What's your job?

chronyx

I have been an apprentice electrician all week this week and have got lifts onto the site so no cycling this week.

Tell you what though, cycling was more appealing when I was a 9 - 5 warehouse bloke with some office work. 8 - 5 with only 2 x half hour breaks and up and down ladders all day and I wonder if I'd manage to cycle anyway!

(Nah...course I would. It would 'just' mean getting up at about 6.30am, a time I always thought like the WMD's was purely in the realms of unicorns and honest politicians)

niblue

I'm averaging about 11 hours in the office per day at the moment and at the end of it there have been a few times where I've wished I'd brought the car instead of the bike!

Mithras

I get to ride my bike all day at work. ALthough I am considering the commute when on days once the weather improves.

Belv

Office Manager.
Cycling acts like my warm up and cool down for the frustrations of the day.

BentMikey

Mithras wrote:

I get to ride my bike all day at work. ALthough I am considering the commute when on days once the weather improves.

Police if I recall correctly? Lucky you!

I'm a skate instructor, so I get to wear my lycra all day. If I sometimes turn up in jeans, none of my mates recognise me at all.

SamWise72

I'm a trainer/consultant and account manager. I cycle to the station when I'm going to clients, and where possible, take my bike with me and cycle to the client site. This can get hairy if I get lost on a rainy day in London and turn up soaking wet and late!

Mithras

BentMikey wrote:

Mithras wrote:

I get to ride my bike all day at work. ALthough I am considering the commute when on days once the weather improves.

Police if I recall correctly? Lucky you!

I'm a skate instructor, so I get to wear my lycra all day. If I sometimes turn up in jeans, none of my mates recognise me at all.

Skate instructor...now that sounds like a cool job.......bet ya coldn't teach me....if it involves ballance and one foot infront of the other I struggle......walking is a chore for me.
It's why I learnt to snowboard rather than ski.

DavidTQ

chronyx wrote:

I have been an apprentice electrician all week this week and have got lifts onto the site so no cycling this week.

Tell you what though, cycling was more appealing when I was a 9 - 5 warehouse bloke with some office work. 8 - 5 with only 2 x half hour breaks and up and down ladders all day and I wonder if I'd manage to cycle anyway!

(Nah...course I would. It would 'just' mean getting up at about 6.30am, a time I always thought like the WMD's was purely in the realms of unicorns and honest politicians)

Im up at 6:30 4 days a week, Trust me its not healthy or at least not with 4 young children keeping you up at night as well

IT Manager here :- 8 - 4:30 4 days a week (breaks? what are they?)
1 day working from home. Oddly enough my best work is generally done on my home day...

BentMikey

Mithras wrote:

Skate instructor...now that sounds like a cool job.......bet ya coldn't teach me....if it involves ballance and one foot infront of the other I struggle......walking is a chore for me.
It's why I learnt to snowboard rather than ski.

Lots of people say that, but it's almost never true. If you can snowboard you're already a step ahead.

DavidTQ

BentMikey wrote:

Mithras wrote:

Skate instructor...now that sounds like a cool job.......bet ya coldn't teach me....if it involves ballance and one foot infront of the other I struggle......walking is a chore for me.
It's why I learnt to snowboard rather than ski.

Lots of people say that, but it's almost never true. If you can snowboard you're already a step ahead.

I had a set of skates when I was young, I wore them twice, both times my legs dissapeared out from under me before I had a chance to do any skating I tried skiing once, I kept finding my skis wanted to swap sides with each other...

Oddly enough I had no issues whatsoever doing all sorts of jumps and tricks on a bmx as a kid The bike seemed more willing to do what I want rather than having a mind of its own

weedy1

I'm a shift multiskilled elec/inst tech. Ride to work 12hour shift then back on the bike home.
7.5 miles trip.
When I'm on days I get up same time 05:45 and get a longer ride in. 25 mile in a day.
A young fella like you should have no problems, mind you bet your on the ale/chasing skirt a lot more than an old fart like me !

janm399

Another IT geek here: architect, programmer and author (Pro Spring, anyone?)
I live pretty close to work, so I take the long way around. One of the longer routes to work takes me from Didsbury through Stockport and then to Macclesfield, Prestbury, Poynton and then back to work to Reddish near Stockport. Whatever route I take, I then go to the gym (it is in the same building as our office), either to exercise or just to take a shower.

P.S. The hot air from servers is great for drying wet clothes

cupofteacp

Yet another IT geek, IT Manager

I found Skiing easier than snowboarding plus I can't be a$rsed with all the time spent on butt trying to get piles

But I suppose we're all different

niblue

I'm also in IT (I run a consultancy practice). Typically I'm in the office for about 07:00-07:15 each morning and typically leave at 18:30 or so 5 days a week.

Clever Pun

I deliver processing excellence in Listed Derivatives

C++ programmer essentially

Cycling is so much better than the train

jezwold

Oh well..... I am an electronics eng, designing automatic number plate reading cameras NOT speed cameras I hasten to add, and doing an average of 10 miles a day during the week mostly over cycle paths, more at the weekends usually.
So if you are driving round London and see the little white cameras they are my babies.And up and down the motorway networks they are the ones with the green/blue hoods.

Eat My Dust

I'm a media monkey.

Wooliferkins

Company Director.
Reality = Warehouseman, customer services and most other jobs.

Currently upping the anti to do Paris Roubaix audax in June. 16 miles in 3 days a week leave 7am, 7 x 6 mile commutes for the rest leave 7:45, oh and a 1hour turbo session with the club on a Tuesday night. (Two weeks of this productive torture left) Will be happy when the long commute/training can go to the evening so I can get an hour in bed in the morning.

secretsam

Healthcare Planning Consultant

We help NHS Organisations and large Contractors plan healthcare facilities; this involves everything from working with Architects advising on the final design to writing the Business Case to get the ball rolling in the first place...

Bet you wished you hadn't asked. Still, at least I'm not another IT spud!

TheBoyBilly

Train Driver, for Gatwick Express. I have worked for other companies though such as Thameslink and Freightliner. I couldn't think of doing anything else now, I love my job. The only downside, and it's not that big a deal really, is the very early starts, which mean I need the car for my commute. If only they ran trains ALL night :oops:
I couldn't however face a nine-to-five commute by train every day.

Gambatte

Design Engineer / CNC programmer

Used to be automotive cars, trains, military vehicles etc (bits not the whole thing!) now its leisure industry sinks, cookers etc.

wastelander

Another I.T. guy - I write maintenance planning and scheduling software for train and bus operators...TheBoyBilly's fleet (above) being just one of our customers! I'm also a part-time/wanna-be sports photographer.

mrchrispy

oracle DBA, office 9-5.30 so the commute on the bike is a life saver.

redddraggon

I'm a high pressure materials scientist. Although I'm doing it as an industrial placement year for my degree.

I use all sorts of equipment like diamond anvil cells and a multi anvil press. Officially my hours are 9-5 but as I get on with the work myself, I normally work 0730 - 1600ish meaning I get to miss the traffic.

I've probably caused as much damage to the equipment (nature of the game) as they are paying me for the whole year.

dav1

im a Ph.D student studying biochemistry

Matteeboy

Red - I did a Mat Eng degree at Swansea Uni - only used it briefly in one job though!

My wife and I run a PR company. Have some really good clients, flexible hours and it pays well too.

Splendid

alfablue

Uni Lecturer - Nursing research

paulja

janm399 wrote:

Another IT geek here: architect, programmer and author (Pro Spring, anyone?)

Hey, yeah, I've got your book!. Helped me in my job, cheers.

I'm also a computer geek, daily bike commute in Reading is a 12 mile round trip.

niblue

mrchrispy wrote:

oracle DBA, office 9-5.30 so the commute on the bike is a life saver.

I'm being an oracle DBA today (because one of my team is off on paternity leave) which makes a nice change from pre-sales and other management bollox.

snooks

I'm still a Yachting Photographer - since the last time this topic came up 8)

Out of the office most of the time, but when I'm in I like to make the effort and cycle in, usually once a week (26 mile round trip) but want to get into the habit of cycling in twice a week, but I'd rather be out photographing boats than in the office at all

janm399

paulja wrote:

Hey, yeah, I've got your book!. Helped me in my job, cheers.

I'm also a computer geek, daily bike commute in Reading is a 12 mile round trip.

It's good to hear that there's someone out there not using the book as a door-stop! The second edition is coming up in 3 months' time... This weekend's weather is not too great for riding, so I may end up doing some writing instead.