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[blagmasterg]

I was bored so I looked at my summary time sheet that shows my total number of hours last year and divided my annual sallary by that number. Turns out I am only making 62% more than the UK minimum wage. To think I spent four miserable years in university getting an engineering degree

And? You have a job mate, which is a lot more than a lot of people can say right now. Last year I spent a total of about 6 months out of work and in that time I temped cleaning floors, working in a cafe and anything else I could find to earn a few pennies. I also happen to have a law degree but so what? At the end of the day you need to be grateful for what you do have

[Bob Syko]

Yeah Bilge, I'm not sure you'll find the same level of sympathy for only getting 62% more than minimum wage as you do for being a whiny virgin. Although if you want I'm sure my cousin who travels an hour to and from work and spends eight hours lifting heavy stuff for minimum wage would swap with you.

[blagmasterg]

Seriously, with the best will in the world Bilge, are you EVER happy about anything? I mean, every post you make seems to revolve aroudn how much you suck and how the world hates you because you suck and how you will never get with a girl because you suck and all your work colleagues are man to you because you suck.....etc etc

Did you never think that if you keep telling yourself that you suck and you're shit at everything that maybe that attitude will rub off on other people? Try cheering the **** up for once and you may be suprised by the results

[michaelarby]

have to agree there. and even when you whine and people try to give you advice bilge u usually just throw it back in their face.

[slinger]

Well my day (night) job is in the shitter. I have just found out that as of September the call centre is relocating. They are planning to move as many staff as they can, but that doesn't matter, cos I am a contractor (Permanent staff for the agency, temp for the company that Im located at). This couldnt come at a worse time, my rent is a load (and have 18 months left on the agreement) and me and the mrs have started a course of IVF. Money is tighter than Michael Winners belts, and now this. FFS.

Chin up and good luck to you and your wife with the IVF clockley, my wife and I are about to start our 3rd and final go. Number 1 rule - always stay positive for each other no matter how upsetting it gets because unfortunately you can feel extremely isolated at times, especially when all your friends are having kids around you, but I guess you've probably already found this out. If there's one thing my wife and I have learned from our infertility problems is that our relationship is stronger now than it ever was, and it was bloody strong before, so every cloud has a silver lining as they say fingers crossed for you





Back to the OT, my job is as an estimator for a large printing company. I started an apprenticeship with GEC Althom 20 years ago and got taken on by the company I was working for after 8 months as they were impressed with me Went to graphics college in Wythenshaw and also did my exams in estimating at Leeds University. Been doing the same job for the past 20 years but while working for the next company I moved to I was asked if I would take over the role of sales rep after being there about 18 months as the existing guy had left for a competitor (and apparently I was a natural seller ). I did very well handling sales in excess of £2.2 million every year and then got poached by their main competitor, who I am still working for to this day, except I am back estimating again. After the first year things got very tough, I lost some major accounts because my company were not prepared to "step on toes" with a current customer who was acting as a broker, this really pissed me off no end as I expected full support from the big wigs here but no, we cant rock the boat. Anyway a couple of months on and the guy who was the estimator here had a nervous breakdown (yes the job can get very stressful at times ) and left, leaving us in the shit, I got asked if I could help out and I've been doing it ever since (the £5 grand pay rise helped to )

Its a good job, its all figures based but you have to have a complete technical background, its a niche role and as such the pay is getting bigger and better as their's not many people qualified and have the necessary experience so hopefully I should never struggle to find another job should the worst ever happen. (touches wood....)

In reality though I always wanted to join the Army but they wouldn't have me at the time. I also tried working in a bank for 2 weeks (most boring thing ever but my father, uncle and grandfather were all ex-managers so it was in the blood..... or so I was always told lol) Anyway it seems I was always destined to work with figures one way or another and it looks like I'm stuck doing this for the future, until I grow the balls to finally do what I always said I would do and be my own boss by the time I hit 35....... I've recently turned 37

[clockley]

Cheers for that Slinger.

Yeah, I have always been the paternal type (me and the mrs met at the party of a mutual friend and I spent most of the night with their newborn on my arm, feeding, winding and singing it to sleep, and I guess thats where the attraction started.

Lis had a miscarriage about a year and a half ago, and that is where I found that as much as I was hurting, she was too, and yeah, this last year everyone that we know has had a kid (or at least it feels that way). The worst though was when we got reallty excited (lis was 2 weeks late) only for lisa to find out that she wasnt pregnant and her cousin and his mrs call through to share their good news. The mrs was really affected by that, so thats when we decided to go for IVF privately (we had also just been told that we couldnt have it on the NHS due to lisa having had a child with her ex husband, despite me not having had one, and lis having polycystic ovarian syndrome). I appreciate that a lot of people dont want people having kids on IVF through the NHS with their hard earned national insurance, but the thing that bugs us is that it is simply a no, despite if we lived 6 miles south (towards Sheffield) then it would be covered, and the fact that we went through 4 months of losing weight, excercising, stopping smoking and drinking, as well as lots of tactless comments about our weight (Lis is slightly overweight for her height, and i am a big fella) before being told this. **Oh, just found out that instead of £2.5k for IVF, if we donate eggs then we get it for about £1k.**

Back on subject though, and yeah, nothing is clear at work at the minute, even my supervisors boss claims not to know what is happening. Consultancy meetings start April 12, but remember that I work nights, so I will have to either come in early or stay late, and a 12 hour shift is long enough as it is.

[slinger]

Cheers for that Slinger.

Yeah, I have always been the paternal type (me and the mrs met at the party of a mutual friend and I spent most of the night with their newborn on my arm, feeding, winding and singing it to sleep, and I guess thats where the attraction started.

Lis had a miscarriage about a year and a half ago, and that is where I found that as much as I was hurting, she was too, and yeah, this last year everyone that we know has had a kid (or at least it feels that way). The worst though was when we got reallty excited (lis was 2 weeks late) only for lisa to find out that she wasnt pregnant and her cousin and his mrs call through to share their good news. The mrs was really affected by that, so thats when we decided to go for IVF privately (we had also just been told that we couldnt have it on the NHS due to lisa having had a child with her ex husband, despite me not having had one, and lis having polycystic ovarian syndrome). I appreciate that a lot of people dont want people having kids on IVF through the NHS with their hard earned national insurance, but the thing that bugs us is that it is simply a no, despite if we lived 6 miles south (towards Sheffield) then it would be covered, and the fact that we went through 4 months of losing weight, excercising, stopping smoking and drinking, as well as lots of tactless comments about our weight (Lis is slightly overweight for her height, and i am a big fella) before being told this. **Oh, just found out that instead of £2.5k for IVF, if we donate eggs then we get it for about £1k.**

Back on subject though, and yeah, nothing is clear at work at the minute, even my supervisors boss claims not to know what is happening. Consultancy meetings start April 12, but remember that I work nights, so I will have to either come in early or stay late, and a 12 hour shift is long enough as it is.

You've got it cheap mate, we went private our first go and it cost us £5500!! It did benefit us though as we only learned through the private consultant that on the NHS we could swap PCT's to one with a lower waiting list, so we swapped to Liverpool which has a specialist IVF centre and a much lower waiting time. I feel a lot more pressure with this last attempt though, I dont want to even think how my wife will take it if it doesn't work

[clockley]

The pressure is not as bad with us as like I said, if we egg share, then it is cheaper, and we can probably afford to go again. Having said that, the mrs really did her homework and the place we are with (CareSheffield I think) has a 65% + success rate and 50% of births were twins... add in the fact that there are lots of cases of twins in my family and it looks like if it is successful, then I will have my hands full.

[Killer_Carp]

w00t!!! I just got a call for a job interview next Monday in Richmond. This gives me a week to research the company and plan how I will anwser some question, because I tend to freeze when I'm put on the spot. The postion is a warehouse supervisor postion for a company that makes high performance coating, linings, anti-corrosion and fireproofing materials for railway, marine/offshore, and industral use. I'm so hoping I land this job.

[retro74]

w00t!!! I just got a call for a job interview next Monday in Richmond. This gives me a week to research the company and plan how I will anwser some question, because I tend to freeze when I'm put on the spot. The postion is a warehouse supervisor postion for a company that makes high performance coating, linings, anti-corrosion and fireproofing materials for railway, marine/offshore, and industral use. I'm so hoping I land this job.

Good luck!

I just got a 10% pay rise in work. Although that's great news it means that I've been underpaid for the last 18 months going by industry standards.

[The+Deleted]

Good luck with it, KIller. If anyone deserves to be in charge of high performance coating, linings, anti-corrosion and fireproofing materials for railway, marine/offshore, and industral use, it's you.

Probably.

[Killer_Carp]

Thanks guys! I update here after I do the interview.

[PlatinumSpectre]

Urg, now that Im leaving school, and have a 4 month gap before I go to college, I need to find a job. Im going to apply to Tesco to stack some shelfs - it's not the most glamorious job, but I supposed it pay's the bills.

And Good luck, Carp!

[Killer_Carp]

Urg, now that Im leaving school, and have a 4 month gap before I go to college, I need to find a job. Im going to apply to Tesco to stack some shelfs - it's not the most glamorious job, but I supposed it pay's the bills.

And Good luck, Carp!

Thanks man. What is your major in college going to be?

[PlatinumSpectre]

Business Studies/Management