Work Experience

[genghis_khan]

Work experience seriously blows.

i did mine in 2003 at a Vet Hospital, horrible it was.

 

[Sureshot]

I did work experience at an electrical shop, doing repairs etc. I also got a job out of it.
It wasnt my first choice, I had planned on doing work experience at an advertising agency, but they double booked by accident. On the first day two of use turned up and they were expecting only one, I went back to school and they asked what else did I want to do and I mentioned I was interested in repairing things so they made a few phone calls and the rest is history.

I also did work experience as a maintenance engineer at a milk plant in France while I was at college. That was interesting as my french was really poor!

Don't worry kev, French engineers are crap anyway

I did Work experience at my Dads work but in accountancy, and then IT on the last day. 8-5 is the supposed hours and 8-1 on Friday. But my Dad always works overtime, if he got paid overtime we'd be millionaires

Quite interesting as I was taken around where they do recycling (It's a factory for car parts, so quite often shaftings, etc are 1 micron too big or something like that ) .

 

[cricketmad09]

The teachers go to the school anyway to teach the lower classes..

Well at my school, the teachers may have to substitute a class or 2, but other than that, they got no classes and no work.

 

[sachin]

Well in year nine i did a week at a cricket shop in the city,then in year ten i did two weeks in the Office for Aboriginal Affairs and Aged Care.The poli was the deputy head of the upper house!Two weeks there.Great experience.

 

[m_vaughan]

I wonder how many people have actually done this. Most people in England do it when they're in Year 10 and again in Yr 12. I'm working in a hospital, in the Medical Physics department. Basically, repairing and testing hospital electronics. I had my first day today- not bad, had some great moments. Most of the people in the department are quite young, (20-26), and it's good fun working. Couple of amusing moments were when:

1) The "boss" of the department walks in and asks, " Has anyone fixed the stainers from the Pathology department?"
[everyone turns around to face him and there's a long awkward silence]
"Does anyone know what a stainer is?" Everyone says no!!

2) There was problem with an infusion pump, one that pumps drugs into the patient. The consultant has to fill a form saying what's wrong with the equipment and whether it has been thoroughly cleaned, as you don't want to deal with infected equipment. So we take a look at it and there's this huge blood stain on the bottom. The guy (who I tag along with) phones the department where the equipment came from.
Mike (from Medical Physics): Hello, can I speak to Dr. Gerald please?
Dr Gerald: Yeah, that's me.
Mike: Well, did you send an infusion pump to Medical Physics?
Dr Gerald: Yeah.
Mike: Did you clean it ?
Dr Gerald: Yeah.
Mike: Well, you bloody haven't 'coz there's a bloody stain on it and I don't want to be bloody infected!!! :rtfl

What experience have you all had?

My first work experience was when I was in class 9. I worked for about 8 days at a book store, for which I was paid Rs.1000 ($23).

I also worked at McDonald's for almost three months when I was in class 11(FYJC).

Currently I am working at Citibank on a summer job. I have also worked with Siemens and NCR here in Dubai doing part-time.

 

[Ritwik]

I did it for 2 years (year 11 and 12) in a library. It was not the most interesting job in the world, but there were compensations like a pass for free internet access!

 

[cricket doctor]

I did it for 2 years (year 11 and 12) in a library. It was not the most interesting job in the world, but there were compensations like a pass for free internet access!

....and that's how your journey of administrating planet cricket started?

 

[Adarsh]

What I like about my job is that I have to be confidential about everything that happens. Especially if it involves specific people. It makes me feel special! Another very interesting thing is that I get to attend the morning staff meeting, with all the doctors. It was really interesting today, when the chief consultant told everybody that by the end of next month, there were going to be a couple of redundancies (people are going to get fired)!! And you wonder why the NHS is in a crisis...

 

[cricketmad09]

My advice, if you want a place to do it, do it at a primary school. 6 1/2 hours instead of 8, 1 1/2 hours of breaks, and you're hardly doing anything anyway.

 

[embi]

My advice, if you want a place to do it, do it at a primary school. 6 1/2 hours instead of 8, 1 1/2 hours of breaks, and you're hardly doing anything anyway.

How boring would that be though? Personally, I'd try and get a job I'd enjoy, like working at a computer company, preferably games. Even if it was 8 hours, I'd still be enjoying it.

 

[cricketmad09]

I loved it. Most fun i'd had in ages.

 

[Sureshot]

What I like about my job is that I have to be confidential about everything that happens. Especially if it involves specific people. It makes me feel special! Another very interesting thing is that I get to attend the morning staff meeting, with all the doctors. It was really interesting today, when the chief consultant told everybody that by the end of next month, there were going to be a couple of redundancies (people are going to get fired)!! And you wonder why the NHS is in a crisis...

..because Billions is being spent on a stupid and illegal war.

 

[Adarsh]

The digital weighing scales that are used every day in the clinic cost ?480!!!! You could get them for ?48. Absolute waste I tell you.

 

[Madsalty]

I spent the whole week teaching ICT

 

[hassan]

i still has to get mine sorted out lol for December... Sent one to local newspaper as a graphics assistant and get to use photoshop, they said we aint got any left... if only they would have seen some of my work...