What you do for a living

[Master Ray]

Well, after a long period of unemployment, I actually got offered two jobs within half an hour!  No joke!

One was with my local council, people I've worked with before and I really liked, a Project Assistant in Child Protective Services (Workforce Development)... but it's covering sick leave and might be over by Christmas...

The other was for a company I worked for a decade ago and didn't really enjoy (very technical, struggled to understand a lot of it, all to do with gas supplies to industrial and medical companies) but it 's ongoing, indefinitely, and probably the more sensible option from a financial point of view.  More money as well, but then again it'll cost me over £100 a month to get there, whereas the other job is five minutes walk from my home...

Gonna go with option number one.  It might totally backfire if I'm back on the dole by Christmas.  But the work actually 'means something' and might lead to something more permanent.  And the guys at the local council, according to the girl at the agency, pretty much snapped her hand off when they heard I was available to cover this position... because, you know, I'm totally awesome and shit.   

I think I made the right choice.  If you see me at Nottingham Rock City, begging for change, you'll know I made the wrong choice. 

 

[Rusco]

Be nice if someone did a job they enjoyed and felt fulfilled in 

You're so right in it, Anna! Wished it could be a pleasure for everyone.

It wasn't for me for years ago though, so I graduated a different career for me but ended up doing the same bloody work after all fantastic years of studying. The way it goes with everyone? No F(#&! way! We shouldn't do that!

Well, now at last week I've just denounced myself from a job I've done for 5,5 years. I'm trying to achieve a blade servicer occupation. Let's have a look at it.

Bugger...

[Pol]

Congrats on the new job ray . Think you made the right choice its not all about money n no travelling as always a bonus.

[Sheena]

Nice one, Ray.  You got a ticket for Notts?  I might have a spare...

[Shush]

Well done M/R, pleased for you 

[Master Ray]

Cheers guys.  Sheena, ticket (and hotel) already booked but thanks for that.

I think it says something about my love for this band that when I got the job, my first thought wasn't about paying bills or a bit more financial security, it was YES, I can deffo do Nottingham! 

[Coumarin]

You and Sheena an item?

[Master Ray]

You and Sheena an item?

Yes we are.  We've been married for a couple of years but owing to our busy scheduals, we have yet to meet.

 

No!

[Sheena]

You and Sheena an item?

Yes we are.  We've been married for a couple of years but owing to our busy scheduals, we have yet to meet.

 

No!

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[Red]

I love my job

I do track maintenance on the railway

Started for British Rail Sept 1989, lost my job in when Jarvis went into adminstration (3500 lost our jobs!!), went HGV driving for 2 years, then worked as a site supervisor for a local college for another 2 years , got the chance to go to Network Rail so went back in May 2014 and left them to work for Amey Sersa as a machine operator but still doing track maintenance and renewals.

Yes I have to work out in all weathers and night shifts and weekends and also travel the country depending on where we need to work (working in Nottingham this afternoon from 3pm to midnight).

Pays well and even better when working over Christmas when we do major works, Im working from 24-27 Dec and also New Years Eve and New Years day >

Lucky I have a partner and daughter who understand I need to work at these times.

Hopefully I can do this job for another 9 years and then retire

[Anna Woman von NRW]

I love my job

Excellent 

[Master Ray]

I love my job

I do track maintenance on the railway

Started for British Rail Sept 1989, lost my job in when Jarvis went into adminstration (3500 lost our jobs!!), went HGV driving for 2 years, then worked as a site supervisor for a local college for another 2 years , got the chance to go to Network Rail so went back in May 2014 and left them to work for Amey Sersa as a machine operator but still doing track maintenance and renewals.

Yes I have to work out in all weathers and night shifts and weekends and also travel the country depending on where we need to work (working in Nottingham this afternoon from 3pm to midnight).

Pays well and even better when working over Christmas when we do major works, Im working from 24-27 Dec and also New Years Eve and New Years day >

Lucky I have a partner and daughter who understand I need to work at these times.

Hopefully I can do this job for another 9 years and then retire

Mate, I'd love to get onto the railways... Idon't think I could do the job you do owing to the health problems I keep banging on about, but even a train ticket collector on Virgin earns a pretty damn good wage.  Get's free travel too, which would be nice! Same with the guys who you see on platforms in every station...

[Red]

I love my job

I do track maintenance on the railway

Started for British Rail Sept 1989, lost my job in when Jarvis went into adminstration (3500 lost our jobs!!), went HGV driving for 2 years, then worked as a site supervisor for a local college for another 2 years , got the chance to go to Network Rail so went back in May 2014 and left them to work for Amey Sersa as a machine operator but still doing track maintenance and renewals.

Yes I have to work out in all weathers and night shifts and weekends and also travel the country depending on where we need to work (working in Nottingham this afternoon from 3pm to midnight).

Pays well and even better when working over Christmas when we do major works, Im working from 24-27 Dec and also New Years Eve and New Years day >

Lucky I have a partner and daughter who understand I need to work at these times.

Hopefully I can do this job for another 9 years and then retire

Mate, I'd love to get onto the railways... Idon't think I could do the job you do owing to the health problems I keep banging on about, but even a train ticket collector on Virgin earns a pretty damn good wage.  Get's free travel too, which would be nice! Same with the guys who you see on platforms in every station...

Hi mate
For the majority of the time it is hard graft, plenty of time on the shovel.

I'm one of the lucky ones with regards the free travel as I'm ex BR, the lads I work with now don't get the free travel

Keep sending CV's to any of the firms mate, the railways are going through a massive growth and with the new digital signalling that's happening this means that the capacity will increase so more trains will mean more staff so good news for people like you that are interested.

Where do you live,close to a mainline station or depot or within a reasonable distance to travel?

Good luck

[Master Ray]

Hey Red, I'll take that advice.

I live twenty minutes walk from a little known obscure station called 'Crewe' (very few trains go through there...  ) and I believe that there's a Virgin training place just down the road?  And, yes, there's a dirty joke in there somewhere...

I'll keep on trying, you never know!

[Bunny]

I quite like my job too.

Well done MR. I think you made the right choice, even if nothing comes from it long term, its a job at the end of the day and another tick on the cv.
Well pleased mate.