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My weirdest and most boring job ever was cutting the heads off nails.
I took a nail from one bucket, put it in a guillotine, shouted *Off with his head!* and put it in another bucket.
They were for guitar capos. The manufacturer (Hello Terry!) had discovered that galvanized nails were cheaper than galvanized wire of the same gauge, and by paying me 1p a nail he could save a few pennies!
This was back in about 1984 and I was making about ?2 an hour, which was more than my Mum at the time! I was quick <!--emo&:ph43r:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/ninja.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ninja.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Another job for the same outfit involved super-gluing parts together. This was done as outwork for health and safety reasons - ie there wasn't any! That stuff really gets to you after a couple of weeks...
Best job was software development for a company in Buckingham. I was coding in BBC Basic <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo--> but sadly they went bust about 3 months after I joined, and no it wasn't my fault! The parent company still exists; they're called Vidicode.nl
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I took a nail from one bucket, put it in a guillotine, shouted *Off with his head!* and put it in another bucket.
They were for guitar capos. The manufacturer (Hello Terry!) had discovered that galvanized nails were cheaper than galvanized wire of the same gauge, and by paying me 1p a nail he could save a few pennies!
This was back in about 1984 and I was making about ?2 an hour, which was more than my Mum at the time! I was quick <!--emo&:ph43r:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/ninja.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ninja.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Another job for the same outfit involved super-gluing parts together. This was done as outwork for health and safety reasons - ie there wasn't any! That stuff really gets to you after a couple of weeks...
Best job was software development for a company in Buckingham. I was coding in BBC Basic <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo--> but sadly they went bust about 3 months after I joined, and no it wasn't my fault! The parent company still exists; they're called Vidicode.nl
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List of jobs in chronological order:
Paper round
Tescos shelf stacker
Petrol station cashier
Chemical analyst tobacco
Chemical analyst insecticides
Chemical analyst pharmaceuticals
Chemical analyst tobacco
Data entry government
Laboratory manager nuclear research facility
IT administrator oil
It's a shame I never managed to get that job with the brewery, as then I would have a grand slam. <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<div class='signature'> I'm not addicted to porn, I'm addicted to masturbation. Porn is just an enabler.
<img src='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/ma ... Threat.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
There are plenty more fish in the sea, get your tackle out and see what bites.
Divers go deeper and stay down for longer.
Paper round
Tescos shelf stacker
Petrol station cashier
Chemical analyst tobacco
Chemical analyst insecticides
Chemical analyst pharmaceuticals
Chemical analyst tobacco
Data entry government
Laboratory manager nuclear research facility
IT administrator oil
It's a shame I never managed to get that job with the brewery, as then I would have a grand slam. <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<div class='signature'> I'm not addicted to porn, I'm addicted to masturbation. Porn is just an enabler.
<img src='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/ma ... Threat.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
There are plenty more fish in the sea, get your tackle out and see what bites.
Divers go deeper and stay down for longer.
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I've had so many jobs over the years, I'm starting to forget them! <!--emo&:huh:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/huh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='huh.gif' /><!--endemo-->
But I'll have a go:
Paper round
Milk round
Building site labourer
Shelf stacker <--Worst job <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Car parts assistant (then asst manager)
Car Valeter/Driver <-- Coolest job <!--emo&B)--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Window fitter
Hotel Conference porter <-- 2nd coolest job <!--emo&B)--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Hotel night porter
IT Field engineer
Another IT Field engineer
Hotel asst night manager
Bottle shop sales assistant
Hotel night manager
Another hotel night manager
Accounts assistant
Finance Manager <-- Best job <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The shelf stacking thing was just crap, the boss was an baka, the assistant boss was a bitch, I hated every minute of it. I lasted 4 months.
The car valeting job was cool, basically because it meant that, at the age of 18, I was spending a lot of time driving around town in Saab convertables, Mercs, Range Rovers, all sorts! The pay wasn't bad either...
The conference porter job was a bit rubbish, but I lived in at the time, so it was a non-stop party out of work. The sort of job where you stay up drinking till 6AM, then go to work at 7. There were also many cute foreign girls working there at the time. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
My current job is the best, I get paid a pretty decent wage to basically sit there and tell people they can't spend any money!
:EDIT:
Why is 'i d i o t' censored, but bitch isn't? <!--emo&:unsure:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/unsure.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='unsure.gif' /><!--endemo-->
But I'll have a go:
Paper round
Milk round
Building site labourer
Shelf stacker <--Worst job <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Car parts assistant (then asst manager)
Car Valeter/Driver <-- Coolest job <!--emo&B)--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Window fitter
Hotel Conference porter <-- 2nd coolest job <!--emo&B)--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/cool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Hotel night porter
IT Field engineer
Another IT Field engineer
Hotel asst night manager
Bottle shop sales assistant
Hotel night manager
Another hotel night manager
Accounts assistant
Finance Manager <-- Best job <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
The shelf stacking thing was just crap, the boss was an baka, the assistant boss was a bitch, I hated every minute of it. I lasted 4 months.
The car valeting job was cool, basically because it meant that, at the age of 18, I was spending a lot of time driving around town in Saab convertables, Mercs, Range Rovers, all sorts! The pay wasn't bad either...
The conference porter job was a bit rubbish, but I lived in at the time, so it was a non-stop party out of work. The sort of job where you stay up drinking till 6AM, then go to work at 7. There were also many cute foreign girls working there at the time. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
My current job is the best, I get paid a pretty decent wage to basically sit there and tell people they can't spend any money!
:EDIT:
Why is 'i d i o t' censored, but bitch isn't? <!--emo&:unsure:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/unsure.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='unsure.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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LOLRedeyesUK wrote::EDIT:
Why is 'i d i o t' censored, but bitch isn't? <!--emo&:unsure:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/unsure.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='unsure.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Baka is Japanese for stupid / id10t, I guess I thought it was funny whenever it was that I set the filters <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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sigh* what a baka... <!--emo&:Nigra:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/4013/140/emo/Nigra.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Nigra.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:Nigra:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/4013/140/emo/Nigra.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Nigra.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:Nigra:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/4013/140/emo/Nigra.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Nigra.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:Nigra:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/4013/140/emo/Nigra.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Nigra.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:Nigra:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/4013/140/emo/Nigra.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Nigra.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:Nigra:--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/4013/140/emo/Nigra.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Nigra.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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By the sound of it I thought it would have been a r s e h o l e .
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<div class='signature'> I'm not addicted to porn, I'm addicted to masturbation. Porn is just an enabler.
<img src='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/ma ... Threat.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
There are plenty more fish in the sea, get your tackle out and see what bites.
Divers go deeper and stay down for longer.
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<div class='signature'> I'm not addicted to porn, I'm addicted to masturbation. Porn is just an enabler.
<img src='http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/ma ... Threat.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
There are plenty more fish in the sea, get your tackle out and see what bites.
Divers go deeper and stay down for longer.
- RedeyesUK
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- Joined: Sun Jul 17, 2005 12:00 am
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Yep, that works too! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://i2.ifrm.com/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->belchingmatt wrote:By the sound of it I thought it would have been a r s e h o l e .