ScouseFox Posted 20 July 2015 Share Posted 20 July 2015 Surely that's illegal? you're meant to have a break but realistically it's often not possible. the book says you've worked 8.45-9.45 with a one hour break but you only get a second member of staff with you for 4 or 5 hours, and the reason the second member of staff is there is because it's too busy for you to work on your own in those hours, hence it's obviously too busy for you to disappear for an hour and leave a junior member of staff on their bill. it's a stupid system but there's not much you can do about it. at least that's what it was when i worked in the same job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 20 July 2015 Share Posted 20 July 2015 Executive coach and Leadership trainer - self employed. Good points: Well paid, work from home a lot, play golf a lot, don't answer to anyone (apart from the wife) Bad points: Can get distracted by reading social media and Foxes Talk when I should be marketing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy G Posted 21 July 2015 Share Posted 21 July 2015 Executive coach and Leadership trainer - self employed. Good points: Well paid, work from home a lot, play golf a lot, don't answer to anyone (apart from the wife) Bad points: Can get distracted by reading social media and Foxes Talk when I should be marketing! What is your fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 21 July 2015 Share Posted 21 July 2015 What is your fee? Depends on the size of the client and their budget really Tommy. Can vary anywhere between £1k to £3k per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 21 July 2015 Share Posted 21 July 2015 Depends on the size of the client and their budget really Tommy. Can vary anywhere between £1k to £3k per day. ..for a minute there I thought you said per day!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 21 July 2015 Share Posted 21 July 2015 ..for a minute there I thought you said per day!!! . It's not as if I'm coaching or training EVERY day Raj! For each delivery day there's at least another days worth of prep/review. Then there's the time spent on marketing/admin etc. So I might only do 1 'paid' day a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. The work IS well paid, but it's up & down. During the height of the recession companies slashed their training budgets and it was really tough going. I love being self employed but it's not always what it's cracked up to be. No paid holidays, no benefits etc. But there's no way I'd ever go back to 'corporate' life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 21 July 2015 Share Posted 21 July 2015 . It's not as if I'm coaching or training EVERY day Raj! For each delivery day there's at least another days worth of prep/review. Then there's the time spent on marketing/admin etc. So I might only do 1 'paid' day a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. The work IS well paid, but it's up & down. During the height of the recession companies slashed their training budgets and it was really tough going. I love being self employed but it's not always what it's cracked up to be. No paid holidays, no benefits etc. But there's no way I'd ever go back to 'corporate' life!Well it seems interesting and you sound like you enjoy it,let me know if you need a lacky!!!..Good on ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexikokopops Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 I work in analytics and insight at a well know telecoms company. Been doing it for nearly 7 years and enjoy it. There's more than enough to keep me interested. It also pays well which is always a positive. Very much like my team too. Data/Insight Analyst intern at a well-known telecoms company. Great experience and the people in the team I'm in now are all sound, so it's fairly decent. Nothing too riveting, but I enjoy it and as I'm technically still a student it's nice to get an actual wage for once Only there for 2 more days (officially) unless my contract gets extended. 12 months has flown by, then back to Lboro for final year What course are you doing at Lboro? Are you interested in doing it when you finish? And, dare I ask, which telecoms company was it? I sell plastic sheets down in St Albans. We sell to POS/POP, packaging, vac forming and print markets.I'm moving to Berkhamsted on Thursday. We're going to be Hertfordshire buddies. Nothing can get in our way, except Hemel Hempstead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raj Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 I miss you Alex. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smuts Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 I'm moving to Berkhamsted on Thursday. We're going to be Hertfordshire buddies. Nothing can get in our way, except Hemel Hempstead. Wahey! Hertfordshire buddies for life! You still coming back for games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 I work in HR for a big corporate, mainly do pay and benefits policy. I work from home, which has its ups and downs. Is your partner away a lot then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexikokopops Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 I miss you Alex. X I miss you too Raj xxxxx Wahey! Hertfordshire buddies for life! You still coming back for games? I will be I imagine. Planning to buy a car so I'll give you a shout if I'm driving to any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavrentis Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 I'd hate to have a job where all I do is sit in meetings. It seems that some people like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smuts Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 I miss you too Raj xxxxx I will be I imagine. Planning to buy a car so I'll give you a shout if I'm driving to any Was gonna say I drive back every Saturday morning so hit me up and I can swing by and pick you up en route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xen Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 I work in analytics and insight at a well know telecoms company. Been doing it for nearly 7 years and enjoy it. There's more than enough to keep me interested. It also pays well which is always a positive. Very much like my team too. What course are you doing at Lboro? Are you interested in doing it when you finish? And, dare I ask, which telecoms company was it? I'm moving to Berkhamsted on Thursday. We're going to be Hertfordshire buddies. Nothing can get in our way, except Hemel Hempstead. Maths & Stats I'm at virgin media - yourself? Wasn't great for the first few months, and the first half of this year was a bit unsettled, but I recently moved into a new team and it's been great since, so I'm definitely considering coming back, or at least doing something similar once I graduate. Depends what's available though - might look for a (similar) grad scheme instead and work my way back to an analyst role. I'm set on living in the (East) Midlands though, so I can't be too choosy for my first full time job after graduating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smuts Posted 25 July 2015 Share Posted 25 July 2015 Pair of bloody Virgins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexikokopops Posted 26 July 2015 Share Posted 26 July 2015 Maths & Stats I'm at virgin media - yourself? Wasn't great for the first few months, and the first half of this year was a bit unsettled, but I recently moved into a new team and it's been great since, so I'm definitely considering coming back, or at least doing something similar once I graduate. Depends what's available though - might look for a (similar) grad scheme instead and work my way back to an analyst role. I'm set on living in the (East) Midlands though, so I can't be too choosy for my first full time job after graduating. I work for the same company, ha! Based down in London. Where were you based? I'm wondering if I knew the team(s) you worked in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 26 July 2015 Share Posted 26 July 2015 I work for the same company, ha! Based down in London. Where were you based? I'm wondering if I knew the team(s) you worked in I work there as well, same job. BTW, did you go to the game, I think I saw u on the train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 26 July 2015 Share Posted 26 July 2015 Plastic FWENDS!!! Injection moulding or vacuum forming? Just packaging or POS/POP as well? Just the packaging at the minute, used to work on POS for McDonald's was a bloody nightmare of a client Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexikokopops Posted 26 July 2015 Share Posted 26 July 2015 I work there as well, same job. BTW, did you go to the game, I think I saw u on the train I did! Figured I'd use the opportunity to visit a new ground. I think I saw you on the walk to the stadium actually, ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 28 July 2015 Share Posted 28 July 2015 I've got an interview to be an in play trader on sports next week. This is literally my dream job. Since I was like 15 or 16 and realised you probably can't get rich off gambling I always wanted to cross the line and become one of them. Exciting. Whoever it was who was an odds compiler, any tips? Also is it as good a job as it should be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 28 July 2015 Share Posted 28 July 2015 I'll put it in here. Is there much point in doing a Masters (at 23)?; as apparently you get much more job offers and higher salaries etc. I'm thinking of doing it in around a few years time, get some experience under belt first, but people say do it now etc etc and it's irritating me slightly. I did my MA when I was mid thirties. And it led to plenty of opportunities mate. Lifelong learning an all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted 28 July 2015 Share Posted 28 July 2015 Secondary school humanities teacher. Gets stressful during term time, especially the school i'm working at which hasn't had the best press or reports lately. Workload can get ridiculous but just as you think you're going to go mad a holiday comes round the corner, recharges your batteries and you can start again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamba's Babes Posted 29 July 2015 Share Posted 29 July 2015 I work in PR and media relations for a company that sponsors an English cup competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 29 July 2015 Share Posted 29 July 2015 I work in PR and media relations for a company that sponsors an English cup competition. ah man always wanted to work for the fa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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