What do you do ?

[Velgreeno]

Hey folks. Well in order to keep buying those parts and keeping your buses alive and on the road etc, what does everyone do for a living ? Also curious because I'm searching for a possible new career and I wont lie I am being a nosey bleep and just want to see what you folks do. Cheers..

 

[ozziedog]

I’ve done all sorts in my checkered career, main things , apprentice butcher in Oz Boner here initially, worked in a bakery for a bit, started in the building trade and spent a couple of decades there including a lot of roofing, then into the direct sales malarkey selling all sorts from telecoms to cable to kitchens, surveyed for a few different outfits then worked at fund raising for various charities, but am now enjoying a few days a week as a grocery delivery driver. I’ve missed out several,, I know, but my grey cells are sluggish this evening.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,, The pubs open !!! YAY!

 

[YellowBay69]

Background mainly in bicycle design and manufacturing. Retail. Retail management and then workshop management.
Also .. owned a hair salon for 13 years and managed that while Mrs on maternity leave.
With a stint working for a top hair product supplier (Fun times)
Unfortunately made redundant post Brexit (having relocated family to the countryside)
Ended up spending 3 winters as chimney sweep.
Now working in local Tesco to pay the bills.
Funny thing life innit ?

 

[T2 Brinky]

I wanted to be Marrine Biologist.

 

[gas1man]

After school, 2 years conscription which was voluntary because of my British parents, a policeman for 8 years.
Then a gas engineer for about 20 years then taught gas engineers for 15 years and now a Research and Development Engineer
in the commercial heating business.
There was other stuff in between, but not worth mentioning or I have forgotten.

J & P

 

[K@rlos]

By trade I’m an HGV and heavy plant mechanic, past 7 years I’ve worked at the Port of Felixstowe as engineer working on the trucks, container handlers & ship to shore cranes.

 

[milfredo]

IT tech for a large finance company in London.

 

[ozziedog]

I wanted to be Marrine Biologist.

Is that you trying to sound all Bristolian mate ??

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,Marrrrrrrrine blogist

 

[ozziedog]

IT tech for a large finance company in London.

That’s the two very things that I’m totally gash with, Money and I.T..

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,Oh,,, and electrics,,, work of the devil

 

[milfredo]

That’s the two very things that I’m totally gash with, Money and I.T..

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,,Oh,,, and electrics,,, work of the devil

I never said I was any good

 

[matty74]

Approved Electrician by trade, then went into maintenance in 1990 working for a very large American company, folks will be familiar with their products Inc nappies.
Travelled the world with them moving up to become a Project Engineer responsible for upgrading the production lines then a Project Manager responsible for upgrades to the site as a whole.

Had the opportunity of voluntary redundancy just after Brexit and considering I had 31yrs in on a DB pension it was a no brainer. Got both myself and my DB pot out at the right time (pre Truss crash) and 3.5yrs later have no regrets about being retired early

If I get bored, there’s always something I can turn my hand to.

 

[james_stan]

Too embarrassed to say. far too dull to explain and yet nothing to do with Civil service or other services. been at it 38 tedious years.

 

[newhippy]

I was a professional press photographer untill being made redundant/retiring. Now I keep taking the photographs of events I want to, taking as much time as I want and running my own Facebook page for local news showing the good side of Colchester.

 

[Velgreeno]

Really interesting replies so far folks. Cheers. .

 

[Clem]

Worked for the MoD for 36 years now in various roles. Safety & Environmental advisor for the last decade or so.

 

[sparkywig]

Worked for the MoD for 36 years now in various roles. Safety & Environmental advisor for the last decade or so.

Carriage clock time soon then.