Other What do you do for a living thread

I have been:
A sales assistant in a men's outfitter.
A Royal Marine.
A Joiner.
A heating and ventilation installer.
A brickie's labourer.
A ground worker.
A car valet.
A delivery driver.
A steel erector.
A full time pain in the arse which has run through all the above.

For the past 5 years zilch following throat cancer and then discovering ageism is alive and well in this country or in Edinburgh anyway. So grumpy and bored old man best describes my current employment.

 

I work for a global life science supply chain company in their IT department. My official title is IT Support EMEA Region, so basically I work on the helpdesk resolving issues from 'I can't turn on my monitor' to 'my mouse doesn't work'...

It has its moments I suppose...

 

I'd rather stay in trouble

 

Job title is pretty meaningless for me these days. I'm a SQL Developer for a financial institution but do far more admin than I would like. I have been a development dba, programmer (contracting, for a number of years and for a number of companies), IT support tech/junior programmer, pc tech, salesman (remember Tandy?), bar/cellarman several times, assembly line operator, data processor (office temp) , bingo operator, painter's labourer, warehouse assistant and by far my least favourite, a tin labelling machine operator.

 

Clinical psychologist.

It's a living.

 

PMO Change Analyst.

Previously:
Draughtsman
Student (Electronic engineering)
Retail supervisor
Resource Planning
Reporting Analyst
Mobile Technology Analyst
Performance Improvement Analyst
Scrum Product Owner

Now studying for my APMP qualification, see where that leads me.

 

Full time student, 1st year, computer arts. Training to be a concept artist/illustrator with l337 skillz. It's bloody hard work but I'm happeh.

 

I'm currently unemployed but do help out around my family's business here and there...

Any tips on finding factory work?

 

Loss Prevention Officer at a high street retailer.

 

Network Engineer, mostly Cisco.

 

I'm an underwater wood welder and at the weekends i train dolphins

 

I build Mobile Welfare Units for one of the biggest suppliers in the UK. I Do all the electrical work in them mostly

 

Application Packager Team Lead

Was moved to a lead role in January, so a lot of my day job is streamlining processes and other bits on top of my usual packaging work. Enjoying the new role so far, it's a nice challenge, building on top of what I already know.

 

Lead Security Analyst for a managed security services provider (Aka Rent a SOC.)
I should be knee deep in malware & incident instigation, but seem to spend most my time sorting out processes and managing staff.

previously senior security analyst in the public sector.

 

Trainee electrician

Also a waiter

 

Project manager for a fabrication company. We design demountable aluminium structures for the entertainment industry.

 

You've had your fair share of things then!

 

That's what you get with old age lol. Here's my list
Army recon
Police murder& robbery unit
Chicken ****/cattle farm Manager
Warehouse manager
Sales assistant
Store management
Buyer
Senior sportswear buyer
Footwear specialist
Senior project manager.

 

I was a Thatcher from the age of 14 - 27 (Master thatcher achieved at 22). I then packed it all in and retrained in IT. I have now been working for Compucare for the last 4 years as Tier 2 support technician.

 

It seems that way.... Maybe I am showing my age, or lack of with my one career path