Spent years teaching science in a Catholic school and maths in a prison. Would never go back to teaching. Jobs gone. Pays crap, too much government interference, lack of respect from the public for a professional role, lack of respect from employers who are constantly spying on and questioning everything I do, golden age of limitless funding and resources gone, jobs dumbed down, ridiculously long hours and only the newly qualified fresh faced youngsters seem to get any enjoyment from it whilst the old hands who know what they’re doing are ignored.
Hmm, sounds familiar.
I have a BSc but have never found it of any use to me, so I was a driver for 50 yrs and never regretted a minute of it, by the way the BSc is a 10yd Breast Stroke certificate but sounds good after your name.
Ossie
peirre:
Dipper_Dave:
Some secret stuff I cant discuss.SBS ■■■■■■■■■■ ■■
Electronics Engineering (BTEC HNC), IT Networking, hardware but my MCSE is now expired, Auto Electrician/Vehicle Mechanic (City & Guilds 781 Pt2 Repair & Servicing of Road Vehicles) although I can’t do that any more as my back is shot. Can pretty much put my hand to anything electrical and mechanical. Got some other stuff I can do as well but I wouldn’t go back to it, i.e GRP Trimmer/Finisher.
Started life as a funeral director (DIP.FD)
Went on to become an embalmer (MBIE)
Got fed up and became a bus driver (PSV)
hated that so became a Truck driver (C / C+E)
Wanted more of a salary to got skint through open uni on my law degree (LLB)
now doing my masters through Wragge and CO
I drink too much (T.W.A.T.)
And am overweight (F.A.T)
I can program CNC machinery. As boring as it is.
SIA Door Supervisor’s badge [emoji52]
Did the doors full time for close to 6 year.Really enjoyed it for the first 4 of them and was working plenty of hours so the wage wasn’t that bad.Met some good people and had some good times.
But sooner or later you’ve got to grow up and find real work [emoji2]
Nuclear phsisi…Physsicis…Fizzi…Window cleaner.
I’ve had my class 1 psv licence for near 30 years, one guy I knew on the buses did a law degree and got a distinction, he still drove buses until he retired. He just wanted to see if he could pass the test.
I also have a fair bit of office experience but I would never go back to Woking in an office (did about 8 years)
I have all my forklift truck tickets which is handy as I work for Linde delivering them 
Qualified Electrician, and QS for previous companies. Would hate to go back to it now though.
Also used to be a fibre optic line system installer and commissioner, but that was years ago, and I’m sure the technology has gone way past me by now.
Terry T:
I can program CNC machinery. As boring as it is.
Met a bloke on £18 an hour doing that. Only guy in the factory who knew how. The tool fitters were on £10. For some stupid reason I decided to continue doing my A levels.
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Terry T:
I can program CNC machinery. As boring as it is.Met a bloke on £18 an hour doing that. Only guy in the factory who knew how. The tool fitters were on £10. For some stupid reason I decided to continue doing my A levels.
My record was £22.20 LTD rates. And that was way back in 2006. The employed staff were on about £18. This was night work.
I interviewed with a motorsport company once who were paying £19 an hour for day work 6-2. Goodrich Aerospace pay absolutely silly money too. Was on pennies under £16 for day work at Rolls Royce too.
There’s money to be made for sure but I despised it to the point of me dreading the weekends ending. Can’t live like that for any money.
I am an Escoffier trained Chef, 706/1/2/3 Head Chef/Manager positions throughout the Private education Sector, ended up being a trouble shooter and getting units back on profit after bad management, Progressed to Food Manufacturing and ended up being Operation Manager of a mid sized meat processing plant/bakery, also did some development work on sausages and people still eat my sausages to this day through supermarkets etc.
Qualified as a Counsellor/■■■■■■ Analyst whilst doing the food stuff and went to Uni to rubber stamp my food credentials, dropped out The course was terminally boring and about 10 years behind the actual industry 
Qualified with the CIEHO to become a trainer to train trainers and advanced food safety courses and all those below.
Set up my own business 15 years ago which now has distributors in the UK and rest of Europe for products used by all sectors of industry and we serve all UK Govt. agencies and large multi national corps, sounds grander than what it is, it is a niche product, so sales are small, but enough to provide a good living and enabled me to be financially secure and semi retire at 46…I just love driving lorries, so I went off and did that and do a couple of days a week.
I have spent my life running way from red tape/bureaucracy and futile paperwork/trails…It is now catching me up with the driving gig, so I have cut down on months worked and only do 72 days per year 
Oh yeah…I used to be an “expert” and was used for Radio and TV news on hygiene and nutrition issues, until I told them to sling their hook or pay me
I have watched the destruction of an enjoyable workplace for all and seen it become a chore for all…H&S and the insurance industry have systematically destroyed all but a few decent professions and caused the decline of this country, both economically and psychologically.
Come the revolution they will pay dearly 
att:
people still eat my sausages to this day.
Broom and bin attendant , also white goods installing like washing machines fridges tvs and electric cookers as I worked 3 years puddle jumping with Currys 
and wouldn’t go back
electrician, HV electrical Engineer, Skydiving instructor , Oh and an a useless FLT licence for NZ and the one that will make you all laugh and take the ■■■■ ,
A Cow Artificial inseminating qualification.
3 wheeler:
A Cow Artificial inseminating qualification.
My brother in law used to do that but they’re getting divorced now.
Software systems UI development, but can’t fall back on it as I’d rather cut my own nuts off than attempt to refresh my skills…
Don’t want that life, as now when I hang the keys up, I don’t give the job another thought until I pick those keys up again, it’s not the same with IT!
Oh, and I have a chief’s scouts award, does that help?
Used to be a forkie.
Couture milliner
At least it’s varied!
Used to work in a slaughter house where I took the numbers of the pigs ears after they had been killed, wouldn’t do it again but still like pork.