Will370z Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Started working in software development for a great company 3 years ago and absolutely loving it. Quote
spursmaddave Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 A&E Doc I think that sounds harder than any other job on this thread and I don't mean that in a patronising way Quote
purple&black Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 purlple&black - are you a girl too? Yes - and enjoying every minute of being a zed owner! Quote
Stretch Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Fourtyeight year old warehouse manager for the NHS. Ex punkrocker, football hooligan and pub doorman Srangely enough, earlier in the week, one of the young lads in my gym asked what car I drove. He appeared a little surprised when I said a 350Z to which i responded 'what did you expect me to drive, a people carrier or something!!' Think you'll find a very wide spectrum of zed owners, don't think the concept of a stereotypical owner exists Quote
twobears Posted March 31, 2012 Author Posted March 31, 2012 "Yes - and enjoying every minute of being a zed owner!" Yay, me too Going for a run out to the coast tomorrow. What's the form if I see any other Zeds out and about? Do I flash them? No smutty comments please even if you are a 'young 'un' Quote
twobears Posted March 31, 2012 Author Posted March 31, 2012 "Ex punkrocker, football hooligan and pub doorman" erm, I'm pretty sure that at least one of the aforementioned isn't actually a proper job I also think you are right about there being no stereotypical Zed owner, although my observations about the technical/engineering bias still seem to hold fairly true but maybe that is because a lot of men work in those sort of industries anyway? This isn't really a scientific study is it? We are a self-selected sample and I bet no-one puts professional layabout as their chosen metier Sorry, forgotten how to do accents on my mac so please excuse the French! Quote
thetranquilbass Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 35, Regulatory Affairs Manager. Have been trying to explain this for years but essentially deal with the politics and bureaucracy behind the pharmaceutical industry helping clients develop new drugs from clinical development through to being available on the market. Quote
marzman Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Im 28, formerly a Programmer, but now a Consultant/Project Manager with the same company. We work with major football/rugby teams in the UK and abroad, supplying software to allow ticket sales and stadium management. This week, i've been managing a project with Everton FC to get them setup to sell tickets for their Wembley FA Cup Semi-Final which went on sale on Friday. It's stressful, but i love my job! Quote
philb1965 Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Ex RAF ground radar techy (JAFAD) then ltech-tc just before being made redundant. Then the last 17 years being a 2G telecoms trainer then 2G/TETRA/3G technical support engineer. 46 hoping to make it to 47! Quote
jumping350 Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 28, Semi pro athlete and a mentor for young elite athletes in my region Quote
MRH 350Z Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 31, senior lecturer at university, exercise physiologist and currently studying part-time for a PhD (roughly the effects of exercise on impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance - precursors to type 2 diabetes). Quote
dragon Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Self employed painter & decorator for 27 years. Theres nothing like working for yourself. Quote
twobears Posted March 31, 2012 Author Posted March 31, 2012 I'm in East Yorkshire about 30 miles from the coast Thought I'd take the back roads and enjoy myself. I can't decide whether to listen to music en route or just listen to the engine, which is just as pleasing! Hope the weather stays nice so that I can have the top down Quote
twobears Posted March 31, 2012 Author Posted March 31, 2012 I think we are getting a broader variety of occupations appearing on the thread now. Some people's jobs sound really interesting. Quote
Keyser Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 EX Army Electronics technician - Satellite communications specialist. Now run my own IT and Network support company - We come round and reboot your PC and router so you don't have to Quote
Bockaaarck Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Self employed IT Change Consultant / Analyst, currenty working with a telecoms client at the mo but have had similar roles working with finance/banking, manufacturing/retail industry and government agencies. Been talking on and off about going in to partnership with a couple of other guys / gals for the last couple of years but haven't taken the leap as yet. Can occasionally be very stressful (like most things I guess) but for the most part I really enjoy it. I'm lucky that I've worked with some really knowledgeable folks and fortunate that they've been kind enough to share their experience. Still wish I could have been a Spaceman though. Quote
Builder49 Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 47 - Building surveyor, occasional building control officer and SAP assessor Also runs for the hills !! GRRRRRRRR Actually most BCO's are ok, But then I'm a good builder, so I get no grief ! Quote
BulletMagnet Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Now run my own IT and Network support company - We come round and reboot your PC and router so you don't have to Can I be part of your phone support? All you have to say is "Have you tried turning the monitor off? Problem usually goes away" Quote
Freebird Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 23, used to be a health and safety officer for a national roofing firm, hated it and now im currently towards the end of my second year of uni studying motorsport engineering at oxford brookes. Also work for Britcar during the race season, for those of you who dont know they run two series' endurance GT racing and production car endurance races. Most well known for running the 24 hour race each year at Silverstone (2007 top gear did it in the diesel BMW). Quote
mc Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 33, commissioning/control and instrumentation engineer, working on steam turbine-generators around power stations in the UK and overseas. Quote
daveparkin Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Also along the technical/engineering lines...32, mechanical engineer in the metals industry Quote
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