I was just wondering . What does everyone do for jobs? Do most of you do office work? Or work standard 9- 5 ? Or shifts? And how do you all fit your horses in? Do you like your job? The hours etc? Lol . 24 questions!
what job does everyone have?
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I work in the public sector in an office job. I only do 16 hours per week spread over 2 days. In many ways I feel frustrated because I once had a high flying career, but since having children my progress has halted and my once 'career' is now just a job which pays Bens livery and my childcare costs. I have plans to set up my own business when my youngest starts school but it's a long way off at the moment.
Im a bar bitch :wub:
I work around 30 hours a week split over 4 days
Im broke but paying debt off! Its close and convenient
I work around 30 hours a week split over 4 days
Im broke but paying debt off! Its close and convenient
I am a letting agent. I work 9-5 and get up early in the morning to do my horse and pay someone to get him in during the winter and then pop up and do him after work.
It is an awful job, to be fair. A lawful lot of tenants are very difficult, and a lot are very litigious, and a lot of the Landlords are the same. There are of course the lovely exceptions who we do our best to make sure are happy, but for the most part, if I didn't have to do it, I absolutely wouldn't.
I am just hoping that the sales market continues to pick up and I will be off!!
My job, I have to say, is a very unrewarding one, so unless you have to do it, don't!!!
It is an awful job, to be fair. A lawful lot of tenants are very difficult, and a lot are very litigious, and a lot of the Landlords are the same. There are of course the lovely exceptions who we do our best to make sure are happy, but for the most part, if I didn't have to do it, I absolutely wouldn't.
I am just hoping that the sales market continues to pick up and I will be off!!
My job, I have to say, is a very unrewarding one, so unless you have to do it, don't!!!
I work in a primary school as a special needs assistant. I finish at either 2:30 or 3:30 and I'm doing a degree at night aswell 2 evenings a week. So get up to yard 3 afternoons midweek and weekends (Cyrus is on full livery). Have summers off which is great! I like the job but can be very intense at times so some days exhausted after it :giggle:
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I have two jobs, lucky me! (actually quite grateful though as better than having no money!)
I work in a garden centre 5 days a week 8-5
And then I work in a popular DIY store
on one of my days off, either 8-5 or 11-8
One day I dream of doing animal photography to earn some of my money but that will possibly just stay a dream!
I see my horse morning and evening 6 days a week but on my day off I pay the yard to do either evening or morning so that I can get other things done.
I work in a garden centre 5 days a week 8-5
And then I work in a popular DIY store
on one of my days off, either 8-5 or 11-8 One day I dream of doing animal photography to earn some of my money but that will possibly just stay a dream!
I see my horse morning and evening 6 days a week but on my day off I pay the yard to do either evening or morning so that I can get other things done.
I have 2 jobs too.
With my husband I own and run a cafe and studio in Godalming. It could take 30 hours out of every day but I try not to let it! We don't make money yet, but I am hoping that we will start to turn a profit soon.
I also work as an Organisation Development Consultant - basically a licenced interferer in the fields of leadership, team dynamics, change and people. It's a fantastic job (and well paid) but I only do about 2 days a month at present.
I keep my 2 horses in a field opposite the house which I rent, and I share my field and my livery mate's field so that we take turns in doing the horses. I hardly get any time to ride at present but I see my boy every day for feeding, fuss and cuddles. That's all he gets, which is why he is the dirtiest pony in the world :redface:
With my husband I own and run a cafe and studio in Godalming. It could take 30 hours out of every day but I try not to let it! We don't make money yet, but I am hoping that we will start to turn a profit soon.
I also work as an Organisation Development Consultant - basically a licenced interferer in the fields of leadership, team dynamics, change and people. It's a fantastic job (and well paid) but I only do about 2 days a month at present.
I keep my 2 horses in a field opposite the house which I rent, and I share my field and my livery mate's field so that we take turns in doing the horses. I hardly get any time to ride at present but I see my boy every day for feeding, fuss and cuddles. That's all he gets, which is why he is the dirtiest pony in the world :redface:
Public sector, 8:30 till 5, 50/50 office and visits to peoples homes. Normally Crackers field mates mum turns out before she goes to work, and I bring in after work, I groom and make a fuss of him, and ride when its light enough.
He is on full livery, but YMs mum is really ill at the moment so we are all doing as much as we can to help. Everyone is doing own horses and one of hers at the weekends, and I hay feed and water 2 evenings a week, and other liveries do the other evenings. If they have been in for any length of time in the day, I skip him out, but he is such a tidy boy it takes literally 5 minutes.
He is on full livery, but YMs mum is really ill at the moment so we are all doing as much as we can to help. Everyone is doing own horses and one of hers at the weekends, and I hay feed and water 2 evenings a week, and other liveries do the other evenings. If they have been in for any length of time in the day, I skip him out, but he is such a tidy boy it takes literally 5 minutes.
I am in the Royal Air Force as a Sergeant have been in for 11 yrs. I love my job I am in Personnel Support. As soon as I get bored I get moved never done the same job for more than 2 years.
I work 0830-1700 5 days a week at the moment but that can change depending on the job I am in and obviously I deploy a fair bit so far I have done 4 months in the Falklands, 6 months in Iraq and 4 months in Afgan plus lots of smaller deployments as well plus guard duty which is 7 days at 12 hours a day and duty clerk/now orderly sgt.
So I have and do work long shifts and weekends over the years.
I have all always managed the boys on diy around work
I work 0830-1700 5 days a week at the moment but that can change depending on the job I am in and obviously I deploy a fair bit so far I have done 4 months in the Falklands, 6 months in Iraq and 4 months in Afgan plus lots of smaller deployments as well plus guard duty which is 7 days at 12 hours a day and duty clerk/now orderly sgt.
So I have and do work long shifts and weekends over the years.
I have all always managed the boys on diy around work
I'm a tax advisor dealing specifically with seafarers. I work for my Dad and sister, with my dad wanting to retire soon I am slowly learning the ropes to take over running the business with my sister. Work 9-4, don't have a horse at the moment but hoping that will change in a few years!
I'm a trainee accountant for the next 2.5 years. I work in the audit and accounts dept and am out for block training every now and again to sit my exams and eventually become a chartered accountant.
I work 9-5 but if audit client works longer hours then I may be required to stay late. Friend does the horses most mornings as she works shifts. I do night feeds. I only do the am feeds if she starts at 8am which is only once every few weeks. Even at the weekend she prefers early so I get a lie in (but it's a pain if I want to go anywhere in the evening. I don't like chopping and changing too much so just tend to stick to the same routine unless she changes it.)
I find it difficult to get time off for farrier and vet. I've just booked what I hope to be the right time frame for when I'll need the next pedicure. If he loses a shoe before then, he's just gonna have to limp about, I don't have a choice.
There's a local girl who does horsey helping and unless he's on his death bed, if Flipo needs the vet and I can't get time off, I'll have to ask her to see to him.
I work 9-5 but if audit client works longer hours then I may be required to stay late. Friend does the horses most mornings as she works shifts. I do night feeds. I only do the am feeds if she starts at 8am which is only once every few weeks. Even at the weekend she prefers early so I get a lie in (but it's a pain if I want to go anywhere in the evening. I don't like chopping and changing too much so just tend to stick to the same routine unless she changes it.)
I find it difficult to get time off for farrier and vet. I've just booked what I hope to be the right time frame for when I'll need the next pedicure. If he loses a shoe before then, he's just gonna have to limp about, I don't have a choice.
There's a local girl who does horsey helping and unless he's on his death bed, if Flipo needs the vet and I can't get time off, I'll have to ask her to see to him.
I work full time in web support in software Licensing so up at 5.00 in a morning
to do neds before I go and straight to them when I get home - I just love the weekends !
to do neds before I go and straight to them when I get home - I just love the weekends !
I am Head of Operations for a well known company, mainly office hours, my horses are at home at the moment so easily fitted in. :happy:
I'm a scientist. Currently work for Cancer Research UK although my job doesn't involve research, it is just lab support and it a bit boring but it pays fairly well for what it is and is permanent. A lot of jobs in research are only 3-5year contracts, sometimes less. I am looking to possibly move back to pharmaceutical/industry sector rather than research though if I can find the right job (or a permanent job doing research would be nice!!!).
It is 8-4:30 Mon-Thursday and 8-4 on Fridays. But it is fairly flexible and I could go in earlier or later by prior arrangement if I needed to. I have also managed to take half days/days off without much notice at all in order to look after Rubic when she was ill or take my poorly/demanding ex to doctors etc when we were going out.
Luckily my friend at the yard turns Rubic out in the morning and I go up in the evenings to muck-out and bring in etc. I give my friend a hand with hers some days as a thank you! Rubic will be going out at grass soon though which will give me much more time. When she was on box rest I was going up in the morning and evening. That was a lot of driving!
I do hope something better will come along. I had an interview to be an embryologist at a fertility clinic but unfortunately someone had more hands on experience with the work they do, whereas I just had experience of the type of techniques in a different context. They did like me though and told me to keep and eye out for future openings. That would have been a great job to have.
It is 8-4:30 Mon-Thursday and 8-4 on Fridays. But it is fairly flexible and I could go in earlier or later by prior arrangement if I needed to. I have also managed to take half days/days off without much notice at all in order to look after Rubic when she was ill or take my poorly/demanding ex to doctors etc when we were going out.
Luckily my friend at the yard turns Rubic out in the morning and I go up in the evenings to muck-out and bring in etc. I give my friend a hand with hers some days as a thank you! Rubic will be going out at grass soon though which will give me much more time. When she was on box rest I was going up in the morning and evening. That was a lot of driving!
I do hope something better will come along. I had an interview to be an embryologist at a fertility clinic but unfortunately someone had more hands on experience with the work they do, whereas I just had experience of the type of techniques in a different context. They did like me though and told me to keep and eye out for future openings. That would have been a great job to have.
I'm a showjumping groom for a professional rider. I work 6 days a week, my day off varies each week as it depends what's going on, but it's always a weekday. I usually have to do a few horsey bits and pieces for my boss or her mum on my day off, but as I am treated as "one of the family" that's something I'm happy to do. I also use it to exercise the 4-y-o pony I'm bringing on for my boss's mum. In the wintertime I work about 55 hours a week, no set hours but I'm usually on the go til about 7pm. During the competition season (March to early Dec) I often work around 70 hours in a week :sleep: as many of our show days start around 4am and we're often not finished on the yard until 10pm or so. It's exhausting work but I love it so much! It isn't really a job though, it's a way of life, and not something I would actually recommend to anyone :happy:
I get free grass livery for my pony as part of the job and he lives in a herd with my boss's mum's horses. They rotate fields but for most of the winter they're in the field at the house, so I can often see him from my bedroom window :inlove: "Fitting him in" isn't difficult as he isn't in work - he was backed in May and has only been ridden 7 times so spends the vast majority of his life in the field doing bog all. I visit him in the field 2 or 3 times a day, and use my day off to get him in for a walk or a spot of groundwork. In the summertime I can fit him in after work on the days we finish at a reasonable time, but in the winter my day off is pretty much the only time I have for him. He doesn't really "need" me to have more time for him though, so it's not a problem.
I get free grass livery for my pony as part of the job and he lives in a herd with my boss's mum's horses. They rotate fields but for most of the winter they're in the field at the house, so I can often see him from my bedroom window :inlove: "Fitting him in" isn't difficult as he isn't in work - he was backed in May and has only been ridden 7 times so spends the vast majority of his life in the field doing bog all. I visit him in the field 2 or 3 times a day, and use my day off to get him in for a walk or a spot of groundwork. In the summertime I can fit him in after work on the days we finish at a reasonable time, but in the winter my day off is pretty much the only time I have for him. He doesn't really "need" me to have more time for him though, so it's not a problem.
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