Yes, you've been trying to use it.
Stick it in a cupboard till you throw it out, when you next move. Like everyone else does.
It was brought home to me what a throwaway world we live in a few weeks ago. A lady I know was bemoaning the fact that her microwave gone 'bang' and didn't work. She said that she had checked online and found one at the Co-op for £29.99 - a bulk standard, just heats food, no frills type machine.
Her words were:-
We only use it heat up stuff and if it goes bang in a years time, we'll just buy another one'.
I often have a feeling that whenever I answer the question with 'I'm self employed', they automatically assume:-
'tax dodging, expenses claiming, 20 hours a week, living off the sweat of others, golf club member, won't talk to the lower classes' mode.
If only they knew.
Why answer self employed?
Lots of people are self employed, Brickies, Sparks, Cab drivers, etc, etc.
'What do you do for a living?'
'Self employed'
'Hmm' walks off thinking 'prick'
Sounds like an answer designed for you to tell everyone how harder you're working than the rest of us If only they knew..
At a social gathering, pub, party, wedding etc. people often use "what do you do?" as an opener, or ice breaker.
Unfortunately, my wife would often chime in before I could answer.
"He's a black cab driver" or "just a two bob black cab driver", she'd say.
I didn't mind people asking, or learning what I did, I was neither proud, nor ashamed of how I made my living, but I would tell them to f**k right off if they asked how much I earned, to be fair though, that rarely happened.
Once they knew I was a black cab driver, the inevitable smart alec remarks would come out.
How many days of the week do you spend golfing? Have you got a house in Portugal, or Spain? How much tax do you pay, £200 per year?
I would enter into the spirit of things, and wind them up mercilessly, "Spain? Portugal?, that's for the poor folks, our place is in Sarasota, Florida. Tax? More than £200, more like £1000, you have to keep the tax man happy."
Why answer self employed?
Lots of people are self employed, Brickies, Sparks, Cab drivers, etc, etc.
'What do you do for a living?'
'Self employed'
'Hmm' walks off thinking 'prick'
Sounds like an answer designed for you to tell everyone how harder you're working than the rest of us If only they knew..
You are lucky that you do not like social interaction.
At a social gathering, pub, party, wedding etc. people often use "what do you do?" as an opener, or ice breaker.
Unfortunately, my wife would often chime in before I could answer.
"He's a black cab driver" or "just a two bob black cab driver", she'd say.
At a social gathering, pub, party, wedding etc. people often use "what do you do?" as an opener, or ice breaker.
Unfortunately, my wife would often chime in before I could answer.
"He's a black cab driver" or "just a two bob black cab driver", she'd say.
I didn't mind people asking, or learning what I did, I was neither proud, nor ashamed of how I made my living, but I would tell them to f**k right off if they asked how much I earned, to be fair though, that rarely happened.
Once they knew I was a black cab driver, the inevitable smart alec remarks would come out.
How many days of the week do you spend golfing? Have you got a house in Portugal, or Spain? How much tax do you pay, £200 per year?
I would enter into the spirit of things, and wind them up mercilessly, "Spain? Portugal?, that's for the poor folks, our place is in Sarasota, Florida. Tax? More than £200, more like £1000, you have to keep the tax man happy."
No mention of living in a certain part of Essex or supporting West Ham?
Never understood why some folk have a problem saying what they do for a living. I install and service pumps, valves and filters in oil refineries. It involves a lot of travel which is really a pain in the arse and I am finding that I am becoming the worlds best procrastinator in finding excuses not to travel but as there are only a few folk who can do this job I have to accept defeat and drag myself to the airport
I'm a speech and language therapist. I don't mind telling people that athough I tend to then get - 'oh, I'd better watch how I speak then' or 'I need you because I don't talk posh'
We don't do elocution.... >:(
That's a really interesting profession, and it's a heck of a lot more than teaching people to speak!! A family member is currently undergoing radiotherapy for NHL, and when that's done, he's being referred to SALT because Cancer The Bastard has caused vocal cord palsy (his primary tumour was in his neck). He can't speak above a whisper at the moment.
In your professional opinion, can speech therapy help? To be honest, his lack of voice is the least of his worries, but every little reassurance helps in the big fight.
I'm a theatre nurse and proud of it. Only time I'm not, is in those 'Is there a Dr or nurse on board?' type scenarios.
Nurses are always proud of their jobs, judging by the various memes my nurse friends post on Facebook about nurses being angels. I saw on the other day saying `keep calm and thank a nurse`.
These are not quite as popular amongst the people who aren't nurses, believe it or not
Nurses are always proud of their jobs, judging by the various memes my nurse friends post on Facebook about nurses being angels. I saw on the other day saying `keep calm and thank a nurse`.
These are not quite as popular amongst the people who aren't nurses, believe it or not
My wife is an operating theatre nurse and I used to be one, many years ago.
We used to have a uniform of wearing scrubs, looking different and cool when we walked around - now every bloody nurse wears them
I of course was more important because I wore a radiation badge because I did a lot of C arm stuff.
ITU nurses sometimes wore them, but with a causally attached stethoscope around the neck to look important.
Nurses are always proud of their jobs, judging by the various memes my nurse friends post on Facebook about nurses being angels. I saw on the other day saying `keep calm and thank a nurse`.
These are not quite as popular amongst the people who aren't nurses, believe it or not
There are a few rogue nurses around, but for the most part, nurses work hard and are compassionate people. It's a vocation, not just a job. I couldn't do it.
There are a few rogue nurses around, but for the most part, nurses work hard and are compassionate people. It's a vocation, not just a job. I couldn't do it.
It is a degree course now, so all ideas of being a vocation have gone.
I can see where you'd think that, but she stopped after I had a quiet word or two in her ear.
It mildly annoyed me, because she'd be in a Nicole Farhi outfit, and Louboutin shoes, and say it in a "bet you'd like to be me/us" way.
That wasn't necessary, and I didn't like it.
I'm not ashamed of my job and proud of my achievements but unfortunately when you work in the travel industry,you are public enemy number 1 when it comes to admitting who you work for.
Funny old country. We have degree qualified people flipping burgers and wiping bottoms.
Not sure what your point is, like to clarify?
I could take a guess that a Nurse wipes bottoms and a degree or higher education isn't required for that in your opinion?
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Yes, you've been trying to use it.
Stick it in a cupboard till you throw it out, when you next move. Like everyone else does.
'tax dodging, expenses claiming, 20 hours a week, living off the sweat of others, golf club member, won't talk to the lower classes' mode.
If only they knew.
It was brought home to me what a throwaway world we live in a few weeks ago. A lady I know was bemoaning the fact that her microwave gone 'bang' and didn't work. She said that she had checked online and found one at the Co-op for £29.99 - a bulk standard, just heats food, no frills type machine.
Her words were:-
We only use it heat up stuff and if it goes bang in a years time, we'll just buy another one'.
Why answer self employed?
Lots of people are self employed, Brickies, Sparks, Cab drivers, etc, etc.
'What do you do for a living?'
'Self employed'
'Hmm' walks off thinking 'prick'
Sounds like an answer designed for you to tell everyone how harder you're working than the rest of us If only they knew..
Well he is nobody.
Might be somebody to friends and family, but he's nobody to the rest of the world.
Nothing wrong with a bit of perspective IMO.
Unfortunately, my wife would often chime in before I could answer.
"He's a black cab driver" or "just a two bob black cab driver", she'd say.
I didn't mind people asking, or learning what I did, I was neither proud, nor ashamed of how I made my living, but I would tell them to f**k right off if they asked how much I earned, to be fair though, that rarely happened.
Once they knew I was a black cab driver, the inevitable smart alec remarks would come out.
How many days of the week do you spend golfing? Have you got a house in Portugal, or Spain? How much tax do you pay, £200 per year?
I would enter into the spirit of things, and wind them up mercilessly, "Spain? Portugal?, that's for the poor folks, our place is in Sarasota, Florida. Tax? More than £200, more like £1000, you have to keep the tax man happy."
You are lucky that you do not like social interaction.
Sounds like it's time to get rid of the wife.
No mention of living in a certain part of Essex or supporting West Ham?
In your professional opinion, can speech therapy help? To be honest, his lack of voice is the least of his worries, but every little reassurance helps in the big fight.
Well a good 99% of the people you meet are c***s IMO, yet to be proved wrong.
Save a lot of bother, don't bunny with them at all, if you can avoid it.
Nurses are always proud of their jobs, judging by the various memes my nurse friends post on Facebook about nurses being angels. I saw on the other day saying `keep calm and thank a nurse`.
These are not quite as popular amongst the people who aren't nurses, believe it or not
If that is an example of your small talk, then you not going to meet people is rather a good idea.
My wife is an operating theatre nurse and I used to be one, many years ago.
We used to have a uniform of wearing scrubs, looking different and cool when we walked around - now every bloody nurse wears them
I of course was more important because I wore a radiation badge because I did a lot of C arm stuff.
ITU nurses sometimes wore them, but with a causally attached stethoscope around the neck to look important.
There are a few rogue nurses around, but for the most part, nurses work hard and are compassionate people. It's a vocation, not just a job. I couldn't do it.
It is a degree course now, so all ideas of being a vocation have gone.
In my day yes, but not now.
I can see where you'd think that, but she stopped after I had a quiet word or two in her ear.
It mildly annoyed me, because she'd be in a Nicole Farhi outfit, and Louboutin shoes, and say it in a "bet you'd like to be me/us" way.
That wasn't necessary, and I didn't like it.
The only time I'd go to Essex is if I had a flight out of Stansted, but strangely enough I am a "fair weather" West Ham follower.
That's not the fault of the students though and as the bursary is now means tested it means you have to REALLY want to be a nurse.
Im sure you can get a degree in that these days.
Lots of these degrees are pointless.
Not sure what your point is, like to clarify?
I could take a guess that a Nurse wipes bottoms and a degree or higher education isn't required for that in your opinion?