Daniel-K Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Based in Snowdonia what an opportunity for someone https://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/best-job-wales-chance-next-15343766 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIDO Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Power trip job for a light pollution disliker like myself, very cool there are places on this sphere that regulate for our cause ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollypenrice Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Until reading this, the best job I ever heard of was, 'Fish warden on the upper reaches of the rive Wye.' This beats it! Olly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobxuk Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Don't bother applying for a Gov/local Authority job in North Wales unless you are at least fluent in both Welsh and Polish!! LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 ive gota sister who works for the gasboard, wanna meter ? ?, my job takes some beating I'm a wild welch telescope hearder ?. charl. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beulah Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Interesting that it's made it to local media...maybe there aren't many applicants. As someone said before, it's going to be tough to find someone with all the desired credentials. If you can handle grant funding in third sector environments, coordinate and manage projects, run events, have good marketing skills with an interest in astronomy, I think you'd be in with a good chance of making it to interview. There might be people who fit the bill, but this is such a niche subject, Snowdonia might have a problem finding the right person if they stick to the strict person spec... As it's a local authority post, thse two years might be extended, funding and service needs dependant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RolandKol Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 "A spokesman said: "In search of the next Brian Cox!" later in the article... "It is a two year contract with a salary of up to £23,111" ..... I wish them best of luck.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurderPony Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) Nah, this ain't no dream job. I was in the search for some new ideas and found this old thread. And now I'm disappointed. My cousin says that the best job I can take is network engineering. He's a Cisco certified engineer, and he wants us to work together. He already gave me a list of books to read. Also, he told me that I need to obtain New Cisco Certification after I finish. It's something like exams as far as I understand. I think I will pick this one if I don't find something more interesting. Edited July 23, 2020 by MurderPony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew s Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I have my dream role, retired with reasonable pension. Able to behave as a student but with money. Still happily married so no mating game angst. One scope in sunny Spain for research and one as visual toy in Cheshire. Two charming granddaughters who I can hand back to two grown up daughters when the going gets tough or the afternoon nap calls. Regards Andrew 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Sounds idyllic, Andrew. 5 minutes ago, andrew s said: Able to behave as a student but with money. Not sure I could deal with all those hangovers, though. 🙂 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Drew Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I had my dream job for 35 years, self employed telescope maker. Still in the same job now in retirement but no pay! 🙂 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew s Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Peter Drew said: I had my dream job for 35 years, self employed telescope maker. Still in the same job now in retirement but no pay! 🙂 Can't do better than that. Regards Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusted Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) On 30/10/2018 at 09:54, bobxuk said: Don't bother applying for a Gov/local Authority job in North Wales unless you are at least fluent in both Welsh and Polish!! LOL. EDIT: [A belated] Diolch yn fawr iawn Boyo! I wonder if they ever fixed the Caernarfon light dome? Edited July 20, 2020 by Rusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 31 minutes ago, Rusted said: EDIT: [A belated] Diolch yn fawr iawn Boyo! Well, at least I understood one word of that 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomato Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 I just hope it’s not piece work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusted Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I was obsessed with optics before I was a teenager. So I eventually found a job at an optical company. The work was repetitive, boring and routine. I had to cycle 26 miles a day just to get there and back. The only real upside was making achromats and prisms for my own projects. I liked making solar spectroscopes back then. The best job I ever had was working every waking hour. Being a self-employed antique clock restorer. In the unheated garden shed. For an absolute pittance. It meant I could play with things I loved but could never afford. While skilfully undoing centuries of botcher's crimes against innocent, inanimate objects. All, so that crooked, antique dealers could live in unbelievable luxury. By selling desirable objects. Usually stolen from recent widows and done up as cheaply as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy-kat Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Fascinating job, there have been some really interesting restorations on the repair shop, my favourite was the rolling clock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Jones Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 I teach physics (labs and lectures) and astronomy (lectures), and I mentor (post)grad students who make money teaching physics labs. I love all of this, so I pretty much have my dream job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 7 hours ago, KevS said: (2)Local authority post...……...my experience of Welsh and many local authorities is that by the time the post is advertised it has already been allocated to a relative/friend. Having been involved in creating, specifying and recruiting to a number of such posts in central and local government prior to my retirement from the Civil Service, I can categorically state that this is not the case. Can't argue about the weather point though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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