Job = Happiness

[Wij]

Originally posted by doh_boy
Nearly on topic

[work safe]



Your perfect job

War Correspondent

I think that's more the job people would like me to have :/

 

[Insane]

Originally posted by Wij
War Correspondent

I think that's more the job people would like me to have :/

might make the bleeding news more lively

those imbedded reporters sucked, except for that ITV crew that nearly got waxed by the paveway... now THAT was entertaining anybody actually see that show a while ago from the video people?

 

[jaba]

Tom what do you do that lets you play with nice cars and hot women? please say youre not a pornstar! (that would be my favourite job!)

 

[Wij]

He's a lesbian racing driver.

 

[Tom]

There seems to be a common thread that I speak of my job too often, so I'll let someone else tell you

 

[Wij]

Originally posted by Tom
There seems to be a common thread that I speak of my job too often, so I'll let someone else tell you

I just did

 

[Damini]

Well, I was going to put this in a seperate thread, but then this came up and it seems appropriate.

I now have a publishing deal with Hodder and Stoughton in the UK and commonwealth, and in the US with Simon and Schluster, and so I'm now officially a writer, which is something I love with a passion.

And I'm fully aware that I only really got this opportunity because of the BBC competition, and I have this strange sneaking suspicion I wouldn't have won it without the help of Barrysworld...

So thanks to you lot, I have a career that I love.

Thank you

 

[Wij]

It was me mainly \o/





















maybe.

 

[Jonaldo]

Nice one Lou! Good to hear it

 

[Tom]

When do you get an advance to blow, and then live out the rest of your life in grief-striken poverty?

Great news btw

 

[Tom]

BAN TBH FOR JONALDO

 

[Damini]

Hopefully soon Just waiting for the editor to come back from New York and then I think we're ironing out the fine print, and as soon as I sign on the dotted line I get paid an advance.

Which is great, because clothes moths ate my carpet, I don't have any christmas presents, and I *really* want those blue fairy lights from www.iwantoneofthose.com

And EVERYONE is queuing up to tell me to be sensible with my money. I think I have a reputation, probably one well earnt I'll be doing tricks on street corners by Febuary, Tom!*









*Obviously, as a children's author, when I say tricks I mean of the magical kind.

 

[Yoni]

for my ideal job it came back groupie

As for my real job well if you had asked me two days ago I would have come out with a whole load of expletives as to how much I hate it (too many weekends, nights spent working to finish a project) but today I love it. I was lucky in that I got out of accountancy early enough not to experience (and there for miss) the high salary. I moved in to Strategy which involves looking at what the company is doing badly and then making recommendations to the board of directors and on days like today it is hugh amounts of fun (although I am absolutely knackered).:sleeping:

Lou fantastic news and congratulations

 

[Testin da Cable]

great news Lou, I look forward to signed copies of your work to gift the kiddies I *may* be having some day



I think this warrants the bazbeer smilie


:bazbeer:

 

[Tom]

So long as your first book isn't a kiddie's book, I'll be buying it

 

[Damini]

I'll stick in a sex scene, just for you then.

 

[old.tRoG]

Huzzah! Hurrah!

Well done!

My job is quite good, and it sounds cool when you tell people you fire rockets into oblivion for a living.

 

[Trem]

Originally posted by Tom
When do you get an advance to blow

What the.....




Oh wait I've read it properly now.

Tom is a porn cameraman btw, his real name is Ben Dover.

 

[Jonaldo]

Almost two years now since I've been out of work and don't feel too good about it or myself

Hopefully something good will happen soon.

 

[Trem]

I know, KNOW, that next year is going to be a great year for everyone, fingers crossed for you Jonaldoz0rington.

 

[Summo]

OH MY GOD CONGRATULATIONS, LOU!

You are DA MAN!

BarryBeers are on yoooouuuu!

 

[Jupitus]

*never doubted*


Well done Lou

 

[Pro]v[etheus]

Originally posted by Damini
I'll stick in a sex scene, just for you then.

In a kiddies book ?:uhoh:

What kind of evil woman are you ?

You should be locked up !!!

 

[S-Gray]

Originally posted by Trem
I know, KNOW, that next year is going to be a great year for everyone, fingers crossed for you Jonaldoz0rington.

Thats what someone said last year
and the year before that
and the year before the year before
and the yea... (you get the picture)

I DONT BELIEVE YOU!¬!!!111

 

[Xtro 2.0]

Well done Lou Suprised it didnt happen sooner, thats great news.

Insane - err, a threat? fking *lol*.

The only thing I threaten to do is piss on my girlfriends xmas tree when the lights are on.

*edit* and who says I work for the government anymore?

 

[Testin da Cable]

Originally posted by Damini
I'll stick in a sex scene, just for you then.

do you take requests? I have a good one in mind, and it doesn't even involve fire or dead things!

Originally posted by Trem
I know, KNOW, that next year is going to be a great year for everyone

Tremsy has the amazing gift of being able to cheer me up without fail. Thank you.

 

[Big G]

After quiting uni and applying for jobs only to be told "you have a degree? we want experience", I grew to hate not having a job, money, nice car, nice clothes etc.

Then I got a job as a developer and by god how I love it. I daresay sometimes when my alarm goes off at 7am i think "bah, can't be fucked" or sometimes on a Sunday night I think "bah, up in the morning tomorrow for work" but I reckon no matter what you earn or where you work, you will feel like that.

When i do feel like this, I look at my clothes, my assets, my flush bank balance and realise "I like work". I have flexible hours as a programmer, as long as I do 35 hours a week they don't care where I do them. Thus, when i think "bah, up for work" at 7am, I change the alarm to 8:30 and go back to sleep for another hour and a half!

I still live with parents, but mum only takes £100 off me a month rent so it's like being on an even bigger salary. I've got it easy, but I'm looking to move in with my girlfriend soon. My job has the perk of a staff rate mortgage, which means a rate of 3.75% (which owns).

Ideally, I'd like to win 5 million on the lottery and live on a deserted desert island sipping ice cold beer for the rest of my days, but lets get a sense of reality here. Even still, those with serious money bags have to do *something* to stop themselves getting bored like the unemployed.

I hear Charlotte Church is going to retire before she's 20, have a family and roll around in her £17mil fortune, so it does happen to some people.

G

 

[talen_sun]

Alright, so it's a little late now, but hey, i've never been that quick...

Grats Lou, glad to hear that coolio newsio!!!

 

[Tom]

Originally posted by Damini
And I'm fully aware that I only really got this opportunity because of the BBC competition, and I have this strange sneaking suspicion I wouldn't have won it without the help of Barrysworld...

So, you think we were doing you a favour? ITS BLACKMAIL, AND WE WANT PAYING NOW!

 

[Gumbo]

Not paying, so much as signed first editions.

How about coming up with some crazy competition to give 5 away, or something, when the time comes?

Ooooh Congrats too, I almost forgot that bit.