Rare Vampiress88 Posted February 5, 2020 #1 Ā Share Posted February 5, 2020 Couple of comments on threads over the last week or two especially about class levels on p&o it got me wondering about what everyone does for a livingĀ Ā so me Iām a part time worker- part time mum I suppose.Ā I am probablyĀ bottom in class š¤ maybe middle- is it the amount you earn that determines this?Ā Ā I work in a call centre. Iām a sales advisor and I work for a very big well known company. Have been there 11 years now. Iāve done many things in there, sales, pilotingĀ new systems, working for a different company under our company umbrella, complaints, fixing system issues and since having the kids back to sales.Ā my husband worked for a big British industry for 12 years as an electrical engineer. He is now with a big name brand company,one that everyone one knows the name of but always gets what they actually do completely wrong. He is a maintenance engineer now mainly working with robots.Ā Ā I know certain people rave about the newspapers they read etc but we donāt watch the news, we donāt even have live tv, we read bits on the internet and what pops up on social media but nothing else.Ā Ā thereās so many assumptions in life about our jobs, hobbies, the books we read, the films we watch etc but I donāt think all these things compute into what we wear or how we have a dinner conversation while we are on a cruise. My husband owns three timeās more trainers than I have shoes but we still try and dress as we should while on board.Ā Ā But it would be very boring if we were all the same!Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennbank Posted February 5, 2020 #2 Ā Share Posted February 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, Vampiress88 said: Couple of comments on threads over the last week or two especially about class levels on p&o it got me wondering about what everyone does for a livingĀ Ā so me Iām a part time worker- part time mum I suppose.Ā I am probablyĀ bottom in class š¤ maybe middle- is it the amount you earn that determines this?Ā Ā I work in a call centre. Iām a sales advisor and I work for a very big well known company. Have been there 11 years now. Iāve done many things in there, sales, pilotingĀ new systems, working for a different company under our company umbrella, complaints, fixing system issues and since having the kids back to sales.Ā my husband worked for a big British industry for 12 years as an electrical engineer. He is now with a big name brand company,one that everyone one knows the name of but always gets what they actually do completely wrong. He is a maintenance engineer now mainly working with robots.Ā Ā I know certain people rave about the newspapers they read etc but we donāt watch the news, we donāt even have live tv, we read bits on the internet and what pops up on social media but nothing else.Ā Ā thereās so many assumptions in life about our jobs, hobbies, the books we read, the films we watch etc but I donāt think all these things compute into what we wear or how we have a dinner conversation while we are on a cruise. My husband owns three timeās more trainers than I have shoes but we still try and dress as we should while on board.Ā Ā But it would be very boring if we were all the same!Ā Ā Why worry about what people do for a living, Just relaxĀ and enjoy peoples company. Ā Ā 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert2251 Posted February 5, 2020 #3 Ā Share Posted February 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pennbank said: Ā Why worry about what people do for a living, Just relaxĀ and enjoy peoples company. Ā Ā Quite right, it's not important! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 5, 2020 #4 Ā Share Posted February 5, 2020 42 minutes ago, Vampiress88 said: Couple of comments on threads over the last week or two especially about class levels on p&o it got me wondering about what everyone does for a livingĀ Ā so me Iām a part time worker- part time mum I suppose.Ā I am probablyĀ bottom in class š¤ maybe middle- is it the amount you earn that determines this?Ā Ā I work in a call centre. Iām a sales advisor and I work for a very big well known company. Have been there 11 years now. Iāve done many things in there, sales, pilotingĀ new systems, working for a different company under our company umbrella, complaints, fixing system issues and since having the kids back to sales.Ā my husband worked for a big British industry for 12 years as an electrical engineer. He is now with a big name brand company,one that everyone one knows the name of but always gets what they actually do completely wrong. He is a maintenance engineer now mainly working with robots.Ā Ā I know certain people rave about the newspapers they read etc but we donāt watch the news, we donāt even have live tv, we read bits on the internet and what pops up on social media but nothing else.Ā Ā thereās so many assumptions in life about our jobs, hobbies, the books we read, the films we watch etc but I donāt think all these things compute into what we wear or how we have a dinner conversation while we are on a cruise. My husband owns three timeās more trainers than I have shoes but we still try and dress as we should while on board.Ā Ā But it would be very boring if we were all the same!Ā Cruise ship Captain and part time airline pilot. On cruises people often hand out business cards lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vampiress88 Posted February 5, 2020 Author #5 Ā Share Posted February 5, 2020 Iām not worried. Iām interested.Ā Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vampiress88 Posted February 5, 2020 Author #6 Ā Share Posted February 5, 2020 Just now, grapau27 said: Cruise ship Captain and part time airline pilot. On cruises people often hand out business cards lol. seriously? You captain cruise ships. Wow. Thatās kinda cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted February 5, 2020 #7 Ā Share Posted February 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Vampiress88 said: seriously? You captain cruise ships. Wow. Thatās kinda cool Sorry just pulling your leg. 45 years in various sales roles. Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vampiress88 Posted February 5, 2020 Author #8 Ā Share Posted February 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, grapau27 said: Sorry just pulling your leg. 45 years in various sales roles. Ā im not very good at recognising when people are winding me up š¤£ Ā Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted February 6, 2020 #9 Ā Share Posted February 6, 2020 (edited) I wasĀ an IT professional for 34 years travelling extensively worldwide and gaining a vast experience of the intricacies of business travel. Left the so called āsecureā employment world of IT after experiencingĀ myĀ 3rd period of redundancy,Ā changingĀ career and trainingĀ as a business travel consultant. I nowĀ work for a big name global business travel agency booking travel for others! Salary has been halved but we have cut our cloth accordingly as work life balance is more important than earning a large salary andĀ working all hours, 7 days a week.Ā Edited February 6, 2020 by peteukmcr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine0138 Posted February 6, 2020 #10 Ā Share Posted February 6, 2020 8 hours ago, grapau27 said: On cruises people often hand out business cards lol. Guilty of doing that lol, but I am spreading the word about Militay Wives Choirs, never miss an opportunity to promote thisĀ essential charity for Military Wives.Ā Ā 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josy1953 Posted February 6, 2020 #11 Ā Share Posted February 6, 2020 Why worry about other passengers work at ?Ā There are so many different people cruisingĀ that the diversity of work is endless.Ā My OH was an engineer and I travelled the world working on various projects for a large multi-national company.Ā We are both happy to be retired and enjoying spending our time together becauseĀ we feel that when were younger family and work pressures meant that we didn't spend enough "just us" time. Ā We have met some truly interesting people on ships from a retired vicar who was so funny that he could have been a professional comedian to a cargo ship captain whose wife told us that he had to go on cruises to make up to her for being away at sea for months on end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMichelle Posted February 6, 2020 #12 Ā Share Posted February 6, 2020 I like this thread.Ā I say it's because I am interested in peoples stories, Michelle just says I'm a nosey git... š AndyĀ Ā 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vampiress88 Posted February 6, 2020 Author #13 Ā Share Posted February 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, AndyMichelle said: I like this thread.Ā I say it's because I am interested in peoples stories, Michelle just says I'm a nosey git... š AndyĀ Ā what do you do then Andy? And also Michelle.Ā Ā btw I think sheās right š Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMichelle Posted February 6, 2020 #14 Ā Share Posted February 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, Vampiress88 said: what do you do then Andy? And also Michelle.Ā Ā btw I think sheās right š Nothing exciting I'm afraid. I have a flooring business, Michelle is retired because of her health.Ā And yes, she is right...Ā AndyĀ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vampiress88 Posted February 6, 2020 Author #15 Ā Share Posted February 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, AndyMichelle said: Nothing exciting I'm afraid. I have a flooring business, Michelle is retired because of her health.Ā And yes, she is right...Ā AndyĀ I get the feeling she right a lot of the timeās!Ā Most jobs arenāt exciting just good hard graft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted February 6, 2020 #16 Ā Share Posted February 6, 2020 Long retired from education... but looking at my latest passport picture, I think I'm dead already!Ā š¤£šØš 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebreos Posted February 7, 2020 #17 Ā Share Posted February 7, 2020 Ex - Royal Navy Artificer, now factory technician/maintenance. Wife is a customer Advisor whose parents cruised and she talked me into it....Hopefully will be able to cruise for another 30 years or so although not every year currently...maybe when I retire. My boy, now 5, has managed 3 cruises so far and loves it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicCanberra Posted February 11, 2020 #18 Ā Share Posted February 11, 2020 I was a Plumber for 20 years, I am now a Data Scientist. My wife was an Economist and was so good at it, she retired at 49, some years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted February 14, 2020 #19 Ā Share Posted February 14, 2020 Gas fitter/plumber/heating engineer from 1968-2013 when I retired aged 60.Born upper class cos we lived on the 20th floor in a council flat when I was a baby. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted February 16, 2020 #20 Ā Share Posted February 16, 2020 I worked in Pharmaceuticals for over 30 years before retiring 3 years ago to take up cruising. My partner was a florist and then nursery nurse before retiring with me.Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adawn47 Posted February 23, 2020 #21 Ā Share Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 11:08 PM, Vampiress88 said: Iām not worried. Iām interested.Ā Ā Ā I agree. People interest me. We're fascinating creatures. I've worked in retail for the majority of my working life for aĀ large well known stationers, book and news company. My husband was a carpenter all his life and still keeps his hand in now in his retirement.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted February 24, 2020 #22 Ā Share Posted February 24, 2020 I worked in lingerie for a few months,but had to go back to y fronts for medical reasons. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger88 Posted February 24, 2020 #23 Ā Share Posted February 24, 2020 I would say that as long as you enjoy yourself and your self of being (so to say) you should be fine and yo shouldnt care much about what other people do for living and how much they earn. The older I become the more I realize that Id rather do something I enjoy doing no matter how much I earn. Its all good as long as my state of mind is feeling alright.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicCanberra Posted February 24, 2020 #24 Ā Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, brian1 said: I worked in lingerie for a few months,but had to go back to y fronts for medical reasons. I knew you were a tradie, so I suppose it was handy to have a ladder in your stockings. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian1 Posted February 24, 2020 #25 Ā Share Posted February 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: I knew you were a tradie, so I suppose it was handy to have a ladder in your stockings. That's why I and they were suspended. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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