Enjoy your job?
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Pommygranite said:
Adore my job.
Love the corporate relationships and actual work
Get paid twice what I earned in the UK
10% pension contribution
Can work from home or very nice city centre office.
When I do go to the office, a 15min commute away, I have a fully paid underground car parking space that is 24/7 free
All fuel for both mine and Wife's car paid for.
Fully paid blackberry and iPad
Corporate card for client work
My boss is 3 time zones away so I'm my own boss every day
Great colleagues and clients
Literally couldn't ask for better.
Because of all the above happy to work my ass off.
Plus you do it in Oz. You lucky bLove the corporate relationships and actual work
Get paid twice what I earned in the UK
10% pension contribution
Can work from home or very nice city centre office.
When I do go to the office, a 15min commute away, I have a fully paid underground car parking space that is 24/7 free
All fuel for both mine and Wife's car paid for.
Fully paid blackberry and iPad
Corporate card for client work
My boss is 3 time zones away so I'm my own boss every day
Great colleagues and clients
Literally couldn't ask for better.
Because of all the above happy to work my ass off.
d. 
I lived there for 2 years and loved it. Hated my job there, though!
What do you do?
Landlord said:
Pommygranite said:
Adore my job.
Love the corporate relationships and actual work
Get paid twice what I earned in the UK
10% pension contribution
Can work from home or very nice city centre office.
When I do go to the office, a 15min commute away, I have a fully paid underground car parking space that is 24/7 free
All fuel for both mine and Wife's car paid for.
Fully paid blackberry and iPad
Corporate card for client work
My boss is 3 time zones away so I'm my own boss every day
Great colleagues and clients
Literally couldn't ask for better.
Because of all the above happy to work my ass off.
Plus you do it in Oz. You lucky bLove the corporate relationships and actual work
Get paid twice what I earned in the UK
10% pension contribution
Can work from home or very nice city centre office.
When I do go to the office, a 15min commute away, I have a fully paid underground car parking space that is 24/7 free
All fuel for both mine and Wife's car paid for.
Fully paid blackberry and iPad
Corporate card for client work
My boss is 3 time zones away so I'm my own boss every day
Great colleagues and clients
Literally couldn't ask for better.
Because of all the above happy to work my ass off.
d. I lived there for 2 years and loved it. Hated my job there, though!
What do you do?
When it's 30 degrees, not a cloud in the sky (which is probably 5 mths of the year for weeks at a time) life feels pretty perfect.
What did you do here?
I'm a relationship manager in business development on the corporate side with a large bank.
I adore my job.
I fly a superb piece of kit all over the world, and work with some great folks, whom I greatly enjoy dinner and beers with at our destinations. I live in Hong Kong, which, despite being very expensive, is an amazing city to call home. I've had the option for European or North American bases, and I just can't see myself leavin South East Asia. plus, I pay about 13% tax, all in.
I bid for long haul, which gives me 18-20 days off each month, and involves travel and spending tourist time at the destination. Next week I have 4 days in South Africa, then 6 days off, then a couple of days in San Francisco. I could opt for shorter regional flights, which would involve going to work more often, but home more nights. I enjoy the 5-7 days off between my flights as it gives me the time to pursue my interests, and we try to have a 3 night holiday each month.
Pay is about industry leading, as is retirement. Other benefits are good, medical, travel, loss of income, etc. unlimited flight benefits with the worlds decent carriers. 49 days off a year, on top of the 18-20 a month.
The downsides are:
Ferocious training department. I've never (touch wood) had a bad experience, and I do my fair share of studying, but the company are well known for it. Having your job on the line every 6 months isn't ideal.
The constant scuffle between operational crew and management. I don't get into it, because I have too much to be grateful for, but as in all airlines, this exists, which can get under the skin of my colleagues.
Disruptions to schedule. Scheduling is pretty good, but when things like typhoons come in, you find yourself diverting to Bangkok or Manilla, with your weekend plans out the window. It's not common, but it happened to me again a couple of weeks ago.
Fatigue. I choose to fly long haul, so it is my doing, but spending a larg chunk of your life on a polar opposite time zone does take its toll. I need time when I get back to act like a zombie, and accomplish nothing which isn't fair on my wife,who is excited for my return. If I have 10 days off, I feel like a different person.
All in, however, it's great. When I look at what my mates do; slogging their guts out, 15 hours a day, 6 days a week, staring at screens. In constant fear of redundancy, there's nothing elseid rather be doing..
I fly a superb piece of kit all over the world, and work with some great folks, whom I greatly enjoy dinner and beers with at our destinations. I live in Hong Kong, which, despite being very expensive, is an amazing city to call home. I've had the option for European or North American bases, and I just can't see myself leavin South East Asia. plus, I pay about 13% tax, all in.
I bid for long haul, which gives me 18-20 days off each month, and involves travel and spending tourist time at the destination. Next week I have 4 days in South Africa, then 6 days off, then a couple of days in San Francisco. I could opt for shorter regional flights, which would involve going to work more often, but home more nights. I enjoy the 5-7 days off between my flights as it gives me the time to pursue my interests, and we try to have a 3 night holiday each month.
Pay is about industry leading, as is retirement. Other benefits are good, medical, travel, loss of income, etc. unlimited flight benefits with the worlds decent carriers. 49 days off a year, on top of the 18-20 a month.
The downsides are:
Ferocious training department. I've never (touch wood) had a bad experience, and I do my fair share of studying, but the company are well known for it. Having your job on the line every 6 months isn't ideal.
The constant scuffle between operational crew and management. I don't get into it, because I have too much to be grateful for, but as in all airlines, this exists, which can get under the skin of my colleagues.
Disruptions to schedule. Scheduling is pretty good, but when things like typhoons come in, you find yourself diverting to Bangkok or Manilla, with your weekend plans out the window. It's not common, but it happened to me again a couple of weeks ago.
Fatigue. I choose to fly long haul, so it is my doing, but spending a larg chunk of your life on a polar opposite time zone does take its toll. I need time when I get back to act like a zombie, and accomplish nothing which isn't fair on my wife,who is excited for my return. If I have 10 days off, I feel like a different person.
All in, however, it's great. When I look at what my mates do; slogging their guts out, 15 hours a day, 6 days a week, staring at screens. In constant fear of redundancy, there's nothing elseid rather be doing..
I think I'd really enjoy my job if I worked somewhere else.
Purchasing manager in an electronics company, Worked here for 20 years now. All self taught but unfortunately no qualifications in purchasing which isn't good really so can't really compare but would love to see how other purchasing managers operate on a day to day basis.
Never get to go abroad or visit suppliers unless it's local which is a shame because I love meeting people.
It has it's upsides of course one being a ten minute commute and dont do silly hours although I spend a fair bit doing emails in my own time at home.
Only myself to blame not looking elsewhere and having the get up and go to see how other companies work.
Purchasing manager in an electronics company, Worked here for 20 years now. All self taught but unfortunately no qualifications in purchasing which isn't good really so can't really compare but would love to see how other purchasing managers operate on a day to day basis.
Never get to go abroad or visit suppliers unless it's local which is a shame because I love meeting people.
It has it's upsides of course one being a ten minute commute and dont do silly hours although I spend a fair bit doing emails in my own time at home.
Only myself to blame not looking elsewhere and having the get up and go to see how other companies work.
CHIEF said:
I think I'd really enjoy my job if I worked somewhere else.
Purchasing manager in an electronics company, Worked here for 20 years now. All self taught but unfortunately no qualifications in purchasing which isn't good really so can't really compare but would love to see how other purchasing managers operate on a day to day basis.
Never get to go abroad or visit suppliers unless it's local which is a shame because I love meeting people.
It has it's upsides of course one being a ten minute commute and dont do silly hours although I spend a fair bit doing emails in my own time at home.
Only myself to blame not looking elsewhere and having the get up and go to see how other companies work.
CHIEF, I remember you saying this previously, and that you wanted to get CIPS under your belt. Do it! You're experienced, so you would walk all over it. It's not expensive either, with each level costing around £600 from memory (self taught). I self taught myself and did fine, and I don't work in purchasing.Purchasing manager in an electronics company, Worked here for 20 years now. All self taught but unfortunately no qualifications in purchasing which isn't good really so can't really compare but would love to see how other purchasing managers operate on a day to day basis.
Never get to go abroad or visit suppliers unless it's local which is a shame because I love meeting people.
It has it's upsides of course one being a ten minute commute and dont do silly hours although I spend a fair bit doing emails in my own time at home.
Only myself to blame not looking elsewhere and having the get up and go to see how other companies work.
I know what you mean about getting out and meeting people. I love that part of my job, but I actually do so much of it these days that I don't have time for the planning.
Art0ir said:
Loving my job today, sitting on a former RAF base still full of aircraft which sits next an international airport. The building I'm in is a stone's throw from the main runway and I've a military chopper sitting outside the window on the other side.
I just knew that would be Aldergrove...My current job is merely for paying the bills, anxiously waiting on an offer which will lead to a job I've wanted to do for a very long time. Should know either way within a couple of weeks.
I wouldn't say I love my job but I do love aspects of it and overall it's a good number.
Based from home I pick up my work from an online schedule which is usually set out a week or so in advance but subject to change at any time. I cover the whole of the UK if needed but my remit is mainly Scotland and Northern England. Being home based is a huge plus, I would struggle having to deal with an office directly again on a daily basis.
I install, repair and commission UPS systems and DC power equipment in telecoms locations across the UK. One day I could be working in a BT telephone exchange in Glasgow and the next I could be working in an O2 site in Inverness or oone of the islands. On completion I just drop my paperwork onto our offices server.
Our equipment is responsible for powering just about every LLU product in the UK. So, if you have SKY or O2 broadband for example the chances are its coming from one of our products at the local exchange. Our products also offer back up power in case of power failure. If the power fails at the local exchange the batteries in our equipment will take up the load for the time it takes the sites diesel generator to come online resulting in no loss of service to the customer.
It's a pretty lucrative industry for the companies involved. UPS systems are everywhere from banks, offshore, MOD sites, Hospitals, Railways, Airports - the list is pretty endless.
I've been with this company now for 5 years and while the job is good and the money is good enough the career prospects appear to be non-existent after several years of empty promises and u-turns so I'm putting myself out there at the moment.
Based from home I pick up my work from an online schedule which is usually set out a week or so in advance but subject to change at any time. I cover the whole of the UK if needed but my remit is mainly Scotland and Northern England. Being home based is a huge plus, I would struggle having to deal with an office directly again on a daily basis.
I install, repair and commission UPS systems and DC power equipment in telecoms locations across the UK. One day I could be working in a BT telephone exchange in Glasgow and the next I could be working in an O2 site in Inverness or oone of the islands. On completion I just drop my paperwork onto our offices server.
Our equipment is responsible for powering just about every LLU product in the UK. So, if you have SKY or O2 broadband for example the chances are its coming from one of our products at the local exchange. Our products also offer back up power in case of power failure. If the power fails at the local exchange the batteries in our equipment will take up the load for the time it takes the sites diesel generator to come online resulting in no loss of service to the customer.
It's a pretty lucrative industry for the companies involved. UPS systems are everywhere from banks, offshore, MOD sites, Hospitals, Railways, Airports - the list is pretty endless.
I've been with this company now for 5 years and while the job is good and the money is good enough the career prospects appear to be non-existent after several years of empty promises and u-turns so I'm putting myself out there at the moment.
Laplace said:
I would struggle having to deal with an office directly again on a daily basis.
I would struggle not going to the office now and then. In fact, I did.I used to be a home-based IT Field Technician, and it was horrible. The only time I really saw anyone was when I went to site, and then I fixed and got out of there.
Now I feel I have a pretty good mix. I'm technically based in an office, but am in reality home-based again. This time though, I'm very often out at meetings, so see people quite a bit... Which also has it's downsides!
I work from home as much as possible now because I can get a lot more work done and it saves the organisation money (NHS).
Pulse said:
Laplace said:
I would struggle having to deal with an office directly again on a daily basis.
I would struggle not going to the office now and then. In fact, I did.I used to be a home-based IT Field Technician, and it was horrible. The only time I really saw anyone was when I went to site, and then I fixed and got out of there.
Now I feel I have a pretty good mix. I'm technically based in an office, but am in reality home-based again. This time though, I'm very often out at meetings, so see people quite a bit... Which also has it's downsides!
I work from home as much as possible now because I can get a lot more work done and it saves the organisation money (NHS).
Most of our installs require two guys so a lot of the time I meet up with another engineer on site and if I'm staying away there's usually always two of us heading back to the hotel for a meal and a pint. It's enough interaction to fend off the cabin fever.
v8will said:
I just knew that would be Aldergrove...
My current job is merely for paying the bills, anxiously waiting on an offer which will lead to a job I've wanted to do for a very long time. Should know either way within a couple of weeks.
Indeed My current job is merely for paying the bills, anxiously waiting on an offer which will lead to a job I've wanted to do for a very long time. Should know either way within a couple of weeks.
got a few more photos for the Antonov thread I must stick up.Don't enjoy this one at all (bog standard finance assistant crud, got boring very quickly). At the time I thought it was a step up but ended up being more sideways.
Can't wait to start the new one in a few weeks
Soon to be Indirect Tax Officer, which I think will be great. Hopefully good experience with tax and a whole new challenge to sink my teeth into, which I need before my brain turns to mush.
And more moolah, which always helps..
Can't wait to start the new one in a few weeks
Soon to be Indirect Tax Officer, which I think will be great. Hopefully good experience with tax and a whole new challenge to sink my teeth into, which I need before my brain turns to mush.
And more moolah, which always helps..
Anthony Micallef said:
Hate my job, well hate working full stop 
Never been a career person so have spent the last 20 years at the same level not earning very much.
I basically sit at my desk wishing my life away until its time to go home. Not good really.
Internet high five. Never been a career person so have spent the last 20 years at the same level not earning very much.I basically sit at my desk wishing my life away until its time to go home. Not good really.
Surely this can't be the be all and end all of life. What a load of crap. Why have humans put up with it for so long?
Anthony Micallef said:
Hate my job, well hate working full stop Never been a career person so have spent the last 20 years at the same level not earning very much.
I basically sit at my desk wishing my life away until its time to go home. Not good really.
Do something you enjoy then? I'd expect 99% of very successful folk work in an industry they have a passion for. Never been a career person so have spent the last 20 years at the same level not earning very much.I basically sit at my desk wishing my life away until its time to go home. Not good really.
Art0ir said:
Do something you enjoy then? I'd expect 99% of very successful folk work in an industry they have a passion for.
Not in my experience. I know and have met lots of people in oil industry who don't love it but it pays well. (people doing well that is). Many company owners however may love the buzz / drama / stress / highs it brings.My job can be described as pretty relaxing. I'm "junior" senior level (not manager level but I don't answer to a manager) and I pretty much have free reign to decide my work schedule. As long as I deliver the results there are no demands or stress.
I know I will probably regret saying this but I'm craving for more responsibility (i.e a move into management) as I complete my work mostly earlier than scheduled and sometimes I don't have anything much to do (hence why I'm on PH at this hour :P).
I know I will probably regret saying this but I'm craving for more responsibility (i.e a move into management) as I complete my work mostly earlier than scheduled and sometimes I don't have anything much to do (hence why I'm on PH at this hour :P).
V8mate said:
Anthony Micallef said:
Hate my job, well hate working full stop Never been a career person so have spent the last 20 years at the same level not earning very much.
I basically sit at my desk wishing my life away until its time to go home. Not good really.
Internet high five. Never been a career person so have spent the last 20 years at the same level not earning very much.I basically sit at my desk wishing my life away until its time to go home. Not good really.
Surely this can't be the be all and end all of life. What a load of crap. Why have humans put up with it for so long?
Guys you are with friends, what do you do, want do you want to do ?
Maybe someone on here can help. You spend the majority of your time in a day at work, I believe you have to enjoy or at least like what you do.
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I am one of those people, who is irritating to you, cos I do LOVE my job, never knew such a job existed, hated my previous job, so left and joined an agency to do whatever. While working in a warehouse, for the agency at this place, the opportunity came up to help out,( Laser Technician ) and now run the department, been here 14 years now.
You never know where you can find what you want, good luck lookin though.
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