What's your job?

[2Thumbs]

Dot com delivery driver for a well known supermarket.

Pro's:
Getting paid to travel the countryside visiting nice places (most of the time).
Pretty much being your own boss once you leave the depot.
Good pay for easy work and flexible hours. I'm on the same net pay now doing 30 hours a week as I was previously doing 40. Paying considerably less tax and NI helps with that too though.
Staff discount card, pension scheme, stocks and shares bonuses.

Cons:
Delivering in all weather conditions.
Dealing with road closures, tail backs etc.
Taking over from a lazy driver who can't keep a cab tidy.
The occasional ***** customer to deal with.

 

[Surveyor]

Good pay for easy work and flexible hours. I'm on the same gross pay now doing 30 hours a week as I was previously doing 40. Paying considerably less tax and NI helps with that too though.

How do you pay less tax and NI for the same salary?

 

[2Thumbs]

How do you pay less tax and NI for the same salary?

Sorry I meant net pay. I've adjusted it now. It's far past my bed time.

 

[DanTheMan]

Dot com delivery driver for a well known supermarket.

Pro's:
Getting paid to travel the countryside visiting nice places (most of the time).
Pretty much being your own boss once you leave the depot.
Good pay for easy work and flexible hours. I'm on the same net pay now doing 30 hours a week as I was previously doing 40. Paying considerably less tax and NI helps with that too though.
Staff discount card, pension scheme, stocks and shares bonuses.

Cons:
Delivering in all weather conditions.
Dealing with road closures, tail backs etc.
Taking over from a lazy driver who can't keep a cab tidy.
The occasional ***** customer to deal with.

I imagine home shopping delivery is far nicer in rural Devon than it is in Manchester but my stint delivering for a supermarket was definitely my worst job so far.

We delivered to Manchester City Centre so I'd spend my time blocking roads and getting abuse of customers for not bringing their shopping up 20 floors to their apartment door.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Job: Senior Emergency Medical Technician.

After you've admitted a patient into Triage what is your normal turnaround for the next shout pre Covid and now with Covid?

 

[kai]

Head of Client Experience - Cyber Security Awareness and Culture Specialist.

Advisor to Fortune 100, Military and Government at CIO/COO, level.

Pros

- I LOVE my job
- Industry leader, respected org in the industry
- Job security. The sector of the industry is exploding.
- Niche role, so excellent salary.
- Amazing leadership team and direct boss.
- US based company, I get to travel to the US (subject to Covid)
- Insight and exposure to real world threats and working with the latest tech
- Work from home full time (regardless of Covid)
- Get to work with Fortune 100, Military and Government at CIO/COO, level.

Cons
- Long hours. Not uncommon for me to do a 70 hr week.
- Constantly learning to stay relevant (could be seen as a pro)
- Niche role

 

[{SAS}TB]

Head of Client Experience - Cyber Security Awareness and Culture Specialist.

Advisor to Fortune 100, Military and Government at CIO/COO, level.

Pros

- I LOVE my job
- Industry leader, respected org in the industry
- Job security. The sector of the industry is exploding.
- Niche role, so excellent salary.
- Amazing leadership team and direct boss.
- US based company, I get to travel to the US (subject to Covid)
- Insight and exposure to real world threats and working with the latest tech
- Work from home full time (regardless of Covid)
- Get to work with Fortune 100, Military and Government at CIO/COO, level.

Cons
- Long hours. Not uncommon for me to do a 70 hr week.
- Constantly learning to stay relevant (could be seen as a pro)
- Niche role

One of my nephews just got his degree (a first) in Cyber Security and Networks - do you have any pointers / advice for him just starting out? Thank you

 

[EMarkM]

Quantity surveyor in construction industry, 1990 - 2001.

Software developer, 2001 - 2005.

SQL Server DBA, 2005 - 2017.

Currently homemaker role, including looking after an eight year old.

Pros of current position: no rat race, no commute, master of my own domain.

Cons: the bug is starting to bite again - I’ve just started teach-yourself web development, commencing with raw HTML, with a view to getting good enough to do some paid work from home...I hope...

 

[EMarkM]

Doesn't it originate from Ireland and is actually spelt Craic

Exactly so, yes

 

[kai]

One of my nephews just got his degree (a first) in Cyber Security and Networks - do you have any pointers / advice for him just starting out? Thank you

After my university degree - we have a similar degrees I just followed the standard IT path. After 8.5 years I decided to leave behind the general area I solely focused on. I had an average wage but was on a salary that would never really let me achieve my goals.

I have worked my *** off to get in this sector and a lot of luck. At the time It was really niche. My advice, is to look at something your nephew enjoys, and lean towards not becoming a jack of all trades. I took a risk, and it paid off.

Financial technology, VR and Security are all growth sectors exploding.

 

[{SAS}TB]

After my university degree - we have a similar degrees I just followed the standard IT path. After 8.5 years I decided to leave behind the general area I solely focused on. I had an average wage but was on a salary that would never really let me achieve my goals.

I have worked my *** off to get in this sector and a lot of luck. At the time It was really niche. My advice, is to look at something your nephew enjoys, and lean towards not becoming a jack of all trades. I took a risk, and it paid off.

Financial technology, VR and Security are all growth sectors exploding.

That's great, thank you, I shall pass that on - cheers

 

[West]

After you've admitted a patient into Triage what is your normal turnaround for the next shout pre Covid and now with Covid?

Depending on what's been done on the vehicle. Any patients that require AGPs (Aerosol Generating Procedures such Airway management) the cab will of been isolated from the saloon through transport. It is cleaned and wiped in Level II PPE (Mask, apron, gloves) with Clinell wipes and then returned to station for a full Chlorine based fog clean. This is done regardless of known COVID Status if AGPs have occurred ON the van. However turn around time at ED is generally the same in this type of job because they're critically ill and will automatically take priority.. The vehicle is not useable though till after the Chlor clean and the crew have new Level III PPE.

A standard patient which is unwell but either COVID+ or suspected, again the vehicle is cleaned with the level II standard. This can add 10/15 mins to turn around.

Most of the hospitals I've been to recently are struggling but our actual turn around times aren't being drastically affected atm.

 

[2Thumbs]

I imagine home shopping delivery is far nicer in rural Devon than it is in Manchester but my stint delivering for a supermarket was definitely my worst job so far.

We delivered to Manchester City Centre so I'd spend my time blocking roads and getting abuse of customers for not bringing their shopping up 20 floors to their apartment door.

I hear ya, I wouldn't enjoy it if I was doing runs in a city area. I did my training in Exeter and that was bad enough. There are occasions where I've delivered to blocks of flats but they're few and far between thankfully.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Depending on what's been done on the vehicle. Any patients that require AGPs (Aerosol Generating Procedures such Airway management) the cab will of been isolated from the saloon through transport. It is cleaned and wiped in Level II PPE (Mask, apron, gloves) with Clinell wipes and then returned to station for a full Chlorine based fog clean. This is done regardless of known COVID Status if AGPs have occurred ON the van. However turn around time at ED is generally the same in this type of job because they're critically ill and will automatically take priority.. The vehicle is not useable though till after the Chlor clean and the crew have new Level III PPE.

A standard patient which is unwell but either COVID+ or suspected, again the vehicle is cleaned with the level II standard. This can add 10/15 mins to turn around.

Most of the hospitals I've been to recently are struggling but our actual turn around times aren't being drastically affected atm.

Thanks

 

[dacads]

@2Thumbs good thing you have two thumbs..

I applied for a delivery driver role at a supermarket unfortunately didn’t pass the driving assessment! Seems like they were allowing anyone as I hadn’t even drove a van before let alone a LWB.
Obviously when driving there may be small things you’re doing which you shouldn’t but I can’t think of anything major, except at a roundabout unknowingly I used one hand for a split second, which was mentioned..

but they don’t tell you the outcome on the spot or the reason for failure, I could have asked I guess..

 

[DanTheMan]

@2Thumbs good thing you have two thumbs..

I applied for a delivery driver role at a supermarket unfortunately didn’t pass the driving assessment! Seems like they were allowing anyone as I hadn’t even drove a van before let alone a LWB.
Obviously when driving there may be small things you’re doing which you shouldn’t but I can’t think of anything major, except at a roundabout unknowingly I used one hand for a split second, which was mentioned..

but they don’t tell you the outcome on the spot or the reason for failure, I could have asked I guess..

It was obviously different for me as I already worked on another department at the supermarket I drove for but my 'driving assessment' consisted of me driving the team leader to dominos in the van and then to another store to drop off a click and collect order. I think there was also a short multiple choice test online somewhere along the way.

 

[tres]

New job

GP specialty trainee

Pros:
Love the continuity with patients
The most broad specialty you can get
I get tea and coffee delivered to my room on a regular basis
Monday-Friday 8-5
No weekends or nights
Pay is OK but will get much much better in 3 years
I work at a wonderful practice with brilliant colleagues

Cons:
The service demand has grown to an unmanageable level
Can't please everyone
More isolated than hospital based medicine
The workload is intense - welcome, introduction, history taking, examination, formulate differential diagnoses, plan investigations, explain to patient, arrange follow up/referrals and check ideas, concerns and expectations all within 15 minutes

 

[shadow_boxer]

@tres congratulations on the new training post. What's the format of your GP training out of interest? 4/6 month posts, 3 or 4 yrs?

 

[burtie]

I do Absolutely nothing. Nap time.

 

[tres]

@tres congratulations on the new training post. What's the format of your GP training out of interest? 4/6 month posts, 3 or 4 yrs?

Thank you - 6x6 month rotations over 3 years, 3 in primary care 3 in hospital.