Apprenticeship and trade

[Cliff Rogers]

RAAF Radio Tech Ground, got a RAAF postgrad course in Minicomputers, 26 years later & I'm still fixing computers, they are a bit smaller & a bit smarter but heaps less reliable. I'm a whole lot larger, a big smart R's, & only reliable if I feel like it.

[silentC]

Sheetmetal worker out of school (no apprenticeship though) -> glazier -> joinery assistant (docking and milling staircase parts) -> builder's labourer -> maker of green houses and shade houses ->warehouse packer -> music shop retail assistant -> help desk operator -> computer programmer -> web developer -> forum hanger on.

All seems like a logical progression to me, what's the problem?

[Barry_White]

Although I served my apprenticeship as a patternmaker these are the occupations I have had in my life time so far.

Telegram Boy

Refrigeration Maintenance Person

Clothing Sales

Fabric Cutter

Sewing Machinist

Engineering Pattern Maker

Army Sargent

Foundry Casting Inspector

Taxi Driver

Life Insurance Salesperson

Car Salesperson

Ambulance Subscription Salesperson

Truck Salesperson

Oil Heater Installation Contractor

Oil Heater Salesperson

Furnace Installer

Air Conditioner Installation Contractor

Electrician

Window Furnishing Installation Contractor

Screen Door & Awning Fabricator

Screen Door & Awning Installation Contractor

Window & Shop front Fabricator

Window & Shop front Installation Contractor

Milk Man

Building Contractor

Tilt-A-Door Fabricator

Tilt-A-Door, Panel-Lift Door and Roller Door Installation Contractor

Truck Driver

Insulation Installation Contractor

Insulation Salesperson

Ramset Fasteners Salesperson

Stainless Steel Cookware Salesperson

Vacuum Cleaner Salesperson

Steel Roofing Salesperson

Factory Manager

Software Salesperson

Security Burglar Alarm Salesperson

Accident Insurance Salesperson

Security Door & Awning Salesperson

Shed Salesperson

Shed Erector

Retired Person


And I wonder why I'm tired all the time.

[Cliff Rogers]

Geeze Baz, did you ever stay in one job long enough to get smoko?

[Wassy]

Soldier/electrician -> civi electrician -> data technician -> electrical supervisior -> photocopier salesman -> call centre operator -> dispatch officer.

Seems that nobody has confessed to the Al Bundy profession yet.

[Ashore]

Marine Engineer Trainee , stayed at it for 25 years same company ( got the watch ) then fled
Lectured for a while and did some consultant work , then full retired into the shed and have never had less spare time ,list of projects a mile long and two grand kids under 2 yrs ,






The trouble with life is there's no background music.

Russell

[duckman]

Marine Engineer Trainee , stayed at it for 25 years same company ( got the watch ) then fled
Lectured for a while and did some consultant work , then full retired into the shed and have never had less spare time ,list of projects a mile long and two grand kids under 2 yrs ,

You were a Trainee for 25 years? :eek:

Man, you must be a slow learner.

[Barry_White]

Geeze Baz, did you ever stay in one job long enough to get smoko?

Yes Cliff I did get to have some smoko. Some of those occupations I wasn't in them for very long and a lot of the time I was doing at least two at the same time working about 80 hours a week up to 7 days a week.

[Ashore]

You were a Trainee for 25 years? :eek:

Man, you must be a slow learner.

Always found there was something new to learn espically when they got rid of shipwrights , lecco's , radio operators and engineers had to look after the problims in their fields as well

Introduce computers , plc's , more electronics etc and it never stops

But when they got rid of stewards , no way was I going to learn bed making, vacuuming , toilet cleaning etc , imagine if shmbo found out , life at home would be hell




The trouble with life is there's no background music.

Russell

[Zed]

trained as a wanka, workong as a bullshyte artist

[maglite]

trained as a wanka, workong as a bullshyte artist

Did you have to go to school for that or were you self taught

[RufflyRustic]

I'm still working in the End User computing field (aka computer nerd, interpreter liasion person - you know, the one who can talk jargon with the programmers, then turn around and decipher it for the everyday users - well, I try ) after doing my obligatory (thanks Dad!) uni degrees, albeit not quite in the same field, as the first one was in Secretarial Studies, and believe me, you don't want me for your secretary!!!!
cheers
RufflyRustic

[Grunt]

trained as a wanka, workong as a bullshyte artist

Either you had an excellent teacher or you were a natural.

[wonnie]

Started out with a French Polishing apprecticeship, worked in that trade for a few years then left to do a Comp Science Degree. Now work as a Analyst Programmer.

Funny thing though, when i was a polisher i'd go home and tinker on the PC, now im a AP i go home and make sawdust

[Wongo]

Studied numbers in university for a few years. Still don’t know what I can do with it. Luckily found some stupid enough to employ me as a computer programmer.