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it gets tiring, I done it for the oil and gas industry and believe it or not, you get sick of eating in restaurants every day, then there is the travel.I use to fly at least 10 times a month around the world. There is only so much you can take before you just want to have a normal life.
I now have a normal job after 7 Years of not having a routine Monday - Friday job, and I love it
But dont get me wrong, I have learnt alot about the world and been to places/meet people you would not normally do.
I now have a normal job after 7 Years of not having a routine Monday - Friday job, and I love it
But dont get me wrong, I have learnt alot about the world and been to places/meet people you would not normally do.Edited by jdbecks on Thursday 17th December 17:46
I got to the point when I was getting on a plane one Monday morning, and the stewardess at the top of the steps said "Good morning Mr Doofus," (not my real name) "how was your weekend?". That's when I decided to change my working pattern.
Travel may offer some variety, but it ain't glamorous, and most of it is bloody miserable.
Mind you, it would have been even worse if I worked in IT
Travel may offer some variety, but it ain't glamorous, and most of it is bloody miserable.
Mind you, it would have been even worse if I worked in IT
Edited by Doofus on Thursday 17th December 19:30
For the past 3 years, I have been working in a European role with some world travel. I´ve seen 20 countries in this time and it´s nice to go somewhere new. I am bored of eating in Restaurants, grabbing a manky sandwich for lunch and working hard so I can get home sooner. I love the work, but travel is not a benefit after a year of doing it.
My wife is very understanding and we have recently moved to Spain so we can spend more time together (I now only travel 60% of the time) but after 6 trips to Moscow since August, I can tell you that I would love a Mon-Fri 9-5 job....... but that´s not going to happen for me yet.
T-J-K
My wife is very understanding and we have recently moved to Spain so we can spend more time together (I now only travel 60% of the time) but after 6 trips to Moscow since August, I can tell you that I would love a Mon-Fri 9-5 job....... but that´s not going to happen for me yet.
T-J-K
I had a Mon - Fri, 9 - 5 & got to travel on maybe 8 trips a year.
The money was poor but the work/lifestyle agreed with me.
I now work longer hours (including weekends) with no opportunity to travel & in real terms, not alot more money than I earned previously!
Horse's for course's and all that!
The money was poor but the work/lifestyle agreed with me.
I now work longer hours (including weekends) with no opportunity to travel & in real terms, not alot more money than I earned previously!
Horse's for course's and all that!
BigTuna said:
It's just something that has always been of interest so why not try to pursue it? If I decide it's not for me I'll find something else.
You should Business travel sounds a lot better than it is.
You spend a lot of your time in a s
t seat in a sealed tin can breathing other peoples farts at 35,000 feet.
Most of the time you are on your own - or with people that you wouldn't ever choose to socialise with outside of work hours.
IME you don't see much local culture you see Airport - Taxi - Hotel - Meeting Room -Taxi-Airport.
It can be great, you can have some great experiences - mostly it mundane and often it's miserable.
You spend a lot of your time in a s
t seat in a sealed tin can breathing other peoples farts at 35,000 feet.Most of the time you are on your own - or with people that you wouldn't ever choose to socialise with outside of work hours.
IME you don't see much local culture you see Airport - Taxi - Hotel - Meeting Room -Taxi-Airport.
It can be great, you can have some great experiences - mostly it mundane and often it's miserable.
I am 22 years old and work in IT. I started my current role in April '08 and was drawn to it because it offered lots of chances to travel.
It's not too bad when you goto a new place for the first time but it does get really boring when you are travelling to the same place over and over again. I am currently working in Guernsey which is a lovely place but spending time in hotels and airports is not a nice experience anymore.
The worst thing about it is the long days. When working away, i have no set hours. Most of the time im cramming 3 days work into 2 for example. I now, live off about 5 hours sleep a night Monday - Friday and catch up during the weekends so i have no life.
Give it a try whilst you can.
It's not too bad when you goto a new place for the first time but it does get really boring when you are travelling to the same place over and over again. I am currently working in Guernsey which is a lovely place but spending time in hotels and airports is not a nice experience anymore.
The worst thing about it is the long days. When working away, i have no set hours. Most of the time im cramming 3 days work into 2 for example. I now, live off about 5 hours sleep a night Monday - Friday and catch up during the weekends so i have no life.
Give it a try whilst you can.
Mr Gearchange said:
Business travel sounds a lot better than it is.
You spend a lot of your time in a st seat in a sealed tin can breathing other peoples farts at 35,000 feet.
Most of the time you are on your own - or with people that you wouldn't ever choose to socialise with outside of work hours.
IME you don't see much local culture you see Airport - Taxi - Hotel - Meeting Room -Taxi-Airport.
It can be great, you can have some great experiences - mostly it mundane and often it's miserable.
That about sums it up, lucky for me though I do go on some nice trips as I used to work on sports production, so going to places that had a good atmosphere helped. However, I now travel between Paris, Liege and London and it's not glamour at all. Still beats a 9-5 in my mind.You spend a lot of your time in a s
t seat in a sealed tin can breathing other peoples farts at 35,000 feet.Most of the time you are on your own - or with people that you wouldn't ever choose to socialise with outside of work hours.
IME you don't see much local culture you see Airport - Taxi - Hotel - Meeting Room -Taxi-Airport.
It can be great, you can have some great experiences - mostly it mundane and often it's miserable.
theboyfold said:
Mr Gearchange said:
Business travel sounds a lot better than it is.
You spend a lot of your time in a st seat in a sealed tin can breathing other peoples farts at 35,000 feet.
Most of the time you are on your own - or with people that you wouldn't ever choose to socialise with outside of work hours.
IME you don't see much local culture you see Airport - Taxi - Hotel - Meeting Room -Taxi-Airport.
It can be great, you can have some great experiences - mostly it mundane and often it's miserable.
That about sums it up, lucky for me though I do go on some nice trips as I used to work on sports production, so going to places that had a good atmosphere helped. However, I now travel between Paris, Liege and London and it's not glamour at all. Still beats a 9-5 in my mind.You spend a lot of your time in a s
t seat in a sealed tin can breathing other peoples farts at 35,000 feet.Most of the time you are on your own - or with people that you wouldn't ever choose to socialise with outside of work hours.
IME you don't see much local culture you see Airport - Taxi - Hotel - Meeting Room -Taxi-Airport.
It can be great, you can have some great experiences - mostly it mundane and often it's miserable.
Daily travel to EU cities, so usually its up at 4-5am and back home early/late evening or head to the airport to get to the next place the following day ...so through airports 2x a day, I think my record is 4 flights and 3 countries in a day....
Its nice when you get to stay 2-3 days in one place, as you can at least go out in the evening ....usually on your own though
On the plus side, ive had lots of adventures, lots of mad things have happened, and I have seen pretty much most of where I want to see.
Also had some more pleasurable work trips, like 10 days in China, Hawaii, Texas, California etc ...these are often like a break from "real" daily work, its quite novel doing 9-5pm in an office and having loads of free time (relatively) compared to just having enough time to sleep before the next days travelling
Id do it while you can though, especially if you have no wife n kids to worry about yet
..oh yeah, im kinda in "IT" - im in tech sales of network hardware
bogie said:
same here - for the last 4 years Ive been in an EMEA role, with travel to the US and Far East.
Daily travel to EU cities, so usually its up at 4-5am and back home early/late evening or head to the airport to get to the next place the following day ...so through airports 2x a day, I think my record is 4 flights and 3 countries in a day....
Its nice when you get to stay 2-3 days in one place, as you can at least go out in the evening ....usually on your own though
On the plus side, ive had lots of adventures, lots of mad things have happened, and I have seen pretty much most of where I want to see.
Also had some more pleasurable work trips, like 10 days in China, Hawaii, Texas, California etc ...these are often like a break from "real" daily work, its quite novel doing 9-5pm in an office and having loads of free time (relatively) compared to just having enough time to sleep before the next days travelling
Id do it while you can though, especially if you have no wife n kids to worry about yet
..oh yeah, im kinda in "IT" - im in tech sales of network hardware
Snap.Daily travel to EU cities, so usually its up at 4-5am and back home early/late evening or head to the airport to get to the next place the following day ...so through airports 2x a day, I think my record is 4 flights and 3 countries in a day....
Its nice when you get to stay 2-3 days in one place, as you can at least go out in the evening ....usually on your own though
On the plus side, ive had lots of adventures, lots of mad things have happened, and I have seen pretty much most of where I want to see.
Also had some more pleasurable work trips, like 10 days in China, Hawaii, Texas, California etc ...these are often like a break from "real" daily work, its quite novel doing 9-5pm in an office and having loads of free time (relatively) compared to just having enough time to sleep before the next days travelling
Id do it while you can though, especially if you have no wife n kids to worry about yet
..oh yeah, im kinda in "IT" - im in tech sales of network hardware
+ you can see small parts of where your staying in an evening
+you pick up loads of loyalty points for personal use (which btw you wont want to use if you have a hotel room lifestyle during the week so thats a plus and a minus)
Urm thats about it unless you count eating out by yourself in restaurants or the dreaded marriot/ holiday inn microwaved food from hell etc a good way to spend your evening.
i suppose an up side is that as your away from family you can work longer and into the evenings without feeling guilty as its your own time.
BUT IMO -'s
- you end up working into most evenings
-stop going to the gym
-hard to keep to a healthy diet
- if you go to the same hotel enough you end up knowing the staff and being assigned a room you like...
- also airports are the worst place to wait in and again you end up seeing similar guys in the exec lounges untill your on a first name bases and talking about the football and weather....
i've only had to do it within the uk and am now down to 2 flights a week but it is still as tiring i expect doing EU traveling
+you pick up loads of loyalty points for personal use (which btw you wont want to use if you have a hotel room lifestyle during the week so thats a plus and a minus)
Urm thats about it unless you count eating out by yourself in restaurants or the dreaded marriot/ holiday inn microwaved food from hell etc a good way to spend your evening.
i suppose an up side is that as your away from family you can work longer and into the evenings without feeling guilty as its your own time.
BUT IMO -'s
- you end up working into most evenings
-stop going to the gym
-hard to keep to a healthy diet
- if you go to the same hotel enough you end up knowing the staff and being assigned a room you like...
- also airports are the worst place to wait in and again you end up seeing similar guys in the exec lounges untill your on a first name bases and talking about the football and weather....
i've only had to do it within the uk and am now down to 2 flights a week but it is still as tiring i expect doing EU traveling
When I was growing up in the 80s, my neighbours daughter (early 20s, single) had, perhaps the best job I've ever heard:
she was paid to go and stay in Hotels, for 1 week. With a stopwatch, the job demanded she had to time herself walking to the shops and beach. And to try all the facilities, and remember them.
Then, at the end of the week, before she got back she had to write the summary for the Holiday brochures- max 50 words (or something like that)
Stress? We dont know the meaning of the word!
she was paid to go and stay in Hotels, for 1 week. With a stopwatch, the job demanded she had to time herself walking to the shops and beach. And to try all the facilities, and remember them.
Then, at the end of the week, before she got back she had to write the summary for the Holiday brochures- max 50 words (or something like that)
Stress? We dont know the meaning of the word!
Doofus said:
I got to the point when I was getting on a plane one Monday morning, and the stewardess at the top of the steps said "Good morning Mr Doofus," (not my real name) "how was your weekend?". That's when I decided to change my working pattern.
Similar story, sitting in the gally on a trans pac flight chatting to the stewardess because my bodyclock was screwed and through conversation realise that i had spent more time in the air in the previous 3 months than her, and I do not work in the aviation or travel industries!!!! However, as mentioned, consultancy or oil & gas will get you to see the world.
O&G will get you to see parts of the world that you didn't even know existed!!!
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