14-02-2011, 03:26 AM
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Retired now. Worked for 39 years in Accounts Receivable; after the company was sold, worked as receptionist/typist/file clerk and general dogsbody for a group of doctors. They were jobs, not a career; paid the mortgage, etc. Not challenging or particularly difficult or fulfilling, although they were well paid. If I had come into a sufficient amount of money to retire financially secure at any time I would have been out of there in a second!!
14-02-2011, 08:03 AM
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Served Electrical Engineering apprenticeship, Design Engineering Degree, BA Technonolgy degree, Studied 13 years with the O.U, worked for various large companies and then started my own company in Heating and Ventilation sold it to the work force and retired, enjoyed every minute of it, especially the learning of new things.I just wish I had more time left to learn more.
14-02-2011, 11:35 AM
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Career electronic technicial here. If it winked or blinked I could build it, install it, calibrate it, program it, operate it, troubleshoot it and repair it. I liked my job because I was always working with great people, those that operated the things I fixed. I became a good listener as that's how I determined what might be wrong with the thingy.
14-02-2011, 12:33 PM
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Been & done many things over the years including: Horse trainer, Lic. carpenter, Cartographer, Police officer, weather forecaster, and wildlife artist. The artist part of me has been with me all my life off & on. I finally decided to stick with just the art work cause I was getting to old & thread bare to do other things.14-02-2011, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bobmielke
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Career electronic technicial here. If it winked or blinked I could build it, install it, calibrate it, program it, operate it, troubleshoot it and repair it. I liked my job because I was always working with great people, those that operated the things I fixed. I became a good listener as that's how I determined what might be wrong with the thingy.
Bob, I loved this description of your work.
It is also so very important to really listen - because sometimes it is what someone does not say that is necessary to help them, and the clue is in what they do say! (Hope that makes sense)!!
Rainbow x
14-02-2011, 10:42 PM
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Am retired now. Worked in the Housing Department of the Council for 30+ years, then took early retirement and voluntary redundancy. Had two years doing nothing, then worked at my Vets part-time for 8 years until April last year. Enjoyed working at the Council, but loved working at the Vets far more........| Thread Tools | |
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