Would You ???????????????????????

If you had the chance to change JOBS would you,

Always fancied being a commercial pilot.

I honestly belive I could not get a better job in the driving industry than I have now. The amount of work I actully do compared to the amount of time off, to the amount of pay I get is very beneficial to me.

If I could go to a better job then of course I would go for it.
No better jobs have come up yet :wink:

I work for a great firm driving a rigid but I am thinking of a C+E and want to get into moving plant, depends on the job, conditions and how your are treated would be important and the as long as the wage was not stupid, yes I think I would change for the experience.

If I had the cash I would be a pilot tomorrow.
What a career.

mathy1:
If I had the cash I would be a pilot tomorrow.
What a career.

My mate moved to Australia about ten years ago and landed a banking job, he had the spare money and went for his pilots licence, he got it but said he would never use it as he was bored out of his mind and was constantly trying to stay awake. The only terrifying thing he said was take off and landing :laughing: :laughing:

Not the job it once was at all.

No. I only ever wanted to be either a lorry driver or a lighthouse keeper.
I have been a lorry driver for thirty four years and there are no longer any lighthouse keepers so it’s a decision made for me :slight_smile:

left 6th form with decent A levels but chose class 2 driving job over going to uni. can’t say i regret the decision one jot. the only job i really want to do is driving a car transporter like my grandad. :smiley:

FLIP:
No. I only ever wanted to be either a lorry driver or a lighthouse keeper.
I have been a lorry driver for thirty four years and there are no longer any lighthouse keepers so it’s a decision made for me :slight_smile:

Yes, that is a real shame, North Foreland lighthouse is just up the road from me and until about ten years ago it was manned, and the lighthouse keepers would give you a tour around it, now it is automated and as a result it seems dead.

Yes I would, all the jobs I’m interested in are almost impossible to get so I’m stuck in this dead end job for the foreseeable future :frowning:

I used to hate driving a lorry/the industry until I left and after 15 months waited for ‘the right job’ to come along. It did :slight_smile:
I’ve never been happier, nights out are 2-4 and we get paid hourly but no 15 hour days. No rush at all in the job and in 3 months the only phone calls I receive are to ask what trailer number I have on. Took a while to adjust to it being so laid back. I’ve had to learn how to secure a load using chains, used a step and a swan trailer and still to learn the extended trailers and scope to move in to heavy work in the future. Only down side is weekends but for some reason with this firm I don’t mind doing it and although I always keep tabs on what’s about I have no intention of leaving. So much to learn, so much more interesting the pulling the curtains or jumping on the loading bay ■■■■ EVER going back to 65 hour of that crap a week!

My wife (who is a flight attendant), very often gets called to sit on the flight deck when one of the pilots wants to go to the toilet or just wants to stretch his (or her) legs for half an hour. There has to be two people on the flight deck at all times. Sometimes, she gets to sit in the Captain’s seat as they cross the Atlantic or fly over North America which I’m very envious of. However, she finds it totally boring up the front, especially when it’s a night flight. The pilots are doing nothing except reading a book, doing a crossword puzzle, or playing with their phone. Occasionally they will scan the instruments, or listen to air traffic control. However, when they are in mid Atlantic, air traffic control is virtually silent for long periods so the pilots don’t even have that as a distraction. The only time they’re busy in a seven or ten hour flight is take off and landing. She can’t imagine a more boring job than a pilot and is glad she works in the back where she can banter with the other crew or the passengers.

She has seen some nice sights up the front though, like icebergs in the Atlantic, the lights of Las vegas, the snow covered wastes of Northern Canada, and the Northern Lights over Greenland and Iceland.

By the way, in twenty years of flying, my wife has only twice worked on a flight, where the randomness of the rostering has produced an all totally female crew. That is, three female pilots, and twelve female cabin crew on a Boeing 777. Apparently, the odds of that happening are nearly the same as the lottery !

I always wanted to be driving. Started on the buses then went to national express then got my lgv. Was all set to do that then managed to get a job on the trains as a driver. Money is good,hours are low each week and in the whole its a fairly stressless job.
Does get boring after a while but we only work a max of 10 hours each day so its not too bad. Can drive upto 6 hours on each half so although people think we don’t do much it can be quite mentally taxing and surprisingly tiring. I’d love to go back into lgv work as I miss driving a lot but for the money I earn and the hours i work its no contest really.
Not afraid of a bit of hard graft or long hours but I’d be mad to give it up which Is why I want some casual work to keep my hand in it.

Talking about pilots I know a fair few who have come on the trains. Says it all really.

I would like to be Nigella Lawson house keeper , free use of expense account and credit cards for my own personal use to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds …i think i could put up with her cooking for that too.

citycat:
The pilots are doing nothing except reading a book, doing a crossword puzzle, or playing with their phone. Occasionally they will scan the instruments, or listen to air traffic control.

She can’t imagine a more boring job than a pilot and is glad she works in the back where she can banter with the other crew or the passengers.

I very much doubt they are doing nothing, situational awareness must always be maintained. They talk to each other & to any of the many aircraft also crossing (might even be from the same company). Things do tend to be boring if someone doesn’t understand/appreciate or isn’t interested in something…

I’d like to be a train driver, but I’d have liked it more if I’d been born in, say, 1931 and could have driven steam locos. In the absence of that, driving lorries suits me fine.

Is probably look at fabrication or mechanics as I can do that. But I kinda like the driving

Pimpdaddy:

citycat:
The pilots are doing nothing except reading a book, doing a crossword puzzle, or playing with their phone. Occasionally they will scan the instruments, or listen to air traffic control.

She can’t imagine a more boring job than a pilot and is glad she works in the back where she can banter with the other crew or the passengers.

I very much doubt they are doing nothing, situational awareness must always be maintained. They talk to each other & to any of the many aircraft also crossing (might even be from the same company). Things do tend to be boring if someone doesn’t understand/appreciate or isn’t interested in something…

Talking to a pilot instructor just before Xmas that is exactly what they do now. The auto pilot is the most fuel efficient way to fly a plane and if you start over riding it you could find yourself sacked quickly.
Why do you always seem to be telling people they’re wrong? You seem to come across a bit angry at times, quick to put someone’s post down and think you know better. Chill Winston.

OllieNotts:
Talking to a pilot instructor just before Xmas that is exactly what they do now. The auto pilot is the most fuel efficient way to fly a plane and if you start over riding it you could find yourself sacked quickly.
Why do you always seem to be telling people they’re wrong? You seem to come across a bit angry at times, quick to put someone’s post down and think you know better. Chill Winston.

I wasn’t trying to put anyone down, just trying to contribute positively with what I know, sorry to offend…