How many jobs have you had.... ?

Psychobilly freakout · Dec 11, 2014

Was thinking about this last night and came up with a list that somewhat surprised me as some people stay in a job for ages.

So how many have you had since leaving school.

1: Stacking shelves in Kwik Save in Chorley.
2: Warehouse man in Carpet Shop in Irlam.
3: Butcher in Wigan.
4: Tudor Pub in Wigan.
5: Shelf picker in Godalming.
6: Sun Pub in Godalming.
7: Salesman in carpet shop in Wigan.
8: Carpet fitter for hard flooring firm included getting city and guilds in Pemberton.
9: Self Employed carpet fitter Manchester & Liverpool area.
10: Self Employed carpet fitter North London.
11: Estimator flooring North London for big chain.
12: Estimator flooring North London for Smaller chain.
13: Loss adjuster for insurance firms flooring specialty North London based for a firm in Preston.
14: Estimator flooring North London for high end market.
15: Contracts manager / Sales for small firm flooring firm in Lancing dealing with well known house builders.

15 since I left school at the age of 15 which should mean I change on average jobs every two years. However I have been with the company I am at now for four years and I am getting itchy feet, anyone else like this and what does this make me ?

happypig · Dec 11, 2014

1. Sheet metal worker. lasted 3 days because I got offered...
2. Amex. 5 years. Left to join
3. BT. 30 years this year.

drew · Dec 11, 2014

1. Delivering Sussex Advertiser freebie
2. Keymarkets - firstly as shelf filler and then in the Butchers (3 months)
3. Bejam - freezer filler (18 months).
4. Marriotts In Flite Caterers - operating dishwasher (only 1 month)
5. Bain Dawes Insurance Brokers - Claims handler (9 years)
6. Robins Davies and Little - Loss adjuster ( 2 ½ years)
7. Holmwoods Ins Brokers - Claims Handler (6 years)
8. Bradstock Blunt and Thompson Brokers - Account Handler (8 years)
9. Driving Instructor (4 years and ongoing)

Rogero · Dec 11, 2014

Two
BT 39 years
Part time driver 7 years.
Early retirement through illness.

Ali_rrr · Dec 11, 2014

I've had 2. One as a sports coach for a year at a leisure centre. And I'm also a referee as my current job. Refereeing at my age is better than working at Sainsbury's. More money and much, much less hours.

Rogero · Dec 11, 2014

Ali_rrr said:
I've had 2. One as a sports coach for a year at a leisure centre. And I'm also a referee as my current job. Refereeing at my age is better than working at Sainsbury's. More money and much, much less hours.

What does a referee do?

Biscuit Barrel · Dec 11, 2014

I have had 4 jobs since I left college in 1996. Have been in my current sales rep job for 11 years.

Magic Sponge · Dec 11, 2014

1. Worked for Longleys - 1979-81
2. Worked at Gatwick - 1981 - 84
3. Worked as a pub manager - 1984 ( 6 months )
4. Working for BT - just completed 30 years earlier this year.

Withdean11 · Dec 11, 2014

Just the 3 for me,

- Started off as a bricklayer when I was 16
- Became a /Fitness instructor/personal trainer when I was 19
- Turned pro (Boxing) when I was 21 until present.

Ludensian Gull · Dec 11, 2014

Nine
Cleaning cars on garage forecourt whilst waiting for college to start
Chef in Hotel
Chef in factory x 2
Warehouseman Goods-in x 2
Environmental Conservation
Grounds maintenance for Suffolk Coastal
Now a full time carer for the wife

Psychobilly freakout · Dec 11, 2014

Withdean11 said:
- Turned pro (Boxing) when I was 21 until present.

Chris Junior

Withdean11 · Dec 11, 2014

Psychobilly freakout said:
Chris Junior

No

Psychobilly freakout · Dec 11, 2014

Withdean11 said:
No

Chris Senior

Bognor Bystander · Dec 11, 2014

That'd be only 4 'Proper' jobs ... also worked as a Labourer for a local builder before college and hired help to carefully dismantle buildings for Weald and Downland Open Air Museum ( summer holiday job when 17 )

1. Booker Foods (Computer Operator) 7 yrs
2. WSCC (Computer Operator) 2 yrs
3. Cyanamid (Ops analyst) 7 yrs
4. IBM (Global Ops, now Telecoms Manager for UKI ) 17 yrs and counting ...

Driver8 · Dec 11, 2014

Full time I have had four jobs in 30 years. All pretty much doing the same thing (financial advice).

Ali_rrr · Dec 11, 2014

Rogero said:
What does a referee do?

Not a lot.

Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo · Dec 11, 2014

1. Worked for Tesco at Churchill Sq while I was at school
2. Worked for Circle C/Alldays from making my way from part time to Assistant Store Manager when I left college. (4 years)
3. Worked for ESCC and Fujitsu starting as trainee computer operator rising to shift manager.(8 years)
4. Contracted for BT as manager of one their internal service desks covering the move of work to India (I didn't get to travel I ran the UK end) (3 months)
5. Contracted for CP Ships as Computer Operator while the company while being closed down following being bought out by a German company (1 year)
6. Contracted for Brighton and Hove City Council as Data Centre Manager (3 months)
7. Contracted for WSCC/Capita as System Administrator was offered a perm contract by Capita after around 4 years contracting (7 years)
8. Network Manager for a seconday school. (1 Year current role)

Hiney · Dec 11, 2014

FullTime
77-99 HSBC
99-2010 self-employed mortgage broker
2010-2012 - Best Buy
2012-2014 - B&Q
2014 to date - A local Charity

Badger · Dec 11, 2014

Since leaving school

I had a few part-time jobs as a student: McDonalds, Topman, Tesco, a cafe, a pub.

IT Support in Burgess Hill (3 months temp)
Kitchen hand in Sydney (3 months temp)
Software developer in London (11 months) - first proper graduate job
Web developer in Brighton (3 years)
Software developer in Brighton (2 years)
Software developer in London (18 months, contract)
Software developer/analyst in Ringmer (2 months so far, current contract)

Wilko · Dec 11, 2014

1. Worked in a chemist while at school
2. Worked in Co-op whilst at college/uni
3. Worked as a DJ in a bar and various nightclubs whilst at uni
4. Portsmouth Land registry 1999-2001
5. L&G 2001-2003
6. Secondary school teacher in Dorking 2004-2006
7. College Lecturer at Sussex Downs college 2006-2013
8. Secondary school teacher in Nairobi 2013-Present

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