Started my first job in 1979, in the Civil service (National Engineering Laboratory in East Kilbride), before anyone thinks I had a pen pusher job in some tulipty government dept. We did cutting edge engineering research. Stayed there until (eventually) getting V.R. in 1994, which was the best thing that ever happened to me (aside from Motherwell winning the Scottish Cup in '91). The 'if you need something, design, build and make it yourself' type of culture at the N.E.L, especially at a time when IT was starting to boom on the PC front, got me my first contracts building prototypes for IBM before getting in to 'proper' contracting a year or so later (mostly in insurance/finance).
Not sure what effect Thatcher had on my relative success, but I've never had any cause for complaint with my lot in life, but am firmly in the 'get off your arse and do it' camp rather than the 'please help me, I'm falling' camp who seem to detest her.
Not sure what effect Thatcher had on my relative success, but I've never had any cause for complaint with my lot in life, but am firmly in the 'get off your arse and do it' camp rather than the 'please help me, I'm falling' camp who seem to detest her.
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