FORUMula1.com - F1 Forum

[What's Burning?]

What uni, i was thinking of doing it too before i realised i couldnt bare to share company with bunch of people id hate most likely, that, and the fact that there are less and less jobs going in the UK and i think its best to find one pronto. Theres a girl whos been out of uni 5 months from a physics degree and is working super working class jobs with me at the same temp agency as me cause she cant find one anywhere, what a dire situation to be in.

Oxford Brookes. Average uni but the course is very good, if that makes sense. I know what you mean about people not being able to get good jobsdespite good degrees, my best mate could only got a part time job at the local co-op ffs! Luckily for me i have a couple of good contacts which might help me find something, although i'm just gonna cross that bridge when i come to it. Hopefully the whole economical situaton is on the brink of starting to improve and more jobs will appear in the near future, although i can't pretend to be an expert on that subject so i don't know...

I've spent several years in dead end jobs before this degree and don't want to go back for that, so for me it's a case of put everything i've got into chasing the dream, and i'll MAKE it bloody work

We're rooting for you! You know every now and then when a post comes along that says no one here is in an F1 garage so they don't know what's going on. WELL.... we'd be able to to say STFU, we do have someone on the forum that's in an F1 garage. Just don't forget your humble beginnings!

[texasmr2]

We're rooting for you! You know every now and then when a post comes along that says no one here is in an F1 garage so they don't know what's going on. WELL.... we'd be able to to say STFU, we do have someone on the forum that's in an F! garage. Just don't forget your humble beginnings!

+1 We are rooting for you.
+1 We could use a professionals input.

Back in the late '70s or very early '80's the commentators would occasionaly mention a member of the JPS Lotus teams pit crew and how he got his job by just asking the team "I will wash the dish's, the floors or the loo just to get a chance at living my dream". I want to believe that that kinda thing still exist but the main problem today is getting connected with the right people who have those contacts but tenacity is the main thing.

Go get 'em Scotty .

[zurich_allan]

We're rooting for you! You know every now and then when a post comes along that says no one here is in an F1 garage so they don't know what's going on. WELL.... we'd be able to to say STFU, we do have someone on the forum that's in an F! garage. Just don't forget your humble beginnings!

+1 We are rooting for you.
+1 We could use a professionals input.

Back in the late '70s or very early '80's the commentators would occasionaly mention a member of the JPS Lotus teams pit crew and how he got his job by just asking the team "I will wash the dish's, the floors or the loo just to get a chance at living my dream". I want to believe that that kinda thing still exist but the main problem today is getting connected with the right people who have those contacts but tenacity is the main thing.

Go get 'em Scotty .

I completely agree 100% that tenacity is the key. I am living proof of that as it's basically how I ended up in my job. When I was doing my undergrad I decided that I wanted to get into researching and teaching the law, and I basically (whilst working hard to make sure my grades were the best not just in my class or department, but whole faculty) bugged people in the positions that could make things happen, just by continually asking questions about how I could get into that line of work, what I would have to do etc. At first they tried to fob me off by saying I needed this qualification or that qualification on top of what I already had - but if I got them then come back in a few years.

I didn't accept no for an answer and kept on. Eventually I decided that getting some work published in my honours year might help and I wrote some stuff that turned some heads.

Eventually I bugged the right people enough that they still said I needed the various qualifications that were a requisite to every new lecturer at the University, but that they would take me on in a junior role as a researcher and pay my fees and put me on courses as a co-requisite rather than pre-requisite. I did everything they asked and more, progressed through various roles until eventually becoming a full time permanent lecturer.

Not as glamorous as your goals, but it's what I wanted to do, I could have given up but I chose not to take no for an answer and pursue it until I got what I wanted... which I did.

You can do it too. Definitely! Good luck!

[SennaVille]

I think zurich_allen is winning in the most embarrassing moment category.

Well done!

[vaptin]

Name: Doone Jamie Dean
Age:18- know this will be used against me in future debates.....

Always so defensive .

Name: Gregg
Age: 46
Occupation: Police Officer
Favourite colour: Blue
Married/Single/Kids: Single
Favourite Movie: Dances With Wolves
I love F1 because: Its the pennacle of motorsports
Most embarrassing moment: plenty!
Beer or wine: wine
TV show I have to watch: Justified
F1 fantasy teammates: Don't play
Fave circuits: Spa, Imola, Monza, Österreichring
Circuits that should die: I really find something I like in each one

Just putting it out there incase, its been used against me before by some scmuck in another forum.
Great last part btw, i find F1 fans way too harsh in judgind the circuits, the only reason i hate bahrain (i like all others) is cause im so terribly sausage at it in f1 2010.

Oh, I use everything I can get to beat people to a pulp on here, I think we all do.


Was it Sun Tzu(horrible spelling) that said something along those lines?

[darwin dali]

Most embarrassing moment: Having a team of doctors inspect my duck, long story.

Hm, must have been a short story though, Juanito

[What's Burning?]

Most embarrassing moment: Having a team of doctors inspect my duck, long story.

Hm, must have been a short story though, Juanito

Grower not shower.

erm, while I'm at it I may as well warn myself because THAT had to have broken some forum rule.

[darwin dali]

Most embarrassing moment: Having a team of doctors inspect my duck, long story.

Hm, must have been a short story though, Juanito

Grower not shower.

erm, while I'm at it I may as well warn myself because THAT had to have broken some forum rule.

[LazorRamone]

Name: Milan
Age: not sure, 30? *tired after friday party*
Occupation: TOP SECRET
Favourite colour: Red (thong)
Married/Single/Kids: Single (have a gf)
Favourite Movie: Taxi Driver, Ed Wood, Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting, MP and the Holy Grail, many others
I love F1 because: I dont know, I dont watch it
Most embarrassing moment: I forgot all of them
Beer or wine: Pepper
TV show I have to watch: Ice hockey matches
F1 fantasy teammates: Senna and Schumi
Fave circuits: Interlagos, Phoenix, Hockenheim (90s), Spa, Hungaroring, Suzuka, Monaco
Circuits that should die: Imola (before 1994)

[SennaVille]

Most embarrassing moment: Having a team of doctors inspect my duck, long story.

Hm, must have been a short story though, Juanito

Grower not shower.

erm, while I'm at it I may as well warn myself because THAT had to have broken some forum rule.

Well, DD! I don't know about you, but I would looove to hear the full story *popcorn*.

[darwin dali]

Most embarrassing moment: Having a team of doctors inspect my duck, long story.

Hm, must have been a short story though, Juanito

Grower not shower.

erm, while I'm at it I may as well warn myself because THAT had to have broken some forum rule.

Well, DD! I don't know about you, but I would looove to hear the full story *popcorn*.

Well Sennaville, I already know the full story - it's always the SAME story: dogs that bark, don't bite

[What's Burning?]

it's always the SAME story: dogs that bark, don't bite

So a muzzled dog would be quite confusing.

[Gaz]

Name: Gaz
Age:26
Occupation:Systems Analyst
Favourite colour:Red
Married/Single/Kids:In A Relationship
Favourite Movie:
I love F1 because:Its Exciting.
Most embarrassing moment:Texting "i miss you too" to my boss rather than my girlfreind.
Beer or wine: Beer
TV show I have to watch:Top Gear
F1 fantasy teammates:Lewis, Jenson, Stewart or Senna
Fave circuits:Spa, Silverstone
Circuits that should die: Valencia.

[Robert12010]

Name: Gaz
Age:26
Occupation:Systems Analyst
Favourite colour:Red
Married/Single/Kids:In A Relationship
Favourite Movie:
I love F1 because:Its Exciting.
Most embarrassing moment:Texting "i miss you too" to my boss rather than my girlfreind.
Beer or wine: Beer
TV show I have to watch:Top Gear
F1 fantasy teammates:Lewis, Jenson, Stewart or Senna
Fave circuits:Spa, Silverstone
Circuits that should die: Valencia.

OOPS!

[andrew]

Name: andrew
Age: 27 and a bit
Occupation: still deciding, part time old thread revival expert
Favourite colour: a nice dark blue
Married/Single/Kids: don't be daft/been there got the t-shirt, not in any hurry to be that daft again/not whilst there is breath left in my body
Favourite Movie: Young Frankenstien
I love F1 because: just do, no idea.
Most embarrassing moment: becoming a soppy git when I had a serious girlfriend on the go
Beer or wine: BEER!!!!!
TV show I have to watch: none really
F1 fantasy teammates: Michael Schumacher and Seb Vettel
Fave circuits: Spa and Monza
Circuits that should die: Silverstone, Monaco, Valencia and Bahrain.