The National Verbwhore demographic thing

[The Culture Bunker]

Computer journalist on a Linux magazine with no qualifications whatsoever.

I stole your job, but I'm not an immigrant.

Meh, I don't mind. I found out pretty fast that my degree was pretty worthless and that the only way I'll get a job as a journo is if someone I know gets into a position of power on a magazine and fancies helping a mate out.

[monkhouse terror]

Year 11 me. I'm all supple and full of youth.

[hencole]

I'm all supple and full of youth.

Boarding school eh?

[Vermschneid Mehearties]

Phew. There's someone younger than me. Now I can get away with being less talented and interesting. (IE- I think monkhouse is class!).

[freecheese]

I'm 20.6666 and a 2nd year mathematics student at the fabulotastic university of warwick uk. which makes me well clever!

...now where did i put my glasses?

p.s. i live in the same house as mr monkhouse, and i know him and everything and sometimes he talks to me.

[wasp_f15ting]

Uni doing politics & Law. Don't know if I want to sell my soul and become a barrister (I know small chance :p) or a run of the mill solicitor. I have uncles and aunts who are in two chambers in London, I don't know if that will get me any nepotism. But the BVC costs £7500 :( and to fuel the pupilage living arrangements etc will also be hard.

I am hoping by the time I finish my degree solicitor advocates show their heads as a profession. If all that fails, I'll end up in the EU administrative council shit, my lecturer tells me that is THE thing that most students do after they finish Politics, you have to work your way up slowly, but at least you can be somewhere like Berlin :D

As for am I enjoying what I am doing? No. Its far too easy to get a 2:1 (60%+) when pissed or not even caring. I got that on 3 assignments thus far, and it was through me looking at amazon.com (look in book feature) the night before to grab quotes and make abstract links between things. It is far far from a lot of work. 10hrs a week is god like revision.. 5hrs is very very sufficient and very doable. The actual subjects make me more cynical than I have ever been about the subject. As for law I am going through the corporate case laws at the moment. They are as boring as they sound, people suing other companies over 1mm discrepancies on signs and stuff.

[Bill Oddie]

IT Director. It can be a brainache at times. I work with some great people though.

I know this is a massive long shot, but I'm in Wolverhampton, an MCP (soon MCSE) and looking for IT work... (anything vaguely network/support/Microsoft related)

I don't suppose you're looking for anyone like that, or know anyone who is for that matter?

(PM me if you want)

/hijack over

[Uncle_Z]

... a run of the mill solicitor....

*sniffle*  I was starting to like you as well.

[wasp_f15ting]

haha I don't mean it like that. I'd much rather be a solicitor than a baby eating coprophiliac barrister :)

[aaaaaaaaaargh!]

I'm an ACA qualified financial advisor with a maths degree from Manchester (the University there was an absolute blast).  To be honest, it isn't always the most interesting thing in the world but I don't starve or worry about paying the gas bill.  The theory is that I'll make my fortune doing this for a bit and then spend the rest of my life doing something a bit more worthy but It'll probably never happen.

[falafel]

To start off, I'm currently an English student at Leeds University in my 2nd year. [/size]

Me too! It is a bit shit, isn't it? Next year looks to be a bit better. Just couldn't hack that Milton shit last semester. Seminars are a waste of time... an hour of embarrassed silence, occasionally interrupted by bored people spouting crap.

Well, anyway. At least I don't actually have to do anything with my life yet.

God. I really am the very model of a disenchanted student wastrel.

[daveytaylor]

My job is simple. Kids break computers and I fix them again.

Teachers can't use computers... I shake my head and explain where the on/off button is / Shift Key is and it works.

And I fucking hate printers.

[Marcus Or Relius]

I resigned 6-weeks ago from my job as Office Manager at an import/export company I've been with for 5-years less a day. Strangely enough, not only am I still there, but a third of the workforce have been laid off since I resigned..but I'm still there!!  What part of 'resigning' am I getting wrong? Help me out here!

The boss says I'm a great worker and wants me to put off my leaving date for another few weeks (again) but though it's nice to be valued I just want to leave (as I mentioned in a previous whinging thread, a recent relocation has meant I have to commute for 4-hours a day).

I'm leaving at the end of next week. Definately. I'll go, I swear, put my feet up and watch CBBC until my savings begin to run out then get a nice new job. I promise

Having said that of course, I know I'm probably going to be at my current job until I retire in 37-years time.

[sproggy]

For the last ten years I have been a Metrologist No not a Meteorologist, a Metrologist  I am currently a Laboratory Manager for a specialist UK Instrumentation company.


Prior to that I used to travel the world killing people on behalf of the British Government Squaddy bastard

[Bill Oddie]

For the last ten years I have been a Metrologist No not a Meteorologist, a Metrologist  I am currently a Laboratory Manager for a specialist UK Instrumentation company.

Cool... is it going to rain at the weekend?




(sorry)

[wasp_f15ting]

Manager at an import/export company .

I knew i'd seen you somewhere

[Marcus Or Relius]

That's not me, I wear my big furry white hat at a much more fashionable angle than that. Plus my legs are the same thickness. Whatsup with that maan? Maybe it's his dick stuffed down the left-leg of his pants. That brothah must have a schlong bigger than yo mamma's ass! etc etc

[Captain Mildred]

I'm a sub-editor on a national tabloid.

Oh. I'm a hate figure now, aren't I?

[Uncle_Z]

Are you the one that plagiarised all of wossisnames telly reviews?

[Marcus Or Relius]

I'm a sub-editor on a national tabloid.

Oh. I'm a hate figure now, aren't I?

Not at all, t'is a very honorable job to be responsible for the submarine-related stories in The Sun.

"Kinky Sub Submarine Sub/Dom Leather-Clad Whore Renting Allegation Shock"

"Dear Diedre, I'm a 44-year-old Russian nuclear submarine but I always fire my torpedoes prematurely."

[Pinball]

I'm a sub-editor on a national tabloid.

Oh. I'm a hate figure now, aren't I?

Do you do the tits, immigrant or war headlines?

[Purple Tentacle]

I'm a sub-editor on a national tabloid.

Oh. I'm a hate figure now, aren't I?

I help collate market research for Micro"$"oft.

Pass that baton over here would you?

[Bill Oddie]

I help collate market research for Micro"$"oft.

Pass that baton over here would you?

I'm head kitten poisoner for the Ku Klux Klan, pass that...

....wait a sec, YOU DO WHAT?

[sproggy]

I help collate market research for Micro"$"oft.

Pass that baton over here would you?

Fucking hell, they actually do market research?

Shame they don't use it then.

[Captain Mildred]

I'm a sub-editor on a national tabloid.

Oh. I'm a hate figure now, aren't I?

Do you do the tits, immigrant or war headlines?

Nah, I just do the silly stuff - the features. Really enjoy it.

Tsk, I lasted two years on here without mentioning my job. What an arsenip.

[sproggy]

Nah, I'm just a silly c**t - and I've got horrible features...

Ahhh,  a taste of your own medicine!

[smoker]

I'm a sub-editor on a national tabloid.

Oh. I'm a hate figure now, aren't I?

I help collate market research for Micro"$"oft.

Pass that baton over here would you?

i'm the one who actually does that research.

[NobodyGetsOutAlive]

To start off, I'm currently an English student at Leeds University in my 2nd year. [/size]

Me too! It is a bit shit, isn't it? Next year looks to be a bit better. Just couldn't hack that Milton shit last semester. Seminars are a waste of time... an hour of embarrassed silence, occasionally interrupted by bored people spouting crap.

Well, anyway. At least I don't actually have to do anything with my life yet.

God. I really am the very model of a disenchanted student wastrel.

Glad someone agrees with me. Just out of interest, whose seminars were you in last year, and whose are you in now?

[Vermschneid Mehearties]

I'm a sub-editor on a national tabloid

Which one?

[falafel]

Just out of interest, whose seminars were you in last year, and whose are you in now?

God... don't ask me that... I'm not sure...

Here's what I remember: I was in Francis O'Gorman's for Renaissance; Camille Stone (I think) for Civil War; Writing America was my elective... this term it's Ian Fairer ( think) for 18th Century and my elective is the Detective Story. Can't remember the name of my Romantic tutor. She's a... well, she's a she.

Electives always seem to be that much more interesting than the core modules.To be honest, I came to Uni because I wanted - really wanted - to do an English degree. No other reason. Not to get a career, not to stall for time, nothing like that. So it's extremely frustrating that I have little to no interest in two thirds of what I have to study.

It's like when I went to see the Super Furry Animals in Southampton... Killa Kela was supporting, and he went on way too long, and all I could  think was 'this isn't what I paid for, when's the good stuff coming?' Then I missed the big entrance 'cause I was up at the bar getting pissed. It's just like that. Kind of.

Anyway, do those names ring any bells?