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Why do you hate teachers?
Geestar
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Well I'm a teacher and I don't say that
Simon Morgan
New member
Sales Assistant at Primark
Barman/Waiter at the Preston Park Tavern, and, latterly, the Chimney House
Barman at haha bar in Portsmouth
Choral Scholar at Portsmouth Cathedral
Gap Student at The Portsmouth Grammar School
Choral Scholar at Exeter Cathedral
Waiter at the Galley restaurant, Topsham
Leafletting in Brighton in holidays
Note holder for an organ tuner (this was pretty grim)
Lay Vicar at Exeter Cathedral
Catering assistant at Exeter Cathedral cafe
Entry desk staff and Tower Tour guide at Exeter Cathedral
Trainee Teacher at Exeter Cathedral School
Still a teacher and lay vicar
Barman/Waiter at the Preston Park Tavern, and, latterly, the Chimney House
Barman at haha bar in Portsmouth
Choral Scholar at Portsmouth Cathedral
Gap Student at The Portsmouth Grammar School
Choral Scholar at Exeter Cathedral
Waiter at the Galley restaurant, Topsham
Leafletting in Brighton in holidays
Note holder for an organ tuner (this was pretty grim)
Lay Vicar at Exeter Cathedral
Catering assistant at Exeter Cathedral cafe
Entry desk staff and Tower Tour guide at Exeter Cathedral
Trainee Teacher at Exeter Cathedral School
Still a teacher and lay vicar
Stevie Boy
Well-known member
ive been in the same job since i left school, so 1
OzMike
Well-known member
6 till '89, then self employed since.
Seagull on the wing
New member
[MENTION=25123]SIMMO SAYS[/MENTION] runs on Guiness
With you on that Simmo...my favourite beer...took two years campaigning to get it into the Amex.
The Camel
Well-known member
hitony
Administrator
Two jobs for me
1973 - 12 Months as a Cabinet Maker - Bevan Funnell - Newhaven
1974 - 40 years as a Self Employed Plumbing/Heating/Kitchen/Bathroom Fitter-----oh we also do tiling
I might add that ain't Wrong Direction & Me above
I wondered where those ring doughnuts went
On your application for the "Ultra Swingers Weekend" at our place............you said you and your wife were BOTH 25 years of age
hitony
Administrator
Fair play to you Seagull on the wing---I'm 58 and completely knackered just PLUMBING
I can confirm your application to the Swingers Club has been denied.
Super Steve Earle
Well-known member
Hmm. Start with ritual humiliation at junior school being turned upside down in front of class to illustrate multiplying fractions, being slapped round the face for struggling to follow dance steps in 'Music and Movement' (age of poster spoiler!), slapped legs when others had been misbehaving. I could move on to secondary school or my encounters with teachers in adulthood but it would take too long. But now I've mentioned it, you'll be surprised by how many people on TV/radio programmes and life generally use the phrase' well I'm a teacher' either to make their comment carry more weight, or to preface expressing surprise that they don't something whether related to their expertise or not. I met a teacher thisyear who took just 20 seconds in our meeting to get it out there! Yes, my personal bugbear.
DarrenFreemansPerm
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Or not wanting to work 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, including Friday night, Saturday night and all day Sunday
hitony
Administrator
m20gull
Well-known member
Mushroom picker
Electrician's mate
Barman
Kitchen assistant
Actuarial assistant
Ditto, at a different company
Systems analyst at the same company
Actuary at a new company
Project manager at the same company
Actuary
University lecturer
Own company as actuarial consultant for 3 years
Actuary
Now back to project manager
When what I really wanted to do was this:
Electrician's mate
Barman
Kitchen assistant
Actuarial assistant
Ditto, at a different company
Systems analyst at the same company
Actuary at a new company
Project manager at the same company
Actuary
University lecturer
Own company as actuarial consultant for 3 years
Actuary
Now back to project manager
When what I really wanted to do was this:
tinycowboy
Well-known member
- Distributor of cinema listings for the Duke of York's Picture House
- Supermarket (6 years whilst in sixth form and at university)
- Trainee accountant (3 years)
- Corporate accountant (doing the group consolidation) at massive bank (18 months, really tedious)
- Corporate accountant at an asset management company (for fellow accountants: technical/group consolidation and production of group external reporting, 14 years).
Thrilling stuff - the stories I could tell. About IAS 41 and biological assets.
- Supermarket (6 years whilst in sixth form and at university)
- Trainee accountant (3 years)
- Corporate accountant (doing the group consolidation) at massive bank (18 months, really tedious)
- Corporate accountant at an asset management company (for fellow accountants: technical/group consolidation and production of group external reporting, 14 years).
Thrilling stuff - the stories I could tell. About IAS 41 and biological assets.
Marty McFly
Seagulls Over Canada
I think I'm currently in my 16th job. I know this is my fifth this year.
SIMMO SAYS
Well-known member
On your application for the "Ultra Swingers Weekend" at our place............you said you and your wife were BOTH 25 years of age
We look young for our age tho
SIMMO SAYS
Well-known member
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
hod carrier-5 years
bricklayer-25 years
picking apples-1 year
in a kitchen-6 years
didn't mind the monkey,was young and fit,was a good crack back then,finishing lunch times Friday then straight in the boozer
love bricklaying,espcially when you get yourself in a good gang,very satisfying knowing you've built something that will be there for the next 50-100 years
apple picking was very tough,walking around with a 8 foot metal ladder all day,having to meet a certain quota and meet quality control,the Polish lads I worked with were really good blokes,but the French owner was a bit of a ****
also in the winter and believe me the south of France gets very cold,we had to do the pruning with pneumatic sacateurs,very dangerous nearly lost a finger using them
the kitchen is definately the easist of the jobs,but I only prep starters & desserts,nice working indoors here,summers are too hot and the winters too cold,only drawback is the money is shit,but I'm lucky to have a job,lots of unemployment in France
bricklayer-25 years
picking apples-1 year
in a kitchen-6 years
didn't mind the monkey,was young and fit,was a good crack back then,finishing lunch times Friday then straight in the boozer
love bricklaying,espcially when you get yourself in a good gang,very satisfying knowing you've built something that will be there for the next 50-100 years
apple picking was very tough,walking around with a 8 foot metal ladder all day,having to meet a certain quota and meet quality control,the Polish lads I worked with were really good blokes,but the French owner was a bit of a ****
also in the winter and believe me the south of France gets very cold,we had to do the pruning with pneumatic sacateurs,very dangerous nearly lost a finger using them
the kitchen is definately the easist of the jobs,but I only prep starters & desserts,nice working indoors here,summers are too hot and the winters too cold,only drawback is the money is shit,but I'm lucky to have a job,lots of unemployment in France
origigull
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- Jun 29, 2009
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Same career as Harry H me thinks?