Adam-MGTF is.......................

Wow!

we are quite an interesting bunch really :yesnod:

not your average car drivers

CJJ;9227 wrote:
I also rescue people stuck in lifts. My favourite was before christmas when somebody had got into a lift, turned around to facethe doors that they had just come through and went up to the next floor. The door didn't open so they contaced the control centre all panicky that they were stuck in the lift. We turned up 10 mintes later, pressed the button and they were standing with their back to us. What they didn't realise was that there are 2 sets of doors, one set opens at the platform level and the other set opens at the concourse. The doors were opening, but they had their back to them. They were expecting the same doors to open. Were they drunk? I will leave that to your imagination.

brilliant! lol i hope you pointed and laughed at said drunk person lol

Birks;9247 wrote: I'm a pharmacist. After spending almost 20 years with Boots, I finally left and went into the world of inspecting. I'm now one of a handful of Specialist Pharmacist Inspectors who work for the Care Quality Commission (was Healthcare Commission and CSCI) inspecting anything to do with medication in adult health & social care. Generally I spend my time working in Lancashire, Manchester, Liverpool & Wirral inspecting standards in nursing homes, dementia homes etc and make sure everyone's getting the right thing at the right time and aren't being neglected or doped up.
It's not always easy and we do see some very disturbing things, but I love my job and love seeing standards improve and making things better for those who can no longer fight their own battles
.....oh and I LOVE prosecuting and/or shutting down arrogant service providers who treat older people like *****!!!

Be nice to your kids....they chose which care home you go to...

Take care,
Maggy x:bye:

nice to see someone else in healthcare! i have no kids (obviously) but i'm nice to my mum i wouldn't put her past putting me in a home! :crazy:

Bacchus;9248 wrote: For the last twelve months I have been working in risk management for a local natural gas distribution and transmission business. Prior to that I was working in underground mining as an Emergency Services Officer and Mines Rescue Captain; at various mines around Australia, most recently at the now somewhat infamous Beaconsfield Goldmine. Before I got into mining I also had stints at Territory Manager for a Safety company, professional photographer, cook, Barman and recreational dive instructor.

My wife is a nurse currently working in midwifery. Strangely enough a few yeas ago now, I applied and was accepted to do nursing at the local Uni, but my wife decided to do honours and since we could not afford for us both to be studying I let it go and never got back to it.

Craig

wow so you've been round the block! i'm a part time barman as well as a Student Nurse but i think everyones worked behind a bar at one time or another lol i'll do a midwifery rotation as part of my training next year but i'm not sure i could do it... would you ever re-train and go do your Nursing Degree mate?

LEEMANS;9263 wrote: I have worked at Gatwick Airport for the past 27 Years!!!!!
Yes I know I don't look that old!! He He
Currently I work In CLC Centralised Load Control!!!
I basically make sure that aircraft are not overweight and in balance
for all phases of flight!!!
I have a licence!! You need one!!
737 747 757 767 777 and A318 319 320 321 Aircraft!!
Hopefully in the near future A380 and the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner!!!
I produce a loadsheet for the crews and from that they can work out
take off speeds and aircraft performance data!!!
I tell the loading people how I want the aircraft loaded so that the
aircraft is in trim or balanced!! That can be fun!!!:yesnod:
Also get involved in carriage of dangerous goods etc!!
I can be doing this job for flights all around the world!!!
So can be in Manchester one minute and Abu Dhabi the next!!
It's very interesting!!
If you like aeroplanes that is!!!
Chock's Away!!

Lee :bye:

thats a properly cool job lol... i'd like to learn to fly someday, i've flowm my uncles cessna a few times and it's fantastic

David Aiketgate;9265 wrote: At present - Unpublished Author and partially-succesful Rottweiler Trainer.

what a great job title! lol

MikeKnight;9266 wrote: I assist in running the 4 family businesses. I don't really get paid for it, I get more like "gifts" of which my MG was one and allowed to live here rent free. The businesses will be gifted to me when my father finally retires, so I'm pretty much helping to build up what'll be my income while taking no current wage.

We current run an antique tool stockists, an auction house, a funeral home, and a hairdressers. I'm suprised no one has made the joke between me owning a hairdressers and the fact I drive an MG. :prrr: Though I don't cut hair, my professional team of leggy blonde babes do that. :awwyeah:

So come to me if you're dead. I can give you a haircut, bury you in the ground and sell all your crap. The complete package! :rofl:

:lmao:!!!


saying that, you never told me about the leggy blondes! :skeptical:

thanks for all the words of support guys! god help me and god help the NHS!

Was I the only one that thought MikeKnight was a hitman? Suppose it's drumming up more business in the end anyway.

CJJ;9274 wrote: Was I the only one that thought MikeKnight was a hitman? Suppose it's drumming up more business in the end anyway.

Hmm maby being a toy selling undertaker us just a cover? And the leggy blonde hair dressers are just bond girls in retiermet?

Adam-MGTF;9271 wrote: wow so you've been round the block! i'm a part time barman as well as a Student Nurse but i think everyones worked behind a bar at one time or another lol i'll do a midwifery rotation as part of my training next year but i'm not sure i could do it... would you ever re-train and go do your Nursing Degree mate?

No I don't think so, my career has gone in a different direction now and I have a young family and a mortgage to support. I think I'll stick with risk management for a few more years at least. Then who can tell what the new opportunity/challenge will be.

Its hard to know yet since you have just started but what area of nursing appeals to you the most? Kelli has worked in several areas and has post grad certs in mental health and mid, and she has decided mid is for her. I was always keen on Emergency Medicine, but I guess that is because of my background in pre-hospital care.

Craig

Bacchus;9279 wrote: I have a young family and a mortgage to support. I think I'll stick with risk management for a few more years at least.

Surely, if you were any good at risk management, you wouldn't have a young family to support. :dunno:

CJJ;9280 wrote: Surely, if you were any good at risk management, you wouldn't have a young family to support. :dunno:

:lmao:

Fair point, it all goes back to the hierarchy of control. I was obviously relying too heavenly on PPE

Craig

I started off as an Architect Technician after leaving school/college then got into Building Regulations so now work for a local authority - I won't confuse you with the strange council job titles:lol: What we do is check plans submitted by Architects etc to make sure the work they plan to do complies with building regulations, then check the work on site as its getting built. I got my degree a few years back and professional qualification so officially I am a Chartered Surveyor but rarely have any need to use the title.

Well done Adam! Nursing isn't easy so you have my full respect! :piratebang:

Well as you all know from 15th Feb I will be a Virgin Atlantic Sales Advisor who spends her free time jetting off to glamorous locations! :cloud9:

I'm hoping that my degree & hard word will help me advance in the company so I can have even more great times! :woo2:

Some impressive professions on here, respect to all, especially those in health care, not an easy job and one I know I could not do.

Where do I start? :dunno:

Timer served toolmaker in the space and defence sector many moons ago. worked in the electronics industry designing and building process automation machines. Progressed into nuclear inspection and decommissioning robots, design and build. Also senior design engineer with said company and known as the 'bagman' as I was the sole engineer responsible for the design and build of airbag assembly and test cells covering various marques such as Land Rover, Rover, MG, Ford, Toyota, Nissan and the BMW Mini. I designed tooling for drivers, passengers, thorax and a-c pillar airbags.

Along the way I was also a development engineer working on 750cc Superbikes, design, build and machining race parts, engine builds and bike builds. Names I could drop are Ray Stringer and Team Read. At this time I was also doing R&D on BTCC Nissan Primera's that were run by Janspeed, this was back in the early 90's. The work I did was so successful that they came 1st and 2nd in the 93 British Grand Prix support race.

Various job changes, all within engineering, have lead me to my current role of Engineering Project Manager where I manage the large scale welding machines we build and supply to the steel industry. We are talking anything from 2,000kgs up to 40,000kg capacity machines. It is a global business and I do get to go abroad a far bit. Last year was quiet but still manage 3 weeks away on one trip to New Zealand installing a machine as the usual guy was not available, so helps to keep your hand in!

Also obtained a Masters Degree in Engineering and Management, helps to get those elusive jobs!

As of the 15th Feb, I'll be an IT Manager, looking after 60 users, various Microsoft servers, several AppleMacs and BlackBerries.

I'm currently a Systems Administrator, looking after all aspects of IT.