Off starting my new job

Lew · 14 Jul 2011 at 09:33

Congrats op good luck,

Seraph said:
you'll earn ya pay, i used to do something similar for marshall tufflex,

Small world my Mrs use to work for MT.

cork-spotters · 14 Jul 2011 at 09:34

kenmare said:
Practically my first (sad I know at 21!). Involves something about container unloading. Quite nervous! 8:30-5pm.

Anyone got any idea's what it entails? Shame it's minimum wage.

Wow, I was only in Kenmare two weeks ago. They must have really upgraded the port in that time!!

WillyNelson · 14 Jul 2011 at 12:01

Bifröst said:
Looks slightly odd but it'll save your back. As kids we lift correctly but as we get older we become lazier. Had a video about it in manual handling training

I bet I can guess who you work for

Pate · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:12

Another hard day.

Really REALLY hard day.

Two 40ft containers unloaded, then picking and sorting stuff for delivery. Tough when it's industrial stuff.

I survived.

8:30-5pm for £48. ¬_¬

Rroff · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:15

It'll be tough for the first 2 weeks, after that your body will be used to it and you'll only notice on the really long days.

Shayper · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:15

Makes me glad I work for Ladbrokes.

Easy ain't the word, 6.10 an hour as well

Pate · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:22

Rroff said:
It'll be tough for the first 2 weeks, after that your body will be used to it and you'll only notice on the really long days.

I hope so.

Shayper said:
Makes me glad I work for Ladbrokes.

Easy ain't the word, 6.10 an hour as well

Need to find me a cushy job haha.

Shayper · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:32

kenmare said:
Need to find me a cushy job haha.

Depending on where you are they may be hiring

FoxEye · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:38

kenmare said:
Back.

Well just about. Bloody hell that was a hard day! (note the extreme British understatement). Worked with one guy unloading two 40ft containers. So so tough, compounded with heat.

Then I was picking heavy items of shelfs, and helping putting them in for delivery by packaging/palleting them.

All in all, I bloody earned my £6 an hour.

Had one lunchbreak and a 10 minute gap at 3pm.

So knackered now haha. Rinse and repeat tomorrow. :O

Get another job?

Assuming you have a few GCSEs you could get something that pays better and doesn't involve hard physical labour.

Well, perhaps that's what you want, but it doesn't sound much like you're having fun...

Glaucus · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:41

Rroff said:
It'll be tough for the first 2 weeks, after that your body will be used to it and you'll only notice on the really long days.

This, back and general body agony. Get used to popping pain killers and sleeping lots. After about two weeks your body builds the right muscles and it just gets easy.

RomanNose · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:43

I got my first sort of experience in a couple of weeks, 2 weeks of c# which is going to be quite interesting. I don't even know the language yet, but I know java to a mediocre standard so it's just going to be learning syntax which ain't hard.

FoxEye · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:54

chaosdestro0 said:
I got my first sort of experience in a couple of weeks, 2 weeks of c# which is going to be quite interesting. I don't even know the language yet, but I know java to a mediocre standard so it's just going to be learning syntax which ain't hard.

Programming is easy.

Programming *well* is not

Anyone can learn syntax in a few hours, but coding takes years and years of practical application to master.

I can write the odd applet but my code is shocking, to say the least

Pate · 14 Jul 2011 at 22:59

Shayper said:
Depending on where you are they may be hiring

I'm going to look now...

FoxEye said:
Get another job?

Assuming you have a few GCSEs you could get something that pays better and doesn't involve hard physical labour.

Well, perhaps that's what you want, but it doesn't sound much like you're having fun...

It's only part time for university holiday soI'll survive.

AcidHell2 said:
This, back and general body agony. Get used to popping pain killers and sleeping lots. After about two weeks your body builds the right muscles and it just gets easy.

Sweet. Free body building?

Glaucus · 14 Jul 2011 at 23:02

kenmare said:
Sweet. Free body building?

not just free you get paid. I do miss that aspect. I can't go to the gym, but pay me and I'm like an energiser bunny after a few weeks. That and I've piled on loads of weight since change of job.

RomanNose · 14 Jul 2011 at 23:04

FoxEye said:
Programming is easy.

Programming *well* is not Anyone can learn syntax in a few hours, but coding takes years and years of practical application to master.

I can write the odd applet but my code is shocking, to say the least

Yeah, they are certainly not expecting a genius!

Pate · 15 Jul 2011 at 07:58

End of the week. \o/

One more day then the weekend!

Feeling surprisingly good today, woke up of my own volition at 7:20am, and actually feel alright.

Probably going to feel the complete opposite in half an hour

Schizo · 15 Jul 2011 at 08:08

end of the week=

for being a good lad

Pate · 17 Jul 2011 at 19:59

^

wtf?

MikeHunt79 · 18 Jul 2011 at 04:21

kenmare said:
End of the week. \o/

One more day then the weekend!

Feeling surprisingly good today, woke up of my own volition at 7:20am, and actually feel alright.

Probably going to feel the complete opposite in half an hour

Bah, I'm at work right now... I finish in an hour tho...