What are we all doing for a living?

From: graphitone 6 May 2020 21:40
To: Manthorp 58 of 183
He's a chap by the name of Eric. Ring any bells with you?
From: Manthorp 6 May 2020 21:47
To: graphitone 59 of 183
Not promising so far...
From: graphitone 6 May 2020 21:57
To: Manthorp 60 of 183
:C
From: Woggy15 May 2020 16:16
To: ALL61 of 183
I'm at my 15th year working for Timpson in a workshop, what was originally a graphic/CAD type job has slowly transitioned into a dogs body laser engraver, house & business sign maker. A lot of my time is spent making vinyl signs. I want a career change as I'm bored silly, but the job is fairly easy with decent hours :/
EDITED: 15 May 2020 16:25 by WOGGY
From: ANT_THOMAS15 May 2020 16:18
To: Woggy 62 of 183
Hello Woggy!
From: Woggy15 May 2020 16:25
To: ANT_THOMAS 63 of 183
Hello Ant  :-) , just decided to log on for the first time in a long time, took me a few seconds to remember the url 
From: graphitone16 May 2020 17:50
To: Woggy 64 of 183
With the sign making do you offer any sort of proof reading for the client, or would you make a sign verbatim no matter the spelling/grammar they present you with?
From: Manthorp16 May 2020 21:14
To: Woggy 65 of 183
Eyup Woggy. Brew?
From: Woggy20 May 2020 19:37
To: graphitone 66 of 183
We usually contact the customer if we spot something, but stuff does slip through. Also customer insist on having things a certain way, even when it's incorrect, so we're usually always second guessing ourselves
From: Woggy20 May 2020 19:38
To: Manthorp 67 of 183
Alreet Steve, don't mind if I go
From: Rich28 May 2020 23:29
To: ALL68 of 183
Evening all. Glad to hear everyone is safe and well for the most part, and I've really enjoyed reading where everyone is these days.

I currently find myself as a Development Manager and Head of Solution Architecture at a Newcastle-based gambling platform company with over 40 poor sods relying on me to keep them busy and look after their welfare. We've unexpectedly won a bid to take over the 4th largest lottery in the world, which goes live in August. So things are a bit... hectic. Before this I've been pretty lucky to be honest while working as a Developer and then as an Architect which allowed me to see some bits of the world I'd never have expected to see.

I still haven't got a fucking clue how to get a printer to work mind.
From: Mr (M00RL0CK)30 May 2020 11:22
To: ALL69 of 183
I lecture med students relentlessly, think long and hard about things, and occasionally talk about these things to people.
From: william (WILLIAMA)30 May 2020 13:45
To: Mr (M00RL0CK) 70 of 183
Are you still living in Reichenburg? 
From: Mr (M00RL0CK)30 May 2020 14:56
To: william (WILLIAMA) 71 of 183
Apparently yes. As is one of my colleagues, thanks to some of our students.
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)14 Jun 2020 10:44
To: ALL72 of 183
Wow cracking thread - a few names in here I often wonder about. Lovely to see Xen still alive. Oddly enough Facebook seems to be coming full circle with more and more people dropping off - I wonder if we'll see some return to traditional forums.

I actually logged in because I think none other than the Luke Redpath liked post I made on Facebook

Like all of us, at some point I became massively fucking old and I'm now in my sixth year as a freelance contractor focusing on Citrix, with the usual dabbling of Microsoft and virtual stuff.
EDITED: 14 Jun 2020 10:46 by PILOTDAN
From: ANT_THOMAS22 Jun 2020 13:47
To: ALL73 of 183
How are you sports/gambling people doing now we have SPORT back in our lives?
From: milko22 Jun 2020 15:28
To: ANT_THOMAS 74 of 183
just insanely busy and stressed. Hate it.
From: ANT_THOMAS22 Jun 2020 15:59
To: milko 75 of 183
How many of the 20 PL grounds are you involved with?
From: william (WILLIAMA)22 Jun 2020 19:46
To: ANT_THOMAS 76 of 183
Mrs WmA bought me a Switch for my 64th so I've been playing insane amounts of Mario Odyssey. Does that count? Also there's snooker on the telly again.
From: milko23 Jun 2020 09:46
To: ANT_THOMAS 77 of 183
Depends on what level you mean, but we work with all of them to at least some degree. Directly as in our company spends time inside them on the reg, I'd say about 7, maybe another 3 that we're quite close with. Plus Wembley.

LOL the cricket and rugby will start soon too, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa