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Which one of these two jobs would you take? |
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| Sweets packing job. |
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19 | 51.35% |
| Vehicle refinishing job. |
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18 | 48.65% |
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Which one of these two jobs would you take?
A job in a sweets packing factory? (And no, you don't get to eat any of the sweets there!
Or a job in a workshop as a vehicle refinisher? It's just that in the new year, if things go to plan, I'll be giving up my boring factory job for a vehicle refinishing job.
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What's a vehicle refinisher?
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Good luck.
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Neither of the above.
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What's a vehicle refinisher?
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PaInting vehicles such as cars.
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Neither of the above.
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I'd go back to school.
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The sweets
I could get a job in Emmerdale and be on the tele |
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I'd go back to school.
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Neither, ideally
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Not too long now...
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Sweets packing. I hate sweets, but it sounds like a less demanding job.
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PaInting vehicles such as cars.
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can't believe no one has asked if you do fudge.
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Are you a qualified vehicle refinisher?
And have you got your own paint brushes? |
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can't believe no one has asked if you do fudge.
Painting cars sounds quite interesting. |
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A mate of mine took a holiday job packing fudge, I think he seriously underestimated the amount of pisstaking he would get.
Painting cars sounds quite interesting.
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Very surprised by the results. I'm assuming the poll is based on the fact that both jobs are available? The vehicle finishing is a skilled job, with potentially far more earning potential, possible qualifications and future prospects if you are prepared to work at it. Could actually be the start of something, give your a trade to branch off from. I know people who have worked their way up through the trade and made a good career out of it as a body shop tech, managers or running their own business. They all started at the bottom and worked hard. Yet more people would rather put sweets in a packet?
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Very surprised by the results. I'm assuming the poll is based on the fact that both jobs are available? The vehicle finishing is a skilled job, with potentially far more earning potential, possible qualifications and future prospects if you are prepared to work at it. Could actually be the start of something, give your a trade to branch off from. I know people who have worked their way up through the trade and made a good career out of it as a body shop tech, managers or running their own business. They all started at the bottom and worked hard. Yet more people would rather put sweets in a packet?
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Very surprised by the results.
Sweet packing = boring Vehicle refinishing = boring + you have to concentrate more on that boring thing If given the choice between 2 jobs I don't think I'd find massively interesting I'd rather take the one that I think I could switch off from more. That's the story of my working life and probably why I've never got anywhere but I am happier that way.
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Why not? Too boring?
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i expect you have to wear a hairnet when you're packing sweets. Not a good look
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Vehicle refinisher. Although I've never heard it called that before. I'd consider spray painting cars a pretty skilled job - one that's in short supply round here - good ones anyway.
It's a useful trade and if you're any good you might have an option of setting up on your own one day. But packing sweets is a wage so no shame in keeping that on either. |
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One job involves being around the smell of paint all day every day, staring at metal to see if there's the slightest little blemish. While the sweet packing doesn't exactly sound wonderfully exciting I'm sure I'd find it less tedious. Not considering the prospects really.
Sweet packing = boring Vehicle refinishing = boring + you have to concentrate more on that boring thing If given the choice between 2 jobs I don't think I'd find massively interesting I'd rather take the one that I think I could switch off from more. That's the story of my working life and probably why I've never got anywhere but I am happier that way. ![]() |
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