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Moonraker · Post by **Moonraker** » 29 Apr 2012, 09:04

Icecream342 wrote:Awww.

The anticipation of reading new posts is quickly shattered when this is the new post! Come on Icey, if you've nothing interesting to say, then say nothing!

Icecream342 · Post by **Icecream342** » 29 Apr 2012, 19:55

OK sorry Nigel.

Julie2owlsdene · Post by **Julie2owlsdene** » 30 Apr 2012, 18:38

If you and Abi want to chat, Icey, why don't you just PM each other, or get each others email address and chat away then to your little hearts content.

7upromana01 · Post by **7upromana01** » 30 Apr 2012, 18:40

We're doing that right now. Are current subject is School Dinners.

Icecream342 · Post by **Icecream342** » 30 Apr 2012, 20:13

Yes it is. Our schooldinners are LOVELY!

Fiona1986 · Post by **Fiona1986** » 30 Apr 2012, 20:17

What's the point in having a private-message conversation if you're going to then tell us all about it here?

Icecream342 · Post by **Icecream342** » 01 May 2012, 20:00

I dunno.

7upromana01 · Post by **7upromana01** » 01 May 2012, 20:01

Sorry guys...

Icecream342 · Post by **Icecream342** » 01 May 2012, 20:03

Yes, Sorry

Pippa-Stef · Post by **Pippa-Stef** » 01 May 2012, 20:42

Well as I'm not currently PMing anyone; Topic Change.

I handed in my last piece of uni work yesterday, my 10,000 word dissertation. I have one exam on Thursday than I have offically finished my undergraduate education.

Now thats scary! There is a thread on here that I made the night before I went off to university I think, three years ago. Maybe I'll bump that up and round it off on Thursday.

But I was just wondering what everyone else's next step was when they left university? If you went, or school?

I need some inspiration I think! I'm currently considering PR as a career, but I also want to do my masters in Sociology of Religion at Aberdeen. However, need a year out first to work and get some funds behind me to fund my masters! And of course it depends largely on what level of degree I come out with at the end of my undergrad. Touch wood I'm on course for a 2.1, but then I'm never very optimistic. I suspect it'll be more like a 2.2.

Francis · Post by **Francis** » 01 May 2012, 20:54

All my friends went to university and became teachers. I thought the revolution
was just around the corner (it was 1968) so I became a computer programmer on mainframe
machines to while away the time. I am now a retired computer programmer and
am still awaiting the revolution.

Francis · Post by **Francis** » 01 May 2012, 21:00

I had a look on Friends Reunited a few years ago and discovered that one
of my ex schoolmates was now an Ofsted Inspector. I reminded him how
we were part of a group that occupied the headmaster's study in 1968 out
of sympathy with the Paris Student rebellion of May of that year. He didn't reply!

Julie2owlsdene · Post by **Julie2owlsdene** » 01 May 2012, 21:15

Pippa-Stef wrote: But I was just wondering what everyone else's next step was when they left university? If you went, or school?

I didn't go to Uni. In my day, you left school at 15, in the fourth year. But I opted to stay on for another year in the 5th, and took exams in English, Maths, Typing, shorthand and book-keeping! I remember I took my last exam R.S.A Engish, on the Monday which was also my last day at school and the following day, Tuesday, I started work in a solicitors office! In those days you could also leave work on a Friday and start a new job on a Monday. You only had to give in a weeks notice and jobs were in plentiful. A bit different to the job situation these days!!!

Spitfire · Post by **Spitfire** » 01 May 2012, 21:55

Pippa-Stef wrote:I handed in my last piece of uni work yesterday, my 10,000 word dissertation. I have one exam on Thursday than I have offically finished my undergraduate education.

Congratulations, Stef. It sounds like you've worked really hard and I hope you get the result you want.

Katharine · Post by **Katharine** » 01 May 2012, 22:15

Good luck, hope all your hard work pays off.

I left school at 16 after taking O Levels and CSEs. My last exam was mid June and I was able to enjoy the summer holidays as I knew at at the end of them I had a place on the YTS at a large local Insurance Brokers. I was only the grand sum of £25 a week and that seemed like a fortune to me. I can't remember my official job title, but basically it was an office junior. Lots of typing, answering phones, filing, fetching the Director's coffee etc. I absolutely loved it, I couldn't wait to leave school and I couldn't believe I was being paid for doing something I loved. I stayed there until I went on maternity leave. I think I only managed to progress one grade up the career ladder in the 11 years I was there, but I have no regrets. I've never been particularly ambitious.

I've always considered myself extremely lucky to have got the job as I think the unemployement figure was about 3.1 million back then.

I'm finding it much harder to get back into the world of work now though.

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