[Timbo]

My curiosity (noseyness) has the better of me.
I have noticed that a fair number of forum members are in IT in one way or another. I Thought it would be interesting to find out what line of work, if any, everyone is involved in.
I am a Painter/decorator for my sins, and my wife Sarah is senior care assistant for Bupa.

[jesselyn]

hi timbo,

im a bank employee :angel

jes

[jan]

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I work in a Dentist. ahhhhh

Jan xx :mrgreen:

[RoadRunner]

My husband and I are both in IT.

[markkellaway]

I'm a Software Product Manager.

Mark. :P

[MB]

I'm an editor and multimedia worker in a hospital's surgery department. Wife (principal app.) is a ballet teacher. Spends most of her time behind barres.
:mrgreen:

Interesting poll - thanks!

Cheers,
Matt.

[Tate6]

Hubby is foreman at a wood processing mill. And works part time as an electrician. Also was a helicopter structural mechanic in Navy.

I work part time as a special education aide at our school, part time as an interior decorator and full time as a mom! :yes

So we are checking out all avenues for our possible move to NZ!!
Terry

[Danpoll]

you havent got master craftsman on that list, how can i add my vote

Dan

[Timbo]

I havent got a category for "artist" either, buy I voted anyway. :angel


I thought maybe I should qualify the above by pointing out that the type of "artist" that I would be considered does NOT use a brush and pallette.
I mainly work in the medium of Jack Daniels. :roll:

[veronica]

ski and snowboard technician in winter and now hostel manager all year along with Peter who is was a financial controller in the UK and at some point in time would like to be again.

[Wannaway]

I am a corporate tax consultant, but (seriously) thinking of retraining to become a teacher.

My wife Nicky was a personal tax consultant back in the UK, she also is considering other options.

Lee

[Babette & Andy]

Andy - IT Project Manager (main applicant)
Babette - Financial / Data Analyst - hoping not to work for a while once in NZ

Good posting Timbo!

[Soon2baKiwi]

Hi Timbo

I'm whatever is required at the moment but my position is administration & marketing executive. I'll be looking for an Executive Assistant position in Auckland CBD. Mike is an honest car salesman. Stop laughing :laugh I put it down to him being of Dutch blood; I've never met one that didn't tell it as it was. He's hoping to start up on his own.

[pleccy2000]

IT Sales here.

[Lil]

Accountant

[jam]

I am a registered nurse (principle applicant) and hubby is a police officer in the UK - NZ ?????? :eek

[miep]

Partner is IT technical/enterprise architect, and I am a Business analyst so yes both more or less in IT.

Miep

[sweetpea]

In the future: a veterinarian

Now: a university administrator/data analyst/librarian

Before: a web developer (HTML, Javascript, CSS, bit o' Perl)
a hospital systems analyst (the job from hell)
a mainframe programmer (COBOL, CICS, DB2, etc)
a charity program coordinator for an international association

[mattford]

Was a software developer back in London, but joining MetService NZ as a Trainee Meteorologist in about a week's time! :cool

[leslie]

hub - architect/ designer
me - marketing (creative industry)

[jo b]

I am an Advertsing Sales Manager for BT Phone Book.


Jo

[Moorf]

Woz = IT/Software Developer
Me = Marketing Dir. in past life.. looking to do something different in NZ...

[Moorf]

joining MetService NZ as a Trainee Meteorologist in about a week's time!

Matt - that's the sort of job I'd LOVE... quite a career change.. hope you enjoy it :nice1 something you've always wanted to do?

[MikeandCez]

Fire officer and Teacher respectively

[Mike & Nicola]

I'm a Software Hardware Information Technology Engineer :laugh

Nic works in Business Development, but she's looking to get back into photography.

Mike

[Bubbles]

Me .- Electro/Mechanical Maintenance Tech'
The wife .- She is a Hairdresser by trade but for the last 8yrs has been working at a local health and fittness club.

[Slatch]

Me - Senior CAD Technician (Structural)
Missus - Food packaging machine op or something like that!

[Nicola]

I am IT and also I am Associate Lecturer for the OU. Peter is a Dentist.

[cpgrant]

I too am in IT. Own a small software development company.

[Timbo]

Obviously this is only a very small representation of the people heading to or hoping to head to NZ, but from my personal point of view, the results so far are quite encouraging.
It looks like I wont have too much competition for jobs.
All you guys in IT on the other hand are going to have to fight it out. :yes

[Kim39]

Professional HGV Class One driver....... (previously 15yrs service in Ambulance Service)

Wife..... Civil servant (PA to Deputy divisonal manager of leadership & personnel in DFES)

[Arlevien]

I make a living of making sure things work when ppl login to the computer in the office..... yeah thats IT

[Timbo]

No lotto winners out there then?
Oh well, I`ll just have to keep looking for that elusive job. Ho Hum.

[Terry&Sophie]

Hi Timbo,

We're both engineers (me - mechanical, Terry - civil), not sure what category that comes under so I put 'other'.... probably ruining your poll, sorry!

Sophie

[Diny]

PB - Works in the offshore oil industry (has done for many years).

Me - Full time mum, house packer and immigration co-ordinator at the moment. Plan/hope to open a 'hands on' art & craftwork studio in NZ. Worked in personnel and recruitment before having the boys.

Diny

[Timbo]

C`mon, own up. Who is the rich kid??

[Annierobrigado]

i am in healthcare as well as tertiary education. but i can also be in customer service, or childcare or technical writing or crafts or tourism or maybe bumming around. ayii!

:cheers
annie

[chuchi]

My partner and I are both engineers.

[Annierobrigado]

yes, i second that timbo... who's the rich kid?

own up so we can let you host a welcome party for all those in the forum.

:nice1

annie

[Michelle and Richard]

Me
Airline cabin crew/ teacher/ nurse in the UK Yes 3 jobs !
Now candidate manager for healthcare recruitement was a nurse when we first arrived

Richard

Solicitor in UK now working for ACC whilst studying for NZ law exams

Michelle

[Annierobrigado]

hi michelle

when you become manager of the healthcare recruitment agency can i submit my cv to you. so you can place me in your database?

;) :mrgreen: :nice1

:cheers
annie

[kiwidebs]

Me - Registered Nurse
Hubby - IT (sybase DBA)

The usual suspects (ie nursing and IT).

Debs

[westi]

Watch Repairer / Customer Service rep....... " How can I help yoooo ! "

[ant-in-cornwall]

I'm a primary school teacher whilst she is a nurse (and principal applicant)

Ant & Zoe

[Arlevien]

Forgot to mention my wife's a Librarian. But she hates the library. :mrgreen:

[RMJ]

Wife a Nurse

Me a Nurse.....

:wah :wah :wah

[cloudboy99]

Me: Systems Engineer/Systems Administrator
Wifey: Barista (no, not Barrister and can she make a mean cup of espresso/tea)

[Watt Dabney]

WD

[Janette&David]

Jam,
I am also a nurse and like yourself my husband is a police officer in the uk

[jim]

Linehaul driver,my wife is hoping to do support work.

[Annierobrigado]

Me: Systems Engineer/Systems Administrator
Wifey: Barista (no, not Barrister and can she make a mean cup of espresso/tea)

hi cloudboy99

starbucks? seattle's best? san francisco coffee? gloria jean's?

maybe you can open your own coffee shop... cloudboy's coffee and pastry shop... :yes :yes i will go there!


:cheers
annie

[jhsay]

Husband is a mechanical engineer (he's into plant maintenance and production management)

Me - used to be an industrial engineer, now Project Manager

[Jo and Andy]

Hubby Sales Manager - Construction at the moment, but done other stuff.

me an Adminstrator. Immigration co-ordinator, taxi, cook, etc.

[Mildred]

Steve's was Gas Fitter, just had 2 years as qualified primary school teacher, and needless to say, in October returned back with British Gas.

I'm retired WPC (left on ill-health) and now back to full-time housewife (love it) having had 2 years with Saga in Customer Service selling insurance (hated it).

[Mildred]

meant to say Steve was and not Steve's was - god my brain cells are deteriorating - must be due to that birthday coming up this week :(

[cloudboy99]

hi cloudboy99

starbucks? seattle's best? san francisco coffee? gloria jean's?

maybe you can open your own coffee shop... cloudboy's coffee and pastry shop... :yes :yes i will go there!


:cheers
annie

Starbucks actually. And come to find out there are 5 in Welly (and about 295 others). She might be able to find gainful employment before I. I'd open my own coffee shop only if I can find a beautiful Philipina (or two) that'll make me some lumpia! I don't know if anything is better than home-cooked lumpia....mmmmmm.

[Diny]

Lumpia ?

Diny

[KD17]

Me, I'm in IT Data Analysis, former Sales, Financial Services plus other "former lives" Just finishing City & Guilds in Visual Basic and also just got my NVQ level 3 IT.

Keith, where do I start... qualified hairdresser & therapist offering indian head massage, reflexology, sports massages, etc., he has his own part time business here and is hoping he may get to do the same in NZ, but being a therapist is not listed on the POL. He's also a part time project manager for a youth organisation.

So girls, yes he does my hair and makes sure I'm stress free...... :angel
aren't I the lucky one :mrgreen:

Keith & Debby

[Moorf]

Is he for hire???? :laugh :laugh :laugh :P

[Annierobrigado]

Starbucks actually. And come to find out there are 5 in Welly (and about 295 others). She might be able to find gainful employment before I. I'd open my own coffee shop only if I can find a beautiful Philipina (or two) that'll make me some lumpia! I don't know if anything is better than home-cooked lumpia....mmmmmm.

cloudboy!

you've tasted lumpia? good! which do you prefer, with or without wrapper? fried or fresh? lumpia ubod, shanghai, tuna, vegetable? okay, i'll cook you a potful when i get there. if you find me beautiful too and you like my lumpia, then we'll be in business :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
where did you taste this?

diny, my friend! lumpia is a filipino dish that's actuallly a mixture of either chopped veggies or meat wrapped in egg roll (in american chinese restos they call it egg rolls, but there's a difference) or if you prefer no wrapper, with thick sauce (ala gravy) and lots of ground peanuts and chopped garlic on top. the usual is made of vegetables. but you can also make lumpia shanghai (ground pork) in sweet sour sauce, or tuna lumpia (tuna meat instead of pork), or lumpia ubod (using the young sprout of coconut).

happy cooking!

annie

[Diny]

Annie stop it !!!!!

They sound blooming wonderful ... could just take on a pot of lumpia right now.

I'll opt for the veggie ones please - and plenty of them.

Looks like you'll have your work cut out when get there.

Diny

[Annierobrigado]

okay, for you i will. my family's fave is also the veggie one. about one of the few times they get to eat veggies!

:angel
annie

[eric_amanda]

Eric is an Optomestrist I am a domestic engineer!

[KD17]

Hi Moorf

Yeah, I do hire him out now & again ;)

I'll let you know if we make it to Christchurch and he sets up a business there :mrgreen:


Debby

[A & M]

Me - in the UK was in IT, technical support for financial systems.
Andy - teacher, just about to start work here.

How do you get to be a trainee at Met service? Sounds like a brilliant job.

I'm actually on a years sabbatical, so if we can manage OK on 1 salary I will be a mum/cook/taxi driver for a while.

Does anyone work in IT in Christchurch? What is the job market like?

Thanks, Mandy.

[shagen]

I am a Chartered Internal Auditor by profession been one for over 15 years but am in a finance role right now. Hoping to be in a similar role when we move to NZ.

The wife was a legal secretary before we had kids but now haev taken up other professions. Among them, cook, internal affairs manager, taxi driver (mom's taxi) and more to come as time goes by...

I haven't seen any competition either! :nice1

[shagen]

Annie,

You also get Lumpia in Indonesia and it sounds like the same stuff. I wonder where it originated from?

Shagen

[Rimbo]

Infrastructure Support Team Leader as last job.
Systems Administrator, Technical Support as other relevent job titles. The best match so far being from Mike. :nice1 :laugh
I am however from the North West so for me i would be the same as Mike but you can also embold the "E". :mrgreen:


John

[cloudboy99]

cloudboy!

you've tasted lumpia? where did you taste this?


Couple of places actually. I was born and raised in the "Silicon Valley", which is around the San Francisco/San Jose area and there is a rather large contingent of Pacific Islanders/SE Asia folks there. My dad used to be the Operations Manager for a lab, and every now and then they would have pot lucks where quite a few traditional Thai/Philipine/Indonesian dishes would be present. I also spent 4 years in the US Navy and there were quite a few native Philipinos.

On a personal note, I have NEVER met a group of nicer people than Filipino women. They all are absolutly genuine and sweet. Too bad the Filipino men don't see that... :?

[Annierobrigado]

Annie,

You also get Lumpia in Indonesia and it sounds like the same stuff. I wonder where it originated from?

Shagen

shagen

china maybe? i really have no idea.

:cheers
annie

[Annierobrigado]

hi cloudboy

yes, lumpia is a favorite dish to bring to potlucks. it's easy to make and stretches to feed armies. and because you live in the silicon valley, it's like saying most of your neighbors are filipinos! (i think if i visited california i would wonder if i was in america or in the philippines, with most of my "kababayans" opting to migrate there) My own mom and dad live in san francisco right now, and my brother-in-law lives in los angeles.

thanks for appreciating the filipinas. yes, i do wonder the same thing why many (not all, though, there are still a lot of smart filipino men around) filipino men don't cherish the filipinas. it takes the americans, japanese, europeans to appreciate our brown beauties. ;) :nice1

we're a global folk!

:cool
annie

[jesselyn]

there is a lumpia recipe at The Lounge ;)

[Soon2baKiwi]

I used to get lumpia in The Hague - lots of indonesian restaurants there.