#What do you do for work?

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south wind
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Just curious what people do for money? Work is pissing me off at the moment and wondered what other people are up to?

Obviously don't doxx yourself. Keep it vague if you need/want to

undone sedge
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I work for one of the more evil water companies at the moment limmyUwu

south wind
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I should probably answer myself. I'm a Senior Project/Delivery Manager for a tech company. Usually I love it and feel like I'm excellent at it but these last few months have made me feel like I'm a moron and have no clue what I'm doing. Proper crisis of confidence.

nimble moss
undone sedge
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i wish

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my main role is actually following feargal sharkey around

brisk hawk
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I recently stopped working for a water company, because my back isn't strong enough to carry the entire fucking team of feckless bum-pickers I worked with.

smoky pawn
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I've worked in finance since 2014 when I was 21. Most of that time working as an Underwriter, so assessing credit applications and approving/declining. I've done a bit of AML/KYC as well and did recruitment for 1.5 years before which I enjoyed but dealing with people is exhausting.

void bobcat
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For the longest time up until recent months I hadn't been able to function in society, so no job right now. I am in line for an apprenticeship with a company that deals in real estate maintenance, renovation & facilitating services. Some other guy with credentials "stole" my spot (as in, someone that doesn't require any training that would put strain on the other employees), but after hearing my life story the owner really wanted to give me a shot when his growing company has room to fit in an apprentice.

south wind
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I also used to work for a Water company many moons ago. What are the chances 😂 . It was honestly so bizarre. My team was those who chased businesses for their water payments and when folk used to say "I don't have to pay for water" one of the caller lads would say "Where does your poop go" then had this big diatribe that if you have a sink, toilet, tap or drainage, then you have to pay for that water. It was unconvential but it worked.

smoky lily
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The job I have done most is web development (flash, then asp, .net, php, SQL and so on), and a bit of web and print design, but unfortunately due to long term illness I am essentially unemployable (as due to the contraints of capitalism nobody wants to hire someone who might suddenly not be able to come to work for weeks at any random time).
So now I just do bits of freelance development and design work when I can, or anything techy that is casual/online and doesn't involve me going into an office. I'm also doing an OU physics degree, but I'm probably not going to do anything job wise with it when I'm done for the reasons already mentioned.

smoky pawn
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I don't know a single person in real life who works at a water company

undone sedge
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we just keep it quiet because people are radgie

south wind
heavy ridge
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Very unexpectedly work in IT after years of admin,sales etc. It's like playing a moderately difficult puzzle game and I enjoy it!

steady light
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I work in IT cloud security, it's exactly as fun as it sounds

undone sedge
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smoky pawn
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Sometimes I miss my days working in retail but I think that's just rose tinted glasses because it was back when I wasn't a real adult and had no responsibilities

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I worked in Argos for years and this time of year was chaos

steady light
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Argos seems like it would just be a mental place to work in

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I used to work in bar(s) for the longest time, hated this time of year (ie. Christmas parties starting to ramp up)

smoky pawn
paper fable
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Im an Electrical Engineer. i work for a company that maintains and distributes electricity to the East and South East of the UK. I look after the High voltage network limmyBabyBlues

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steady light
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whaaaaaaaaat

smoky pawn
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Aye she'd went back and forth between the Fly and the globe before it became a Tesco lol

steady light
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thats mental

frigid spade
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i'm a network engineer / full time limmy watcher limmyWfh

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smoky pawn
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steady light
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I got my job there because I went to a house party and the manager was sitting passed out with his top off

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I walked into the place and asked him for a job next day

smoky pawn
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My mum worked in around the millennium but she was off that night so isn't in the pic

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That was the staff before opening the doors for the big millennium party

paper fable
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ahh the millennium almost 25 years ago...

steady light
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I recognise a couple of faces there I think, it was some spot

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smoky pawn
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steady light
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nice!

paper fable
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its pretty cool 🙂

steady light
paper fable
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hahah

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i forgot i put that in there!

tight pasture
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tight pasture
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lol

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nah

south wind
tight pasture
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please try

paper fable
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tight pasture
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it’s not a UK bank for one

paper fable
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oooo

nimble moss
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You're in NZ right @tight pasture?

tight pasture
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yeh

paper fable
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ahh ok my mistake

nimble moss
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Nitwist then.

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That's an accent joke.

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It's funny.

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tight pasture
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it’s a good one

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didn’t see that coming

paper fable
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Do you work for Nitwist ploise?

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(my best Kath and Kim impression)

tight pasture
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my actual job title is just “senior manager” which is a bit vague, but my previous job was project manager and it turned out on retrospect i am a mental sicko that likes project managing so i slowly turned my current role in to a PM role

south wind
tight pasture
south wind
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Santander?

smoky pawn
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Tzar wishes they never opened their mouth now limmyLaugh

proper zealot
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"don't doxx yourself I'll just keep guessing"

tight pasture
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if you guessed correctly i wouldn’t confirm or deny anyway due to anonymity!

south wind
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I’m just naming banks now haha. I thought it would be Lloyds as every PM/SM/DL/AC I’ve ever met has worked at Lloyds at some point.

south wind
small acorn
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I’m a senior security quality coordinator and my title literally doesn’t make sense compared to what I actually do

nimble moss
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Ah I get it now. This is the social engineering thread.

tight pasture
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i did work at one part for Barclays sort of as an offshore HR person

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worst job i ever had

limpid sandal
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limpid sandal
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I’m a Motion Graphics freelancer, usually for the music industry (but sometimes corporate work too) these days mainly making online content like lyric videos and adverts, but also screen visuals for live performances.

I’ve probably got about 3 years until I’m completely replaced by AI, so does anybody want to prep me for my apparently inevitable fate of working for the water board?

paper fable
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woah that sounds cool!

smoky pawn
limpid sandal
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People will always need water right?

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Wait a minute, I’ve just realised why people are always telling Limmy to hydrate, big water has infiltrated Twitch!

smoky pawn
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Big water want Limmys water bill to be sky high

limpid sandal
nimble moss
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Working with clients in any form of creative industry is painful. Particularly when you want to have fun with their brief.

limpid sandal
south wind
smoky pawn
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Ah see we don't have water bills in northern Ireland so I don't know about all that haha

frosty glacier
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You know those gift cards you see at the end of the aisle in Tesco or any other large retailer physical or online? I manage various accounts for the company that manufactures, markets and develops those. So next time you buy an Amazon gift card in Morrisons, just know you’re lining not just one US based company’s pockets, but two!

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I don’t enjoy it but apparently I’m okay with people so there we have it

frosty glacier
last blade
plucky mortar
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I'm a web developer, full stack ish, but mostly front end. I love it. Mostly.

smoky pawn
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Nope. It's been threatened for as long as I can remember though

smoky pawn
last blade
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I work in accounting now which is, umm, not quite as exciting.

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vernal escarp
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I used to do freelance movie/TV industry writing (reviews, interviews, etc.) but I just finished a postgraduate degree in secondary school teaching! First job as an English teacher starts in January limmyBabyBlues

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undone sedge
quasi tide
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For three days a week I'm a contracts manager for a local university, and two days a week a translator for a law firm in Mexico (though the latter will be paused when I start a part-time research masters in January). All working from home so watching Limmy five days a week obviously limmyLove

compact dirge
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NHS worker, but I work from home limmyLove

wanton violet
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i don’t work. i’m mentally ill…

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i do try and help out by caring for an 86yr old bed ridden family member

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with dementia

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i help out weekly

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and while folks are away, i’ll stay there

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sometimes for a week, day/night

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so i work in that aspect

undone lava
wanton violet
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she wasn’t bed ridden until like 2 months ago and aye, it was physical

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i’d bathe her, dress her, make food, shave her lol

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etc

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i’d shave her facial hair because she always shaved her chin and wound up like santa claus

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and because she felt/feels safe with me and the fact i have a steady hand and found it quite easy, that job i did for my other family members

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i also wash their dishes, hang laundry out, help with household chores while i’m there to help the family member she lives with, to help them

nimble moss
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@wanton violet You are a good human. 👍

wanton violet
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honestly thank you

prime bridge
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I spent ages working in children’s centres and prus doing different music shite, now I’m a sound person mainly freelance doing DFA mainly

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I did a couple years of surface mount technology as well but that was leading up to lockdown when the electronics industry went to fuck

calm glacier
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Coffee roaster for a small specialty brand. Passion exploitation is rampant like many other industries but it’s interesting for the time being.

vernal lance
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I had a weird career trajectory. Started working in a basic admin role for a tour company doing tours up to the highlands and told myself I’d quit after saving some cash. After four months my now boss said he was overwhelmed and was looking for an assistant to take over the company’s social media stuff and agreed to let me try it out with basically no experience

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So now I’m a “social media officer and content creator”

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Felt very icky about it for a while but it has kinda changed my perspective on a lot of things

nimble moss
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Hence the cabin stay? Promoting that stay?

vernal lance
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Technically

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That was a content gathering trip so I was up filming some promotional stuff

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My company books accommodation for tours anyway and the cabin was free

nimble moss
vernal lance
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I felt really awful about overtourism for a long time

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I now think that tour bus companies can be better than loads of unsupervised tourists just hiring their own individual cars

nimble moss
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From my travels post-Covid, I get the impression a lot of places/people that were fucked off with overtourism might have changed their minds a bit after their sole income source dried up for a couple of years.

nimble moss
vernal lance
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See now I think it’s the opposite way around. Loads of people booked trips post Covid and that led to a bit of a “shock” for folks in communities dependent on tourists

nimble moss
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I've done a lot of planned group tours abroad rather than go it alone, and it's so so much easier, you learn more, see more, and much better for the location/folks there than a bunch of randoms.

vernal lance
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My honest take is that companies should be obliged to follow really strict rules about numbers, road safety, vehicle maintenance etc…

nimble moss
vernal lance
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I was out on a photoshoot the other day and the driver was like “yeah I HAVE to be back by six because of my driving hours” so we planned around that

nimble moss
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Aye, they'll get fucked if their tacho is out by even a little

vernal lance
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Last summer a driver had gone over his tacho because of diversions so we had to send out a relief driver for the last half hour back to Edinburgh

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Tourists were kicking off but we were like “nah. We’re not fucking around with this”

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I think locals in heavily touristed places are coming around to tour companies. The hatred is mostly for campervans nowadays and I totally get why

nimble moss
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It sounds like a really interesting industry to be in though, and you're doing it in a stunning place

vernal lance
vernal lance
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I was legit thinking this today

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I’m so out of shape from a desk job

ebon tusk
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Infrastructure Manager for a company down south. Work remotely but have to go down to the office every 3 months. Not a bad gig.

serene jewel
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I teach.

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undone lava
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Which level do you teach? Primary, secondary or tertiary?

serene jewel
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Secondary, for my sins

vernal lance
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As a former livi teenager, livi teenagers are terrible

south wind
serene jewel
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Thankfully no

vernal escarp
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I start my first job as a secondary school teacher next year and I just got asked to come in and meet my soon-to-be colleagues tomorrow. Absolutely shitting it with nerves, but it'll be fine

steady light
nimble moss
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Good luck!

smoky pawn
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Good luck!!

south wind
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Remember, they're just as scared of you as you are of them

vernal lance
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We had to have our prom in Falkirk because no hotels in West Lothian would take us after an incident the year before

serene jewel
vernal escarp
# serene jewel How did this go? I didn't see this!

It went well! It was an information overload, but the school had a great vibe. Even though they hired me as an English teacher, they've given me two Media Studies classes as well, which is a blessing because that's what my major actually was limmyBeg

serene jewel
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I also mark for N5 Eng Paper 2 if that's of any use!

vernal escarp
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Brilliant, thank you so much! I'm down in New Zealand, so things are probably a bit different curriculum-wise, but I really appreciate it limmyBabyBlues

serene jewel
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Oh, lol, thought you were in Scotland 😂

low harbor
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I sit in an office clicking refresh on a CRM. It's a good laugh

serene jewel
thin raven
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Im a games animatior

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Please think of me when your posting your bad reviews, this is me

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I'm just trying my hardest

low harbor
south wind
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Sorry, wrong window

nimble moss
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...dad?

blazing spruce
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I try to gather revealing information about people on the internet and then use this to defraud them. For example, peoples favourite biscuit. Is a good living

low harbor
keen sorrel
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I'm a Uni student adviser limmyDrink

calm plover
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I work as a "developer" for a 4 person design agency. I've been here ten years and I only spend a small amount of my time actually making sites now but I quite enjoy the other bits of my job, writing tenders, looking at design processes etc. I feel like I've got nothing else to learn here and feel like we're falling behind the curve.
There's a front end job at an agency coming up and idk if I should go for it? It'd be a new place with new things to learn but I feel like I'd be limited to frontend only and not do other parts of the work I like. I don't know if I should apply or not

low harbor
nimble moss
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Applying does no harm. You can make your mind up along the way

smoky pawn
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Yep it's better to have the option. Better to have your hat in the ring

south wind
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I apply for jobs all the time. Even ones I don't want. It's good to have interview practice

calm plover
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Yeah I was thinking that, I wouldn't be obliged to take the job I guess, could learn more about them and then decide

undone sedge
south wind
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I find it beneficial. There's no stress if it's a job you don't want. I'm not doing it to get them to hire me, I'm doing it to get experience of different interview techniques and questions and what people are looking for.

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I will always always refuse a technical "challenge" though.

smoky pawn
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Not people like YOU haha that sounded cheeky. just people that interviewed with no intention of actually accepting the job

south wind
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I always drop out before final stage interviews or "Culture fit" interviews.

undone sedge
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but then you arent getting practice for them. you are probably shite at them

south wind
undone sedge
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well youll flunk the culture fit interview because you dont practice it like the main ones

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also im just taking the piss a bit

south wind
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I've never flunked a culture fit interview yet. I used to do them but the reason I drop out now there is that they were nearly always just an informal coffee chat with other people who work in the same department. Very little structure to them. Also, when doing this for practice, it's not a good look for the people who are doing the culture interview if the applicant drops out afterwards, don't want their managers thinking they scared off an applicant.

south wind
calm plover
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I'd like to think I'm ok in interviews but I've only ever had two 😬

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Got a job in a skate shop through a friend, then self employed, then applied to two jobs and got one, which is where I still am

nimble moss
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3 of us can hop on a call with you and grill you if it helps

serene jewel
low harbor
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