richardn Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 as of today i am a level 2 BMW technician one more year till im fully qualified,i do like the job as i get to drive stupidly fast cars everyday and im only 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperGTI Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Manchester airport, just done my 1st year of the app'ship at Deeside collegeNow im at the Thomas Cook hangar at manchester (was MyTravel hangar before the 2 airlines merged)The line is somewhere i will want to be in the future as i like it out thereStudying for my B1 or B2 as we speak, i passed Human Factors(easy) and failed Propellers with 73%....gutted, going to re sit that soon and carry on knocking them off the list as i goAnd nice pics John, i want to get down and watch that one year when i get chance TomAh nice, your doing an aprentiship, thats a great way to get in to the industry, much like myself. Start off in the hanger, build your confidence and experience, then just pass the time with the easy life on the line. Or go contracting abroad..... turbo gti in no time! - actually just but something faster..... Your a clever man if you manage to pass every module 1st time, I got stuck on mod 3, took me 3 attempts to finally pass it!, just keep on trucking.What A/C do you work on? dont they have 757's and airbus'es? Heres a few pics from todays findings: John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattwilko92 Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 im a trainee Electrical/Electronic apprentice for BT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTi T Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 (edited) Ah nice, your doing an aprentiship, thats a great way to get in to the industry, much like myself. Start off in the hanger, build your confidence and experience, then just pass the time with the easy life on the line. Or go contracting abroad..... turbo gti in no time! - actually just but something faster..... Your a clever man if you manage to pass every module 1st time, I got stuck on mod 3, took me 3 attempts to finally pass it!, just keep on trucking.What A/C do you work on? dont they have 757's and airbus'es? Heres a few pics from todays findings: JohnYeah my dad's a B1 aswell on the line for thomas cook,my older brother is doing his license aswell sorta runs in the familyi think im gona keep my Loop though forever and just get a second car in the future,probably something sillyAhhh electrical fundamentals!!!!!! I'm not looking forward to that one yeah A330's, 320's, 321's iirc, and then the Boeing 757's etc etc....theres loads now because of the merger, all the MyTravel ones have been re painted in Thomas Cook so its pretty much doubled the fleet, plenty of workWe do a bit of 3rd party aswell, Aeroflot (russian poo) are sending loads of aircraft in to have complete undercarriage changes, i was working on one of them last week......Liking the pics mate cheers for themTom Edited July 18, 2008 by GTi T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philplop Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 failed Propellers with 73%....guttedOver 70% is a First Class Degree as Uni! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTi T Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Over 70% is a First Class Degree as Uni! i was more gutted because the pass mark is 75%, Dohhhhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperGTI Posted July 18, 2008 Report Share Posted July 18, 2008 Wait till you get 74%! even bigger dohhhhhh!I work on smaller biz jets, we look after one or two BBJ's but thats about it. I spend most of my time on the smaller jets, still as complexed as the big boys, but much smaler.Hope to be going on my first type soon, as ive only had my licence for about 6 months now.John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001gti Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Ive just landed myself a job as oporations coordinator for a massive logistics firm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craignic88 Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 third year apprentice mechanic. qualify next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Pugh Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Property lawyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran Posted July 19, 2008 Report Share Posted July 19, 2008 Huw does that mean you can help when it comes to selling my house? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001gti Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 he cud, but it will cost ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikerz Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 Im an Electrical Engineer. Dont worry spelling is not a requirement. They paying for my degree on a day release for next 4 years too. Traveling all over the world:IndiaDubaiSingaporeParisHuston (USA)BrazilAnd not Forgetting Glasgow lots as its head office.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joboat Posted July 28, 2008 Report Share Posted July 28, 2008 (edited) left retail management after 7 yrs to service vending machines and totally love my job. Edited July 28, 2008 by joboat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
currie Posted July 29, 2008 Report Share Posted July 29, 2008 work for an outside broadcast company. essentially providing facilities to clients outside of studios. we do some cool stuff like Top Gear, Champions league footy, championship footy, uefa cup, stuff for setanta, BTCC for itv. i am working my way up to being an editor. have helped with the edit on the last 2 topgears. love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001gti Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 That sounds sooooo cool! ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Got a promotion, start 'new' job on Friday.Quality and customer relations manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Accounts Assistant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owieprone Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 trained as a journalist and a marine biologist.current job?biotech patent secretary! cushy love it, get to slag 1 boss off to his face and get abuse back, fantastic.currently overworked due to sidekick breaking his arm and leaving me to deal with 4 bosses instead of 2.thank god for hour long lunches and bosses frequent trips out of the office Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001gti Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Got a promotion, start 'new' job on Friday.Quality and customer relations manager.Congrats m8! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al3x kay Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Network and Server Support Engineer.Company pays for any future qualifications that I feel I should be doing to catch up with the world (cushy)oh and taking part in a project to completely virtualize all the servers here!For those of you who know what that means you will understand how interesting it is.Although I am thinking about a change, found a job in Australia for a telecommunications (don't think I spelt that right) firm. Guess we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny70 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Corporate Software Sales Account ManagerAlso a qualified Microsoft Sales Expert and a Symantec Sales ExpertUsed to Audit for Software Asset Management but got the opportunity to move to sales so i did.Qualified Army Cadet InstructorPart time waster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny70 Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Network and Server Support Engineer.Company pays for any future qualifications that I feel I should be doing to catch up with the world (cushy)oh and taking part in a project to completely virtualize all the servers here!For those of you who know what that means you will understand how interesting it is.Although I am thinking about a change, found a job in Australia for a telecommunications (don't think I spelt that right) firm. Guess we will see.Do you need any Vmware, visioncore, platespin etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricpanda Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Im out of a Job as of Friday Dont suppose anyone has any jobs going even part time in some sort of car based job?? I hate the thought of being jobless.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al3x kay Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 Do you need any Vmware, visioncore, platespin etc? Ha ha yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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