What do you do for a Living ?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 7:06 pm

Dazzler wrote:Has anyone ever noticed that wherever you see similar threads the OP is never a road sweeper?

In the OP's defence it's just an average job, so obviously not a 'look at me' type threads.

Burnleybabe · Post by **Burnleybabe** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 8:42 pm

Exam Invigilator.

Ightenclaret · Post by **Ightenclaret** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 11:30 pm

Grimsby Claret wrote:School Caretaker (or Site manager is the title they give me nowadays)

Don't worry Grimsby, School Caretaker is perfectly fine by me.
I sadly thought Road Sweeper had also gone by the way, but it's nice to see proper jobs with proper names.

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:03 am

Putting nasty type right wing bods straight, the wages & conditions are not up to much.. but great job satisfaction.

troubleatmexico · Post by **troubleatmexico** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:53 am

Head of Department & Head of Year at a private school in Atlanta. Y'all.

Stockbrokerbelt · Post by **Stockbrokerbelt** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 6:51 am

Work for one of the worlds biggest drug companies (AZ) hoping to re-locate to Costa de la luz (Chicalana area in early 2018) any info or advice welcome.

SGr · Post by **SGr** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 7:49 pm

I moan on here for a living

Pickles · Post by **Pickles** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:07 pm

I'm an actor and a bit of a writer. Working on a radio play with BBC4, hoping for a commission soon.

But I might pack it all in because I came up with the name Turf More for Clarets Player and nothing will top that.

Also teach English online to kids in China.

bf2k · Post by **bf2k** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:00 pm

I'm a Project Manager for Beck & Pollitzer working all over the world. I pay £550 a year to watch about 5 games

Before I did this job I was a Design & Projects Engineer mainly working in R&D roles.

Guppyspotter · Post by **Guppyspotter** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:42 pm

I sell used cameras from home during school hours and worked as a lawyer before that.

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:45 pm

Guppyspotter, that's interesting. Are they film cameras or digital. Fuji?

Claret-On-A-T-Rex · Post by **Claret-On-A-T-Rex** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:48 pm

I'm a writer

(Of children's books)

Guppyspotter · Post by **Guppyspotter** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 11:55 pm

Mostly Nikon but with others in the mix.

Guppyspotter · Post by **Guppyspotter** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 11:56 pm

Digital purely these days, but a bit of anything if it comes my way.

Guppyspotter · Post by **Guppyspotter** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 11:58 pm

Digital purely these days, but a bit of anything if it comes my way.

775claret · Post by **775claret** » Mon Apr 11, 2016 7:39 pm

Technical consultant for an IBM Business Partner specialising in Power Systems and Storage.

dibraidio · Post by **dibraidio** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:55 pm

Oooh, that's well dodgy 775claret. Does that mean you have to hang around in Roman Villas talking footy whilst all the Europeans are making fools of themselves on the dance floor?

africlaret · Post by **africlaret** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:14 am

Retired after teaching English in the same school for forty-three years. Now I tear my hair out spotting all the grammar errors in posts on this site.

Dawlishclaret · Post by **Dawlishclaret** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:51 am

Retired Primary School Headteacher and Foster Carer. Now doing lots of voluntary work and enjoying life.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:07 am

Dawlishclaret wrote:Retired Primary School Headteacher and Foster Carer. Now doing lots of voluntary work and enjoying life.

I have family down near you, and on our last visit to the beach there were lots of jellyfish washed up, a site/day the kids will never forget.

Lovely part of the country, and would move down myself if it wasn't for Burnley ( the team not so much the town )

vinrogue · Post by **vinrogue** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:23 am

Semi Retired ex Royal Marine Commando, topping up my pension with odd jobs as and when. Full time Burnley supporter.

Selby Claret · Post by **Selby Claret** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:06 am

Acoustic consultant - and no, there's not many of us - and yes, you have to love physics

Dawlishclaret · Post by **Dawlishclaret** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:15 am

MACCA - were those the jellyfish the size of dustbin lids?

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:17 am

Dawlishclaret wrote:MACCA - were those the jellyfish the size of dustbin lids?

Yes!

Very rubbery too.
Never seen one up close, never mind that many.

We had a Burnley v Spurs cricket match on the green near the shops.
Drew a crowd of around 20, we had a right laugh.

dibraidio · Post by **dibraidio** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:22 am

When I think of Dawlish it conjures up images of their big fat center forward. No idea why we played them in a friendly.

Adrianthepostman · Post by **Adrianthepostman** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:30 am

Senior Railway Signalling Design Engineer
(At least that's what it says in my email signature!)

Before that, footballer

dibraidio · Post by **dibraidio** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:34 am

So you're not a postman then Adrian?

Woollyhat · Post by **Woollyhat** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:56 am

Adrianthepostman - is this the ex-Burnley footballer who had a penchant for wearing msmatched boots?

LoveCurryPies · Post by **LoveCurryPies** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:02 am

“Retired after teaching English in the same school for forty-three years. Now I tear my hair out spotting all the grammar errors in posts on this site.”

forty-three or forty three ? That is the question.

Silverfox58 · Post by **Silverfox58** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:24 pm

Print Buyer now, spent 40 years in the print/advertising industry.
Shame really, would have preferred to be a professional golfer

worf · Post by **worf** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:56 pm

IR then HMRC doing various roles, ending with Inspector of Taxes until they offered early retirement. Now Clerk to one Town Council and two Parish Councils.

Amex · Post by **Amex** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:40 pm

Director.
33 years service.

PWBFC · Post by **PWBFC** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:45 pm

Product Manager for a Travel Company

CopacabanaClaret · Post by **CopacabanaClaret** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 3:20 pm

Housekeeping Project Manager at the Athletes Village for the Rio Olympics.
Back in East Lancs in November.

Myk · Post by **Myk** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 3:39 pm

Make the cakes they sell at Costa Coffee etc

Burt · Post by **Burt** » Fri Apr 29, 2016 5:55 pm

I look after 6 recycling centres in England, Scotland, NI & Eire

South West Claret. · Post by **South West Claret.** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 3:24 pm

JamesSherbourne wrote:Just being nosey really .....
I manage a Crown Carvery for Mitchell's & Butler

I read Physics at Oxford and International Relations at Cambridge. I was a pilot in the Royal Air Force for 32 years. My command posts included a V-bomber squadron and a helicopter station.I was the RAF Director of Defence Studies from 1982 to 1985. and became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1991. I subsequently became responsible for forward planning for all three Services as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes) in the Ministry of Defence. My final military post was as the Air Marshal Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

I retired from the RAF in 1996 and was then Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House, London. I have been Visiting Professor at the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College, London since 2000.
I have written widely on security topics, and my publications include two books: Can Detergent Last? and "The Tupperware Trap". I broadcast regularly on international affairs on "Smooth FM"
I am an Honorary Fellow of St Catherine's College Oxford, a Fellow and former Council Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), a Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institute (FCGI) and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.I was appointed a Commissioner to the Commission on Globalisation in 2002, and was the Wells Professor at Indiana University for 2004. I am a Fellow (FRUSI) and Council member of the Royal United Services Insitute for Defence & Security Studies.

I am President of the Trading Standards Institute; the London & South East Region Air Training Corps; the RAF Oxford & Cambridge Society; and the retired and Disabled Sea Cubs association, which is a right laugh.Some of the shenanigans we have got up to over the years! Though I will add.We are all consenting adults, or very near.

I was appointed a OBE in 1992 and received my knighthood in 1994. I was appointed as a Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la L�gion d'Honneur by President Chirac in July 2003 for his work on Euopean defence issues.I was ALSO the 2004 Wells Professor at Indiana University.

Made my First million in 3 months much of my life has been a let down... I should have done more instead of just dicking around.

clentclaret · Post by **clentclaret** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:52 pm

Anaesthetist

Spent last year in rockhampton, Australia. Will go back to join the other clarets down under next year.

Interestingly clarets in the community had coaching sessions all the way up the Queensland coast 2 weeks after I left. My kids missed out there. Hopefully they'll be back next year

Inchy · Post by **Inchy** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:18 pm

Adult nurse

Worked in ICU but have moved to procurement for 2 years to get some new experiance. Will probably go back to ICU when my contracts up next August

harpers_perm · Post by **harpers_perm** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:35 pm

Director in HMRC. Joined aged 21, done 22 years, was 85,000 staff 10 years ago now 54,000 but managed to avoid the cull!

JarrowClaret · Post by **JarrowClaret** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:37 pm

Retired from the Army in 2013 am now a Technical Support Engineer for DELLEMC specialising in Backup and Recovery of IT Storage.

Cooperclaret · Post by **Cooperclaret** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:51 pm

Lawyer 18 years HATE IT

Croydon Claret · Post by **Croydon Claret** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:12 pm

Computer Programmer for a bank. Done a lot of stuff on their internet banking web site and mobile apps, plus lots of internal applications that staff use when servicing customers.

Have worked for the same company for 30 years.

Like my job but not keen on the company. Hate the thought of interviews and form filling even more than I dislike the company which is why I'm still here

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:20 pm

There are no penguins at the North Pole.

lrac · Post by **lrac** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:22 pm

sheet metal worker. still crap at it

ontario claret · Post by **ontario claret** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:30 pm

It was all put together by Stan at the last moment to coincide with a boot camp experience, dibradio. We also played a team called Elmore just after the Dawlish game. And Dawlish went tits up a few years ago.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:37 pm

lrac wrote:sheet metal worker. still crap at it

Still sheet at it?

califclaret · Post by **califclaret** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 11:58 pm

Claim Fillies out of claiming races in U.S, and Canada, then sell them in
Kentucky.

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:03 am

africlaret wrote:Retired after teaching English in the same school for forty-three years. Now I tear my hair out spotting all the grammar errors in posts on this site.

You should of been a maths teacher!

BennyD · Post by **BennyD** » Fri Apr 28, 2017 12:52 am

South West Claret. wrote:I read Physics at Oxford and International Relations at Cambridge. I was a pilot in the Royal Air Force for 32 years. My command posts included a V-bomber squadron and a helicopter station.I was the RAF Director of Defence Studies from 1982 to 1985. and became Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in 1991. I subsequently became responsible for forward planning for all three Services as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Programmes) in the Ministry of Defence. My final military post was as the Air Marshal Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

I retired from the RAF in 1996 and was then Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs at Chatham House, London. I have been Visiting Professor at the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College, London since 2000.
I have written widely on security topics, and my publications include two books: Can Detergent Last? and "The Tupperware Trap". I broadcast regularly on international affairs on "Smooth FM"
I am an Honorary Fellow of St Catherine's College Oxford, a Fellow and former Council Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), a Fellow of the City & Guilds of London Institute (FCGI) and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.I was appointed a Commissioner to the Commission on Globalisation in 2002, and was the Wells Professor at Indiana University for 2004. I am a Fellow (FRUSI) and Council member of the Royal United Services Insitute for Defence & Security Studies.

I am President of the Trading Standards Institute; the London & South East Region Air Training Corps; the RAF Oxford & Cambridge Society; and the retired and Disabled Sea Cubs association, which is a right laugh.Some of the shenanigans we have got up to over the years! Though I will add.We are all consenting adults, or very near.

I was appointed a OBE in 1992 and received my knighthood in 1994. I was appointed as a Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la L�gion d'Honneur by President Chirac in July 2003 for his work on Euopean defence issues.I was ALSO the 2004 Wells Professor at Indiana University.

Made my First million in 3 months much of my life has been a let down... I should have done more instead of just dicking around.

Well, I too was an RAF pilot from 87-2000 (joined 1984) on a couple of bug smashing Squadrons at Lyneham (joined 1984). Never made any waves, for or against, and left to join commercial as a Flt Lt. 17 years in, I've just been signed off as medically unfit to fly again due to a road traffic accident. Two prolapsed discs in my neck and constant pain, so now waiting for an insurance pay-out from the insurance company of my mate who rear-ended me. Not quite made my first million so, I too, wish I hadn't dicked around so much. It's a small world, but I'm glad I didn't have to carpet it. Our paths may have crossed, Sir, so I hope I offended you if they did!