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Location: Brissy
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Location: Brissy
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Hulloo everyone, I haven't posted here much but today think I'll start off by asking what does everyone do for a living?
I've got the work dolldrums (spelling?) today and wish I did something better.. I know everyone here is a bit free spirited and probably have much more fantastic jobs than one behind a desk!
I do graphic & web design for a travel company (a little creative I hear you say) but I still find it sucks the life out of me..
I'm hoping to start my own web design business from home where I can just answer to myself while I sing along to my fave songs and have my incense on.. haha llaalalalaa
oxox Keira
Hulloo everyone, I haven't posted here much but today think I'll start off by asking what does everyone do for a living?
I've got the work dolldrums (spelling?) today and wish I did something better.. I know everyone here is a bit free spirited and probably have much more fantastic jobs than one behind a desk!
I do graphic & web design for a travel company (a little creative I hear you say) but I still find it sucks the life out of me..
I'm hoping to start my own web design business from home where I can just answer to myself while I sing along to my fave songs and have my incense on.. haha llaalalalaa
oxox Keira
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now comes with skydiving license
1,627 posts
Location: In your head. (Tasmania, Australia)
1,627 posts
Location: In your head. (Tasmania, Australia)
Posted:
well im still a poor little student, but i guess i do have 2 jobs in a way. the main circus im in (The Suitcase Circus) which my sister (Ilsanya) and i are the founders of, get gigs and shows all the time so that brings in a regular income (we usually get hired or we busk at events and things)
the other job is teaching at our local kidies circus, the circus is mainly comprised of little kids so Ilsanya and i are often hired as trainers there...
so yeah...thats about all...well until i finish this damn thing they call education!!
well im still a poor little student, but i guess i do have 2 jobs in a way. the main circus im in (The Suitcase Circus) which my sister (Ilsanya) and i are the founders of, get gigs and shows all the time so that brings in a regular income (we usually get hired or we busk at events and things)
the other job is teaching at our local kidies circus, the circus is mainly comprised of little kids so Ilsanya and i are often hired as trainers there...
so yeah...thats about all...well until i finish this damn thing they call education!!
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14 posts
Location: Brissy
14 posts
Location: Brissy
Posted:
awww wow well im jealous already! oh to be in a circus! no sitting at a desk for you! what do you plan to do when you finish study though?
Written by: Fire_Spinning_Angel
well im still a poor little student, but i guess i do have 2 jobs in a way. the main circus im in (The Suitcase Circus) which my sister (Ilsanya) and i are the founders of, get gigs and shows all the time so that brings in a regular income (we usually get hired or we busk at events and things)
the other job is teaching at our local kidies circus, the circus is mainly comprised of little kids so Ilsanya and i are often hired as trainers there...
so yeah...thats about all...well until i finish this damn thing they call education!!
awww wow well im jealous already! oh to be in a circus! no sitting at a desk for you! what do you plan to do when you finish study though?
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1,260 posts
Location: Now in the land of Oz, Australia
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1,260 posts
Location: Now in the land of Oz, Australia
Posted:
i work at a store called First Mobile, and we see vodafone phones. is quite a cool job, and the best iv had so far, but like all things it were's you down. good thing about it is that its localy (yeah i really cant spell) owned, so we dont have to follow all the rules of company owned stores, and Phil does really look after us. and plus i get to have the latest cell phones and play with lots of really cool gadgits that i sometimes don't really understant
i work at a store called First Mobile, and we see vodafone phones. is quite a cool job, and the best iv had so far, but like all things it were's you down. good thing about it is that its localy (yeah i really cant spell) owned, so we dont have to follow all the rules of company owned stores, and Phil does really look after us. and plus i get to have the latest cell phones and play with lots of really cool gadgits that i sometimes don't really understant
What if we think the jokes on them,
But really - the jokes on us....
and also... i wuv Rougie *snuz*
now comes with skydiving license
1,627 posts
Location: In your head. (Tasmania, Australia)
1,627 posts
Location: In your head. (Tasmania, Australia)
Posted:
im not really sure. . .im planning to go to uni but after that, who knows!!
yeah its awsome when you get to do what you enjoy doing (for me its circus) and get paid for it too!! but its not all sunshine and roses, a wole heap of workd goes on behind the scenes that no one sees, it takes a lot of preperation before any gig. but i know i dont mind all that, coz it gives me a chance to practice what i love
also a downside is the injuries, firstly you get hurt much more often than you would in a desk job, and secondly if you do get hurt it means you cant work. im continually getting injured and it does become a little off putting. but still, i wouldnt trade this job for the world!!
im not really sure. . .im planning to go to uni but after that, who knows!!
yeah its awsome when you get to do what you enjoy doing (for me its circus) and get paid for it too!!
but its not all sunshine and roses, a wole heap of workd goes on behind the scenes that no one sees, it takes a lot of preperation before any gig. but i know i dont mind all that, coz it gives me a chance to practice what i love also a downside is the injuries, firstly you get hurt much more often than you would in a desk job, and secondly if you do get hurt it means you cant work. im continually getting injured and it does become a little off putting. but still, i wouldnt trade this job for the world!!
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comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
comfortably numb
2,676 posts
Location: The countryside, Australia
Posted:
I got into my course (Advanced Dip of Justice) this year but I chose to defer so I'm staying around hometown to earn some money. I'm travelling a little this year too.
But for now, I'm a pizza delivery girl...
I'm looking for a proper job though.
I got into my course (Advanced Dip of Justice) this year but I chose to defer so I'm staying around hometown to earn some money. I'm travelling a little this year too.
But for now, I'm a pizza delivery girl...
I'm looking for a proper job though.
.All things are beautiful if we take the time to look.
now comes with skydiving license
1,627 posts
Location: In your head. (Tasmania, Australia)
1,627 posts
Location: In your head. (Tasmania, Australia)
Posted:
haha not sure why i find this so funny, maybe its got something to do with the fact that a while ago when the circus was just starting up i was looking into a job as a pizza delivery girl...or a paper girl
Written by: roarfire
But for now, I'm a pizza delivery girl...
haha not sure why i find this so funny, maybe its got something to do with the fact that a while ago when the circus was just starting up i was looking into a job as a pizza delivery girl...or a paper girl
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108 posts
Location: Melbourne, ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, Australia
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108 posts
Location: Melbourne, ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, Australia
Posted:
i make burgers/ make chicken/ serve customers at kfc 
talk about free spirited
I did work as a waiter in an indian restaurant but i quite cos the otehr waiter was a real tard
i make burgers/ make chicken/ serve customers at kfc
talk about free spirited
I did work as a waiter in an indian restaurant but i quite cos the otehr waiter was a real tard
"Quote coming soon..."
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coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
Posted:
i got accepted into nursing up at launceston today. i'll probably deffer and work in a bar for a year, but them maybe i could join u and saan in the circus!
yay for long term plans(as scary as they are)
i got accepted into nursing up at launceston today. i'll probably deffer and work in a bar for a year, but them maybe i could join u and saan in the circus!
yay for long term plans(as scary as they are)
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
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1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
1,328 posts
Location: Bendigo, Vic, Australia
Posted:
I work at the local BP, which is a petrol station, but as I am under 18 I cant work the console... so... I clean. Yup, Im the cleaning b*tch! it's annoying, but another 10 months and I can move onto console, YAY!
I work at the local BP, which is a petrol station, but as I am under 18 I cant work the console... so... I clean. Yup, Im the cleaning b*tch! it's annoying, but another 10 months and I can move onto console, YAY!
newbie
14 posts
Location: Brissy
14 posts
Location: Brissy
Posted:
hmm yeah I used to work at maccas (did for years) and actually really loved it but after I finished studying I fell under the pressure to get a "real" job.. but real jobs suck.. I'd love to work in a bar or BP or be a pizza delivery girl forever.. but still get paid well.
I wish I could firetwirl for a living! I hate money! arhhhhh
hmm yeah I used to work at maccas (did for years) and actually really loved it but after I finished studying I fell under the pressure to get a "real" job.. but real jobs suck.. I'd love to work in a bar or BP or be a pizza delivery girl forever.. but still get paid well.
I wish I could firetwirl for a living! I hate money! arhhhhh
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
I'm a waitress at a Turkish restaurant.
And before this I was an English teacher in Romania.
I'm a waitress at a Turkish restaurant.
And before this I was an English teacher in Romania.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
old hand
898 posts
Location: Binstead, Isle of Wight
898 posts
Location: Binstead, Isle of Wight
Posted:
I'm a teacher. Secondary school but I'm hoping to start a backpackers hostel next year.
I'm a teacher. Secondary school but I'm hoping to start a backpackers hostel next year.
Ask a question and be a fool for a minute...don't ask and be a fool your whole life.
Unofficial Lord Of Confusion And Pirate Extrodinaire
1,363 posts
Location: Nuneaton
1,363 posts
Location: Nuneaton
Posted:
I'm a Systems Manager for a Repro company in London,, tiz dull as hell at times but has the advantage of having an insanely fast internet connection and more importantly than that lots of mac's and very few pc's
I'm a Systems Manager for a Repro company in London,, tiz dull as hell at times but has the advantage of having an insanely fast internet connection and more importantly than that lots of mac's and very few pc's
Some men see things and say why....
I Dream of things that never were and say Why Not....?
Oh No I'm going to get Shot Alive if he finds out - DA 
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the floor is a sea of tigers...
404 posts
the floor is a sea of tigers...
404 posts
Posted:
web design for a travel company? that's not so bad... I do web design for a government department :P
sometimes it does indeed suck the life out of me, but then i guess you'd have to find something that pumps the life back into you
web design for a travel company? that's not so bad... I do web design for a government department :P
sometimes it does indeed suck the life out of me, but then i guess you'd have to find something that pumps the life back into you
Carpal \'Tunnel
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
Posted:
i'm a qualified scaffolder but i'm unemployed at the moment, the job its self has it's up's and down's (giggle)
i would love to go traveling working my way around from place to place
then maybe settle down and work for a forestry commision or something
i'm a qualified scaffolder but i'm unemployed at the moment, the job its self has it's up's and down's (giggle)
i would love to go traveling working my way around from place to place
then maybe settle down and work for a forestry commision or something
Unofficial Lord Of Confusion And Pirate Extrodinaire
1,363 posts
Location: Nuneaton
1,363 posts
Location: Nuneaton
Posted:
Rave that was dire 
> Although i love the sound of working for the Forestry commission,, ohhh trees 
Working in the city gets me down so much
Rave that was dire
> Although i love the sound of working for the Forestry commission,, ohhh trees Working in the city gets me down so much Some men see things and say why....
I Dream of things that never were and say Why Not....?
Oh No I'm going to get Shot Alive if he finds out - DA
Carpal \'Tunnel
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
7,193 posts
Location: in the trees
Posted:
i know...great wasn't it haha
i know...great wasn't it haha
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Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Carpal \'Tunnel
4,172 posts
Location: Hastings, United Kingdom
Posted:
I'm a carer, and work in a rest home. Have done for nearly 4 years.
Only a saturday job though.
Last saturday was the first time somebody died on my shift.
It was weird..
I'm a carer, and work in a rest home. Have done for nearly 4 years.
Only a saturday job though.
Last saturday was the first time somebody died on my shift.
It was weird..
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enthusiast
360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
enthusiast
360 posts
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Posted:
I have no actual job (don't like em much, may be forced to get a bar job this spring but that's IT!). I'm at college(music) atm & my spare time is spent learning music related things - instrumental skill, theory, history & context, recording techniques, business related skills etc.
Hopefully if I leave college with a reasonable grade I can do the same sort of thing at a uni, and if that goes well I'll probably try get a job as a session music etc, mebbe give the fame thing a go
I have no actual job (don't like em much, may be forced to get a bar job this spring but that's IT!). I'm at college(music) atm & my spare time is spent learning music related things - instrumental skill, theory, history & context, recording techniques, business related skills etc.
Hopefully if I leave college with a reasonable grade I can do the same sort of thing at a uni, and if that goes well I'll probably try get a job as a session music etc, mebbe give the fame thing a go
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I'd be in trouble if I had to eat an antelope now
278 posts
Location: The Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
I'd be in trouble if I had to eat an antelope now
278 posts
Location: The Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
Posted:
I'm currently working as crew on a freight boat on the Isles of Scilly. I'm also the relief skipper and i get to drive the post boat delivering the post to the other islands. Not so nice in the winter as it gets pretty choppy! However, in the summer its pretty damn good being outside cruising on the water
I'm currently working as crew on a freight boat on the Isles of Scilly. I'm also the relief skipper and i get to drive the post boat delivering the post to the other islands. Not so nice in the winter as it gets pretty choppy! However, in the summer its pretty damn good being outside cruising on the water
"Everything in moderation. Even moderation itself. From this it follows that you must, from time to time, have excess. And this is going to be one of those occasions"
newbie
14 posts
Location: Brissy
14 posts
Location: Brissy
Posted:
neat, I hope it goes well. I'm very into this working for ourselves thing at the moment
Written by: Firetramp
I'm a teacher. Secondary school but I'm hoping to start a backpackers hostel next year.
neat, I hope it goes well. I'm very into this working for ourselves thing at the moment
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14 posts
Location: Brissy
14 posts
Location: Brissy
Posted:
heh, well how about you get me a job? I quite like the idea of flex time..
I just hate the constant criticism from my boss (who knows nothing about design..marketing.. etc) on everything i do. I would at the moment rather be an accountant cause at least there's only a right and a wrong, not a 'hmmmmmm I think the font should be impact not arial because I like it better' aaaaaaarghhh!!!!!
oh wow that's pretty full on. I was thinking the other day how I could never do a job like that, I haven't got the stomach, plus I'm such a sensitive little thing, I'd get too upset!
EDITED_BY: *:.Keira.:* (1138055238)
Written by: The Misguided Oracle
web design for a travel company? that's not so bad... I do web design for a government department :P
sometimes it does indeed suck the life out of me, but then i guess you'd have to find something that pumps the life back into you
heh, well how about you get me a job? I quite like the idea of flex time..
I just hate the constant criticism from my boss (who knows nothing about design..marketing.. etc) on everything i do. I would at the moment rather be an accountant cause at least there's only a right and a wrong, not a 'hmmmmmm I think the font should be impact not arial because I like it better' aaaaaaarghhh!!!!!
Written by: *Aimée*
I'm a carer, and work in a rest home. Have done for nearly 4 years.
Only a saturday job though.
Last saturday was the first time somebody died on my shift.
It was weird..
oh wow that's pretty full on. I was thinking the other day how I could never do a job like that, I haven't got the stomach, plus I'm such a sensitive little thing, I'd get too upset!
EDITED_BY: *:.Keira.:* (1138055238)
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coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
Posted:
post boat? thats awesome lost surfer, i wish i was a post-boatman
post boat? thats awesome lost surfer, i wish i was a post-boatman
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the floor is a sea of tigers...
404 posts
the floor is a sea of tigers...
404 posts
Posted:
Haha, lets see if I can even seem to keep myself employed there :P I'm offically a contractor there and trying to convince them that to extend my contract *again* :P
Used to be a freelancer, but problem is that i started freelancing too eary (big big mistake)...
Written by: *:.Keira.:*
heh, well how about you get me a job? I quite like the idea of flex time..
I just hate the constant criticism from my boss (who knows nothing about design..marketing.. etc) on everything i do. I would at the moment rather be an accountant cause at least there's only a right and a wrong, not a 'hmmmmmm I think the font should be impact not arial because I like it better' aaaaaaarghhh!!!!!
Haha, lets see if I can even seem to keep myself employed there :P I'm offically a contractor there and trying to convince them that to extend my contract *again* :P
Used to be a freelancer, but problem is that i started freelancing too eary (big big mistake)...
newbie
14 posts
Location: Brissy
14 posts
Location: Brissy
Posted:
ooh really, can I ask why it was a big big mistake?
I am just started to do work that I can find from home in my after hours.. what's the difference between freelance and contract? freelancers go into the actual companies and work while they need them don't they? contracters is more like what I'm doing?
ah! scared now! AHHH! hope I'll be alright!
Written by: The Misguided Oracle
Haha, lets see if I can even seem to keep myself employed there :P I'm offically a contractor there and trying to convince them that to extend my contract *again* :P
Used to be a freelancer, but problem is that i started freelancing too eary (big big mistake)...
ooh really, can I ask why it was a big big mistake?
I am just started to do work that I can find from home in my after hours.. what's the difference between freelance and contract? freelancers go into the actual companies and work while they need them don't they? contracters is more like what I'm doing?
ah! scared now! AHHH! hope I'll be alright!
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the floor is a sea of tigers...
404 posts
the floor is a sea of tigers...
404 posts
Posted:
problem with going freelance at the start of your career is that you haven't developed a network of contacts yet, so work will be very sparodic and you won't know when you're gonna get paid next. and in my case, it has made a negative impact on my future plans.
freelancing and contracting are basically the same... although the only distinction that i find is that contractors go and work in their employeer's workplace while freelancers don't have to. other than that, they are generally hired on a project to project basis.
problem with going freelance at the start of your career is that you haven't developed a network of contacts yet, so work will be very sparodic and you won't know when you're gonna get paid next. and in my case, it has made a negative impact on my future plans.
freelancing and contracting are basically the same... although the only distinction that i find is that contractors go and work in their employeer's workplace while freelancers don't have to. other than that, they are generally hired on a project to project basis.
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