markjazzbassist Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 simple question: What is your line of work? (if you are retired/unemployed you can tell us about your previous employment or how you spend your retirement/unemployment) I work in IS (Information Services also known as IT) for a massive hospital network (largest public employer in the state) in Louisiana. I'm a software analyst so I modify our OS to perform various billing processes. The majority of my work is problem solving and critical thinking which I really enjoy, I never thought i would be in this line of work but i really enjoy my job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Winding people up. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 2 posts and the thread has gone south already, must be a new TT record :shaking fist: rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 2 posts and the thread has gone south already, must be a new TT record :shaking fist:told you it was my job rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Winding people up. You bastard, I was going to respond with being a sarcastic cunt. But it wouldn't have the same effect now! rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 You bastard, I was going to respond with being a sarcastic cunt. But it wouldn't have the same effect now!I submit evidence number 2, yr'onour rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I shall reply sensibly by linking what I said in a similar thread six and a half years back... http://www.toffeetalk.com/index.php?/topic/21221-jobs/&do=findComment&comment=213102 Nothing has changed in the intervening years other than the "carer" role being blurred for a while . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Ok, rare attempt at sanity and maturity to get back on topic. Driver of a hgh speed, pressurised, aluminium tube, usually carrying upwards of 400 people (but occasionally freight) around the planet. Which reminds me - time to get dressed as I am off to Bombay in a few hours. Edited June 22, 2016 by rusty747 rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Ok, rare attempt at sanity and maturity to get back on topic. Beat you to it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 1957 started work in the Accounts Dept of a Caterpillar Dealership based in Leeds. Promoted to Accounts Manager in 1963. Promoted to Data Processing Manager 1967, installed the first computer. Moved to Head Office in Windsor 1969. Moved the computer to the Spalding Depot (Lincolnshire) in 1975. Promoted to General Manager of the newly formed Commercial Division 1976. Commercial Division consisted of Company Accounting, IT Services (including services to other Group companies) and Commercial Services including a joint venture finance company. Had 105 staff. Moved back to Windsor in 1982. Being part of Unilever, who, at the time, were re-organising back to core business, it was obvious that the business would be disposed of. I left in 1985 and joined Coopers & Lybrand in London. In 1995 I completed a management buy-out with a partner in C&L and formed our own company. I semi-retired at that point and only worked a few days a week before retiring in 1999. I was never a qualified accountant but was able to remember that in double entry book-keeping the credits go on the side nearest the window. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I shall reply sensibly by linking what I said in a similar thread six and a half years back... http://www.toffeetalk.com/index.php?/topic/21221-jobs/&do=findComment&comment=213102 Nothing has changed in the intervening years other than the "carer" role being blurred for a while . derp, didn't do a search to see if this was already done, sorry mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 1957 started work in the Accounts Dept of a Caterpillar Dealership based in Leeds. How did you cope with them becoming butterflies ? derp, didn't do a search to see if this was already done, sorry mike. No worries Mark, was a long time ago, no reason not to start a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Bloody huge pieces of earthmoving equipment we are talking about here. Bulldozers, Dump trucks, Scrapers, Excavators, etc all painted yellow. On the 777 Dump truck the tyres were 8 ft from ground to top of tyre. Useful in traffic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Bloody huge pieces of earthmoving equipment we are talking about here. Bulldozers, Dump trucks, Scrapers, Excavators, etc all painted yellow. On the 777 Dump truck the tyres were 8 ft from ground to top of tyre. Useful in traffic! Butterflies are prettier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gethinO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Ok, rare attempt at sanity and maturity to get back on topic. Driver of a hgh speed, pressurised, aluminium tube, usually carrying upwards of 400 people (but occasionally freight) around the planet. Which reminds me - time to get dressed as I am off to Bombay in a few hours. I'd love to be a pilot. Not so much because of the actual job but just answering people when they ask you what you do with "I'm a pilot' is the coolest thing ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I'd love to be a pilot. Not so much because of the actual job but just answering people when they ask you what you do with "I'm a pilot' is the coolest thing ever. "I'm a teacher" doesn't impress the ladies eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I'd love to be a pilot. Not so much because of the actual job but just answering people when they ask you what you do with "I'm a pilot' is the coolest thing ever. Try it at the end of a 15 hour flight / 22 hour working day when your breath smells, your feet stink and its still an hour in a coach to the crew hotel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 "I'm a teacher" doesn't impress the ladies eh? I bet it impresses the right ones . Impresses me, though I'm no lady . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gethinO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 "I'm a teacher" doesn't impress the ladies eh? Ha! Could say that! When I say I'm a teacher the conversation usually ends within a minute. If I say I'm a pilot there'd be a queue waiting to interview me.... Need a change of career I think. Can't say I'm enjoying it really but I suppose the grass is always greener.... I'd like to go into work in a morning actually enjoying what I do rather than it be something I have to do to pay the bloody bills. I suppose everyone is in the same situation. I absolutely love my 6 week paid summer though. That can stay please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gethinO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Try it at the end of a 15 hour flight / 22 hour working day when your breath smells, your feet stink and its still an hour in a coach to the crew hotel! I'm sure it is and I do have a huge respect for pilots as the responsibility is enormous. Have you been doing it for long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Ha! Could say that! When I say I'm a teacher the conversation usually ends within a minute.Try being a taxman :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I'm sure it is and I do have a huge respect for pilots as the responsibility is enormous. Have you been doing it for long? Sit in comfy chair, engage autopilot and flirt with stewardesses (or stewards if that's your thing, they're all gay). Primary school teacher you have an endless supply of young mums wanting to be your friend. No decision to make . All seriousness though, waking up in the morning and looking forward to work rather than dreading it pretty much defines you; your mood and mental contentment certainly. Been in both camps and the second is soul destroying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Sit in comfy chair, engage autopilot and flirt with stewardesses (or stewards if that's your thing, they're all gay). Primary school teacher you have an endless supply of young mums wanting to be your friend. No decision to make : All seriousness though, waking up in the morning and looking forward to work rather than dreading it pretty much defines you; your mood and mental contentment certainly. Been in both camps and the second is soul destroying. Boeing pilots seats are by far the most uncomfortable seats I have ever sat in. Stewardesses? Many years ago when flying was dangerous and sex was safe. Its the other way round now. And the 4 gold bars on my uniform still cant hide the fact that I am 54 and brute ugly. I'm sure it is and I do have a huge respect for pilots as the responsibility is enormous. Have you been doing it for long? Since 1981. Still trying to get it right! Edited June 22, 2016 by rusty747 MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Boeing pilots seats are by far the most uncomfortable seats I have ever sat in. Stewardesses? Many years ago when flying was dangerous and sex was safe. Its the other way round now. And the 4 gold bars on my uniform still cant hide the fact that I am 54 and brute ugly. Since 1981. Still trying to get it right! Still trying to get it right? You must have been the pilot of that plane I was on that, on landing, hit the runway so hard that I bit my tongue (drew blood) and all the panels with the air con and light controls fell out of their housing and were hanging by the wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rusty747 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) Still trying to get it right? You must have been the pilot of that plane I was on that, on landing, hit the runway so hard that I bit my tongue (drew blood) and all the panels with the air con and light controls fell out of their housing and were hanging by the wires. Nah, mine have never been that good. Still got the same number of take-offs as landings though, unlike some of my colleagues from RAF days who elected to jettison the aeroplane and descend courstesy of Martin Baker. Edited June 22, 2016 by rusty747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Nah, mine have never been that good. Still got the same number of take-offs as landings though, unlike some of my colleagues from RAF days who elected to jettison the aeroplane and descend courstesy of Martin Baker. My in-laws (father in law had his ninetieth birthday last week) still tell me the story of the flight they did together to Alderney in the late fifties; plane was taxiying to the take off point and the door fell off; couple of guys with screwdrivers sorted it and off they went. How times change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Nah, mine have never been that good. Still got the same number of take-offs as landings though, unlike some of my colleagues from RAF days who elected to jettison the aeroplane and descend courstesy of Martin Baker. Rusty, in the early 1970's I played football for Maidenhead Utd. Our goalkeeper was Garth Hawkins who was a RAF pilot. We became quite friendly. He was on the helicopter that went down when transferring troops between ships during the Falklands war. He didn't survive. Very nice guy, good goalkeeper. He specialised in saving penalties, don't think I ever saw anyone score one against him. He used to walk right up to the penalty spot, look them in the eye and psyche them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Need a change of career I think. Can't say I'm enjoying it really but I suppose the grass is always greener.... I'd like to go into work in a morning actually enjoying what I do rather than it be something I have to do to pay the bloody bills. I suppose everyone is in the same situation. I absolutely love my 6 week paid summer though. That can stay please. As a fellow primary teacher I can echo exactly what you've said. It's not the enjoyable job it should be unfortunately. I've been looking for a change of career but as you say it's got to cover the bills. I've managed to get a non-class based Maths role next year so hopefully that takes away some of the more tedious aspects of the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 As a fellow primary teacher I can echo exactly what you've said. It's not the enjoyable job it should be unfortunately. I've been looking for a change of career but as you say it's got to cover the bills. I've managed to get a non-class based Maths role next year so hopefully that takes away some of the more tedious aspects of the job! Such a shame; it should be one of the most joyous and rewarding jobs in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsy Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 I'm a firefighter in London. Love the job, but not the politics - not great working in the public sector right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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