Jobs- what do you do for a living?

[Gordon]

I'm just being nosey and wondered what everyone does for a living.
I'm a foreman Patternmaker for a foundry in Denny. We make engineering and ornamental castings.
Our web site is specialisedcastings.co.uk
I hope you all don't mind me asking, but sometimes nice to know a little more about people.

[Lisa/Colin]

Colin has his own business specialising in service, repair and maintenance of commercial dish and glasswashers (in Hotels, Pubs, schools, hospitals etc) all over Scotland. I do the paperwork and invoicing (lucky me!) but it lets me work flexible hours and work from home.

Lisa

[John Thomson]

I'm a jack of all trades......did all the 'donkey' work in a family signmaking business for the last few years .......now working on my own signmaking, digital printing ( signs, banners, canvas prints) also do commercial embriodery and mug/mouse mat printing. Web address is www.think-signs.co.uk

During the summer I also rent out bouncy castles. Web address is www.bouncycastlescotland.com

John
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John Thomson
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[kirsty]

I get in the middle of folks arguing all day!

I work in employment dispute resolution for ACAS....I do conciliation and mediation as the main part of my job. do some roadshows for the organisation too and from time to time do project work, I worked for our head office in London recently for 6 months doing a 'knowledge transfer exercise'. Its a really interesting job with lots of variety....but a bit presurised at present as we are definitely 'economic dowturn proof' the worse the economy, the busier we are.

and the best bit......my office is in one of my spare bedrooms and when Im not out and about, I work from home
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[maureenmcl]

Hi i am an accountant with a large Global drinks company ( Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff to name but a few). I am based in Glasgow but in discussions about move to Edinburgh trying to avoid this as hate the drive home not long in miles but getting out of Edinburgh at night is worse than the kingston bridge

[Margaret J]

we like many others also have our own business....

we provide Health and Safety Services for the Quarrying, Landfill and Transport Industry.

Neil is the brains of the operation being the qualified health and safety adviser and i do the necessary paper work such as typing up the reports as well as all the financial stuff.

we are home based and recently converted our Garage into an office .....but i feel that we are quickly growing out of this...

official title .......Company Financial Director ....sounds fancier than what it actually is



i love being nosy it can be a lot of fun finding out how others live

[Louise13]

I am a Senior Youth Worker (so when the oh I swore hits the fan it stops with me!) And I am my husbands boss as he works with me..

I also work part time nights in Asda..I am the "chart changer" LOL..(its me that puts all the new release DVD, CDs etc up in their right places every Sunday night..

I am also my hubby's part time PA! He has his own business as a mobile DJ, only part time as he is an engineer by day..LOL

And I do the Landywoods orders which is a "job" of sorts
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[Margaret J]

[Louise13]

[samstewart]

i own and run scotlands only Smart Car independent garage and only specialize in these cars, started as a hobby when i bought mines about 6 years ago and then starting doing my friends cars

the wierd thing is i am not even a car lover LOL

i work in Chapelhall nr Airdrie and tried to make everything scottish including the name -- www.mcsmarts.co.uk

[jackdeb]

Im a dental nurse (debs of course not jack ) so i get get to look in a variety of mouths everyday and believe you me they vary a lot we do a lot of surgical procedures in my surgery so it is a bit interesting no two days are ever the same

Jack well he's some sort of engineer ..........i don't really know what he does to be honest except when he gets paid .........i always know that date

Debs
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[Dave Rowland]

I am the Technical Manager of the Sign Shop here in Devon. Basically I work with the MD to make sure projects/work/tasks get completed. My other side is a Windows Programmer and IT Expert, I create applications to simplify tasks and processes.
I am GEEK
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Quoting Jack: you know me - a complete hopeless case & Sadly - and mark it in your diaries folks as you won't see this happen often - but <gulp> I HAVE to agree with Dave on this.
Quoting Kendal: coulu you decapitate innes for me please

[Ross/Ali]

I'm a Facilities Management consultant.... "a what?", I hear you say???

very broad job description for a very broad industry...

<SNIP>
Very diverse and good fun, if not very busy. I enjoy it as it gets me out and about from nuclear submarine bases to council houses in Glasgow...

major stumbling block for me is my young-ish looks and clients thinking I dont have any experience and how could they possibly listen to someone as young as me
good thing is my background is a trade (electrician), so once they find that out, they tend to react to me differently as opposed to some uni graduate straight out of class... although I am that as well!!!

...ok...

NEXT!
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[Jim & Geraldine]

I am a primary school teacher and Jim is a funding manager at Cumbernauld College

[Jack]

I am a Commercial Insurance Broker by day. By night and weekends I work hard at cuddling, loving and disciplining my devil dogs my forum members, training friends dogs (unpaid, purely out of love for them) and also for mine & hubbies own business.

We're in the same trade as John so out of respect for him I won't post a link but we also personalise doggie clothing and associated goods. I work mainly on the sales/marketing/PR/design side - I don't do the geeky stuff - I tell Mark what I want and he sorts it I'm not going to knock what Mark does however as he works for our business full time so is heavily involved in the design, production & despatch - the one thing he will freely admit to is that he is absolutely RUBBISH at Admin - that's what is going to be keeping me very very busy over the next god knows how long trying to sort paperwork out as he keeps stacking it everywhere and I'm only just finding it all just as well I love the old sod eh?
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