Stuck in IT, help needed before i go insane

johnson · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:43

IT has really been my life up until now. Im 22 and work in an office as a computer operator on mostly 12hour shifts days and nights.

When on nights it is just you on your own behind a desk for 12 hours. I need to get out now before I go completely insane. I don't want to work with computers at all as I hate working with them, I want a total change.

Quite fancy the construction industry driving jcb diggers. I could afford funding this training but don't have a clue where to look for these kind of courses.

anyone got any ideas?

LeperousDust · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:45

Maybe its not IT your sick of maybe its just this job your in. Have you tried going for a new job (difficult i know within the IT arena)?

johnson · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:49

No not tried for a different job, could be just this one but I Just want out of IT. Sick of been behind a desk and looking at a screen.

Im really a jack of all trades when it comes to computers, like above average in photoshop, programming, web design etc but not completely strong and interested in one area.

fatty1 · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:54

swearing in link, sorry

johnson · 28 Jun 2006 at 20:56

fatty1 said:
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yes that is quite scary.

I actually use the "have you tried turning it off and on again" speech lots and lots of times.

dymetrie · 28 Jun 2006 at 21:50

fatty1 said:
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even the URL has a sweary in it!

/******* operator from hell

Messiah Khan · 28 Jun 2006 at 21:58

OMG.. ive just read rude words! :eek:

Stringy · 28 Jun 2006 at 22:06

Join the Army, they'll love someone joining who wants to drive things around

The above post does not mean I condone becoming a Pongo in any way shape or form

keef · 28 Jun 2006 at 22:18

first off you need a few things, you need to get cards and what not to work on a construction site, starting off with a cscs card and then all your different licence for dumper, digger etc. i will dig out some links for ya bud but it could take a while!

The_KiD · 28 Jun 2006 at 22:21

There are Building colleges and apprentaships (thats not spelt right, but I am quite drunk so I dont care) that you can join on.

Glaucus · 28 Jun 2006 at 22:22

maybe something along that line if you wan't construction/engineering, so many branchs. It's what I've just applied for. (also got an IT degree)...

http://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/rail/courses.html

keef · 28 Jun 2006 at 22:23

google for the citb, that is the construction industry training board, a phone call to them will help ya out!

Hodders · 28 Jun 2006 at 22:40

OCdt Stringy said:
Join the Army, they'll love someone joining who wants to drive things around

If only so you guys have something on the ground to practise targetting

My grandad remembered chucking bags of flour out of the open cockpit of his Sopwith Camel in 1917 to practise aiming bombs !

Just found his old record online and here !

johnson · 28 Jun 2006 at 23:22

thanks guys. Those links would be great keef.