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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: mk7gti on 25 April 2013, 16:58
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Software Engineer.
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Retired 13 yrs.' ago.. (What's work?)
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Accountant :cool: :nerd:
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Retail Management
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Technical Components Manager for a Process Engineering company (sounds very grand)
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Cloud Hosting Specialist @ Rackspace
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Ah yes, this is interesting. I was thinking about asking you chaps what you make of this question in the insurance quote questionaire.
So, technically my job title is Engineer, but its R&D and my background is science so it could pass for scientist. Think it makes any difference to the quote you get?
A mate suggests not to say engineer, as they'll assume your gonna tinker where you shouldn't so they up the premium, maybe he is right, I dunno. Anyone know anything about this sort of thing?
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Administrator....zzzz
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Creative - Digital & Print*
*Are GTD people allowed to post here ;-)
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Procurement Officer (MOD)
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Anaesthetist
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So, technically my job title is Engineer, but its R&D and my background is science so it could pass for scientist. Think it makes any difference to the quote you get?
A big difference
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/car-insurance-job-picker/
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So, technically my job title is Engineer, but its R&D and my background is science so it could pass for scientist. Think it makes any difference to the quote you get?
A big difference
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/car-insurance-job-picker/
This is very interesting because I never chose company director (which I am) and always chose IT consultant because its an IT company.
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So, technically my job title is Engineer, but its R&D and my background is science so it could pass for scientist. Think it makes any difference to the quote you get?
A big difference
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/car-insurance-job-picker/
Does that site let you compare two specific options (i.e. I want to see what I'd get quoted if I say scientist, rather than engineer). Can't seem to figure out how to make it show that. I can enter each option but then it just suggests other options for comparison which aren't the ones I want to see!
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It works by changing your profession but keeping it legal.
So rather than say your a Television Engineer you would say you were an Electronics Engineer which would save you £43 on a £400 insurance premium.
For you, put in Engineer and then look through the options to see if Scientist is higher or lower.
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It works by changing your profession but keeping it legal.
So rather than say your a Television Engineer you would say you were an Electronics Engineer which would save you £43 on a £400 insurance premium.
For you, put in Engineer and then look through the options to see if Scientist is higher or lower.
Unfortunately it doesn't give "scientist" as an option. Or if it did I missed it, but pretty sure it just gave various types of "engineer". Support I can always fill in compare the meerkat twice with the two options and see what happens!
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Not as many accountants and IT people as I expected. :grin:
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There are dozens of different scientists and scientist on its own.
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There are dozens of different scientists and scientist on its own.
Yes but then it is comparing scientist to other kind of scientist, not to engineer. I can compare types of engineer to each other and the same for scientist, but not scientist to engineer.
The problem is, since it asks for your current quote it normalises to this each time, so there is no way to make a direct comparison of different searches. Or maybe I'm being thick and not doing it right, I'll check again.
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There are dozens of different scientists and scientist on its own.
Yes but then it is comparing scientist to other kind of scientist, not to engineer. I can compare types of engineer to each other and the same for scientist, but not scientist to engineer.
The problem is, since it asks for your current quote it normalises to this each time, so there is no way to make a direct comparison of different searches. Or maybe I'm being thick and not doing it right, I'll check again.
I was being thick, I found the button that lets you specify the second profession directly. Gave me 1.8% cheaper. Not massive but perhaps playing for a bit can do better!
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Dentist.
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IT Consultant specializing in IBM AIX and IBM P Series hardware.
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Business Analyst for a software company specialising in intranets and document management solutions for NHS trusts.
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IT Administrator in Local Government
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Crikey! Some nerds in here isn't there?? :nerd: :evil:
I'm a gas technician/acting performance delivery supervisor.
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Crikey! Some nerds in here isn't there?? :nerd: :evil:
I'm a gas technician/acting performance delivery supervisor.
I notice you haven't said what you do yet Jimble..... fluffer perhaps :shocked:
Oops. Just noticed you're a Gas Tech thingamabob. Appologies :embarrassed:
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Crikey! Some nerds in here isn't there?? :nerd: :evil:
I'm a gas technician/acting performance delivery supervisor.
I notice you haven't said what you do yet Jimble..... fluffer perhaps :shocked:
Oops. Just noticed you're a Gas Tech thingamabob. Appologies :embarrassed:
Thingamabob is the technical name for my role, or dogsbody! No fluffing involved.. :whistle:
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Gas tech and acting? Nerd? Ooooh
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Gas tech and acting? Nerd? Ooooh
Yup.. :smug:
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Pigeon holing.
Is there anything worse?
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It's appears techies buy Golf GTIs we must have one creative writer in the mix.
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Have i touched a nerve with my previous comment?
If so i apologise.
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Not at all - I'm very proud to be a nerd. Mostly because when you work on the kind of systems that I do, and you are a self employed consultant - you can make quite a lot of money without actually doing anything.
I spend most of the week playing tennis while my machines work hard for me :D
Not many jobs allow you that kind of automation.
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Not at all - I'm very proud to be a nerd. Mostly because when you work on the kind of systems that I do, and you are a self employed consultant - you can make quite a lot of money without actually doing anything.
I spend most of the week playing tennis while my machines work hard for me :D
Not many jobs allow you that kind of automation.
Good man! It was a tongue in cheek comment and "nerd" wasn't meant in a derogatory way. :smiley:
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Haha, I'm a self-confessed techie, nerd, and man of logic! Not wanting to compromise on anything and have the best of its type is what drew me to the Golf GTI in the first place! :grin:
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I build ......... for Aircraft, tanks, subs. For Rolls Royce, Boeing, SAAB (Military) ect ect :nerd:
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I'm a Category Manager (somewhere in between sales & marketing).
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Gas tech and acting? Nerd? Ooooh
Yup.. :smug:
Don't believe him he's a professional dogger :laugh:!
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Science teacher
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Postman