Daimo B
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LEaving the professional world and the city to become a country bumpkin working for a smaller firm, but having hands on exposure to lots practially the whole network.
Taking a big hit pay wise (drop), longer hours, no OT pay, no luxery locations to be sent to, so sitting around doing f-all all day.
Self imposed kick up the aris.
Hell im even going to give up smoking green.
These are scarey times. Still, 12 mile commute, against the traffic flow, instead of 27 mile commute, following the traffic, to the worst roads/drivers in the UK.
Exciting and extremly scarey. 
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
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y o y o spells yoyo
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foxyk8t
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Registered: 8th Jun 07
Location: Truro - Cornwall
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Sounds cool where u moving to?
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
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Good luck fella 
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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what do you do daimo?
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Leaving London city center.
Going to a few miles from Maidstone in Kent. (anyone local, the industial estate behined the huge paper mills).
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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Good luck mate 
You'll probabaly enjoy the change in pace imo  well done for giving yourself a kick up the ass, at least you can always go back to the city if it aint for you?!
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
what do you do daimo?
At the moment, sit on my backside, go online all day, go home. Sounds fun and easy, but in reality, its horrible. Taken away my drive, ambition etc. Gonna get it all back.
But im a support/mincer at the moment, but i'll be doing admin, servers, networks, possible some SQL, possibly some web design. I'll have exposure to learn again, more hands on, gains muchos skills, become an employee and not just a number in a large corporate firm.
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C2RL R
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good luck then mate. sounds like it may be worth the pay cut in the long run.
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Daimo B
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Thats the plan, take the hit now rather than in a few years.
Tom, exactly, if i don;t like it, least im learning new stuff, and can come back to the city if i wanted (but hoping never have to ).
Had my last smoke last night, expecting the hot/cold sweats over the weekend/start of next week. Scarey times.
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Arnie
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Registered: 24th Sep 02
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
Leaving London city center.
Going to a few miles from Maidstone in Kent. (anyone local, the industial estate behined the huge paper mills).
Huge paper mills? Do you mean Aylesford News print?
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Daimo B
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Yeah, i'll be in the estate behined it between the lakes and the train station.
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Arnie
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Ah right, think I know where you mean. Good luck!
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AndyKent
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Have a lot of respect for someone 'giving up' an easy, mindnumbing job like that to actually go out and do something decent with his time.
People always compare salaries, but the fact half of them hate what they do is half the problem.
Nice one
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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Your job sounds the same as mine Daimo! I have no drive ambition or inspiration! Work with 2 mates in the best team ever but got to give myself a kick up the arse really!
p.s thought u were giving up the green years ago 
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Phi
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
Leaving London city center.
Going to a few miles from Maidstone in Kent. (anyone local, the industial estate behined the huge paper mills).
lunch daimo!
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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Daimo 
I also now work near Maidstone and took a severe pay cut
Much better prospects here and a better quality of life!
Don't listen to Phi, she claims she'll do lunch but she's too busy spamming CS to bother
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Ricky352
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Registered: 6th Apr 07
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Nice one mate, sounds like youve got your head screwed on.
Its not all about money remember.
Good luck!
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Phi
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Daimo
I also now work near Maidstone and took a severe pay cut
Much better prospects here and a better quality of life!
Don't listen to Phi, she claims she'll do lunch but she's too busy spamming CS to bother
oi we have never even arranged lunch! i dont bluetooth headset or laptop to bring .............  it wouldnt be the same
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Daimo B
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Cheers apk, i've had it so easy for so long, but was getting fedup of seeing everyone else doing really well working for smaller companies, where-as i'd put in lots of effort, but been screwed over by my current place. Strung along, used as a number, not an employee.
Came a point where enough is enough, no amount of IE browsing makes the day go faster, no drive to work for the firm anymore.
Fresh start, fresh challange, lots of work, but lots of learning for the future.
Jamb, yeah, got some top people i work with, i've got a LOT of perks im going to loose, but really, whats "ooo i've got xyz and earn x amount" if you go to work and hate your job and end up being depressed because of it.
You either hack it, be a machine, do the work, get paid your salary, but never really happy.
Or go to work, enjoy the job, work hard, feel like your making a difference, but get paid less.
I've always smoked green, i just took a break for 3 months last year. But i've got a medical, and unsure if they will include a drugs test in this, so had to stop now (weed lasts the longest in your system, up to 3 months), and going to use this opportunity to give up completly. Now its public, its also another reason not to start again, looseing face
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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I seem to venture to Sainburys a lot more now as around 1.20ish its pussyville
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Fad
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Havnt yout given for the last three years time and time again?
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Daimo B
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Im near a tescos, but its in a housing estate and surrounded by lakes.
Still, guess it'll be nice in the summer. And if i want to, i can pop to maidstone.
No traffic though, no filtering, woooooo
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Tom
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Was gonna say wasn't the '3 month break' originally you quitting forever.
shit where's your face gone
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Havnt yout given for the last three years time and time again?
Nope, i've always just had breaks, hence looking forward to the day to have a smoke again. But this time im actually planning to stop smoking, and not start again.
Tough times ahead. Already preparing for the sweats this weekend.
And remember my dreams again, thats scarey sh1t
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