Richard Whiteley
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- Sep 24, 2003
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What was your FIRST job?
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HampshireSeagulls
Moulding Generation Z
Abbatoir. Turkey farm. Chicken farm.
Did a lot of killing when I was younger.....
Career change to lighting shop. Left quickly when I went in pissed and broke more lights than I could afford to replace.
Builder's merchants in Crawley, mainly driving forklifts into walls, other forklifts, etc. Selling stuff in the yard to dodgy builders for cash. No wonder the company got taken over. Then installed CCTV in the yard!
Became a government mercenary, paid to go and do things that they wouldn't send their own relatives to do. 21 years is enough.
Want to go and teach in a primary school next.
Did a lot of killing when I was younger.....
Career change to lighting shop. Left quickly when I went in pissed and broke more lights than I could afford to replace.
Builder's merchants in Crawley, mainly driving forklifts into walls, other forklifts, etc. Selling stuff in the yard to dodgy builders for cash. No wonder the company got taken over. Then installed CCTV in the yard!
Became a government mercenary, paid to go and do things that they wouldn't send their own relatives to do. 21 years is enough.
Want to go and teach in a primary school next.
Uncle Buck
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 28,071
Apple picker.
Cian
Well-known member
I worked in Carphone Warehouse. I sincerely apologise for all the crap phones and insurance policies I sold because the commission was high 
eastlondonseagull
Well-known member
MYOB said:I worked in Carphone Warehouse. I sincerely apologise for all the crap phones and insurance policies I sold because the commission was high
It's true innit, the more crap phones you flog the more commission you get. Sell the latest super-cool phone and you get sod all.
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Stevie Boy
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Car Mechanic, still doing the same job in the same place 11 years later
royal marine commando k company, 2 troop....9 happy years!
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
4 years in Lloyds Bank. Chucked it all in to go travelling.
Stinky Kat
Tripping
Royal Corp of Transport Manning record Office. Go for for a retired Major who posted sappers around the world. Excellent laugh, but job relocated to Glasgow and I did not.
Beat this one then!
Worked at the 'Vogue' cinema in Lewes Road, at the time they showed 'X' rated adult films, and twice a week we had live strippers, it was my job to look after them for the day, i kid you not.
Never had so many people wanting to be my friend.
Sadly the cinema closed, and was replaced by the 'Vogue' giratory and Sainsbury's store.
Oh happy days
Worked at the 'Vogue' cinema in Lewes Road, at the time they showed 'X' rated adult films, and twice a week we had live strippers, it was my job to look after them for the day, i kid you not.
Never had so many people wanting to be my friend.
Sadly the cinema closed, and was replaced by the 'Vogue' giratory and Sainsbury's store.
Oh happy days
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Cian
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eastlondonseagull said:
When I left, colour phones were just coming in, and they all had crap commission, so we generally spent our time trying to convince people that black and white was here to stay and that they'd never want to receive MMS because "Who is really going to have a camera on their phone"
It was worse on the PDA's, the little Palm's had great commission and the PocketPC's had bugger all.
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
jimmyseagull said:Beat this one then!
Worked at the 'Vogue' cinema in Lewes Road, at the time they showed 'X' rated adult films, and twice a week we had live strippers, it was my job to look after them for the day, i kid you not.
Never had so many people wanting to be my friend.
Sadly the cinema closed, and was replaced by the 'Vogue' giratory and Sainsbury's store.
Oh happy days
I was well excited when my dad told me he was taking me to see a double bill at the Vogue.
Imagine my disappointment when I found out he meant Tom Thumb and The Wizard of Oz, and not one of the nice young ladies who were advertised in the Argus.
Mind you, I was only about 10 at the time.
D'Angelo Saxon
SW19ULLS
My first job was in Gamleys Toy Shop in Worthing.
Used to race remote control cars round the shop on the days the boss wasn't in...
Used to race remote control cars round the shop on the days the boss wasn't in...
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
D'Angelo Saxon said:
I ordered a spare board for my Monopoly set from them in 1972.
It still hasn't come in! Bastards.
eastlondonseagull
Well-known member
MYOB said:When I left, colour phones were just coming in, and they all had crap commission, so we generally spent our time trying to convince people that black and white was here to stay and that they'd never want to receive MMS because "Who is really going to have a camera on their phone"
It was worse on the PDA's, the little Palm's had great commission and the PocketPC's had bugger all.
Sounds about right
Dandyman
In London village.
First ever job was as a "Saturday Boy" in Safeways in Lewes. First ever post-education job was working for the COI but I am not allowed to tell you that. 
Dandyman
In London village.
seagullion said:
Couple of lads from my school were RM Commandos (42 and 45 RM?). What years were you in ?
Giant Seagull
That was textbook
Saturday job delivering overpriced furniture, it was shit, especially where top floor flats are involved, where the lift is too small or doesn't work
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