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Marine Engineer Officer, or Deck Officer.
3 years training, paid. Work 6 months of the year and earn a wedge tax free.
Oddly I've been looking to do this as a career change.
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Marine Engineer Officer, or Deck Officer.
3 years training, paid. Work 6 months of the year and earn a wedge tax free.
Cheers - I'm on 8 on 8 off and more than that as it is like. What's the chances of promotion like? Dead man's shoes here.
Oddly I've been looking to do this as a career change.
Aye happy to answer any question too mate, there's a few lads on here that work at sea.Oddly I've been looking to do this as a career change.
I often wonder though, what's your worth?
I've done the same, fairly specialised job for 25 years. If I fancied a career change to something completely different, then surely I would be no more attractive to an employer than a school leaver? How long would it take to earn the kind of money I do now doing something I have no experience or qualifications in?
Oddly I've been looking to do this as a career change.
Has anyone drastically changed their career to something in a completely different field? I'm currently working in finance after sort of falling into it after Uni and wanting some job security after turning down some jobs in the City (did an internship at an investment bank who laid off 5,000 people during my time there).
My current job isn't fullfilling at all and while I've got the ACA qualification under my belt, the thought of spending the rest of my career/life auditing accounts or working accounts makes me feel ill.
I've been thinking about pilot school to become a commercial pilot. I've set aside some cash to go towards the huge training fees but I don't know whether it's a bit late in the day for that specific career (I'm 28). I'd love to do it though, but I'm currently on decent money and would initially see me probably half my salary for at least 3-4 years.
There's a lot in the whole "you only live once" mentality but then again, f***ing it up
from a relatively comfortable position doesn't make it any better.
Possibly, but I haven't really had a lot to do with QA at our place so I'd be blagging it. The problem is that we've taken on a couple of unqualified people in the last few years that are hungry and ambitious and we've trained them up to a decent level. The boss sees them as the future, as they do overtime and weekends, take work home etc whereas I do my minimum 40 hours, then I'm out the door and id be happy to retire at 45.What do you fancy doing Dave? Could you not go QA/ QC for a company as a moderate change to what you do now? Use some of your existing skills and migrate so you don't have to take a pay cut?
Has anyone drastically changed their career to something in a completely different field? I'm currently working in finance after sort of falling into it after Uni and wanting some job security after turning down some jobs in the City (did an internship at an investment bank who laid off 5,000 people during my time there).
My current job isn't fullfilling at all and while I've got the ACA qualification under my belt, the thought of spending the rest of my career/life auditing accounts or working accounts makes me feel ill.
I've been thinking about pilot school to become a commercial pilot. I've set aside some cash to go towards the huge training fees but I don't know whether it's a bit late in the day for that specific career (I'm 28). I'd love to do it though, but I'm currently on decent money and would initially see me probably half my salary for at least 3-4 years.
There's a lot in the whole "you only live once" mentality but then again, f***ing it up
from a relatively comfortable position doesn't make it any better.
Must admit my passion for the industry is on the he slide. Start a new job in a month so hopefully that will bring the spark back.I'm thinking I'm at the age where I need to decide either way. Stick or twist. If I change now, I could be fully qualified by 30 and have another 25 years of career left.
You can't seriously want to give up that Bloomberg terminal though, surely?
I could be a jockey mind. Aside from the fact I'm scared of hossesI left financial services at 49 to train for mental health social work. Now working as a CBT therapist. Never too late to change , but I don't think I will make it as a jockey at this stage, not least cos I'm nearly 60, can't ride a hoss and weigh 14 clem
Mere detail, I can get you over thatI could be a jockey mind. Aside from the fact I'm scared of hosses
Just jump on a carousel every now and dream of winning the derbyI left financial services at 49 to train for mental health social work. Now working as a CBT therapist. Never too late to change , but I don't think I will make it as a jockey at this stage, not least cos I'm nearly 60, can't ride a hoss and weigh 14 clem
It's all a state of mind marraJust jump on a carousel every now and dream of winning the derby
YepIt's all a state of mind marra
I am. I've got a job myself but there's not much about commercial wise unless you want to work on cruise ships or ferry's. The downturn in the North Sea has saturated the jobs market.
Sailing ships still have main engines. It's not always windy you know.My daughters mate is an marine engineer with a Clipper cruise line based in Tahiti. I asked him what a marine engineer was needed for on a sailing ship, fixing generators and clearing blocked bogs seemed to fill most of his shifts.
Sailing ships still have main engines. It's not always windy you know.