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Whats Ur Job ?
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whats ur job and why did u chose it ?
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I just kind of fell into the role after a string of shitty dead-end jobs. I like it because it pays a lot of money.
pays alright, flexi hours
oh and i chose it because the agency sent me there over 3 years ago and just never left, went as a admin dogsbody and worked my way up.
I like numbers
I originally bought it as I have experience with the brand (having managed a store previously) and am passionate about it. In addition, the opportunities to grow my business are excellent and the option to buy into a tried and tested business model appealed to me at the time.
But all i do is input timesheets.
woo
My McD's is a franchise and our owner actually owns three different stores. Her yearly profit is something ridiculous.
I'm a 'vision correction specialist'!
i'm too cool.
eta - i chose it because they offer me a 4.5 hour a week contract in termtime, which they up to around 20 hours in holidays. it's been ideal for the last year as i've been doing my A levels and needed a little bit more money but could only really work one day a week. and also because it has been my first job, and first jobs are usually shit
The money is decent, although it depends on how the company performs. However, most Subway stores only gross a fraction of the average McDonalds store and I would imagine our gross profit margins are a fair bit smaller.
I chose the job because I wanted to work with children, but didnt know what I wanted to do, so thought I'd work in a nursery 'till I decided, and Im still there!!
Hopefully next year I`ll be able to rejoin the military though.
Because they went thru the place i was temping for for somebody and i went and its not an awful job so I've stayed thus far.
I don't remember why I initially got interested in it, but I had read some information and somehow just knew I had the personality for this kind of work. At least as far as I could gather what ATCOs did.
Turns out I was right and I finally found my passion. This is exactly the kind of job I thought it was and now I get paid to be a self righteous bitch who is never wrong. :thumb:
On average, the job I do isn't that stressful. I take care of transatlantic flights and it's actually a huge routine job. However there are some days when there's constant trouble, something can come up or stuff like that. Today for example, I replace this guy and he's been sitting for about an hour chilling. As soon as I sit down I get a call from Canada with an aircraft that instantly affects 3 others that I need to get below him. I spent a good while puzzling it together, making a ton of calls and when things finally calmed down and I was breathing normal my friend returned to replace me and again has nothing to do!
Truth be told, most of the people at work enjoy the stress factor to an extent. I know that I tend to enjoy it a lot when there's something going on. There's however a thin line that divides 'good' stress and 'bad' stress. No one wants to cross that line because the feeling is absolutely horrible when you can't keep up with your traffic. :no:
Whilst not daydreaming, I'm a database developer.
I've kind of fallen into this line of work but at the same time I get a great deal of job satisfaction out of helping people with their problems. The buzz you get when you sort a big problem out for someone is fantastic. It more than makes up for the fact that I'd get paid more in commercial law.
Although working for a charity has its perks, including lots of holiday (30 days) and a big fat pension, the pay is lower than in commercial law.
I only work there because it's almost impossible to get a job around here. Hopefully I'll find something soon before the places makes me completely homicidal....
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I'm also AAT qualified and want to get back into doing company financial accounts or into Insolvency practioning. Coz I'm good with numbers, and logical stuff.
but i'm a student (not uni) and it gets me money soooo
I organise Family Fun Day's and Fairgrounds for people and sometimes for major companies.
Is quite stressful at times knowing your responsible for the peoples day and trying to make sure nothing goes wrong.
Originally took it cos it was an admin job which is what I'm experienced in, but actually really enjoy it - plus it pays very well for the area.