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Do you enjoy your job?

yes
32 (42.1%)
no
18 (23.7%)
sometimes
26 (34.2%)

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Offline brett

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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #70 on: 16 July 2011, 19:03 »
i'm a laminator also ,nothin exciting though just polythene and a little bit of printing,ends up as wine bags lol(but dont get the wine  :sad:),pays pretty good considering its not rocket science ,but after 6 yrs think i need a change lol

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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #71 on: 16 July 2011, 20:06 »
been in the industry for 10 years but needed a change after 7 years at Vestas building wind turbine blades so went into building Express 40 race yachts, that bit me in the arse 8 months later when I got made redundant lol

Found a new job doing a wide variety of stuff and meanwhile Vestas shut meaning 400 people were out of work in an instant so every cloud and all that  :wink:


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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #72 on: 17 July 2011, 15:04 »
been in the industry for 10 years but needed a change after 7 years at Vestas building wind turbine blades so went into building Express 40 race yachts, that bit me in the arse 8 months later when I got made redundant lol

Found a new job doing a wide variety of stuff and meanwhile Vestas shut meaning 400 people were out of work in an instant so every cloud and all that  :wink:


Island used to be crying out for laminators few years ago now its a dying trade.
Worked in cowes for few years making bits for sunseeker then got made redundant. Am a postman now and i love it.

Offline JulesS3

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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #73 on: 17 July 2011, 18:07 »
been in the industry for 10 years but needed a change after 7 years at Vestas building wind turbine blades so went into building Express 40 race yachts, that bit me in the arse 8 months later when I got made redundant lol

Found a new job doing a wide variety of stuff and meanwhile Vestas shut meaning 400 people were out of work in an instant so every cloud and all that  :wink:


Island used to be crying out for laminators few years ago now its a dying trade.
Worked in cowes for few years making bits for sunseeker then got made redundant. Am a postman now and i love it.


Where abouts you a postie?

My mums cousin worked building sunseekers at cowes!

Offline Jonnys07

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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #74 on: 17 July 2011, 18:33 »
I work for ABB, did an apprenticeship as an electrical distribution technician but then got made redundant. Was offered another job in a different department commissioning and overhauling generator circuit breakers in power stations which I took and am soon to move back over. Now got the experience and training of both departments and I love it.

I work in a job I enjoy and obviously get paid for it which is a bonus. I'd do it as a hobby (except the paperwork) if I could. Hours are sometimes a pain in the ar5e, but it pays fairly well.

Anyone else work in the HV electrical industry?


Offline JulesS3

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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #75 on: 17 July 2011, 18:42 »
I worked for Tesco and hated it. Was about to become a Deputy Manager (£45k) but knew i would be stuck there the rest of my life! So left  :grin:

Im now in IT, currently doing some migration work using windows 7 for a major investment bank. Money is the same is Tesco and i enjoy my job more and do less hours with superb prospects. Only took me a week to get anew job which was lucky as well!

If all goes well ill be on track for an RS3 so yes, i definitely enjoy my job!  :cool:

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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #76 on: 17 July 2011, 19:27 »
been in the industry for 10 years but needed a change after 7 years at Vestas building wind turbine blades so went into building Express 40 race yachts, that bit me in the arse 8 months later when I got made redundant lol

Found a new job doing a wide variety of stuff and meanwhile Vestas shut meaning 400 people were out of work in an instant so every cloud and all that  :wink:


Island used to be crying out for laminators few years ago now its a dying trade.
Worked in cowes for few years making bits for sunseeker then got made redundant. Am a postman now and i love it.


Where abouts you a postie?

My mums cousin worked building sunseekers at cowes!

Still on the island. I worked for GRP laminates when i was laminating. They were the only company that did sunseeker stuff as far as im aware. If it was in the last few years then id know your mums cousin

Offline JulesS3

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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #77 on: 17 July 2011, 19:53 »
Ill pm you as he may not want his name posted here  :grin:

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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #78 on: 17 July 2011, 19:55 »
I work for a major supermarket as a management trainee, I do enjoy it most of the time.

Although going up to Yorkshire for a meeting on Wednesday will be hard work, fortunately they're paying expenses!

Then 2 months of night work, not ideal at the moment but ALOT more money to spend which will be ideal!


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Re: Do you enjoy your job?
« Reply #79 on: 17 July 2011, 20:25 »
I work for a major supermarket as a management trainee, I do enjoy it most of the time.

Although going up to Yorkshire for a meeting on Wednesday will be hard work, fortunately they're paying expenses!

Then 2 months of night work, not ideal at the moment but ALOT more money to spend which will be ideal!



I got sick of working 50 hours + for 37 hours pay! That and the fact i could never see friends or do anything as i worked saturdays!