29 --> currently work for a leading Alternative Dispute Resolution scheme, investigating & resolving pensioncomplaints
haha ok that's a mini bio of my 'adult' life... :ross: sorry guys. But I have just given my notice in and am going travelling again - South America. Probably thinking of emigrating to Oz after and switching up careers entirely - go work in journalist or PR or something. We'll see.
Danishfurniturelover
the prettiest spice girl
I think it is interesting seeing what people have done in their lives, I think it can make for a more rounded individual to do different jobs in different industries. Truth of the matter is I am desperately bored at the moment, financially secure and the wife has said I should go out and do something that interests me. I just do not know what that is so have taken on a part time driving job till I find myself. I am 50 and trying to find myself haha.
ledley's knee injections
Sean Davis
haha I agree mate, I've read everyone's responses in this thread with interest.
I am desperately bored and unfulfilled in my current industry (finance) and want to do something else, so I'm simply gonna go do it. But not untill I have seen a lot more of the world... last travelling session was with my ex gf of 8 years. Now I have been a single man for the last 3 years, I am ready to go travel as a very happily single man. Lots and lots of Senoritas out in South America, that's for sure....
So I suppose I am trying to 'find myself' too, I guess. *gets deep* I spose I've woken up majorly recently to the whole 'life is too short, *** it, do what you want to do' kind of philsophy. It's a pretty refreshing thing to wake up to haha. You never know until you try!
AuroRaman
Chris Armstrong
How far back do we go? First 'job' was at 12 years old doing a local paper round. After that:
14-16 - Hairdressers assistant, washing hair, cleaning up, running errands. As an aside, the shop was part of a chain of three that was essentially set up as part of a drugs ring. My mate and I were paid £10 every Saturday then the boss would come round and throw designer gear and aftershave at us to keep schtum!
16-18 - Working Saturdays and holidays in my local guitar shop. Got paid £20 a day, 100% pay rise on my previous job, living the dream.
I wasn't academically led, plus I wanted to be a musician and my school told me that wouldn't be possible, so left after my A-Levels in a blaze of glory.
18-20 - Worked full-time at aforementioned music shop, then 3-4 evenings a week in the pub across the road. Also a writing and performing musician around London. At 19 the pub offered me an AM position for more money, so swapped roles and went part-time at the music shop.
20-22 - went full-time with my band, gigging, recording, touring etc. We were largely unsuccessful, got signed up but ruined it with believing in our own hype and taking the 'musician lifestyle' too seriously. Disbanded when I was 21, did some solo stuff for a while.
22-23 - took out a loan and spent 11 months on a media course up in Yorkshire. They didn't just focus on skills, but also personal development. Was a bit weird, like a boot camp, but I did a lot of growing up in my time there.
23-24 - got a job at a small tv channel, churning out all that really crap Call TV stuff. Learnt a hell of a lot though as I was moved up the ranks quite quickly. A lot of current TV personalities started at the channel, so was a good breeding ground for both in front of and behind the camera talent.
24-29 - worked as a freelance cameraman/director. Did everything, TV, sport, music, corporate, weddings etc. Favourite jobs were all the music stuff and of course, up in the gantry at The Lane doing cameras for the jumbotron. I would imagine all of you have seen some of my handiwork at some point
Also, got a second wind for songwriting again at this time, worked with a couple of really cool musicians, but now doing it more for the love than an actual career.
29-31 - moved to NZ. Couldn't get any camera work for love nor money. Ended up temping and then going full-time at Auckland Council! In the building department. Actually one of my favourite jobs. Start at 8, finish at half 4, and I still felt like I had half the day to do whatever I wanted. Lovely lifestyle. Started gigging with some NZ acts and got a tiny deal with a very small label. Best time of my life so far.
31-32 - had to leave NZ due to visa issues. Went to Sydney for a year. Back to freelancing, first job in Sydney was a Dr Who Symphonic Spectacular at the Opera House, shooting for screens. Couldn't believe my luck! Did quite well out of freelancing in my year there and worked on some pretty awesome stuff. Also regularly gigging, both as an originals and covers act.
32-33 - Couldn't get the visa to go back to NZ, so now back in London. Another twist, a mate of mine owns a headhunting agency for advertising/creative and asked me if I wanted to join. I told him 'absolutely not', couldn't think of anything worse than recruitment/headhunting. He told me to come in for a chat and I entertained him. Been working at the agency for a year now! Really awesome company, very little in terms of actually having to be sales-y or as my boss calls it, a 'coked-up estate agent', like so many recruiters are. Quite bespoke searches which I find attractive.
Also, just got a band together for the first time in a while (I used to go out as a solo artist after my original band split). Still have the deal in NZ, they're happy to wait for me to record with the band in the New Year and they'll distribute it. The end goal is to get back to NZ within the next 5 years, either as a muso or through the skills list in recruitment (will probably go back to camera work or dare I say it, Auckland Council when we do go back).
14-16 - Hairdressers assistant, washing hair, cleaning up, running errands. As an aside, the shop was part of a chain of three that was essentially set up as part of a drugs ring. My mate and I were paid £10 every Saturday then the boss would come round and throw designer gear and aftershave at us to keep schtum!
16-18 - Working Saturdays and holidays in my local guitar shop. Got paid £20 a day, 100% pay rise on my previous job, living the dream.
I wasn't academically led, plus I wanted to be a musician and my school told me that wouldn't be possible, so left after my A-Levels in a blaze of glory.
18-20 - Worked full-time at aforementioned music shop, then 3-4 evenings a week in the pub across the road. Also a writing and performing musician around London. At 19 the pub offered me an AM position for more money, so swapped roles and went part-time at the music shop.
20-22 - went full-time with my band, gigging, recording, touring etc. We were largely unsuccessful, got signed up but ruined it with believing in our own hype and taking the 'musician lifestyle' too seriously. Disbanded when I was 21, did some solo stuff for a while.
22-23 - took out a loan and spent 11 months on a media course up in Yorkshire. They didn't just focus on skills, but also personal development. Was a bit weird, like a boot camp, but I did a lot of growing up in my time there.
23-24 - got a job at a small tv channel, churning out all that really crap Call TV stuff. Learnt a hell of a lot though as I was moved up the ranks quite quickly. A lot of current TV personalities started at the channel, so was a good breeding ground for both in front of and behind the camera talent.
24-29 - worked as a freelance cameraman/director. Did everything, TV, sport, music, corporate, weddings etc. Favourite jobs were all the music stuff and of course, up in the gantry at The Lane doing cameras for the jumbotron. I would imagine all of you have seen some of my handiwork at some point
Also, got a second wind for songwriting again at this time, worked with a couple of really cool musicians, but now doing it more for the love than an actual career.29-31 - moved to NZ. Couldn't get any camera work for love nor money. Ended up temping and then going full-time at Auckland Council! In the building department. Actually one of my favourite jobs. Start at 8, finish at half 4, and I still felt like I had half the day to do whatever I wanted. Lovely lifestyle. Started gigging with some NZ acts and got a tiny deal with a very small label. Best time of my life so far.
31-32 - had to leave NZ due to visa issues. Went to Sydney for a year. Back to freelancing, first job in Sydney was a Dr Who Symphonic Spectacular at the Opera House, shooting for screens. Couldn't believe my luck! Did quite well out of freelancing in my year there and worked on some pretty awesome stuff. Also regularly gigging, both as an originals and covers act.
32-33 - Couldn't get the visa to go back to NZ, so now back in London. Another twist, a mate of mine owns a headhunting agency for advertising/creative and asked me if I wanted to join. I told him 'absolutely not', couldn't think of anything worse than recruitment/headhunting. He told me to come in for a chat and I entertained him. Been working at the agency for a year now! Really awesome company, very little in terms of actually having to be sales-y or as my boss calls it, a 'coked-up estate agent', like so many recruiters are. Quite bespoke searches which I find attractive.
Also, just got a band together for the first time in a while (I used to go out as a solo artist after my original band split). Still have the deal in NZ, they're happy to wait for me to record with the band in the New Year and they'll distribute it. The end goal is to get back to NZ within the next 5 years, either as a muso or through the skills list in recruitment (will probably go back to camera work or dare I say it, Auckland Council when we do go back).
Forensic Science service - Admins/invoice assistant
admin in civil service re: export licences
Custodian Bank - Tax specialist job(hmm chandler bing job to most)
Custodian Bank - Middle office - another chandler bing job
Investment bank - Tax Associate(chandler bing job to my then partner)
Auditor firm(big 4 -Tax Associate ) - definitely a chandler Bing job to those to not in the field
admin in civil service re: export licences
Custodian Bank - Tax specialist job(hmm chandler bing job to most)
Custodian Bank - Middle office - another chandler bing job
Investment bank - Tax Associate(chandler bing job to my then partner)
Auditor firm(big 4 -Tax Associate ) - definitely a chandler Bing job to those to not in the field
Mr_B
Niko Kranjcar
got BA degree at Warwick University in 96
"professional gambler 96-98"
98, threats from family to get a job, worked at Fuji back in the day when people bought cameras, then moved to one of the first online casinos and then got a "proper" job at Glaxosmith Kline at their rather nice building in Brentford.
Got bored, moved to California, got married, had a kid.
2003 worked for an education insurance company
got bored - moved to Etrade and became a broker
2006 company relocated, became an insurance/ financial advisor at a military insurance company, they relocated, wanted to go with them, wife had too good a job, uprooting kid etc
2009 Joined Health insurance company as a consultant
got really bored
2014 Became Tax/Student Loan advisor to advise well-heeled families on the best way they should pay for "landon" or "preston" to attend college.
I doubt I'll be there in a few years, I don't know how anyone these days stays in a job for more than 5 years
"professional gambler 96-98"
98, threats from family to get a job, worked at Fuji back in the day when people bought cameras, then moved to one of the first online casinos and then got a "proper" job at Glaxosmith Kline at their rather nice building in Brentford.
Got bored, moved to California, got married, had a kid.
2003 worked for an education insurance company
got bored - moved to Etrade and became a broker
2006 company relocated, became an insurance/ financial advisor at a military insurance company, they relocated, wanted to go with them, wife had too good a job, uprooting kid etc
2009 Joined Health insurance company as a consultant
got really bored
2014 Became Tax/Student Loan advisor to advise well-heeled families on the best way they should pay for "landon" or "preston" to attend college.
I doubt I'll be there in a few years, I don't know how anyone these days stays in a job for more than 5 years