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Haha.
It's good to know. Philips was advertising for trainee engineers and offering 45k. All they needed was the applicant to be qualified to HND or degree level. I did't apply for it at the time because I was still in college.

I currently earn significantly earn more than that doing what I'm doing now. It takes me about 6 minutes to get to work (yes SIX minutes or at most 15 minutes depending on which site i work from). I even have mates on close to 60K ( and they come home everyday). But I also have to consider my current job may not always be aroundf for the foreseeable future. It is one of the best and easy paid jobs in the country. My current job is really easy and stress free. Sometimes I do nothing whole day. It can be boring but it was good for my college because I use the idle time to learn college stuff. But I really don't want to remain doing my current job. I may have to switch to alternatives outside MED Imaging like automation or packaging machinery.

You've been an eye opener.

ANY MEDICAL IMAGING ENGINEERS PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO THIS DISCUSSION.
Cheers.

Haha.
It's good to know. Philips was advertising for trainee engineers and offering 45k. All they needed was the applicant to be qualified to HND or degree level. I did't apply for it at the time because I was still in college.

I currently earn significantly earn more than that doing what I'm doing now. It takes me about 6 minutes to get to work (yes SIX minutes or at most 15 minutes depending on which site i work from). I even have mates on close to 60K ( and they come home everyday). But I also have to consider my current job may not always be aroundf for the foreseeable future. It is one of the best and easy paid jobs in the country. My current job is really easy and stress free. Sometimes I do nothing whole day. It can be boring but it was good for my college because I use the idle time to learn college stuff. But I really don't want to remain doing my current job. I may have to switch to alternatives outside MED Imaging like automation or packaging machinery.

You've been an eye opener.

ANY MEDICAL IMAGING ENGINEERS PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO THIS DISCUSSION.
Cheers.

No - not at the moment.

Having waded through your recent posts, it seems to me that you might be going through some kind of "mid-life crisis"! If so, hang-in there (you are not alone)!

As I have advized many others who have come on here over the years:- you need to sit down and really ask yourself what it is you're trying to do.

Frankly, it sounds to me that "medical equipment" may not be the answer in your case. In short, you need to want to do that, or else it's a non-starter (meaning that you'll never be happy with all the associated "down-sides" - of which there are a few).

If it's "money" that's you're after, then you're probably looking under the wrong tree anyway. But, having said that, to use that tired old phrase:- there's more to life than money!

Why not stick to being a multi-skilled service engineer (and be proud of it)? There's nowt wrong with that.

Anyway, from what you're saying, it sounds like you've already "Got it Made in the Shade"!

Let me guess:- you're in the Royal Air Force.

Hahaa!! Royal Air Force? Is their job that easy?. I better go and join them.

I'm not in the forces. I'm a truck driver for a major logistics company supplying automotive parts to a major automotive factory. It pays very well but I fear it will come to an end given that a new factory is now up and running in China and another one is set to start running in Brazil. There aren't jobs that pay as close to this one anywhere else I know or have heard of. So you can understand why I put myself through 3 yrs of college to prepare myself for the worse.

Money is a factor but the type of skill as well that can be applied worldwide is more important to me. I like repairing things and like to see things working so this is a job I think I would enjoy doing but also I don't want a pay cut.

Appreciate your reply.
Funny!!

Your fears are well founded. In fact I'm surprised that your job hasn't already gone to one of our "friends" from the EU or farther afield.

As I mentioned earlier, you need to come up with a plan that suits you, and then follow it through. In other words, follow your dream.

You might have to think again about your "pay cut" comments, though.

Meanwhile, although I have been involved with the technical support of medical equipment myself for over forty years (sometimes directly, sometimes obliquely, but latterly rather more remotely), I frankly would not recommend it as a career path for anyone who has the inclinations of a "hands-on techie" (aka geek).

Not these days - meaning it was OK back then when we were appreciated (tolerated is probably a better word) because we were needed to actually fix the new-fangled (as it was then) kit!

In case you're wondering, my own story is that I was "rail-roaded" into the "trade" whilst serving in the armed forces, and lacked the wits to get out of it as soon as I realised the realities of the "profession"! If I had my time again (I wish), I would have stuck to weapons systems, computers, and other more rewarding technologies (and adventurous pursuits). Oh well, never mind.

Go West, Young Man!

I'm at work the moment and able to find the time to post all these messages. The easiest job I've ever done in my life. I've been at work since
5 AM. I've only worked about 3 hours.

Are there any Electrical or Electronics roles you could suggest?
I've been browsing whole day but nothing interesting to match my appetite.

Appetite? Well, I'm just off for a couple of egg banjos myself.

Suggestions? Well, as already hinted at, from what you've told us I would say you may be ideally suited to a second career based in one of those large aircraft hangers* sometimes found in the flatter areas of the UK.

Meanwhile, it sounds like you may have the time to check out some of the earlier threads that have touched on the stuff we've been discussing. This one, for instance.

And, who knows, you might even find the inspiration you seek somewhere amid this this little lot!

* I believe there are still a few left (operational ones, I mean, rather than those just left derelict).