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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2008, 11:23:58 PM »
I thought that was WHY people starting collecting pinballs...

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« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2008, 11:33:22 PM »
I thought that was WHY people starting collecting pinballs...

Just don't make it a full time job repairing them like I did <.>

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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2008, 11:39:05 PM »
Nino,
Happy to train you as an accountant, only condiions would be that you would have to move to Adelaide and also restore my pinballs - seem fair?

nice offer, Tony...

I think I've read enough books, and burnt many a midnight oil...

Pinballs are strictly a Hobby.. I don't know what my NEW hobby would be if I turned it into a full time job !
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« Reply #18 on: December 18, 2008, 11:44:31 PM »
I don't know what my NEW hobby would be if I turned it into a full time job !

Probably IT !   &&
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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2008, 11:46:37 PM »
I don't know what my NEW hobby would be if I turned it into a full time job !

Probably IT !   &&

There's a meltdown waiting to happen !
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« Reply #20 on: December 19, 2008, 10:28:02 AM »
We spend most of our lives working,why not do something you enjoy? Its not all about money, its waking up in the morning with at least half a smile on your face and enjoying your work and the people around you. If you are asking the question...............its time to move on.

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« Reply #21 on: December 19, 2008, 10:35:24 AM »
I made a full career change from I.T about 8 years ago.  Still enjoy my work, but at the end of the day all it does is pay the bills to enable me to enjoy time at home with the family...

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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #22 on: December 19, 2008, 11:45:32 AM »


Some really constructive comments here guys... Well today is my last day (Christmas Break), and I have around three weeks to have a really good think about it..
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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #23 on: December 19, 2008, 12:00:15 PM »
And that's exactly what I will be doing...

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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #24 on: December 19, 2008, 12:02:10 PM »
I made a full career change from I.T about 8 years ago.  Still enjoy my work, but at the end of the day all it does is pay the bills to enable me to enjoy time at home with the family...

Marty - What did you choose as your new career ?
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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #25 on: December 19, 2008, 12:32:42 PM »
I'm still working with computers, just not supporting users / networks anymore  *%* but in a completely different industry / focus.

In the past, especially in I.T people tend to change jobs every 2-3 yrs, which is a good & bad thing I guess.  I jumped around from place to place over this time and I guess what I've learnt in my 17 years in working life is making it work for you.  At the end of the day, unless your running a business yourself, you're just another bare arse in the shower.  Places can survive without you and you can always be replaced.

I think at the end of the day, in the current economic climate I would not be changing jobs unless you were going somewhere that cannot cut staff back or isn't going to close!  If you can do your 8hrs, have time to pop on here during the day and come home to a comfortable house, family and have your toys in the garage then life is good.

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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #26 on: December 19, 2008, 07:21:31 PM »
I have been a stay at home dad for 11 years now I guess, and I am burnt out. Bored to hell, and sick of cooking, cleaning, washing, driving kids around etc. I need new job or at least a project pin huh!

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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #27 on: January 14, 2009, 10:22:02 PM »
Hi , my name is Mark, and I too am burnt out!

Been in electrical industry , dealing with customers full time since I was 15 - I am now 42.
Same company for the last 18 years.

I am SO BLOODY sick to death of EVERYONE wanting EVERYTHING NOW !!! - No-one can wait a bloody week anymore for ANYTHING, and then I am surrounded by pansy -arse salesmen that are too gutless / un-knowledgable to be able to advise a customer they need to wait and explain it in a way so we retain them as a client for the future ( there IS a way of doing that ) , but they lie to people and then its my job to sort the salespeoples crap out.
Sometimes these days I just tell people the salesman has bullshitted them and then I sort the customer out in an honest way and they love me for it - I do this in front of the salesperson and they hate it of course.


So these days I go to work - do my job with my Ipod in my ear all day ( I am not in frontline sales - a lot of phone work backing up salesguys and ordering gear ) , go to the beach for a swim at lunch and try not to deal with these jerks that I am surrounded by.

Sounds good huh !! &^&


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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #28 on: January 14, 2009, 10:33:46 PM »
Sometimes these days I just tell people the salesman has bullshitted them and then I sort the customer out in an honest way and they love me for it.

I bet they do. It's amazing how honesty seems to work so well... Good on you for taking the straight path, very refreshing. :)

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Re: Career Change ?
« Reply #29 on: January 14, 2009, 10:42:10 PM »
Sometimes these days I just tell people the salesman has bullshitted them and then I sort the customer out in an honest way and they love me for it.

I bet they do. It's amazing how honesty seems to work so well... Good on you for taking the straight path, very refreshing. :)

Had any five minute balls with no targets hit lately?   :lol :lol :lol :lol

Now that was uncalled for  :lol