Your Job !

[Olls]

Well I'm a Design Manager for a company that makes playground equipment. If I had to change I'd still be a designer just I'd work for a large automotive or electronics company, or for a top consultancy... Maybe in the future.

If it was a complete change then I guess I wouldn't go too far wrong with something connected to food or drink in some way, as that seems to be where my other passions mainly lie.

[cj121]

Any newer forum members wish to share their job/vocation. Go on...

[the mothman]

Been in security for about 22 years now, fed up with the job mind you, the understanding of security has not changed in all those years, my passion and an area I still wish to get into is nature and photography, most of my spare time is taken up by this or chasing around the country for rare birds. If you have 5 minutes spare and nothing to do check out my site: http://backinbirdland.blogspot.com
it certainly helps keep me sane ( that and drink and cigars ).

[cptspaulding]

Been Working in the financial industry for ten years ( got awarded a Mont blanc pen for my service) as a financial advisor.

Would change my job tomorrow if i could find one that paid me the same - i consider that i give sound advice but cant stand having sales targets for products that may not suit my clients. Time for a change!

[PoohBore]

I'm a Commercial Manager in the construction industry. Currently upgrading and building new electricity substations (400 & 275 kV).
My jobs ok, moneys ok some of the people i work with should have ben culled a long time ago !.

I'd love to be the boss of Hunters & Frankeau, the first to try all the new cuban releases ! or something to do with performance cars.

[snooky]

To help pay for my stogies , i work as an industrial/commercial, gas/heating engineer.

[Robusto]

Been in security for about 22 years now, fed up with the job mind you, the understanding of security has not changed in all those years, my passion and an area I still wish to get into is nature and photography, most of my spare time is taken up by this or chasing around the country for rare birds. If you have 5 minutes spare and nothing to do check out my site: http://backinbirdland.blogspot.com
it certainly helps keep me sane ( that and drink and cigars ).

Sir.

Is that site all of your making? It is wonderful!
Congratulations on the photography and the writing.
I see you have just been to Dungeness. That's less than 20 miles away from where I live and it is a fascinating place in many, many ways.
Great that you are a cigar man, too.

[Robusto]

Second visit.

Have survived the amalgamation with another school. Few compulsory redundancies. Several early retirements.

In the democratisation of responsibilities, I have gained.

I will be a Deputy Head of Year instead of a full Head of Year.

I retain my Work Experience Co-ordinator post.

The best bit: I am now the Head of Music - and that is what I wanted.

All of these decided by face-to-face cock fights, interviews, gay stand-offs.

So now we will be a mixed school instead of a girls' school and a boys' school.

It has been decided that we will teach boys and girls in separate classes. I was looking forward to normality - mixed classes - but it is not to be.

I'm am no longer teaching French. I am happy about that. Music is far more lively. It means that my French is MY French from now on, and no longer a tool to be fired at children through a massively flawed assessment system that reminds me of the little boy in Slumdog who falls out of a toilet into a big pool of shit.

Now I can fall in love with French again.

And Music is not considered very important at Westminster. I won't be plagued by government Cybermen too often. I can do my own thing. I can sit around playing electric guitar and record twattery in a small recording studio in my breaks.

Win.

[Boss Hog]

Been in security for about 22 years now, fed up with the job mind you, the understanding of security has not changed in all those years, my passion and an area I still wish to get into is nature and photography, most of my spare time is taken up by this or chasing around the country for rare birds. If you have 5 minutes spare and nothing to do check out my site: http://backinbirdland.blogspot.com
it certainly helps keep me sane ( that and drink and cigars ).

Wow, fantastic website photo's there mate. National Geographic standard if I dont mind saying.
Very interesting too, although not the normal bird pics I look at.

[cj121]

@Mothman. Very impressive site Mike and you're obviously passionate about what you do in your spare time. Quality stuff.

[nicwing]

Been in security for about 22 years now, fed up with the job mind you, the understanding of security has not changed in all those years, my passion and an area I still wish to get into is nature and photography, most of my spare time is taken up by this or chasing around the country for rare birds. If you have 5 minutes spare and nothing to do check out my site: http://backinbirdland.blogspot.com
it certainly helps keep me sane ( that and drink and cigars ).

Wow Mike, some fantastic shots you must have great patience and some amazing technology. Nice site.

[the mothman]

Thanks for the comments guys, since starting out its taken some time to get to a half decent level, and im still learning. Robusto:- been to Kent a few times recently, namely dungeness, stodmarsh, kent gets a lot of rare birds and i must admit what a weird place to get so many rarities, a vast shingle wilderness,power station and minimal garden shrubs, but time after time they produce a real rare bird there and then the hundreds/thousands of us come running. I would enjoy a smoke at such places but whether in a hide or out in the open I think the plumes of smoke would obscure mine and everyone elses view!

[Robusto]

I have a mate who is a very keen bird-watcher in Kent. Sometimes a rare bird arrives near Sandwich and my road to work can be crowded with folk with cameras and long lenses.

Dungeness is quite spooky. It's even stranger because of the kiddies' mini choo-choo train to Dungeness.

I've played pub gigs in a rock group in Dungeness and there have been many people in the pubs in their carpet slippers all night.

A special place, indeed.

[Monkey]

Sorry to drag up an old thread guys. I was going to post this question if it didn't already exist, but thought best to do a quick search

Mothman, your website contains some stunning photographs. What a wonderful way to spend your time! Do you mind if I ask what you do in security?

I am, as of fairly recently, a mobile security patrol and alarm response officer. It can be dull, and the hours are tiring and unsociable, however the reward for this is that I'm earning ok for someone my age. Prior to this I was in retail, and knew I had to leave after frustration with the public began to cloud view of the job.

I have aspirations of sorts. At the tender age of 20, my possible career paths for consideration include dog handling in security, or joining the police force with mind to build a career that may eventually wonder into police dog handling.

[the mothman]

Sorry to drag up an old thread guys. I was going to post this question if it didn't already exist, but thought best to do a quick search

Mothman, your website contains some stunning photographs. What a wonderful way to spend your time! Do you mind if I ask what you do in security?

I am, as of fairly recently, a mobile security patrol and alarm response officer. It can be dull, and the hours are tiring and unsociable, however the reward for this is that I'm earning ok for someone my age. Prior to this I was in retail, and knew I had to leave after frustration with the public began to cloud view of the job.

I have aspirations of sorts. At the tender age of 20, my possible career paths for consideration include dog handling in security, or joining the police force with mind to build a career that may eventually wonder into police dog handling.

Hello Monkey,
Thanks for the comment on my images, I work in site/building security,been doing that for the last 7 years or so,dull,long hours and surrounded by twats. I worked in retail for many years before but I too left after it became more risky, situations happening regularly every week that didnt warrant putting my head on the line for a fiver an hour. The buzz and money acrued over 73hours were good when I was younger but Im getting older now. I tried many years ago to become a dog handler in the RAF, didnt get there though, could be good for you to get into that line, especially with the police.