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Does exactly what it says on the tin. Some of the nonsense contained herein may be very loosely related to The Sisters of Mercy, but I wouldn't bet your PayPal account on it. In keeping with the internet's general theme nothing written here should be taken as Gospel: over three quarters of it is utter gibberish, and most of the forum's denizens haven't spoken to another human being face-to-face for decades. Don't worry your pretty little heads about it. Above all else, remember this: You don't have to stay forever. I will understand.
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Hmm, are you working for the government or the tabloids, Ms Ela? :lol:

-Leeds Poly, for a year (decided I've rather pull my own teeth out than pursue a career in IT) in 1989.

-I can operate one of those scary silver machines that'd suck all your blood out as soon as look at you. Then put it back. And I've the qualifications to prove it.

-I'll get back to you on the last one, but at the mo' it's Senior Clinical Perfusion Scientist. 'Pump Jockey' to my colleagues.
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elamanamou wrote:I guess most of you have been university? Now you can answer a few questions if you don't mind?

1, univesity
2, qualifications
3, job Title


Fanks.
1. University of Zurich, Switzerland
2. Political Sciences, International Law and "Comparative Law" (whatever you'd call that in English). Getting my "Lizentiat" this year (thesis and exams: "masters" in UK?).
3. We'll see when I have my degree. Working isn't difficult, it's the earning money part that I struggle with... (Currently working in the advertisment department of a newspaper).
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1. Bloody Students! :roll:
2. Well....almost :oops:
3. Demanding money with menaces :twisted:
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elamanamou
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@Eva All the best.

I stand in s**t all day and I work part time at The Ntional Horseracing museam.

I'm horeracing mad!
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sorry i mean Horseracing! oops
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elamanamou wrote:I'm horeracing mad!
:eek: :lol: :eek: :lol: :eek: :lol:

By The Gods! Now that would be worth getting Sky for. :notworthy:
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1. York Uni, then Strathclyde (Glasgow).

2. BA Music (2:ii - the drinkers' degree), then post-grad dip in journalism studies (not my choice of title). I also have professional qualifications from the NCTJ. And a grade two figure skating award.

3. Sports writer/sub-editor.

Uni was fun, but only the vocational stuff I've done has been of any practical use.
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1, Leeds University, followed by the University of Life
2, Nothing from Leeds University, but a BA (hons) in Life Studies and a BSc in Life Sciences
3, Intellectual Love God and Bastard to boot. Durr.
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1. Plymouth University - 1st year :D, before that Silesian University, Katowice, Poland - Slavic Philology
2. Social Sciences Bsc Combined Honours (Criminology+Psychology)
3. stuck in a boring job for now, hoping to change it after I get my degree.
:P
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a degree equals nowt Delilah, trust me, in fact it can work against you if you have a Boss who doesn't have one but yields the power and thinks yer a showaff for having one!
:(
FACT!
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James Blast wrote:a degree equals nowt Delilah, trust me, in fact it can work against you if you have a Boss who doesn't have one but yields the power and thinks yer a showaff for having one!
:(
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rubbish

degree generally gets you a nice view, someone to make the tea and a stress-free time delegating to the crud :wink:
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Never Considerd Uni - hated / hate "Studying"
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James Blast wrote:a degree equals nowt Delilah, trust me, in fact it can work against you if you have a Boss who doesn't have one but yields the power and thinks yer a showaff for having one!
:(
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It depends, James... For my dream job you are supposed to have one. However, Degree in something like Slavic Philology does not get you anywhere :? I ended up working for one the Polish record companies anyway... My mother, who is very academic, just could not understand it - that job was a waste of time in her opinion :D And something I should be ashamed of! When I moved to this country, I'm forced to do all sorts of admin jobs which I hate - slavic philology helped me to get a job with reuters, but I did not like it anyway - full of people pretending to be yuppies (and I thought they were no longer around - after the 80s).
At the moment I do enjoy studying - for the first time in my life I am supposed to spend my free time reading. And I love reading. :D
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1. Leeds University (just to be different)
2. Bsc Hons, Computer Science (just to be geeky)
3. Senior Videogame Programmer (just because its better than having a 'real' job :lol:)
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1- Kingston Poly, German Economics and Politics
2- Nope. Left after a year, or to be more precise was told I'd left due to non attendance.
3- Sales


And while we're at it it's one of the bigger regrets in my life that I didn't pull my finger out and finish the course.
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Leeds College of Art + Design
Note that the "+" is an official part of the name :roll:

BA Visual Communications
2:ii. Also art foundation course, plus various A-levels, O-levels, and bits of uncompleted degrees :innocent:

Senior Designer
was my official job title last time I looked, but I also do IT support, such as showing the boss's PA how to cut-and-paste :roll:
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Sheffield Hallam Uni
a polytechnic with ideas above its station

HND Software Engineering
which counts for about this --> <-- much in the current market. never bothered witha degree as at the time i was entering higher education, at the age of 22, experience was more important.

"Analyst/Programmer" apparently
soon to be "Senior Analyst/Programmer"
all of which roughly translates as webmonkey
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The Sisters Of Mercy
Warping my mind since Easter '03. :lol:


All the education I'll ever need.

*Especially suffering on the food. LMS, mit giftig Essen (radioaktiv Wasser und ersatz Pommes), eine Kantine das war ein Elendsquartier, und ein neue Kantine das ist großer, aber jetzt mit schlechter Essen. :)
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1. Bishop Grosseteste College - Lincoln
2. BA Primary History 2:1
3. Teacher
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elamanamou wrote:@Eva All the best.

I stand in s**t all day and I work part time at The Ntional Horseracing museam.

I'm horeracing mad!
Ahhhhhhh I did all that then got fed up of horizontal rain. I just 'pat' em in my spare time now :lol:
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[quote="Dark"]Lincoln Minster "School"
Suffering* for nearly 10 years.

Private boarding school I guess?
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elamanamou wrote:
Dark wrote:Lincoln Minster "School"
Suffering* for nearly 10 years.

Private boarding school I guess?
Hee Hee...you should see the blazer he has to wear :lol: :lol:

Hey Dark, it could be worse you could have to wear the rather fetching straw boater and tartan the ikkle girls have to wear...
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Debaser wrote:
elamanamou wrote:
Dark wrote:Lincoln Minster "School"
Suffering* for nearly 10 years.

Private boarding school I guess?
Hee Hee...you should see the blazer he has to wear :lol: :lol:

Hey Dark, it could be worse you could have to wear the rather fetching straw boater and tartan the ikkle girls have to wear...
I blame the amalgamation of three of the private schools. All used to have sombre apparel (apart from Stonefield which was a rather yakky green striped affair) Someone obviously thought it would be a good idea to throw ALL the colours together.
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I had to wear a straw boater in high school. It wasn't even a private school. and I live in Africa :roll:
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