What does everybody do?

gilligansyle

mrsspendalot wrote: »

They do some short courses over the summer Gem .... depends on what you want to study

Unless they've really changed, most OU full courses run from Feb to October. They use empty University Campus' for Summer Schools, so there is a bit of slack time in the summer.

Buffythedebtslayer

they (OU) do ten point courses throughout the year I am doing one at the moment,

splishsplash

I work in Health Care, full time, it's rewarding but too much pressure at times. I'm lucky in that I can mould my job to suit me, and get good holidays and my boss is extremely accommodating - but having said that, the job seems more about admin and politics and meetings and projects these days than anything else...
I also run my own small business (unrelated to health care), for the past ten years or so.

Buffythedebtslayer

Hell1 wrote: »

Im a head of year too! Noticed how many dfws are in education...

I find I spend big in the summer, and then at Christmas and then spend the rest of the time paying it all off!

moneymaker2

I'm so sorry... I'm a Manager at a well known Secured Loan company.

Runs away and hides behind sofa....

Tustastic

I did a big downshift a couple of years ago (saved up for it and everything) and now work part-time in admin for a local council. Started off nursing, then recruitment, then policy then comms and speechwriting. Anyone who can persuade someone to have a painful, humiliating and intimate procedure can be just as persuasive with words! Sadly all that comms stuff has put me right off writing for a living.
This is the year I am going to get off my **** and start a part-time degree. For pleasure only - no desire to climb back up the greasy pole.:);)
Great thread btw.

poorandindenial

I am loving this thread and my job is truly dull compared to you lot, I am an informatics manager in a national regulator (I basically work for a quango!). I do lots of work around information policy development and development of ways that we can use information to understand risk.

I used to love my job but am a bit sick of it now - am pondering my next move - just need to get off my lazy backside and sort that CV out.

debrag

1976girl wrote: »

I work part time for London Underground (weekends only) been there 10 years now!!

My DD started school in Sept, so I'm about to start a teaching assistant course. The plan is to hopefully qualify and get a part time mornings only job.

any jobs going? this is the sort of thing I'm looking for

postingalwaysposting

lilmissmup wrote: »

Maybe i shouldn't go back to college then as thats exactly what i want to do :rolleyes:

I think it depends where you live but if i knew before i started the course what i knew when i finished i would have done a different course like admin/ict/typing. I would say research where you are looking to work (area) and speak to the college tutors before you take the plunge.

notanothergreyhair

I was a treacle bender, then became a freehand tool grinder...

now I'm an undergraduate who does little study (shame on me) and I work for AQA. I do matched betting on occasions and I frequently perve at sexy guys in the street.