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Old 8th September 2020, 20:05     #1
Trigga*happY
 
Who are you today?

So, i disappeared off the scene a while back, and only resurfaced recently. Keen to see what ya'll are up to these days. So...

1. What did you do first? What Career path.
2. What are you doing now?
3. Is it what you expected you'd be doing?
4. Is the job what you expected it would be?
5. Is it what you want to be doing?

Curious where all these hoopy froods I used to party with ended up!
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Old 8th September 2020, 20:16     #2
Know me.
 
You wanted to ask who but chickened out?
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Old 8th September 2020, 20:17     #3
Ab
A mariachi ogre snorkel
 
job, lol
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Old 8th September 2020, 20:28     #4
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I... err - F*ck It.
 
Gotta lead by example mate - hook us up with your answers first.
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Old 9th September 2020, 15:44     #5
Trigga*happY
 
Hah! Yeah ok - I guess I'm asking cos my situtation got so fscked up a few years back! I'm on semi-permanent disability after breaking my back 7 years ago, sucking back opiates and sleeping pills like m&m's!

So!

1. PC Sales+Engineer
2. Sitting on my arse watching the pretty colours.
3. Hell no!
4. Unrsurprisingly, no, being forced into imobility is no fun. Wide open time schedule means i've been able to try a few new things that have been interesting, but pain, opiates and being stuck inside four walls isn't conducive to entertainment LOL!.
5. God no! But the forced removal from my career does mean that if/when I do recover, I may look to re-evaluate my career when I begin rehabilitation.

I didn't really want to do mine, cos it's not conducive to sharing really lol! Curious to see how everyone else has fared in their game of life
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Old 9th September 2020, 20:24     #6
crocos
 
1. What did you do first? What Career path.
First was helpdesk / network support, looking like it was going down the Windows admin path.

2. What are you doing now?
Specialist developer in decision-engine technologies

3. Is it what you expected you'd be doing?
20-mumble years back? Hell no.

4. Is the job what you expected it would be?
In some aspects no, but mostly it's about what I signed up for.

5. Is it what you want to be doing?
Is any job? No, not really what I want, but it's what I'm good at and gives me an acceptable income.
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Old 9th September 2020, 22:06     #7
Native
I... err - F*ck It.
 
1. What did you do first? What Career path.
I wanted to join the army, I joined the army, but realised I was too immature and having good grades, good family and opportunities mean I could do better things - my platoon sergent so "Fucking good on ya" when I 717'ed in core training. Ended up in grocery stores, FMCG companies, supply chain, planning, consulting - 10 years in the UK and back here the last 3 (NZ).

2. What are you doing now?
Very broad business improvement and CI stuff in sales and manufacturing companies. I run team that gives you back 4-5 bucks for every buck you give us.

3. Is it what you expected you'd be doing?
Fuck no - I thought the Army, then finance - but ended up in consulting/CI.

4. Is the job what you expected it would be?
Actually - yes. I don't get any solutions, just problems. And I'm generally given free rein on how to solve them. I'm surprised at how common problems repeat in organisation after organisation.

5. Is it what you want to be doing?
Actually - most of the time I'm pretty happy. Always working not to be bored though and it pays great and most days I learn something new. The tedium of politics I struggle with, but I've actually found I've got better at it without being a total cunt.
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Old 16th September 2020, 23:02     #8
xor
 
1. What did you do first? What Career path.
Network operator, i swapped out backup tapes for an MSP.

2. What are you doing now?
Cybersecurity consultant

3. Is it what you expected you'd be doing?
I guess, I've always worked with tech and don't know anything else.

4. Is the job what you expected it would be?
A great big burning dumpster fire of pain. Yes, it was exactly what i was expecting it would be.

5. Is it what you want to be doing?
Is any job? No, not really what I want, but it's what I'm good at and gives me an acceptable income. I feel lucky to have a job in this current climate tbh. It's looking grim for a lot of people out there
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Old 21st September 2021, 17:38     #9
Gerbs
 
I'll join in.......

1. What did you do first? What Career path.
Electrical Engineering. Then crime!

2. What are you doing now?
Development engineer specializing in machine vision

3. Is it what you expected you'd be doing?
I'm good at fixing shit, so not surprising I'd be tinkering on something somewhere

4. Is the job what you expected it would be?
Much bigger and much more international than I thought!

5. Is it what you want to be doing?
I'd like to move back to Dubai and keep doing what I do now.
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