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What was your best and worse career move?

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  • judyjetson
    judyjetson Posts: 1,116 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Worst move, staying in my last job for as long as I did and saying I'd take over the office manager's post (in addition to what I was already doing).

    Best move, leaving that job to go to the BBC. Never been happier.
  • ooobedoo
    ooobedoo Posts: 1,019 Forumite
    I also worked in Boots photo lab, and although it's not the worse job,,,it was an education let me tell you!
    Oh....I'm not going to lie to you......At the end of the day, when alls said and done......do you know what I mean.........TIDY
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    I am only in my first job so I haven't made any career moves yet.
    :beer:
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    ooobedoo wrote: »
    I also worked in Boots photo lab, and although it's not the worse job,,,it was an education let me tell you!

    Working in a photo lab must be fun.
    :beer:
  • ooobedoo
    ooobedoo Posts: 1,019 Forumite
    some of the sights made my hair curl!!!!!! some people would of been better to send to an address in soho.....
    Oh....I'm not going to lie to you......At the end of the day, when alls said and done......do you know what I mean.........TIDY
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    ooobedoo wrote: »
    some of the sights made my hair curl!!!!!! some people would of been better to send to an address in soho.....

    I see, what do you do in civil service?
    :beer:
  • worst working for a construction company as a PA who took me for a ride

    best have not experienced this yet but Martin Lewis if you are looking for someone pm me and i will send you my cv.:hello:
    The average woman would rather have beauty than brains,
    because the average man can see better than he can think.

    Many people's view of the world is down to their experience, perception and what they have been conditioned to,this isnt any old MSE reply this is a important and experienced MSE reply :rotfl:
  • Riq
    Riq Posts: 10,430 Forumite
    Best: Deciding yes I really did want to be an accountant

    Worst: Getting my job straight out of uni and not travelling, does that count?
    "I'm not from around here, I have my own customs"
    For confirmation: No, I'm not a 40 year old woman, I'm a 26 year old bloke!
  • filigree_2
    filigree_2 Posts: 1,025 Forumite
    ooobedoo wrote: »
    I also worked in Boots photo lab, and although it's not the worse job,,,it was an education let me tell you!

    I worked in WH Smith on the photo counter for while and we saw some real horrors :eek:

    One bloke brought in a photo of his lady friend spreadeagled naked on the bed, and the camera angle was pointing from her feet towards her head so you can imagine what was central to the picture! A few weeks later I spotted that he had an enlargement to collect and.... it was the same picture. Let me tell you, "beached whale" doesn't begin to describe how horrible it was.

    Heaven knows how I kept a straight face when he came to collect his order :rotfl:
  • studentphil
    studentphil Posts: 37,640 Forumite
    I am hoping my next career move with be an officer in a university but I don't know if that is achieveable from a library.
    :beer:
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