AMT Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Police.... driving Zeds...however do they keep below the 'limit' ... lol Quote
BulletMagnet Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Docker at the Port Of Felixstowe, four shifts left and I'm free (after 12 years) 1 Quote
Randy_Baton Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I set the prices you all pay for energy bills Quote
Wayne370Z Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Nothing. Retired 21 months ago after 30 years in the Police Service. You did well to last 30 years mate. I lost interest in the job in 93 when the Sheehy report started to change things.I managed another 5 years afterwards but it ruined the job. Lost a fair amount of benefits and my supplied accommodation was sold off with all local beat area knowledge moved to divisional stations and the strategic target mentality was born. Also longer shift times etc And Sheehy was nothing compared to what the current government have done to the job ! 1 Quote
Fodder Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) Specialize in Cloud "Backup and Recovery" solutions /DR /CDR for Seagate. (Data Storage) (at least 40% of you are storing your digital footprint on my kit) :) Not mine, don't trust it......... I'm an infrastructure engineer (mainly server and storage) for a financial services company I hate giving someone else responsibility for my backups, if I've done it's either done right or I'm to blame Edited March 3, 2015 by Fodder Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Specialize in Cloud "Backup and Recovery" solutions /DR /CDR for Seagate. (Data Storage) (at least 40% of you are storing your digital footprint on my kit) :) Not mine, don't trust it......... I'm an infrastructure engineer (mainly server and storage) for a financial services company I hate giving someone else responsibility for my backups, if I've done it's either done right or I'm to blame The IT world is very quickly moving to cloud for everything, of course there are certain vertices where you can't, but the migration has begun. 1 Quote
Fodder Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Specialize in Cloud "Backup and Recovery" solutions /DR /CDR for Seagate. (Data Storage) (at least 40% of you are storing your digital footprint on my kit) :) Not mine, don't trust it......... I'm an infrastructure engineer (mainly server and storage) for a financial services company I hate giving someone else responsibility for my backups, if I've done it's either done right or I'm to blame The IT world is very quickly moving to cloud for everything, of course there are certain vertices where you can't, but the migration has begun. Oh I know and we have several including one I look after..... Doesn't mean I trust someone else with my data or the responsibility of backing it up 1 Quote
twobears Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I'm not techy at all but I thought that even the most massive companies entrusted their data to the cloud (whatever that may be )? 1 Quote
glrnet Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I set the prices you all pay for energy bills 3 Quote
onthatB0MBSHELL Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Domestic/commercial Electrician, also a bit of gate automation, 28 years in the job. Quote
GMballistic Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Some interesting jobs/carers in this thread Wish I had received better guidance when younger to have better realisation of all that was out there, I would have followed another career course, Maybe it's different nowadays but when I was at that age (mid 90's) it was rubbish guidance anyway. At the time I wanted to be a racing driver, gun smith or Police pursuit driver ~ in that order. The guidance I received was rubbish as really the only legitimate job of those three was a Police pursuit driver but she didn't have a pamphlet about that so suggested the Military instead which although I did follow through with to some degree (passed physical tests/sat exams ~ was eligible for REME or the MP ~ my choice) it wasn't the right way forward for me as I liked being close to my family and wasn't interested in seeing the world. Ended up working my way up in a "Brewers Fayre" Pub kitchen (wash boy/starters & desserts/commis chef/sous chef), then did a Toolmakers apprenticeship, then worked in a car garage then probably another 6 to 7 other jobs before finally finding a career I'm happy with so don't give up as it's never too late to try something new. 1 Quote
Fodder Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I'm not techy at all but I thought that even the most massive companies entrusted their data to the cloud (whatever that may be )? "The cloud" can mean many things. As a consumer I'm just a little wary of trusting my backup to someone else for both privacy and recovery. I no longer have control over that data. I'm a bit of a pessimist and in some ways control freak when it comes to stuff like that 2 Quote
Zhorno Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I build @*!# , in a fancy name - loft conversion specialist Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Randy_Baton Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Some interesting jobs/carers in this thread Wish I had received better guidance when younger to have better realisation of all that was out there, I would have followed another career course, Maybe it's different nowadays but when I was at that age (mid 90's) it was rubbish guidance anyway. At the time I wanted to be a racing driver, gun smith or Police pursuit driver ~ in that order. The guidance I received was rubbish as really the only legitimate job of those three was a Police pursuit driver but she didn't have a pamphlet about that so suggested the Military instead which although I did follow through with to some degree (passed physical tests/sat exams ~ was eligible for REME or the MP ~ my choice) it wasn't the right way forward for me as I liked being close to my family and wasn't interested in seeing the world. Ended up working my way up in a "Brewers Fayre" Pub kitchen (wash boy/starters & desserts/commis chef/sous chef), then did a Toolmakers apprenticeship, then worked in a car garage then probably another 6 to 7 other jobs before finally finding a career I'm happy with so don't give up as it's never too late to try something new. My careers advice said I'd make a good mechanic or a doctor... 1 Quote
Jud1 Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I'm not techy at all but I thought that even the most massive companies entrusted their data to the cloud (whatever that may be )? "The cloud" can mean many things. As a consumer I'm just a little wary of trusting my backup to someone else for both privacy and recovery. I no longer have control over that data. I'm a bit of a pessimist and in some ways control freak when it comes to stuff like that Agree ... and probably the most common objection .. but in reality, you keep your data on yours and I'll keep a 2nd copy for you (simplfying of course) ... But then you have 2 sets incase some may hack your home network, which - in honesty - doesnt have a billion $ spent on security and would be V much easier for someone to access than say a data centre /cloud. Currerntly your data is kept on one or two hdd, maybe even 4 or 5 with raid .. where as in a data centre it's across several thousand /encrypted.... and of course "data" isn't that naked picture of an ex ... it's 010110100010010100101101 .... it's incredible really what they (we?) can do now ... so many implications of what's to come... (the royal "you" btw) :D .. J 1 Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I also own a Company called Architectural Restorations. Is this it Will? https://www.pinterest.com/amesfriedman/homes-wacky-whimsical/ 2 Quote
andybp Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I'm a plumber ............ I know my s**t I know more S**t than you, well at least much larger quantities of it (nearly 600 L/s) work for a Waste Water company was going to be a temporary job after the MOD been 14 Yrs now 1 Quote
Jud1 Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Specialize in Cloud "Backup and Recovery" solutions /DR /CDR for Seagate. (Data Storage) (at least 40% of you are storing your digital footprint on my kit) :) Not mine, don't trust it......... I'm an infrastructure engineer (mainly server and storage) for a financial services company I hate giving someone else responsibility for my backups, if I've done it's either done right or I'm to blame The IT world is very quickly moving to cloud for everything, of course there are certain vertices where you can't, but the migration has begun. Oh I know and we have several including one I look after..... Doesn't mean I trust someone else with my data or the responsibility of backing it up ... I could say so much :) - but screw that, it's work ... J Quote
Joeycuz Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I design elevators for hotels, bit boring but it has it's ups & Downs.. 6 Quote
GMballistic Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I design elevators for hotels, bit boring but it has it's ups & Downs.. That should be in the "one liners" jokes thread. 1 Quote
Hooch Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I work in a data centre providing connections and various other things to businesses. I'm not techy at all but I thought that even the most massive companies entrusted their data to the cloud (whatever that may be )? "The cloud" can mean many things. As a consumer I'm just a little wary of trusting my backup to someone else for both privacy and recovery. I no longer have control over that data. I'm a bit of a pessimist and in some ways control freak when it comes to stuff like that Agree ... and probably the most common objection .. but in reality, you keep your data on yours and I'll keep a 2nd copy for you (simplfying of course) ... But then you have 2 sets incase some may hack your home network, which - in honesty - doesnt have a billion $ spent on security and would be V much easier for someone to access than say a data centre /cloud. Currerntly your data is kept on one or two hdd, maybe even 4 or 5 with raid .. where as in a data centre it's across several thousand /encrypted.... and of course "data" isn't that naked picture of an ex ... it's 010110100010010100101101 .... it's incredible really what they (we?) can do now ... so many implications of what's to come... (the royal "you" btw) :D .. J 1 Quote
Fodder Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 @jud I agree with all your points, I said I'm a pessimist but paranoid is probably more appropriate It's horses for courses and as you say for some it's ideal for secondary or tertiary backups providing you know the risks associated Quote
Neilp Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Structural design or pictures? Sorry, I'm reverting to type (my previous career was in civil engineering). Am now a maths teacher. Now about those school designs.... One good one in my last school was the radiators in the ceiling!! I'm a civil engineer working as an architect but my job title is 'Landscape Architect' ... rads in suspended ceiling - yea we do that ! I also own a Company called Architectural Restorations. Will, do you have a website? It's something I have a keen interest in and it would be interesting to see some of the work you do. Also what series of racing do you have cars in? What cars do you run? Any photos? 2 Quote
Rock_Steady Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I write copy and gist read for Cambridge Assessment/University marcoms team. Quote
Keyser Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) I own/run an IT support company for small businesses Before that 12 years in the military as an electronics technician/satellite communications specialist were I went to strange and exotic lands (just like it said in the brochure) I met strange and exotic people (just like it said in the brochure) they shot at me! (that bit WAS NOT in the brochure ) Before that I was a farmer EDIT: Missed the bit between farming and solider - I did a 2 year government sponsored apprenticeship as a mechanic like all of us got laid off the day the government stopped sponsorship - that's why I joined the army Edited March 4, 2015 by Keyser 3 Quote
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