Marc
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My point is, I spent 4 years at college and 8 years in that particular job. I now work in an office doing something totally unrelated. He needs to think carefully about what he wants to do.
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Carl
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Originally posted by Tiger
I'll be honest - i'm a sparky and I reckon the money is shite. Unless of course you're willing to work at least 60 hours a week or something daft. Put it this way - as a single person, the bank would lend me £77,000 mortgage-wise in my financial situation at the time, as a sparky working 42 odd hours a week. I just laughed at them.
Best thing to do is focus on what you enjoy doing and trying to make a career out of it - whats the point in living your whole life being stuck in a job that your not arsed about doing, lifes too short - focus on what you would ENJOY doing and start from there - obviously its not gonna be easy but hell, you only live once so its gotta be worth doing something you wanna wake up for.
that is kind of how I think, but I have to be realistic and thats when it goes to pot! Suppose its alot of luck, just getting frustrating at the minute, getting up for 6am to go work with Polish who hardly speak or some fuckwit chav with half a brain aint doing it for me.
Graham, thats my only option at the minute. Suppose it's alot of luck.
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Aaron
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Originally posted by Marc
My point is, I spent 4 years at college and 8 years in that particular job. I now work in an office doing something totally unrelated. He needs to think carefully about what he wants to do.
But still...he and not many other people of his (our) generation will be doing the same line of work all our life IMO
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Tiger
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I've been a sparky for 10 years (or 10 years since I started my apprenticeship anyway) Although i've travelled for nearly 2 years out of that.
I'm ready for doing something different already - I was waking up in the morning thinking, god damn, another day at work.
I know i'm gonna be working til i'm at least 67 coz I aint got no pension or rubbish like that, i'd rather spend while i'm young and fit. I dont mind knowing i'm gonna be working til i'm old coz I also know that between now and retirement i'm gonna spend many many years just travelling round and seeing the world.
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Marc
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Originally posted by Aj.
But still...he and not many other people of his (our) generation will be doing the same line of work all our life IMO
With that in mind he could choose a career now that would benefit him should he wish to change direction in years to come.
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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Originally posted by Marc
My point is, I spent 4 years at college and 8 years in that particular job. I now work in an office doing something totally unrelated. He needs to think carefully about what he wants to do.
I've been think about it for years, did some shitty business studies double a level after leaving school, hated that, had a few jobs after that, thought to myself, i can't do this shit for the rest of my life but didn't know what to do, so i went back and studied law, psychology and PE as I found them interesting, Ended up doing a degree in Health and Sports studies as I still didn't know what to do so thought i'd carry on with the "do something of interest theme" now i'm back to square one, as there isn't many jobs in that field. Although I had show I can study to degree level, which counts for pretty much fuck all. 
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TomWilly
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Im also having this trouble,
I don't know what job I want to do
I think i want something thats highly paid, even if i dont thouroughly enjoy it?
Any people on here have quite high paying jobs?
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Tom
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You want advice on what's a well paid job 
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Marc
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With those qualifications can't you look in to some sort or sports coaching?
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TomWilly
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Yes, basically.
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Carl
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Originally posted by TomWilly
Im also having this trouble,
I don't know what job I want to do
I think i want something thats highly paid, even if i dont thouroughly enjoy it?
Any people on here have quite high paying jobs?
there is more to life then money, that I do know. I wouldn't go down that route.
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Colin
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Oil Rigs 
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Aaron
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Sell some crack 
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Tiger
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I'm more in for a average to low paid job, with high personal rewards, an oppurtuinity to travel and something based on my own interests.
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Tom
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I'm not assed so much about money. Want something fulfilling and fun and challenging.
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Jake
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Originally posted by Tom
I'm not assed so much about money. Want something fulfilling and fun and challenging.
fire fighter
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Carl
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Originally posted by Marc
With those qualifications can't you look in to some sort or sports coaching?
kind of but you need specific coaching badges then. Only type qualification I have like that is Fitness Instructor.
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Tom
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I had asthma when I was a kid jake, so er no
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Carl
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Originally posted by Tiger
I'm more in for a average to low paid job, with high personal rewards, an oppurtuinity to travel and something based on my own interests.
I have a friend who does events management, he spends his summers in Ibiza and his winter's In Oz. he's been all over with that, he's even been to the playboy mansion. I hate him, i'm not jelous one bit.
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
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I left school done my 3 year apprenticeship as a mechanic.now fully qualified lol since i finished that ive been doing call centre jobs lol.
and at 24 its pretty sad,i dont want to do mechanics.i like working on my own cars not other peoples and i dont really want to be doing call centre work all my life lol
So i know how you lot feel  no idea what i want to do either lol
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Carl
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
I left school done my 3 year apprenticeship as a mechanic.now fully qualified lol since i finished that ive been doing call centre jobs lol.
and at 24 its pretty sad,i dont want to do mechanics.i like working on my own cars not other peoples and i dont really want to be doing call centre work all my life lol
So i know how you lot feel no idea what i want to do either lol
Ive had a stint of call centre work before.
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All Torque
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Originally posted by jake
Get a trade under your belt like plastering or something. I was in the exact same position as you and impulse took over and did a college course in bricklaying. You dont have to go to college though, just learn on the job.
Painting is more of a 'skilled' trade
*awaits jake to murder him*
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TomWilly
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
I left school done my 3 year apprenticeship as a mechanic.now fully qualified lol since i finished that ive been doing call centre jobs lol.
and at 24 its pretty sad,i dont want to do mechanics.i like working on my own cars not other peoples and i dont really want to be doing call centre work all my life lol
So i know how you lot feel no idea what i want to do either lol
Just finished mine mate, wondering what to do next, guess you dont advise call centres
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Tiger
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Hopefully by summer next year my freelance photography work is gonna have picked up - if I can get 2-3 days work a week i'll look at switching to doing it full time - maybe even just stock photography - i'm totally updating my portfolio as of next week.
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nova_gteuk
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Originally posted by TomWilly
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
I left school done my 3 year apprenticeship as a mechanic.now fully qualified lol since i finished that ive been doing call centre jobs lol.
and at 24 its pretty sad,i dont want to do mechanics.i like working on my own cars not other peoples and i dont really want to be doing call centre work all my life lol
So i know how you lot feel no idea what i want to do either lol
Just finished mine mate, wondering what to do next, guess you dont advise call centres
You could say that,try working in the faults department off Virgin media worked there a whole year. day after day off people moaning they're Zeetv and playboy channels arent working or going off in the middle off a wank
Im unemployed at the moment had to leave just had enough.
im at the phase i dont know what to do with myy life and feel to old to start over again lol. ah well
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