The Working Week: Do We Work Too Many Hours?

1. Where do you work? I'm a bit like the A team, I go where I'm needed even if it involes drinking drugged milk and going on planes. 2. What is your job title? Newt Farmer 3. What is your job description? My job description is very vague...... But if you want to know what it involves then: Maintaining newt stocks for the west midlands, cornwall, the outer hebrides, the greater manchester area (but not manchester itself due to the 1987 agreement) and Shrewbury Cathedral. Occasionally I have to help with the propogation of the newt species, sometimes light milking is involved and as part of the 'keep ...  Read the complete review

I have had several jobs since leaving school and I have to say I have enjoyed working in an office the most out of them all. I particularly enjoyed temping when I was in Australia where I worked in a call centre in a bank. I think it was because I was not under any stress to work to deadlines and anything I did was a major help to them so they appreciated me a lot. 1. Where do you work? In an accountants in a town nearby. I have to admit as I don't drive and the public transport is awful I sometimes find it hard to get to work. I have to go in early with my husband some mornings which is not fun! Some mornings I am up at 6am and don't get home to ...  Read the complete review

I had a number of jobs whilst at uni (the worst one ever was working on a sandwich production line) & a number of jobs since starting "proper work". I've worked in retail, in a call centre, for the CPS, the police, the civil service and for a bank. The details below relate to my current role. 1. Where do you work? For a charity in my home town 2. What is your job title? Administrator 3. What is your job description? I provide admin support to the whole of the building along with a team of other administrators. Being a charity this can cover a multitude of sins as you can end up doing anything & ...  Read the complete review

1. Where do you work? I work from home 2. What is your job title? Self-employed Usborne Books at Home Organiser (Mixed with trying to build up my photography business- but i'll just talk about the Usborne business here for now) 3. What is your job description? * Promoting and selling/distributing Usborne Children's Books to schools, toddler groups, nurseries, libraries, childminders, daycare centres, anywhere where there are children. *Selling books at fetes,craft fairs, summer fayres, Christmas events, language events, anywhere where I want. * Ending up reading stories to little children even if I ...  Read the complete review

My working week In the past I have had numerous jobs ranging from bar man, to an engineering officer on a ship. All jobs have there pluses and minuses for instance the job on the ship involved loads of travel but I often had to work in excess of 80 hours a week. I got sick of the sea and decided to retrain and now work as a Chartered Surveyor. What is a Chartered Surveyor? I get asked this quite a lot when people ask me what I do. A surveyor's role is wide and varied and can be anything from a building surveyor to an environmental surveyor. I am a Valuation Surveyor. Basically I work for the government and if they need any properties or ...  Read the complete review