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Post by dogless on Mar 20, 2024 21:42:00 GMT
Seeing that one of us worked as a TV Licensing official in a former life, I wondered what other obscure jobs folks have had ?
I can't claim anything very exotic , but I did work for a window cleaner for about a year when I was a lad.
Running up ladders was no problem at all back then ... now I'm terrified.
Any unusual occupations to confess ?
Rog
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Post by kris on Mar 20, 2024 21:46:35 GMT
International arms dealer.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Mar 20, 2024 21:51:16 GMT
Chef, minicab driver, AWP service engineer, LSD chemist and wholesaler.
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Post by Telemachus on Mar 20, 2024 22:26:24 GMT
Nothing very exciting. My first job aged 18 was a van driver for a small factory in my home town of Alcester, Warks. Yes I am the secret love child of Mr Stabby. Well, his half brother anyway.
Then after Uni I got a job with British Aerospace writing the microprogramme floating point maths routines for the bit slice processor for the Rapier missile system. Then gliding bum for a year then fell into cadet helicopter pilot scheme with Bristow. Perhaps the highlight of that was flying a Puma helicopter from Gatwick to Miri in Sarawak, Borneo (about 2 weeks). A year living in Sarawak then flew same Puma back to UK (another 2 weeks).
Then took a couple of years off for gliding bummery followed by a year as an electronic design engineer for a small company in Morayshire. Designed a few things but one of the more amusing was when I was sent to Sellafield nuclear reactor site to service their fire alarm system. I had no idea what I was doing but fortunately there was no fallout from my visit.
But the big money dragged me back to helicopters where I stayed until retiring in 2013. And now a very taxing job as a retiree where I seem to work harder than I ever did before.
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Post by kris on Mar 20, 2024 22:34:46 GMT
I think this thread is discriminatory. You know very well rog, that Andrew has never had a job.
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Post by Telemachus on Mar 20, 2024 22:44:37 GMT
I think this thread is discriminatory. You know very well rog, that Andrew has never had a job. Being a full time boating bum is definitely a job, and you don’t even get any holidays. So unfair! |
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Post by kris on Mar 20, 2024 22:51:17 GMT
I think this thread is discriminatory. You know very well rog, that Andrew has never had a job. Being a full time boating bum is definitely a job, and you don’t even get any holidays. So unfair! what’s “gliding bummery”is it some sort of new sexual perversion. No scrub that I don’t want to know. |
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Post by Telemachus on Mar 20, 2024 23:05:53 GMT
Being a full time boating bum is definitely a job, and you don’t even get any holidays. So unfair! what’s “gliding bummery”is it some sort of new sexual perversion. No scrub that I don’t want to know. If you don’t want to know, why did you ask initially? Let me mansplain… a something bum is someone who hangs out around a certain activity, without a solid source of income but making do with what the can get to live on. Something-bummery is the act of doing the above. I am so sorry, I know that you were desperate for it to relate to men sticking their erect penises up other men’s anuses, but unfortunately for you on this occasion it does not mean that. Never mind, I am sure you will be able to find something else to furiously masturbate away your lonely nights about. Try thinking about Tony Dunkley for example. |
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Post by Clinton Cool on Mar 21, 2024 0:32:35 GMT
Rather regretably most of my working life was in the corporate world. Most recently as head of international credit in property management. I wouldn't recommend such a path unless your prime ambition in life is to amass a bit of money and you're prepared to trade your soul in order to achieve this.
The past 17 odd years have been more pleasing. A few years running a part time small business then retired, living off investments. I've far less money now but much more time to do the things I like to do. What's the point in having lots of money if you've no time to enjoy doing what it can bring?
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Post by Jim on Mar 21, 2024 6:09:23 GMT
Chef, minicab driver, AWP service engineer, LSD chemist and wholesaler. Mail bag stitcher? |
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Post by Jim on Mar 21, 2024 6:14:52 GMT
Cotton mill, agricultural welder (a harrowing job) cemetery landscaper/tractor /Drot driver, teacher, rock and roll, clown, rachmanite, retired.
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Post by on Mar 21, 2024 8:01:24 GMT
I think this thread is discriminatory. You know very well rog, that Andrew has never had a job. I'll have you know I did an early morning paper round for Suthar brothers newsagent in Hampton Wick when I was 15 in 1989. I did very well out of it ! No. They did very well out of it ! Apart from my SIS work and contract porn acting infill nothing else. I'm a worthless inconsequential hermit and proud ! If everyone was like me (you can be like me just don't like me) the world would not be facing an extreme future and global warming. Non-productivity is the answer. |
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Post by dogless on Mar 21, 2024 8:15:42 GMT
I had a paper round at fifteen too.
One of the houses I delivered to was called 'Storm House' a huge , stone, Gothic Victorian detached property in its own grounds up a fairly long , unlit, tree lined drive.
On foggy winter mornings, delivering there used to terrify me.
I was fine and brave going up the drive ... but once my back was turned, imagination and fear would get the better of me. My walk would get faster and faster until I was sprinting back out onto the road, and the safety of street lights.
Caused many adolescent nightmares 😊
This winter we were out walking and saw 'Storm House' had been demolished ... for some reason it made me sad.
Rog
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Post by on Mar 21, 2024 8:23:33 GMT
I was quite fearful delivering to the council estates.
I wondered what sort of creature would read the sun or the sport. Then after that I did the riverside houses who mostly took the torygraph and a few grauniads.
funny place was Hampton Wick.
I only did the paper round to get half the money for a decent mountain bike. Mother paid other half. Then after about a year I dumped the bike claimed it was stolen got the insurance money and bought an outboard motor for my hydroplane.
Ever since then its been Boats and Boats.
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Post by brummieboy on Mar 21, 2024 12:18:20 GMT
I was once employed by a manufacturer of items widely used in lingerie and corsetry. At the time of the introduction of security at airports, I was returning through Glasgow Airport after a visit to Playtex, with samples of items to design fastenings for.
A 20 stone hairy arsed security guard, respledent in a peaked cap uniform took my brief case asking did you pack this yourself sir? He opened it, visibly gasped when he took out and quickly replaced a large brassiere, thrusting it back to me saying "that's fine sir"
On another occasion, i was with our Sales director and the chief buyer at a Marks and Spencer fashion show to illustrate theri new underwear range of items, materials and colours. The models did not have the luxury of private rooms, and chabged in a corner where upon the Sales director commented he did not know where to look. The buyer replied " I knew where to look but didn't feel comfortable doing so.
There are more tales when I have more time.
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