Thread: What's your occupation?

Ay, I be a fisherman...Yarrr!!

No I'm not, I'm a Masters student in History at the University of Uppsala (anno 1477).

I am 34 and a gormless twit (Academic variety), and one of the worst kind: a writing git; I have also been a slave in many other jobs: secateur factory worker, helper at a mechanics (Mercedes and Ferrari), caretaker in a printing factory, mountain infantry man, waiter in a hotel (situated at 2339 m.) and teaching assistant... Now I am finishing my PhD and trying to find a decent work - marriage brings responsibility among other things.

Can someone enlighten me about this word "gormless".I don't know what gorm is.Is it good to have gorm?What is the opposite of gormless,gormful?







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Originally Posted by aroliver59

Can someone enlighten me about this word "gormless".I don't know what gorm is.Is it good to have gorm?What is the opposite of gormless,gormful?







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When in doubt, urbandictionary.com: Urban Dictionary: gormless

Thanks.Didn't know about the urban dictionary.Sooo---gormless=brainless.Hope i've got at least half a gorm.




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Lets see, former military, 15 years in Uncle Sam's Flying Circus (USAF), worked as a Systems Administrator for 10 or 12 years and now run an Engineering lab to keep some of our Rocket Scientists going

Originally Posted by broox

im located in Casa Grande AZ

Broox, I'm right down the road from you in Tucson


Bob

IT system engineer for "the worlds largest music company".

Trying to start:
IT Consulting. Man there is money in that!
Game Call maker. I haven't turned one yet, but I hope to get a few under my belt by the end of the season.

Currently:
Database Programmer at a VERY high profile US Homebuilder. I write (read: fix) integration code for our two CRM and sales applications. I also run support for both apps. [1 year + at this point]

Past:
[1 yr +] System admin at same company for same sales apps. I know this business pretty well by now.
[3 yrs] Implementation Specialist at a CLEC for SMB's (small to medium businesses).

In there somewhere:
Penn State grad with the first IST - Telecommunications Associate Degree conferred.
Penn State grad with IST - Integration Baccelaureate degree

Age: 25 and counting


EDIT:
IST = Information Sciences and Technology
CRM = Customer Relationship Management

And yes, that math works...kinda. I had a full-time desk job less than 3 months after my 20th birthday and went to college part time for 3.5 years after getting my Assoc. Degree in order to get my Bacc. Degree.

Jackaroo,(trainee cowboy) South Australian Mounted Police (10.5 yrs) ringer(cowboy) Station Mechanic (ranch) last 17yrs in the mining industry as a process operator. Iffen I won a million bucks I would farm till it was all gone!!


Cheers

Gordon

Ps lots of you all have some interesting jobs !!

Parts apprentice in the motor trade (I work for Skoda, for those in the US, its like a budget version of a VW, google them ) and will be for the next year until i qualify, then i'll hopefully find my way into a managers position in the next few years, and then on to who knows what!

Robert1988: Nice to see a Croat here, my best friends wife lives in Porec (having Visa issues at the moment ) Its a beautiful country