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what's your job?

davoirgoir [Edit] [Delete] 54 replies 16:14, 13 August '09

and do you like it? do you see yourself making a career out of it or is it just a temporary measure til you move on to bigger and better things?

i teach media and film at a sixth form college, only been at it a year but so far so good and have no plans to leave the education business.

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      stormcrow this'd this
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          • Huh?

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            gowman @Balonz | 13 Aug '09, 20:48 | X
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              Balonz @gowman | 13 Aug '09, 20:50 | X
              • Ouch?!

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                gowman @Balonz | 13 Aug '09, 20:52 | X
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                  Balonz @gowman | 13 Aug '09, 21:00 | X
                  • Any possibilty of suing the opticians?

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                    gowman @Balonz | 13 Aug '09, 21:03 | X
                    • Nah, I was getting my ipod out, completely my fault.

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          • booya :)

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