Archive for the ‘ Work ’ Category

Pipe Fitters United

  • September 3rd, 2008
  • Posted in Work

Just nosing around a website and found out that one of the jobs held by one of the authors that I am presently reading (Mark Chadbourn) used to work as a Fitter’s Mate, which had me reminising. About 20 years ago I used to work in a factory on power presses and kick presses, hard [ READ MORE ]

Stim Drinks and the 3rd Night Shift

  • January 24th, 2008
  • Posted in Work

After chatting with some young people I decided to try a stimulation drink to keep me more alert nearer the end of my 10 hour shifts, or at least have it as a backup in case I need it. Ha……Have you tried doing sudoku on a stim drink, I could not write the numbers down [ READ MORE ]

Another night in the Foyer

  • January 18th, 2008
  • Posted in Work

Well this is my third night in the Foyer, first one on my own. Keeping myself busy….. I will update this when the night is over and I am home, but just thought I would let the world know[ READ MORE ]

my first night shift

  • January 15th, 2008
  • Posted in Work

My Gawd man, I am like the living dead.  My body is like all shakey and my brain is refusing to cooperate with me in any way shape or form.  Managed to get through the night though with only a few dropey heads.  But I had not slept for a good 26 hours so fair [ READ MORE ]

End of Day 1

Well I did a short shift at the Foyer today, and I absolutely loved it.  Somethings are different, but I just feel like I never left.  I have a few more short shifts this week and then next week I start on nights, shadowing someone. This morning I did some exercises and so far have [ READ MORE ]

the last walk of a veteran tech

  • January 4th, 2008
  • Posted in Work

A long time ago, in a land far far away…….. Today was my last day in virgin media, yeaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! But hold on, am I actually cheering, not really I am glad I have finished there but I am going to miss some wonderful people that I have bonded with over the last 11 months. The [ READ MORE ]

The extension on the extension

  • October 13th, 2007
  • Posted in Work

Well, it seems that there has been a change of circumstances in work and they have offered me an extension on my job by 4 months, with the possibility of more.  The drawback is that it will be in Customer Services, not Tech Support.  However we will occasionally take tech calls which will keep us [ READ MORE ]

cutbacks in virgin media

  • September 11th, 2007
  • Posted in Work

Due to the wonderful success of the premium rate line reducing the amount of calls we get in the call centre, we have had about a third of the workforce layed off, 64 staff in the Swansea branch.  Unfortunately I, along with some of my friends, were some of them. I can understand the reasoning [ READ MORE ]

A miscellaneous evening

  • March 15th, 2007
  • Posted in Work

While waiting for June for my last session of youth work at Bontawe Community house I was a little bit bored so started taking silly photos My nose looks a little bit wide screen in this one In my day i would of been glad if me dad gave me a pair of second hand [ READ MORE ]

Perceptions and first impressions and over protectiveness

  • February 28th, 2007
  • Posted in Work

Today was a tour de force through my own perceptions of some of my work colleagues and also of the perceptions of my work colleagues about me. One colleague said that I was the Tech head in the class, knowing everything about computers, she also later thought that I was a Biker too. My perceptions [ READ MORE ]

Google

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.