Im gonna go ahead and agree with stunned.
But thanks man, it's a huge relief to be honest. Was getting a bit desperate.

Edit: I feel the opposite, always felt middle class, despite shit school, manual job, blah blah. Think it's because my father hates northerners.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:06, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

tbf, in the UK one traditional measure of your class was what your parents did/earnt.
But it can be measured in many different ways and I am sure Northern professionals are allowed to be called middle class.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:09, Reply)

These days.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:09, Reply)

Despite my disgust at this.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:09, Reply)

Even scousers?

(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:16, Reply)

The only exceptions to the new rules.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:16, Reply)

Glad a few standards exist.

(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:21, Reply)

Have you settled which job you are going to take?

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:10, Reply)

Yeah, after doing a bit of maths, the lower paid more local one,
Actually turns out to leave me better off. Taking in to account insuring the car for business as the higher paid one has no van included, and the cheeky cunts only offered 17p a mile.
So yeah, I'll be based around Oxford, Bucks, Berks, Wiltshire, bit of North London.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:13, Reply)

Sweet, dude. Congrats.
When does the cash start rolling in?

I have to say, you've impressively re-trained and changed career in 4 months. Fucking good effort.

Rubbishes arguments that there is no work.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:15, Reply)

Yeah, my expectations at the start of this,
and where I've ended up showed a little naivety on my part. It was HH that steered me in the direction of where I've ended up, and also I guess acceptance of a slightly lower salary and the knowledge that i'm going to have to prove myself from scratch in this industry. But yeah, there is work, but it's more competitive. I spent hours on my covering letters, and it was those that got the companies to take a punt on interviewing someone with 0 experience.
It's not the job i wanted when i started this whole thing, but it's a route to it, and in a couple of years, I'll be well away.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:23, Reply)

And in the meantime sociable hours and weekends off.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:27, Reply)

yeah, exactly,
there will be a little bit of evening stuff, but with overtime pay, and the odd weekend away for big contracts, but it's definitely a wild improvement for me and ladypig.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:28, Reply)

I used to rep a bit in the first three counties.
Larvely area.
( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:17, Reply)

yeah, i might have to become better acquainted with some of the back roads,
make driving to and from jobs a bit nicer out in the country.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 24 Oct 2013, 8:29, Reply)