CountyFan Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 13 minutes ago, throbber said: I suppose so, it has some perks and is enjoyable when the weather is good. My back and arms were getting hurt when I was only 26 though so I needed to really think about what I was doing as old age could set in and I would have nothing to fall back on so going back to uni seemed like a good idea. What do you do now throbber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I do civil engineering at uni, not graduated yet so will need to wait a couple years to let you know if i made the right decision! Being a student in my late 20's and sending my Mrs out to work whilst I sit around on here most days has certainly been fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Not for us it hasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Not for us it hasn't Not even the Fife road trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Throbs you're back in the game. Good shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 If a University degree gets you a job you like then you're doing well. Otherwise I've met just as many happy, intelligent people who went straight to work from school as loser thickos with degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Throbs you're back in the game. Good shout. Did you ever take me up on that hillwalking advice? I have been meaning to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 No, I ended up with fucked Achilles for most of summer so hopefully next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 No, I ended up with fucked Achilles for most of summer so hopefully next year. Shitter, drop me a PM next summer and we can arrange a road trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 7 minutes ago, throbber said: Shitter, drop me a PM next summer and we can arrange a road trip. Stephen Port thread for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Stephen Port thread for this They'll be a plenty of places to hide a body out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 56 minutes ago, throbber said: I do civil engineering at uni, not graduated yet so will need to wait a couple years to let you know if i made the right decision! Being a student in my late 20's and sending my Mrs out to work whilst I sit around on here most days has certainly been fun though. Are you planning on going into consultancy or contracting, Throbber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Are you planning on going into consultancy or contracting, Throbber? Probably contracting, don't really want to work on an office really plus my experience would be more suited to contracting. Applied for a few graduate positions so will see what I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I've sent a selection of your posts on here to all the major civil engineering employers in Scotland. They deserve to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, throbber said: Probably contracting, don't really want to work on an office really plus my experience would be more suited to contracting. Applied for a few graduate positions so will see what I can get. You will once you make it to/past Senior Engineer mate..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I've sent a selection of your posts on here to all the major civil engineering employers in Scotland. They deserve to know. I take my life very seriously Chris I just come on here to let off steam.As long as I get a start somewhere I will happily plod away for the rest of my life, not overly ambitious with what I want to do if I'm honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 6 minutes ago, ICTChris said: I've sent a selection of your posts on here to all the major civil engineering employers in Scotland. They deserve to know. The industry's full of idiots, bullies, mentally deranged psychopaths and one or two normal human beings........Throbber will fit right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Lots of chat about degrees on here. I think that most employers encourage and give more opportunities to people with degrees and sometimes ignore more suitable candidates with more actual relevant working experience. There's no doubt that universities and being able to get a degree has been made a hell of a lot easier than it used to be. In jobs that require very specific skillsets like r&d or design or high level civil engineering yes a degree is essential and the system works. What annoys me is when companies have graduate recruitment where they would employ a graduate with no relevant experience who is obviously just using it as a stepping stone ahead of a school leaver who really wants to get on and would be loyal. End result you get high turnover and disgruntled lower placed staff who never get the same chances. It's not losing at life or being a jealous arsehole it's a silly corrupt system that isn't benefitting individuals or companies. There's simply too many people at university for the amount of jobs out there. It's interesting that graduates would bring this 'uni of life' up out of the blue. Seems like an arsey thing to say also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 The industry's full of idiots, bullies, mentally deranged psychopaths and one or two normal human beings........Throbber will fit right in. Knock knock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Bennet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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