My glittering career.....................

[unpc]

I’ve always thought of myself as a professional. You know, done the apprenticeship thing then worked constantly for the last 25 years as an engineer in the motor industry, developing new vehicles yada, yada, yada.

Life’s been good, been around the world etc. but as you know it’s all gone breasts skywards in the car industry. This all happened a few months ago and I thought “great, I’ll take the summer off” but it’s starting to wear a bit thin now and the wife’s nagging has reached fever pitch.

I thought I might try and get back into my chosen profession but it seems I’m hitting a brick wall so I thought I might try something completely different. To that end, I’ve registered to become a bin man at the local council. I start tomorrow. The pay is the wrong side of attrocious but luckily I don’t need to make a shed load of money at the moment.

So the plan is I’m going to try and do as many weird jobs as I can for now. I applied for a job helping old farts off buses and another taking naughty kids to school.

Has anyone here done a massive U turn career wise? Also if anybody knows of any “stupid” jobs going in the Chelmsford area that I could do, let me know. I want to try them all.

[CC07 PEU]

unpc said:

I applied for a job helping old farts off buses

lol

[behappier]

and good choice of cars you've got! Sorry I can't help re jobs...

[whitechief]

Good for you, Quite a change! Just don't join the bunch of twits that do the bins round my area

[T89 Callan]

I wouldn't bother turning up on Monday, they will all probably be on strike anyway.

[unpc]

behappier said:

and good choice of cars you've got! Sorry I can't help re jobs...

Thanks.

I've got a whole days training today because there's bound to be a lot to learn.

[unpc]

T89 Callan said:

I wouldn't bother turning up on Monday, they will all probably be on strike anyway.

I've always wanted to stand around a brazier all day shouting scab or something.

[unpc]

Well I survived a full day of elf and safety BS. The other inductees won't be troubling Mensa anytime soon but they were pleasant enough. I went into this as I thought it might be a laugh but I'm not sure it's going to be. I'm going for the early shift tomorrow at a pharmaceutical factory tomorrow, coupled with the stint in a meat packing factory I did on Tuesday I'm getting the full gamut of minimum wage life.

What I want is ridiculous jobs though. Chicken sexer or cow hoof trimmer or something. I'm up for the PH massive to guide my career.

[bonsai]

You should definitely consider adding some medical trials to your list. I hear they pay relatively well for the time/effort/potential death involved.

[louiebaby]

I aplaud the idea of doing something odd, but would you not be better off doing something "worthwhile?"

(I'm not being preachy, I promise.)

There are charities that work with disadvantaged kids and the like crying out for smart people with time on their hands.

(I plan to win the lottery this weekend and spend my time doing something which makes me feel like I've achieved somehting.)

[unpc]

Actually that's not a bad idea. Unless you end up dying like those other blokes did or end up on the island of Doctor Moreau.

[T89 Callan]

bonsai said:

You should definitely consider adding some medical trials to your list. I hear they pay relatively well for the time/effort/potential death involved.

The biggest I was offered was £2K for two weeks in a hotel under 24/7 observation.

[unpc]

louiebaby said:

I aplaud the idea of doing something odd, but would you not be better off doing something "worthwhile?"

(I'm not being preachy, I promise.)

There are charities that work with disadvantaged kids and the like crying out for smart people with time on their hands.

(I plan to win the lottery this weekend and spend my time doing something which makes me feel like I've achieved somehting.)

You're probably right. I'm flattered that you called me smart by the way. Now are there any ridiculous charities I could work for?

[unpc]

T89 Callan said:

bonsai said:

You should definitely consider adding some medical trials to your list. I hear they pay relatively well for the time/effort/potential death involved.

The biggest I was offered was £2K for two weeks in a hotel under 24/7 observation.

[Bodo]

louiebaby said:

disadvantaged kids

Wots dis? Kids that are raised with pc speak?

[unpc]

Did the early shift at the local pharmacuetical company this morning. The monotony was crushing. How people do this day in day out, I don't know. I spent the whole time applying sticky labels to boxes as they came off the line. Lucky it was only a 6 hour shift...

What I found bizarre is the fact that this process wasn't automated. This was an established product with an established production line. They're paying people to do this.

[Nottraffic]

unpc said:

What I found bizarre is the fact that this process wasn't automated. This was an established product with an established production line. They're paying people to do this.

I found the same thing when I did holiday jobs as a student in the uni vacs. I was amazed that there wasn't a machine to fill bags with sauce sachets and then seal them. Some poor sods have to do it to earn a living. Hats off to them for coping with the boredom; I suppose needs must.

[Soovy]

Fair play to you.

YOu have your dignity. That's f cking priceless.

[unpc]

Soovy said:

Fair play to you.

YOu have your dignity. That's f cking priceless.

Eh?

[bogwoppit]

Maybe just sell something weird? A career selling something "adult" could give extra benefits at home.

Of course you could go full on into porn, too. You'll probably make more money than you ever did slogging it 9-5.